He held tight to the ID, almost crushing the fragile card.

Cordelia was Marcus’ wife…

And that jerk was still alive!

His heart was pounding, and it was hard to breathe. He felt terrible, as if there was a rock pressing on his chest.

When Nicholas arrived in Centrolis on the first plane in the morning, the sun had just risen. Yale had sent his men to wait at the VIP exit.

He nodded courteously, getting into the luxurious MPV that Yale had arranged for him. Soon, he arrived at the Hamertons’ private club.

Yale was having breakfast.

Blood oozed when the fork and knife cut through the almost raw steak. His eyes lit up. He dipped his finger in the blood immediately and sucked it.

Nicholas frowned, and a hint of disgust flashed through his face.

“Hah, come eat with me?” Yale said in a playful tone.

Nicholas rejected flatly. “Thank you, sir. I’ve eaten.”

“Let’s have a drink, then.” Yale got his man to pour him a glass of red wine. It was handed to him.

Nicholas sat across the long table. That was not what he was used to. If he was to have a discussion with someone, he would sit somewhere that was best for talking, unlike what was happening now, where he sat as far as possible.

his mouth with a napkin. He scoffed

There were

Josiah nodded firmly.

at a creek last week. I happened to see him.

expression was turning

nothing else that’s similar between the two of you.” Josiah continued. “I was suspicious, so I got someone to investigate. I can’t believe we

even had a finger chopped off for not paying his debt. He was

said nothing while Fredric widened his

back to his senses. “Does that have something to do

Perhaps he found out from the beginning that you’re not

fierce gleam flashed through Zephyr’s

was weird from

licked his lips and stuttered, “C-Can it be that

there are too many

the last time when he went to the hot spring hotel with Cordelia. She had been startled by a homeless

about it, that man

him immediately! If we let

nodded. “I’ve secretly contacted my family to get them to keep this a secret, but

and

they left, he sat behind the counter alone quietly. His

ID, staring at that face that was similar to

Fredric said suddenly became clear

to marry Cordelia. By law, she’s his wife, while you’re still single… Your relationship with her isn’t protected by the law at all!” Books Chapters Are Daily

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