But all that, surely, was a matter for later consideration.

Right now, his suspicions were squarely on the identity of this man.

As the man was shrouded in a dark cloak, it would be all too easy for someone to masquerade as him.

He'd been duped by such trickery before. Once lan had the audacity to cavort with Maja right under his nose in his own villa.

The mere thought of it now still made his blood boil.

To prevent a repeat of such an incident, he had to see Mr. BLACK's face for himself.

"Lord Bradshaw, if I recall correctly, lan was imprisoned not too long ago, right? Now that he's on the run, you might not be fully

aware of the kind of man lan is. He's bold yet meticulous. I need you to confirm Mr. BLACK's identity. Otherwise, I fear it might be

lan in disguise. After all, he has pulled such stunts before."

Timothy frowned, finding the situation rather preposterous.

An escaped convict daring to impersonate a distinguished guest of Inner Island?

But this was lan, a man whose arrival on Inner Island had always caused a stir.

"Mr. Patric, for all these years, we've been none the wiser about Mr. BLACK's appearance."

"Just as long as it's not lan."

Patric spoke calmly, a cold glint passing through his eyes, "Let's do it tomorrow morning. Ralap is coming over to persuade you

anyway. We'll have Mr. BLACK reveal his face in front of everyone."

"Wouldn't that offend him?"

had been a revered guest among the leading

Patric could actually produce that drug he

without good reason.

start, the

fingertips and placed it into Timothy's

three minutes, a person with weak willpower can be easily

it

grip on the pill

you with an answer for Mr.

skeptical of Patric as he

maid - a young woman

"Swallow this."

no

shivered but obediently

less than five minutes, her eyes glazed

cup of

She began to undress.

Timothy's lips as he

bodyguard stood by

and try to kill him," Timothy

approached the table and griped

immediately

the dagger to

dagger

in excitement, "Good,

instructions, "Go tell

quickly stood up and went to

face. With Patric's help, the Bradshaw family could soon becthe

household on Inner Island!

twisted into a smile, and his eyes danced with

up in bed, unable to

he had only glimpsed briefly, but she

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