Chapter 54

He swaggered over to the liquor cabinet, grabbed a bottle of booze, poured half a shot, and downed it in one go.

The spicy, potent taste of alcohol lingered in his mouth.

His fist smashed hard against the wall.

He had lost control!

He had fallen for a woman who tried to drug him, tried to possess him, a woman of extreme greed and vanity….

Allison was already gone as the first light of day began to creep in the next morning.

She hadn’t slept a wink.

As she was leaving Magnolia Gardens, Lucian stood at the second–floor study window, his gaze fixed on her.

Was she that eager to leave?

Those tricks lose their magic when overused.

window, and she was just a

fingers slowly clenched into a fist, as if he could smell that intoxicating cherry

it was on that maid.

smelled it on

clearly not

She had to rest at home for

she couldn’t fall apart, her mother

check–up at the hospital, Allison went to the

would walk Grace here almost every

Grace

occur tomorrow, but she wouldn’t let Allison see Grace.

the lake’s edge when she suddenly noticed a figure about to

rushed over and steadied her, “The lake is right there…”

The person’s voice was gentle and kind.

as if she’d been electrocuted.

run into Miranda.

fully recovered. I’ve been stuck in my room for a long

getting better?” Allison’s voice was a bit hoarse.

days.” Miranda smiled. She held Allison’s hand, feeling a sense

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