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The First Warning

Penulis: Renee Jade
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-09-17 18:16:15

CHAPTER 20

(The First Warning)

William Fairchild's driver, Patrick slowed the Bentley at the gates of the mansion, but William hardly noticed.

His mind was already grinding, fixed on quarterly figures, the Japanese merger, and the political favor he had bought that morning.

He had expected the usual order when he returned home… quiet, precise, the rhythm of wealth well maintained.

Instead, he stepped out of the car and felt it immediately: unease clinging to the air.

The staff avoided his gaze, moving too quickly through the halls. Doors were half-shut, voices hushed. He smelled tension before he saw it.

And then he heard it… Margot's shrill voice rising from the grand parlor.

“...utter disaster, I tell you, disgraceful… blood, of all things, pig's blood!”

William strode in, his expression hardening. The entire room froze.

Katherine sat with her posture sharpened like a blade, a glass of white wine balanced elegantly between her fingers.

Beside her, Edward remained stone-faced, only
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