Chapter 54

He swaggered over to the liquor cabinet, grabbed a bottle of booze, poured half a shot, and downed it in one go.

The spicy, potent taste of alcohol lingered in his mouth.

His fist smashed hard against the wall.

He had lost control!

He had fallen for a woman who tried to drug him, tried to possess him, a woman of extreme greed and vanity….

Allison was already gone as the first light of day began to creep in the next morning.

She hadn’t slept a wink.

As she was leaving Magnolia Gardens, Lucian stood at the second–floor study window, his gaze fixed on her.

Was she that eager to leave?

Those tricks lose their magic when overused.

was just a

his fingers slowly clenched into a fist, as if he could smell that intoxicating

scent, it was on that

smelled it on Penelope

were clearly not the same person…

was left weak. She had to rest at home for several days

knew she couldn’t fall apart,

went to the small garden behind the hospital.

walk Grace here almost every

Grace was doing

said the kidney transplant would occur tomorrow, but she wouldn’t let

when she suddenly noticed a figure about

and steadied her, “The

person’s voice was gentle and

as if she’d been electrocuted.

run into Miranda.

her chest, “Sorry, I just had eye surgery recently, and my vision hasn’t fully recovered. I’ve

Allison’s voice was a bit

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