The Man’s Decree – Chapter 6008

Rania‘s mind raced, but her face stayed calm. She lifted a sweet smile. "I see... Very well, I‘ll trouble you, Mr. Fay... By the way, I can't stop thinking about that ancient passage. Mr. Fay, don't you know a senior expert in old scripture and lost arts?"

"He lives in East City, doesn't he? Could you invite him to the manor right now to clear up my doubts? I can pay him!" As she spoke, she studied Jared's face for every subtle reaction-

Jared pictured the flip side at once. If the person standing here were only an impostor, if he were that impostor, one small slip over the scholar's name would tear the mask in two and expose everything.

That razor-thin moment of exposure hovered in the air like the tip of a needle, waiting for the first tremor of uncertainty to press flesh against steel.

An unvoiced curse burned across Jared's tongue. This girl was relentless, bright, courteous, and every inch a snare.