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“You can go now.”
She had remained calm all this time. Brian couldn’t help but admire her for that.
“lunderstand.”
Eleanor pressed her lips together to stop herself from grinning ear to ear. She turned around and made
for the door.
“Wait!” Brian called out to her, and Eleanor almost stopped breathing.
Follow current on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe slowly turned around and found Brian holding up a beautiful jade pendant. He had found it on the
floor earlier, on the other side of the bed.
“Is this yours?”
Eleanor reached out and took the jade pendant from Brian’s hand.
“Yes, it’s mine.”
It didn’t take a genius to know that the pendant belonged to the woman who had actually shared
Brian’s bed. And Eleanor was no idiot.
Who could it possibly be?
A vague feeling told her that the pendant looked somewhat familiar.
At the very least, she knew that she had seen it somewhere before.
“Is there anything else you need? If not, then you may go.” Brian’s voice interrupted her thoughts.
Eleanor hurriedly stashed the jade pendant into her pocket. She gave Brian one last look before exiting
the room.
Follow current on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAs soon as she left, Brian’s assistant, Edwin, came in.
“Are you all right?”
Brian leaned back against the sofa and kneaded his throbbing temples.
“Have you found the one who tampered with my wine last night?”
“Yes, sir. The culprit is Eduardo Foster. He put some aphrodisiac in your drink in some foolish and
misguided attempt to curry your favor.”
Edwin glanced at the haggard state of Brian.
He couldn’t exactly blame Eduardo for his presumptions. If Brian hadn’t made himself out to be some
sort of libertine, no one would have tried to pander to him through sex and women.
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