Chapter 315

As Gideon looked out the window, he noticed the unusual stillness of the night. Typically, the wind would be howling, but there wasn’t even a snowflake in sight tonight.

Where was this supposed blizzard? Mildred’s lie was blatantly obvious.

“Grandma, our humble abode is too lowly for the likes of the noble Mr. Killian. It’s best not to insist he stays. It might only put him in an awkward position,” Gideon said.

He was willing to reconsider hi

age.

of Bernard, but letting him spend the night was too soon. At the very least, they should wait until Hera came of

Logically, Bernard should have agreed and dropped the idea of staying the night after hearing Gideon’s words.

to select a bottle of whisky from the living room’s wine rack. He poured

James, please

made the call and soon confirmed the reservation.

the room number to Hera and said, “Go and see

agreed, heading upstairs to retrieve

said, “I won’t be staying here tonight.”

intention. She smiled and said,

exasperated. “Hera, show some restraint. What’s the difference between this and him staying here? Oh, right, now

bit too much whisky to

taken aback, suspecting

always this bold?”

Bernard and simply replied, “Yes.”

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