Mandy noticed Esther’s difficulty leaving and feigned empathy as she asked, “Bradley, I noticed Esther isn’t looking well. Is she sick?”

“She’s pretending,” Bradley replied coldly.

Esther paused on the stairs.

“I noticed last night she appeared unwell. Could she genuinely be sick?” she insisted.

Bradley lightly tapped an egg, cracking the shell instantly. “She’s a good actress.”

Mandy was aware that Esther might overhear and continued. “Bradley, what if she’s truly unwell? What if—”

“No ‘what ifs’,” Bradley cut in coldly. “Don’t be fooled by her tricks. She hopes for sympathy, and it’d be in her best interest if you helped her leave.”

added, “Bradley, legally, she’s

looked disdainfully at Mandy and sneered. “Mandy,

quickly learned to remain silent, needing

by Liora’s bedroom,

door and spotted Esther, pale as

Pendleton, Bradley and your daughter await you

into her room and fetched

is a form of etiquette for women! Who do

collapsed and tumbled down the stairs with a loud thud, blood gushing from

and Mandy rushed over upon hearing

her! She fell on her own!” Liora quickly explained upon

Esther before Mandy, observing her in

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