The maid led him to the restroom while Ralap continued to negotiate with Timothy.

As lan rounded a corner, he overheard two other maids gossiping.

"She thinks she's all that, hasn't eaten all day. Let her starve."

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"Pfft, she's just one of those girls who'll hop into bed with any guy. When she arrived, Mr. Patric was carrying her in his arms, the

shameless thing."

In this place, a woman's status was pitifully low. For a woman, to be invited to a social gathering was a rare honor.

To be openly carried in a man's arms was a fantasy too bold to even dream of.

These women were thoroughly domesticated, and they naturally saw Maja as an enemy.

lan asked the maid who led the way for him.

"Have the Bradshaws had any visitors?"

"Yes, Mr. Patric is here. The master of the house insists on treating him as an honored guest. He's brought a woman with him."

A man and a woman—it had to be Patric and Maja.

After returning from the restroom, lan still stood behind Ralap.

It was clear Ralap hadn't persuaded Timothy, who insisted on waiting another month to decide.

The old man left in a huff, with a storm cloud of displeasure on his face.

lan, nevertheless, was invited to stay. His standing was well-regarded among the four great families.

exceedingly

I've had a room prepared for

followed the maid to the

and everyone was asleep, he pretended to go

passed by a room with

holes, but they were blocked and

saw the curtains half-drawn and a person

stood there a long while until the person in

Maja did upon waking

had forced that unknown drug on her,

adjacent lab was shut, and the

door could enter her room at any

Maja finished, she felt a

where a silhouette

parted the curtains, she heard

brings you

turned; without saying

with her brows

recognized that the person inside was Maja, but with Patric at

extremely cautious.

"Just taking a walk."

suspect, and remained in a

would like a

continued

corner, Patric approached from the opposite direction, with Timothy by

at this late hour.

lan, having assumed he'd be

the black cloak

greeted lan with

"Sir, not asleep yet?"

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