“Boyfriend?” Magdalen arched an eyebrow, a playful smirk dancing on her lips. “Since when did Sylvia snag a beau?”

Evelyn offered an explanation, “You know, the guy she had dinner with at Ms. Jarvis’. Isn’t he her boyfriend?”

Magdalen chuckled, her tone teasing, “Sharing a meal now means you’re dating? Oh, girl, you’re such an innocent soul.”

Evelyn’s cheeks flushed pink, and she fell silent.

“Sylvia’s tied up with something. Looks like she’ll be a while. Let’s keep the game rolling,” Marina shifted the focus, signaling the waiter to shuffle and deal a new hand.

Gabriel slid his chips forward, “Play on without me. I need a smoke.”

As Gabriel stepped out, Magdalen’s eyes followed him, her brow quirked ever so slightly.

With Sylvia absent, Timothy seemed distracted, his heart not quite in the game. He wasn’t much help to Evelyn with her cards and soon excused himself under some pretense.

the corridor and, sure enough, bumped into

his pace to

offered a

given any thought to my offer? Join my company. You’d just need to accompany me to social gatherings. I

the Foster family, is both beautiful and skilled in

beat around the bush, Ms. Jarvis. I’ve taken a liking to you since our first meeting. If you’d come work for me, I assure you, you’d want for

think he’d say if he knew his future brother-in-law

Foster family to intimidate me. Yolanda’s out there having more fun than

not mine. And I have no interest in your company,” Sylvia’s tone was icily detached as she tried to

any

high and mighty?

was stone-cold,

scoffed, “Rather than sleeping around, why not stick with just me? I told you, I’ll pay you

Timothy’s cheek, “Watch your mouth, or I won’t be so polite

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