Chapter 579 Really?

Stephanie shuddered just the slightest when she heard Jenny’s name.” Really? When did she come back? She never told me.”

“She’s one of the Bardoff City Ten Elites now,” Paul scoffed, ecstatic that Stephanie might never see Jenny again. “She might’ve forgotten all about you.” Stephanie hummed quietly, though she knew deep in her heart that Jenny would never do that.

Paul wrapped his arms around her. “Don’t worry. Unlike her, I’d never ever leave you behind.’

“Really?” Stephanie asked. Paul didn’t answer, choosing to respond with his actions instead.

The next morning, sunlight filtered into the room and brought life to the mess of sheets and limbs on the bed. Stephanie opened her eyes. The space on the bed where Paul had been was already cold. He must’ve left for work.

She got up and showered, put on some makeup, then started packing her things.

She really hadn’t known Jenny had come back to Parrington. But the moment she did, she knew her time to leave had come.

space, reflecting on her time there. It had been so long since she’d been kept in this gilded cage. Her outright resistance from the start had turned into silent acceptance, now turning

knew what she wanted. Yes, she had feelings for Paul, but…she couldn’t be locked away in this tower he

become someone not even

Paul had never learned to respect or

did she want to take any of the gifts Paul had given her. She only packed some of her clothes and belongings before

sure when Jenny would come, but she had a feeling she wouldn’t need to wait

look. “It must be Jenny,”

she was. “Jenny,” she greeted, not

was thinking

Jenny held her hand.

nodded, preparing to leave with her when the villa’s guards appeared. “Ms. Walker, we can’t let you leave without

paled, the reluctance she had felt earlier

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