Chapter 535

Johanna pursed her lips and pretended to look aggrieved. “Last time I called you that, Stephan scolded me. How would I dare to say it again?”

Imogen knew about that incident. She couldn’t help but feel a bit resentful toward Stephan for his lack of tact. Comforting Johanna, she said, “Don’t bother with him! We’re both sisters–in–law and sisters at heart. No one can change that!”

Johanna nodded happily, maintaining a docile appearance. However, her smile carried an unmistakable hint of mockery and

singness,

Unfortunately, Imogen couldn’t see it

Unable to flaunt her triumph openly, Johanna felt her satisfaction diminished slightly.

But the thought of her and Archie doing things as they pleased right under the blind Imogen’s nose filled her with a secret thrill and joy.

Johanna scoffed inwardly, “So what if you’re the eldest daughter of the Russell family? So what if your powerful status makes you untouchable? I’m the one who climbed step by step from the bottom with him! I’m the one who shares the deepest bond with him! I’m the one he truly loves and understands!”

into a smile, eagerly imagining the day when

m her waist

rope she had rappelled down on and unhooked the safety harness from

heavy with moisture. Within moments, tiny water droplets gathered on her eyelashes, and even the stray hairs

recklessly for fear of falling into a hidden pit. Instead, she cautiously inched forward

where the

the wind was blowing in the opposite direction, preventing her from hearing any

called

controlled, barely reaching a few steps around her. There was no response. Stephan must have

away.

move forward again, she suddenly sensed a subtle change in the air currents behind

her knee toward the

average and not suited for long–range combat, her mastery of close–quarter combat ensured she could overpower anyone

guard by Felicia’s ferocity and instinctively retreated to avoid the knee strike aimed at his abdomen. He unwittingly fell into her trap. She seized the moment, throwing a sharp uppercut

a voice she didn’t recognize.

breath, another figure darted out from

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