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

nodded and followed the maid

everyone was asleep, he pretended to go for

by a room with its

small holes, but they were

half-drawn and a person clearly

there a long while until the

thing Maja did upon waking was rush

had forced that unknown drug on her, her stomach had

adjacent lab was shut, and the

enter her room at

she felt

sharp eyes turned toward the window, where a silhouette was reflected in

the curtains, she heard a voice coming

brings

turned; without saying anything, he

figure, with her brows knotted

had recognized that the person inside was Maja, but with Patric at the Bradshaws' and his

extremely cautious.

"Just taking a walk."

didn't suspect, and remained in a respectful

like a snack, just

and continued to his

neared the corner, Patric approached from the opposite direction,

at this late hour.

see lan, having

man in the black cloak and immediately fell

lan with

"Sir, not asleep yet?"

voice was three degrees lower than

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