In Victoria's backyard.

The room was a spacious forty square meters, with two king-sized beds laid out like in a hotel double room.

Victoria and Harrison each claimed a bed, with a couple of nightstands separating them, a casual gap that nonetheless felt like a chasm.

The room was brightly lit, and as Victoria scrolled through her phone, she suddenly sat up and turned to Harrison. "Why did you help me today?"

Harrison's fingers paused on the page he was flipping, and he looked up with a bemused expression. "You're my wife, aren't you? Who else am I supposed to help, Sophie?

Let's face it, I'm your husband, at least on paper. Our interests are aligned, and besides, we're in this business deal together, right?"

The man gave a small, secretive smile, the lamplight casting twinkling stars in his eyes.

You had to admit, Harrison had a certain charm about him.

No wonder Kaitlyn was completely taken in by him back when he was just a twenty-something.

Victoria would have been defenseless too..

Lost in thought, her gaze still wary as she eyed Harrison, she quipped, "Playing the doting husband now, are we?"

"Well, now that you've seen behind the mask, what's the point in keeping it up?" Harrison's eyes returned to his book without lifting his head.

"By the way,

with shock. "Hold on, you-why? How did you even get close to the Ellingtons? Does Richard know who you are? Did he not toss you out on your ear?!" She was like a startled calico cat,

me out? I took a strand of your hair and had

to know you're

to the Abernathy estate these past few days.

shock wasn't profound enough, Harrison continued, "He also said to tell you to forget the past, who your father is. As long as you're Holly's daughter, he's willing to welcome you. The doors of the

want a husband who is smeared online as a homewrecker, a white lotus,

At the Ellington Estate.

from Percival while still on

the patriarch wanted them home for dinner

and made a quick stop at the lab before arriving at the Ellington Estate around six in the

was already waiting in the living

nearly everyone who could make it from the Ellington family

"Vivienne!"

through the door, Isolde Ellington came running over, beaming. She hugged Vivienne's legs, pushing past Percival by more than a

girl pouted up at her, only to be playfully scolded by the approaching Percival. "Vivienne's been busy, Isolde. Not everyone has the luxury of lounging around all day like

"I do not! I study hard every

what you do," Percival teased, making her sound like a

said with a smile, watching them settle down before turning serious. "Stop your bickering. I've called you here for a reason. Holly's daughter came to see me today, and I want Percival and Vivienne to accompany

now."

briskly ascended the stairs, as if to avoid any dissent from Vivienne and the others. By the time they regained their composure and thought

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