Subsequently, she fixed her hair before a mirror, hiding the bruised remnants on her face with deft strokes of foundation. Elegantly slackening her neckline, she pushed open the door and went to find Holden.

Outside the room, she saw Holden sitting alone on the couch. Silence reigned, with only the two of them present, eliciting excitement within her.

Radiating allure and charm, Sadie walked up and sat beside Holden.

She asked, “When do we leave for home?”

Holden remained still, only turning his head and sending a playful gaze her way.

apprised of the thing

surged through Sadie, her smile wobbling slightly as she grappled to maintain her composure, barely keeping

slow and cold. The timbre of his voice took on a measured tone as he said, “The

Sadie, his countenance

did you lie to

skyrocketed. Her attempts to mask her apprehension faltered, leaving her mystified as to how Holden had uncovered the ruse of the deck surveillance. She had believed her tracks

deeply, striving to steady her nerves, before retorting with a hint of

regarded her with a snort

it, didn’t you? And your mode

unraveled the web of surveillance deceit and the apprehension that the pervasive influence of the Fredrick family could indeed have unearthed damaging

mount a defense, Holden’s

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