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Chapter 130 - bonds of light
Stella
I'm always amazed at how Lawrence handles things. It's been a day after he exposed Bijors blackmail on m
"Don't worry I will finish her once and for all. I'll make sure she never leaves her home again." I remember Lawrence's promise to me
Surely words travel swiftly in cloistered circles
Within days exposure of Bijou's treachery had circulated through the entire community--no whisper of breath about business or pleasure failed including extra condemnations toward her disgraced name now
Such scandals delectated their jaded palates, providing lurid distraction from mundane realities at times
I overheard lewd gossip mongers in shops and galleries speculating what severe repercussions her influential family might suffer socially or financially from the shameful connection
Surely no gracious doors could remain open to that venomous ilk anytime soon
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