“I don’t mean to impose myself on you, but you’ve got to think about our family. And besides, is it really good for someone as naive as Miss Goodwin to live in our family?” Martha argued calmly. “Our family has a complicated background and an extensive network of influence. If you let a lady who knows nothing be the lady of the house, she’ll panic!”

“You’re overthinking it, Grandma. She and I have yet to reach that point in our relationship,” Arthur said, comforting her. “I’ve got something else to deal with, so I gotta go.”

After leaving through the door, Arthur crooked his finger at the bodyguard from earlier, who immediately came over with his head down, saying, “Young Master Weiss.”

Arthur’s good-looking face clouded over instantly. “Who allowed you to betray me?!”

“I’m sorry, Young Master Weiss, but I didn’t betray you. I saw someone when I came out of your study.”

“Who is it?”

eavesdropped on our conversation.” The bodyguard wouldn’t take

by the swimming pool and chatting with a friend over the phone. Hearing the footsteps behind

my family heirloom?” Arthur asked in

Artie, but it’s such a big deal that I had to

instant. He warned,

the gravity of the situation. “Sorry, Artie. I’m really sorry, but Sophia Goodwin is the most doggone person for losing such a valuable thing of yours! She’s got no idea how

Sophia ever again, or get out of my

arm in panic.

of her grasp in disgust. “Don’t

in disbelief before a surge of resentment swept

in the office.

was an incoming call from an unfamiliar

Let’s

was stunned for a moment. Then, she replied politely, “I’m

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