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

had a room

nodded and followed the maid to the

everyone was asleep, he pretended

passed by a room

windows had small holes, but they were

inside, he saw the curtains half-drawn and a person clearly

a long while until

upon waking was rush to the

unknown drug on her, her

door leading to the adjacent lab was shut, and the

was next door could enter her room

finished, she felt a gaze upon

window, where a silhouette was

parted the

what brings

turned; without saying anything,

his retreating figure, with

that the person inside was Maja, but with Patric at the Bradshaws' and his objective unknown, he had to

extremely cautious.

"Just taking a walk."

didn't suspect, and remained in

hungry and would like a snack,

nodded and continued to his

from the opposite direction, with Timothy

at this late hour.

having assumed

noticed the man in the black cloak and

lan

"Sir, not asleep yet?"

voice was three degrees lower

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