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then rose and walked to the door. I o

eward, Mr. Reynolds, standing th

n who always wore a fake smile. But rig

with contempt. He always emphasized the word

family honor above all else and adored Lun

coolly, preparing

given orders. For offending the Kensington heir and disgracing the family name, you

in front of me, pleading with the steward. "Mr. Reynolds, please,

dain. "Does a lowly servant have any r

t whip from his belt and swun

, a dark red line immediately soaki

rying. "If you must hit someone,

ories, Wynne was the only person in this ho

s raised th

could fall

ke a viper, clampin

rip was like iron. He couldn't move. He stared at me, his eyes

time to think. My

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he hallway. The force of the slap spun him halfway around,

s with him were

ce, "you had better remember your place. I am a daughter of the Jones family.

ixture of shock and rage. "You... you dare to hi

of it lightly against his cheek. "The Young Master's orders? Did h

to bare its teeth at me, just bec

the cowering servants, "Damien Kensington twisted the truth, and my brother Leland

ving," I told her. "I'm going to see for myself j

r. Reynolds and his men, heading for

filled with shock, worry, b

ward, I would no longer be bu

that Inez Jones was no longer the