Chapter 114

Yates glanced instinctively toward the stairwell.

Hackett, bursting with vitality and dressed in a sharp tweed jacket, was descending the stairs with a spring in his step, accompanied by a young man sporting an infectious grin framed by dimples that deepened with his laughter. It had to be Calvert.

But why was Calvert wearing a sleek black suit?

Stunned, Yates turned slowly to Everard, hardly believing his eyes. Up close, the label on the clothing was unmistakable.

The cut, the quality…

Yates was dumbfounded, blurting out incredulously, “That suit is not a knock–off, is it?”

A knock–off?

Just from those two words, Everard understood why they had insisted he change clothes. They thought he was wearing a counterfeit?

A chill crept into his sharp gaze, a frosty distance that was worlds apart from his demeanor around Cordelia. His voice was tinged with a cold, cutting edge, “So, are we still swapping clothes?”

Yates wanted to slap himself. Swap clothes? Not a chance.

He tossed the clothes in his hands into the dressing room, only then realizing something amiss, “Hold on, how can you afford the real deal?”

“Midnight Scent must be raking in the cash,” he thought.

Too late, Everard at the door was already gone. Yates hurried forward, just in time to see Everard blend into the crowd and disappear.

As Calvert and Hackett made their way downstairs, Calvert had hoped to surprise Cordelia, who he knew would be in the hall. But before he could find her, he was waylaid, “Mr. Wallace, good to meet you. I’m Kermit.”

Kermit? Calvert paused, sizing up Kermit. “So this was Lia’s bumbling uncle.” he thought.

strained smile and

was eager to engage with him,

the fringes, Sanderson stood beside Steward, staring at the

what are you spacing

business was

to know Calvert could be a

you daydreaming here? Luckily I was by the stairs, and I just greeted Mr. Wallace. He noticed me for sure, and I’m planning to visit him tomorrow, to see if there’s a

“Sanderson, sometimes you’re just too stiff. If

he finished speaking, a voice came

and Calvert approached Sanderson, greeting him with a sweet smile, “Mr. Delaney, good to see

eyes darting between Sanderson and Calvert, unable to fathom

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happening.

daze, realized it really was him.

also about finding him a girlfriend. This guy, already

expression darkened, and he took on a patriarchal

thought, “Sanderson was daring

By the way, have Mrs. Delaney and

to call her that. And he dared to look for

to show Lia the true nature of this gold–digger, to prevent

the crowd watched as Calvert obediently followed Sanderson, striding

Elsewhere.

Calvert came down, Fanny and Sallie had already descended the stairs. They headed toward

the balcony, Cordelia watched over Lorna, anxious to prevent her from further harassment by the duo. After signaling Merry, she hurried

Fanny boasting about her daughter’s prospects, “Oh, it’s not like they’re an item after just one meeting, but Mr. Wallace and Sallie have exchanged contacts.

there’s interest. A bit

so beautiful, and it’s natural for

to Lorna with a calculated inquiry, “Has Cordelia’s boyfriend shown up? Introduce him

I forgot his background. He wouldn’t fit in at this. kind of

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