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.

and she was just a maid, how could

fingers slowly clenched into a fist, as if he could

it was on that

had smelled it on

they were clearly not the same

left weak. She had to rest

she knew she couldn’t fall apart, her mother still needed

her check–up at the hospital, Allison went to the small garden

past, Allison would walk Grace here

Grace was doing now.

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

in thought, Allison walked along the lake’s edge when she suddenly noticed a figure about to stumble into the water. She shouted,

over and steadied her,

person’s voice was gentle and

froze as if she’d been

had run into Miranda.

had eye surgery recently, and my vision hasn’t fully recovered. I’ve been stuck in my room for

Allison’s voice was

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