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Chapter 0409
She was probably used to rubbing elbows with celebrities. But polite manners were polite manners. I was suddenly very annoyed on Julian’s behalf. Maybe it was time I really lean into this and give this fake relationship my all. I leaned forward again. “Bridget?” Bridget stopped talking to Ol
Chapter 0410
That night, I left Elva with the nanny, and met with Nicholas, Julian, and Veronica in one of the sitting rooms. “Why are we meeting here?” I asked as I entered the room. “Wouldn’t it be easier to meet near the royal family wing?” “It would be, if that’s where Joyce was,” Julian said. I blinke
Chapter 0411
Veronica was still quiet. I wished I could give her a hug, but I didn’t want to disturb her train of thought. She had personally asked me to come with her. “I don’t need you to do anything,” she had said then. Her eyes had been downcast, like she was embarrassed to be asking for help. “But I wou
Chapter 0412
“Maid! Oh, where is my maid!” Bridget called from the center of the ballroom that was once again our makeshift stage. The real stage was currently being worked on at the far end of the room. Occasionally the sound of hammers or saws would cut through our rehearsal. Bridget said my cue, so I’m forc
Chapter 0413
Gently, I knocked on Susie’s door. It was already partially opened. When I knocked, the door pushed farther inward. Susie was resting in bed. Nicholas was standing beside the bed, speaking with her. I had just watched the doctor leave before I knocked. Susie saw me and waved me closer. As I follow
Chapter 0414
I rubbed my own forehead, the questions making my head ache. I could only imagine what Susie was going through. “You have to tell Mark,” I said, because that should be the starting point. Mark was half to blame here, so he should carry half the burden of whatever happens next. “I agree,” Nichola
Chapter 0415
At the next rehearsal, Susie still hadn’t left her room. When I had visited her, she hadn’t even left the bed. She remained inconsolable, always crying and lost in thought. I had held her tightly, told her she was my dear friend and I would be her for there no matter what, and then left the room.
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