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 maid, how could

clenched into a fist, as if he could smell that

was on that maid.

it

were clearly not the

to rest at home for several days before

fall apart, her mother still needed

hospital, Allison went

past, Allison would walk Grace here almost every day.

how Grace

transplant would occur tomorrow, but she wouldn’t let Allison see Grace.

when she suddenly noticed a figure about to stumble into the water.

over and steadied her, “The lake is right

person’s voice was

if she’d been

had run

recently, and my vision hasn’t fully recovered. I’ve been stuck

your eyes getting better?” Allison’s

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