Just as Kat was about to retort, Kali took off her coat and strode over, frowning as she snapped, "Mrs. Zeig, these people are my guests. Don't you think you're being impolite?!" "No, Kali. You're out of line," Mrs. Zeig snapped back, showing Kali no respect at all despite just being a maid, even lecturing her, "If your father and brother knew, you will be punished!" "I know," Kali replied.

She was scowling and clearly unhappy with Mrs. Zeig's attitude, but she had to keep it bottled since Mrs. Zeig had backing. "Forget deciding my marriage on their own-I can't even bring my friends into my own house? What next-will my personal freedom be restricted too?"

Seeing that Kali was really angry, Mrs. Zeig quickly hung her head.

"You're exaggerating-I'm just doing as Mr. Sturgeon tells me to. It's to avoid..."

Mrs. Zeig sneaked a look upstairs, clearing her throat. "To avoid any messy rumors about the family."

"Hmph. You don't have to worry about that."

Kali snorted coolly. "Go rat me out all you want-none of you are getting what you want. This man is a doctor I asked for, and he just might cure Lauren!"

"Who, him?"

Mr. Sturgeon brought in couldn't cure him, and some plain brat can do it? You're a poor

don't need you meddling.

Mrs. Zeig away, leading Kat

getting worse by the day," Mrs. Zeig glowered as she watched them leave, and whipped out her phone to call Wilk

into a spacious room, where a young man

of bed he could

cried out right

out, was yanked to his senses

difficulty toward her voice

is going on here, Lauren?! How could this happen to you?!

Lauren's hand as tears

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