“It was him! The ghost! It was the ghost!”

“Stop with your nonsense. Who was it?”

“It was him! It was Evan! Evan!”

The name that fell from her lips was a bombshell.

“Have you truly gone mad? There’s no way that it was him!” Adam bellowed.

Lisa clutched his shirt and locked her gaze with his. “It was Evan. It really was! I saw him with my own eyes!” she said, punctuating each word with raw austerity.

Adam studied the distraught Lisa. He let out a heavy sigh.

“It’s over. Not only are you disfigured, but it looks like your brain was scrambled too. Now that you’re ugly and insane, there’s no way you’ll be allowed to become the lady of the house.”

Lisa gripped his hand tightly. “I’m not insane. I’m telling the truth. Honestly!”

“What truth? Evan is dead. Are you saying that he rose from the dead? Don’t be ridiculous.”

Adam’s tone was derisive as he gave her the side-eye.

However, Lisa was adamant that it was either Evan being alive again or his ghost acting up.

planted the

really

No, that’s utterly impossible!

could have

was the one who

be reeling

my face… Is it possible

In your dreams.

was a brutal cut right across her face, leaving a bloody trail in its wake. Just

from such a scar, there would be no such thing

should save

will you abandon me? Will you leave

that captured Adam’s heart, followed by some underhanded

disfigured, will he leave me

watch over her. He excused himself by saying he was off to find the person who hurt her and

mind. Who would

didn’t piss off anyone

I can think of

with the board of directors, deliberately making life in the company difficult for him. Is

he took it

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