Lucy's POV:

I walked out of the room, making sure to lock the door behind me. As soon as I exited the corridor, I was greeted by the sight of Adela. Her face was all scrunched up in her anxious musings.

I shot her a glare, but she didn't seem to notice me. She was so deep in thought that she eventually ran right into me.

That only irritated me even more. If I could find someone else, I wouldn't bother working with this brainless idiot. sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ FindNʘᴠᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Adela's eyes lit up when she finally saw me. "I thought you weren't here!" she exclaimed.

I felt my scowl deepen. "I've told you time and time again not to come to me unless it's urgent! Don't you realize how easy it is to expose both of us if you keep coming here like this?"

good news with you." "What is

"Thanks to the instructions you gave me, I was able to save Rufus from grave danger. He has since promised to marry

lips in disdain.

hadn't had a care in the world. "The details don't matter, as long as the desired result is

my eyes. "If that is the case, then you

of horror flashed in her

help but snort derisively. "Tell me, then.

seemed to consider her words carefully before speaking. "The one who actually saved Rufus... I think

and nervously

the opportunity to pretend was Rufus savior. I was so excited that time that I didn't even think about anything else. It wasn't until I overheard a conversation between Laura and the doctor later that I found out the only reason

shocked me to the core. Rufus' mate? Did she mean Sylvia? But Sylvia had been executed for treason five years ago!

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