Xavier said, "I wasn't keen on saying yes in the first place."

Norah's eyes twinkled mischievously as she laughed, "If Grandpa Hanson knew that Henson and I came here to stir things up, he'd be furious!"

Xavier's lips curved into a smirk. "He won't be angry. He knows how to separate personal feelings from business."

In the presence of the Lamont family, what's a lady from the Raye family worth?

Norah could sense the hostility Xavier harbored towards his father in his words, so she chose to stay silent.

Xavier fiddled with a lighter between his fingers and asked, "Has Henson caught onto us?"

Norah sipped her milk tea and nodded. "Yeah, he figured it out last night."

Xavier frowned. "Let's not let any more people find out."

Norah looked up. "Why not?"

Xavier remained silent. Of course, it was for her reputation. She was the Lamont family's golden girl, always under the spotlight. Falling for the son of her grandfather's friend wasn't something to be proud of. It would become fodder for gossip. He glanced at the time and said, "Ms. Cicely will be here soon. We should head over."

"Sure!"

stood up.

through the garden's back gate, heading towards the teahouse

accompanying Xavier on a date made Norah chuckle at

the second floor of the teahouse and waited. Soon after, Henson arrived, clutching

know how

in, "Estelle

"I was teaching Estelle how to shoot when she was about your

asked in surprise, "Estelle learned her shooting from you? Should I call you Grandmaster

"Can you stop with the formal titles? It's hard enough

a look, trying

at a crabapple tree across the teahouse, and fired. The pellet whizzed through the air, piercing a crabapple without making it fall, only leaving a

used his binoculars and saw the crabapple was hit right through the heart but didn't drop. The pellet had hit exactly where a painted crabapple was on a lantern a hundred meters

He was utterly astounded!

his eyes, Henson said, "I believe it now. You really were

smile

To earn his respect meant Xavier truly had

the rifle.

Henson nodded. "Will do!"

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