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Chapter 378

"I never imagined fate would bring us together like this. You saved me yesterday, and here we are meeting again today and you're even my business partner's wife," Lionel said with a smile.

"Saved you?" Suzan glanced curiously at Effie and Lionel, feigning concern as she looked at Lionel. "Uncle, what happened? Are you not feeling well, or...?"

Lionel brushed her off with an easy smile. "It was nothing, really. I just felt a bit unwell, but I'm perfectly fine now. No need to worry."

"That's a relief," Suzan replied, her tone warm.

Despite Suzan's apparent closeness with Lionel, Effie couldn't shake a vague sense of discomfort, as if something about the whole situation was off.

"Let's not just stand around. Why don't we go inside and take a seat?" Lyman suggested.

The group made their way into a private dining room and settled around the table.

Perhaps Suzan was eager to make a good impression on Lionel; she was on her best behavior that evening, never once making things difficult for Effie or even bringing her up in conversation. For a moment, Effie wondered if Suzan had undergone some miraculous transformation. Yet, the more Suzan acted this way, the more unsettling it felt.

excused herself

absence, Effie finally leaned toward Lionel and spoke in a low voice, “Mr. Harper, when you and Suzan reconnected, did you ever confirm

He fixed Effie with a chilly stare. "Miss Bagnold, why would you ask me something

valued his dignity above all else and couldn't stand anyone

fell apart. His father spiraled, the family business collapsed, and Lionel ended up scraping by with his dad in one

back up, and every step had

wary that others

in the face-like she thought he was some fool who couldn't even recognize

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now, Lionel would probably suspect her of¶ying or trying to slander Suzan. "Igust think it's important to be careful with something so

you for your concern, Miss Bagnold, but I'm not a fool. I did everything by the book. I wouldn't

Effie knew she couldn't

small smile. “You're right. I was