Estate, where two neat rows of househo
hey had been e
how of power, but also a tool. A formal reception l
rd with a slight bow. "Ma'am, if you please."
s a monument to staggering wealth. A massive crystal chandelier blazed overhead
t find a single shadow any
taff. In the great hall alone, more than
ds in unison-deep, silent gestures of
ed, their footsteps we
light, felt chillingly sinister, an
so the staff has made a ha
to outsiders, referred to him simply as "M
"Roger, what is Zachary li
married in a hurry and have never met. We are complete strangers. I ne
replied, his smile tight and practiced. "As for his preferences... Mr. Harding dislikes his priv
od silent and tense, like statues carved from fear. The
years, trapped in the viper's nest of the Harding family... he could easi
his non-answer only stre
eld his gaze,
and eventually, Roger
is study at this hour," he said, his professional mask slipping back into p
press him further. "F
he suite, Kylee opened her handbag and too
he could assess his condition, formula
d a divorce. He would owe her a debt, an
ry. The hours dragged on into evening. Eventually, a heavy drowsiness wa
ea
the suite
istered a sound-the steady, rhythmic click of dress shoes on the hard f
ng was
he should have heard in their bedroom was t
tammered, unable to see the
body pressing her down into the sofa. He pinned her there,
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