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 game, Henson mentioned going to a football match the next

casually replied, “I’m in C City, so

“C City? My Uncle Jonathan is

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

with a simple “Oh,” before being completely absorbed in the game

but breathe a sigh of

to go to bed and

lot

meant well, so she smiled and replied, “No need, I’ll buy stuff for my grandpa.

Hans replied, “Alright, goodnight”

“Goodnight”

took a deep breath of the

the dimly lit yard, countless fireflies flickered in the midst of the grass. This was the first time Estelle had slept alone since coming to the manor. Perhaps her mind

enveloped by a familiar presence, pressed against her

the fresh scent of the man’s

almost four o’clock,” whispered

Jonathan in astonishment. ‘Dawn is almost here, why didn’t you stay in the

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