Chapter 601

“Ms. Archer, it’s been ages. You’re still a sight for sore eyes, the man said, his gaze lingering on Elsie’s face, which as a winter’s moon. His smile was light as a feather

“Thank you for the compliment, sir Elsie replied her eyes modestly lowered, her tone neither servile nor overbearing

Truly a testament to Mr. Chambers years of careful guidance: Gentle and poised, elegant and dignified. Sometimes even feel like you are the spitting image of Ms. Evadne Ms Archer you are the most perfect substitute I’ve ever encountered.”

Elsie’s expression remained unchanged, but her eyes darkened with the weight of his words.

The term “substitute turned all his preceding praise into biting sarcasm

Avery didn’t pick up on the awkward moment but instead opened a case to reveal an antique vase. This is an ancient piece, latticework revolving vase I secured for you at the Aethena auction. A small token, I hope you f Lit acceptable” Alexia raised an eyebrow

She had been tracking this vase for the gentleman as well, which had sold for a fortune to an anonymous domestic buyer. She hadn’t expected that buyer to be Avery

Avery was indeed a consummate pleaser, a loyal hound to the end extra care with the dad0044

The man nodded slightly “Mr. Chambers, you are thoughtful as always. I’ll be counting on you to take extr project

Avery bowed deeply. Rest assured. I will spare no effor

filled with the

face you gave me beautiful, or is Elsies, which resembles Evadre’s to a striking degree, more

curved into a smile, and he patted his knee

her cue, knelt before him, her radiant face

be her. She’s just a low–grade substitute created to satiate Avery’s desires” The man leaned forward, his fingertips tracing her jawline, tilting her face up. “But you,

darkness flashed

in his eyes, all beings were merely

kneeling beside him, her hands skillfully massaging his legs. I think there’s no better time than now for you to make your move. As Avery said, the best way to manipulate a man is to exploit

chuckled lightly.

toppled, Glynnis has no significance in the Abernathy family

them both in one

you know if

taken aback

grandfather always told me not to be wasteful, that thrift is

“So I intend to use each pawn to its fullest potential,

but sneer. “Your full potential includes

to sip, Texpect him to deliver a satisfactory report on the medical trials.

Elspeth

the second trial confirmed the verdict–death sentence

felt as though she had gone blind. She spent her days curled in the darkest corner of her cell, vacantly staring at the iron bars from dawn

undeniably once glorious. But with each step up the social ladder, someone had to be her stepping

the first

this woman, dead for twenty

she had regretted it.

difference would her

back then, Elspeth was like a woman possessed, despising Cynthia and, buoyed by Frederic’s adoration, had become reckless and lawless, believing

nothing but

of gray, the intense pain snapping her

had never

hadn’t loved Cynthia much

so–called truth of her suicide twenty years ago?

bloodshot and blurred eyes, muttered incessantly in

pay for your disloyalty! I’ll be watching from the

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