Estelle chuckled, “Knock off the poor act and get back to work. Don’t worry about me; everything’s truly been taken care of.”

“Just one ki*s, and I’ll do as you say,” Manley whined playfully.

Estelle rolled her eyes and promptly ended the call.

Magdalen strolled up from behind, grinning, “Manley on the line? I noticed Jonathan’s been eyeing this way a few times. Keep it up, and he’ll be marching over here.”

Estelle glanced across the hall and, sure enough, Jonathan was staring right at her.

For some reason, she felt a twinge of guilt and quickly averted her gaze.

Leaning on the railing, Magdalen inquired, “What’s the deal with Evelyn?”

She always sensed the girl was a tad too friendly with Estelle. Estelle wasn’t one for physical contact. Evelyn’s repeated attempts to get close were rubbing her the wrong way.

After thinking it over, Estelle replied, “Her background’s a bit unique.”

“How so?” Magdalen prodded with a smile.

long-lost granddaughter and how she stumbled

awe and surprise, “What are the

eyebrow, “Maybe it’s fate, guiding me to bring

too harsh earlier? I thought she was just an ordinary

shook her

do the paternity test

yet. Old Mr. Quintin wants to wait for Vivian

“Old Mr. Quintin must

Estelle smirked, “Smart.”

Evelyn, now seated on the sofa, her lips curling into a meaningful smirk, “Blood relation or not, she seems to be settling into the role of Old Mr. Quintin’s

and hasn’t changed much since arriving

her a disdainful look, “Judging character isn’t

well aware

Evelyn rising and heading toward the adjacent balcony where Gabriel stood on

suggestively, “She’s got a

Quintin is considering a match

eyes widened, “Old Mr. Quintin’s going too far.

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