Chapter 10

As autumn crept in, the days grew shorter and the nights longer.

When the car rolled into the driveway of the Ferguson Mansion, dusk had already wrapped its arms around the estate.

Colored lamps hung around the house, setting a festive mood that seemed out of a storybook.

I parked the car and stepped out with my bag, leaving the world behind me.

I had warned him over the phone, yet Timothy, stubborn as ever, was waiting in the yard.

for us.

Over the phone, I could hide my feelings, but in person, Timothy saw right through me. “Did that-rascal give you trouble again?” Timothy’s mustache twitched with concern, ready to jump to my defense.

“It’s nothing.” I didn’t want to get him worried, so I pulled him inside. “It’s chilly out here. Didn’t the breeze give you a headache?”

Though I tried to cover for Bryant, Timothy’s face darkened the moment he saw Bryant and Margaret step out of the car one after the other.

But with all family members there, Timothy held back his temper.

On the other hand, my father-in-law, Albert Ferguson, lit up seeing Margaret. “Bryant, I heard Margaret’s working at the company now. You better look after her. That’s only right by Teresa.”

pretend not to hear that, focusing on

and said softly, “Yeah, I

you too should help Bryant

it up again out of concern that someone at the company might not be fair

calmly responding, “Don’t worry. Margaret is my boss now. If anything, I need her to look out for me.”

remark shifted the mood

you’re not happy, I can step down from my position anytime,” Margaret

I might have seemned

his words sharp. “Step

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think you’re entitled to it only because Bryant decided to play the hero? Unbelievable!”

“Grandpa…”

me. I can’t bear it.”

truly accepted Margaret. He had fiercely opposed Teresa’s entry into the

the Ferguson family’s fortune had been out of Albert’s reach, with only a modest

alone in this… Why must you…”

“Enough!” Timothy snapped.

fond of Margaret, but it was the first time I’d

“I shouldn’t have come today.

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