Chapter 965

Brittany let out a resigned sigh and made her way over, reaching out to take the wine glass from Charles’s hand. “Enough drinking already.”

Charles squinted at her. “You made it. You’ve really done me in this time!”

Confused, Brittany grabbed a glass and poured herself a half measure of wine. “Weren’t you in Imperial City?”

“Don’t even start. I couldn’t stomach that place any longer.” Charles looked pale as a ghost. “Stay clear of that Landon, will ya?”

Too clever by half.

Brittany propped her chin on her hand. “Is there something between you and Landon that I don’t know about?”

It was clear Charles had fled back home.

Charles’s eyes widened dramatically. “What… what nonsense are you spouting? I simply can’t stand pretentious prigs.”

Landon was a beast, having discovered her true identity, he nearly did her in. Had she not been quick on her feet, she would’ve been ruined.

Seeing Charles’s state, Brittany knew her guess was spot on. “Landon’s not that bad. If you really like him, I’ve got your back.”

man. Bri, you’re not open to that kind of thing, are you?” To

you always been like this?”

but as time passed, she realized that

look into the Ulbricht family, right? I found out that

he might

William, and he confirmed that

“But Elijah rarely makes public appearances. Besides the Ulbricht family, hardly

Later, he became a doctor and apparently had surgery to remove the scars on his face, but the

“I see.”

knocked back quite a few drinks and eventually passed out on

roughly twenty minutes, guessing Isaac would soon arrive. She settled the tab and helped

drunk, limp as a rag doll, slumped over Brittany’s shoulder, making it hard

who bumped into them reached out to steady Brittany. “Sorry, are you okay… Bri, is that you?”

to see

“Hugh?”

man before her was indeed Hugh, a senior

is you, Hugh. What brings you to

as he noticed Brittany struggling with Charles. “Need a hand?”

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