“Impossible!” Mr. Summers’ expression changed in an instant, the hatred clear in his eyes. “Impossible! There’s no way she’s innocent! If it weren’t for her, Rosaline wouldn’t have died!”Sean’s cold eyes had been carefully Mr. Summers’ every move, every tiny change in his expression. He saw the vicious rage written in the crevices on Mr. Summers’ face. Even if that hatred only lasted for a second, Sean could not pretend not to see it or feign ignorance. “See? Look how much you hate Jane. How c
The next morning, he left. Jane was supposed to be living her best years, but she lived as though she was an old woman of seventy or eighty.During the winter, when it was sunny out, she would take her chair and her blanket, as well as a hot-water bottle to warm her hands and feet with. With these, she would sit on the porch and bask in the sun.She lived like she was dying.A new butler arrived at the manor. The new butler was often serious and expressionless, similar to Mr. Summers. Early i
Would time make an exception for her and turn back the clock, all because she won?She pursed her lips lightly and held out her palm to the old butler again. “You don’t want me to have his baby, and neither do I.” She said, “Give it to me.”Mr. Summers was stunned. “I don’t believe you!”“I don’t care if you do. But when the new butler manages to get a hold of everything that’s happening in this manor, once he really takes over control, you won’t have this chance again.”“Are you saying you
Stewart Manor“You’re back, sir.”“Yeah.” Sean handed his heavy coat to Mr. Oakes. “Is lunch ready?”“Has been for a while now. Black chicken and cordyceps soup, stir-fried lily buds with celery, and steamed egg with whitebait. All made with the freshest ingredients.”Sean nodded. “Prepare everything and plate them up on a tray, then pass the food to me.”Mr. Oakes was ready for everything. “They’re already plated up and waiting on a tray.”“Then just give the tray to me.”Sean carried th
Jane gently hugged the man over her, her touch like an aphrodisiac injected straight into his veins. Sean’s eyes glowed even brighter, his heart so full of joy that it almost leaped out of his chest. “Jane, sweetheart, my sweetheart…” Jane took it all, resting her head on his shoulder and letting him plow her as he pleased. Her arms circled his shoulders, but where he could not see her, her eyes looked behind him with a coldly ironic sneer.Soon, she was so exhausted that she passed out. When
“What are you eating?” Sean suddenly appeared at the door.Jane’s hand shook around the bottle and she panicked for a split second, but soon she returned to her senses. “Vitamins. I asked Alora to bring me some the day before yesterday.”As she said that, Sean walked over to her and took the bottle from her hand. When he saw it, the cloud of suspicion faded from his brow. He thought back and remembered that Alora had indeed dropped by the day before yesterday.While they were discussing the t
That seemed to explain why the two of them showed up here without as much as a heads-up. Sean did not try to deny it, simply replying calmly, “Well then, that’s awfully dedicated of you two.”His mild-mannered words seemed to take another turn in Joseph’s ears, perhaps distorted by the haze of the former’s guilty conscience. Joseph chuckled awkwardly. “Not at all, Mr. Stewart.”Sean just waved it off with a smile too.Jane was already numb to it all… What was that about them missing her, worr
“Witness?”“Yes, witness.”“If there was a witness present at the scene, why did I not know about it?”Jane’s words were sharp. This case was serious and a lot of details were intertwined. She needed to get to the bottom of it.“Sigh.” Madam Dunn sighed and looked at Jane. “You know this person. Her family did not want everyone to know that she had witnessed rape. It’s such a dirty crime.”Jane understood what Madam Dunn meant by that. If she knew this person, and if this person’s family di