Murphy pondered over the matter for a long time, but he could not quite put a finger on why she did it. It seemed that only she could give him an explanation for the matter. Hence, he asked her to meet him at the manor in the suburbs.

“Why do you suddenly want to meet me?”

Hearing that, he scrutinized the woman in front of him from head to toe. Over the years, they had only met each other a couple of times. Of course, she would find it strange that he asked to meet her out of the blue.

“Portia, we haven’t met many times over the years. I asked you out because of an old matter, and I hope that you can be honest with me.”

Frowning, Portia noticed that his expression and the way he talked to her were different from before, as if he was about to say something important.

“Just ask me anything you want to know,” she responded straightforwardly.

“Do you know where Jordyn is?”

a beat. Jordyn has been dead for so many years. Why is he suddenly asking about her?

in the act. Didn’t you ask people to find

silent and fixed his gaze on her face, trying to read

expect Portia to be such a master of acting. She had an innocent look on her face, and it

ridiculous. This is the woman I fell in love with back then. Is she really that sort

was amiss. “What’s wrong? Do you have

do you think I

me this now. Jordyn should’ve been dead after being poisoned by Scelerus. Could it be that Murphy heard the news about her death and suspects something? No, that’s impossible. After so many years, Jordyn’s

What do you want

of contemplation, Murphy questioned,

suddenly wants to be with me again now that Jordyn has

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