Chapter 26


Chapter 26:

The girl was dressed head-to-toe in the latest Chanel couture, with a few daring purple highlights streaking through her hair. She looked bold, trendy, and unmistakably confident.

Fiona scolded, “Tess, mind your manners in front of Mr. Watson.”

“Mom! It’s the first time I’ve ever seen Henrik with anyone! Can’t I show a little excitement?”

Tess Byrd bounded over to Khloe, who quickly pieced things together.

This was Fiona’s daughter, and given Fiona’s high status as Henrik’s nanny, Tess was practically family—a sister to Henrik in all but blood.

“Pleasure to meet you.” With a calm, elegant smile, Khloe extended her hand. “I’m Khloe Evans.”

hand, eyes dancing as she

could capture Henrik’s attention, let alone his heart. The man had always seemed untouched by romance, yet now, he had supposedly fallen in

graceful confidence, she found herself genuinely impressed.

be overlooked, and that

seeing you now, I can tell it’s all baseless gossip.

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was probing—curious to see if she’d use Henrik’s power to get her

to imagine she would lean heavily on Henrik’s influence

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need to, but I know my boundaries. This is between me

in surprise, momentarily caught off guard by Khloe’s frankness. She coughed to hide her reaction, but

told, Khloe’s

gesturing for Khloe to sit beside him. Their

continued

her place next to Henrik, naturally leaning against his shoulder—a habit formed over the past week. Her body softened as she

of them radiating a chemistry

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