Thank God the photo is still with me. I don’t think Craig realized I stole the photo.

“I was just curious. After all, Mother is upstairs, and I haven’t met her. That’s why I wanted to head upstairs.”

Craig sighed. “Forget it. I won’t punish you this time, but you’re not allowed to do this again. There are rules in our family, and now that you’re here, you need to obey them.”

“All right…”

Craig stood up and straightened his collar. “You must have had a scare last night. Get more rest. I’ll ask the servants to bring the food upstairs later.”

“Wait.” Jennifer grabbed his sleeve and looked up at him. “I think someone hit my head and tried to strangle me to death before I passed out last night. They even said that I shouldn’t be alive. Was that… Mother?”

Craig said back down and patted her shoulder.

In a softer voice, he said, “No. No one tried to strangle you to death either. You slipped and hit your head on the corner of the table. Maybe you were too startled last night and imagined it. Don’t overthink the matter, okay?”

“But—”

But it felt so real. I was sober last night, so how could I have imagined it?

“There isn’t any but. Mother didn’t even wake up when you passed out the night before. The maid only found you in the study this morning when she went there to clean up the place.”

Was that really what happened? Was that just a dream?

Jennifer was half-convinced. “Then when can I meet Mother?”

Craig froze for a second before a complicated look appeared in his amber eyes. “Mother has a cold, and she says she doesn’t want to pass it to you, so it might be a few days before that. At most, you’ll meet her during your party. I’m sure you’ll be able to see our kind and beautiful mother then.”

“She has a cold? I can take care of her. I’m healthier than most girls, and I won’t catch it.”

“But you’re hurt, and your immune system is at its lowest right now.” Craig narrowed his eyes before sternly reminding her, “You need to listen to others now that you’re back.”

Feeling deflated, Jennifer nodded quietly.

Craig proceeded to remind her about a few more things before leaving the room.

to check the mirror. Other than the mild stinging pain in her neck, there were no other signs of

this last night because I was

Gwendolyn’s matter is

ensuring that

what she said, the

Jennifer was locked up for two whole

quickly when everyone

was the

had recovered and had a magazine photoshoot to attend to and managed to get out of the house. She

her on behalf of Jared and reminded her, “Ms. Harris, you have to

nodded, but she did

the court as well, but Asher was too busy with his work to even return. Nico, on the other hand, had volunteered to

at Harrick Villa in haste, everyone had already departed half

phone had been confiscated, she had depleted the last of her battery on her way to Harrick Villa. Left without a choice, she borrowed

master bedroom after Jennifer

over to his

and he glanced at Nico

“Where’s Gwenny?”

when he heard that. “Ms. Gwendolyn and the others have gone to the international court. Her Highness is suing her for the murder of a member of the royal family,

furrowed his brows and sobered up immediately. “The murder of

Her Highness’ adopted

get down from the bed. “You’re driving. We’re going to the international court right

I doubt we’ll be of any help even if we go now.” At the end of

Nico as

go have

of the court was

swarmed over and shoved their

Harris, did you really

was an upstanding citizen. We even heard that you were childhood friends with him, so

please give us an explanation.

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