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

two men left, the room, filled with the scent of incense, sank

more stunning?” Alexia’s hands gently rested on the man’s shoulders as she

curved into a smile, and he patted his

her radiant face

substitute created to satiate Avery’s desires” The man leaned forward, his fingertips tracing her jawline, tilting her face up. “But you, you are my meticulously crafted masterpiece. How could a mere imitation compare to the object

of darkness flashed through Alexia’s

his eyes, all beings were merely his

your move. As Avery said,

man chuckled lightly. “He

has been utterly toppled, Glynnis has no significance

hold and ensnare them both in one fell swoop? Useless pawns are nothing but eyesores on

you know if they

was taken

not to be wasteful, that thrift is a virtue.”

to use each pawn to its fullest potential, lest I fail to honor my grandfather’s teachings.”

“Your full

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

day of judgment. Elspeth filed an appeal

the second trial confirmed the verdict–death

days curled in the darkest corner of her cell,

social ladder,

was the first person she killed.

woman, dead for twenty years, who delivered

had regretted

what difference would her

despising Cynthia and, buoyed by Frederic’s adoration, had become reckless and lawless, believing that

love was nothing but a ludicrous mirage

at her hair, plucking out strands of gray, the intense pain

had never loved her.

then, he probably hadn’t

accepted the so–called truth of her suicide twenty

bloodshot and blurred eyes, muttered incessantly

your disloyalty! I’ll be watching from the

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