Chapter 195

Winnie would surely do her best to find the earrings, help Baldrick win Schilder’s trust and affection, and she also wanted to help out Jonathan.

She didn’t find out that Baldrick was injured until the afternoon – he had a head injury, and it was said that he’d been hit after tumbling down the stairs.

Thinking back to Jonathan visiting Baldrick in the morning and coming back with wine stains on his shirt, she felt there must be more to the story!

Had Jonathan and Baldrick had a falling out?

If so, she wanted to help Jonathan secure a partnership with Schilder even more.

In the evening, Jonathan called her to say he was going to the downtown for a bit and would be back later, telling her to eat dinner on her own.

Estelle sent a text that she’d be having dinner alone, then went upstairs to take a bath and sit on the balcony to read.

She kept thinking about the earrings, her mind wasn’t on the book. After a short while, Henson Lamont and Hans Macclain invited her to join them in playing a game, so she did.

the next day and asked Estelle

“I’m in C City, so I can’t make

City? My Uncle

but then calmly said, “Really? I’m here to visit

“Oh,” before being completely absorbed

couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of

to go to bed

lot left. If you send me the address, I’ll forward them to your grandpa‘ Estelle had just returned to the Macclain family when Hans heard from his parents that she had been adopted by a poor

knew Hans meant well, so she smiled and replied, “No need,

Hans replied, “Alright, goodnight”

“Goodnight”

soft with a smile. She took a deep breath of the cool

time Estelle had slept alone since coming to the manor.

enveloped by a familiar presence, pressed

half asleep, Estelle smelled the fresh scent of the man’s clean body

four o’clock,”

trembled as she looked up at Jonathan in astonishment. ‘Dawn is

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