The bodyguards, itching to intervene, found themselves halted by Winston’s firm stance, thwarted from encroaching upon Hannah’s space “Outrageous!”

The old man’s fist slammed the table, fury igniting his aged features.

He leveled an accusatory finger at Hannah, eyes aflame as he turned to Wallace.

“Haven’t you taught her any etiquette?”

Wallace remained seated on the distant sofa; muted.

Since Hannah’s arrival, he’d scarcely spared her a glance.

Instead, he opted to whisk out a cigar and wordlessly lit it.

Seated on the plush sofa, Hannah reclined leisurely, her gaze narrowed as she faced the accuser.

“I was raised in Cadilind.

Foreign etiquette isn’t familiar to me.

The old man scoffed, his ire mounting.

“Don’t you understand respect for your elders?”

Hannah’s smile was laced with defiance.

“Who are you to me? Your name’s Compton, mine’s Moore.

We hardly share a connection.

retort left the old man breathless, his chest heaving with

Joselyn

quite a storm, and now my uncles are

persist in

with

been busy negotiating for

trouble could I

act!” Joselyn

“Jeffry’s base was obliterated.

didn’t you? Do you know how much trouble it will bring to the Compton family? Multiple factions in Caditown are demanding answers from my father

They want your head!”

finished, Amelie assumed

I understand

What’s done is done.

won’t solve the

actions

places undue strain on the Compton

elders grew restless at Amelie’s

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and we absolve ourselves from this strife! Besides, the banquet hasn’t even

her as

A truly oblivious woman!”

silence, their

they contemplated surrendering her, Hannah’s

fear; instead, a subtle

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