The Fake Madam Disappeared

Indeed, would a man who lacked emotions feel affection for his own kin? Even his actions now seemed to be driven by someone else’s push. For Edmund, the criteria for making decisions excluded any emotions. It was purely about profit and loss.

Suddenly, Daphne felt as if she was waking up from a deep sleep.

“There’s an interesting rumor going around,” she said, cutting off Edmund’s words as she raised her lowered head. “They say I ran off in the dead of night, abandoning you for another man.”

Edmund’s brow furrowed sharply.

“That ridiculous rumor will die down.”