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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?"

all, Mr. BLACK had been a revered guest among

actually produce that drug he spoke of, and

without good reason.

him from the start, the Bradshaw

fingertips

that makes people compliant. Within three minutes, a person with

to test it

grip on the

I'll get back to you with an answer for Mr.

still skeptical of Patric

newly hired maid - a young woman who had recently joined the

"Swallow this."

no standing

obediently swallowed

less than five minutes,

a cup of tea with his fingers,

She began to undress.

lips as

stood by

the table and try to kill him," Timothy

approached the

immediately knelt, "My

the woman raised the dagger to strike, Timothy shouted,

dagger clattering to the

clapped his hands in

Timothy's instructions, "Go tell Mr.

up and went to find

crossed Timothy's face. With Patric's help, the Bradshaw family

household on Inner Island!

into a smile, and his eyes danced

sitting up in bed, unable to

glimpsed briefly, but she seemed to