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?"

Mr. BLACK had been a revered guest among

one knew for certain whether Patric could actually produce that drug he spoke of,

without good reason.

been deceiving him from the start, the Bradshaw family stood to lose a

between his fingertips and placed

is a drug that makes people compliant. Within three minutes, a person with weak willpower can be easily

might want to test it on someone

on the pill

back to you with an answer for Mr.

was still skeptical of Patric as

room, Timothy summoned a newly hired maid - a young woman who had recently

"Swallow this."

no

obediently swallowed the

minutes, her eyes glazed

of tea

She began to undress.

smirk curled Timothy's lips as he called in the

by respectfully

table and try to kill him,"

the

bodyguard, startled, immediately knelt,

dagger to strike, Timothy shouted,

halted, the dagger clattering

his hands in excitement, "Good,

clueless to what had transpired, heard Timothy's instructions, "Go tell Mr. Patric that

up

thrill of excitement crossed Timothy's face. With Patric's help, the Bradshaw family could soon

household on Inner Island!

a smile, and his eyes

up in bed,

briefly,

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