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Chapter 31

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The envelope lay on the corner of his desk like something that didn’t belong there. Richard had ignored it for a week, shuffling it beneath contracts, correspondence, and two unopened bank statements until Florence appeared in his study, picked it up, and dropped it in front of him.

“You haven’t RSVP’d,” she said.

He didn’t look up from the spreadsheet glowing on his monitor. “I’m not in the mood for tuxedos and polite lies.”

“It’s tradition,” she countered, smoothing the lapel of her navy coat. “The Elmsworth Winter Gala is one of the only things holding our family foundation’s reputation together. You’re expected.”

Richard tapped the end of his pen against the desk, a steady, muted click. “You could go without me. You and the children, it'll be good for them.”

“Perhaps,” Florence said evenly. “But people will notice. People always notice when the Abbotts are fractured.”

He glanced at her then, sharp enough to sting. “We’re not fractured.”

“Maxwell hasn't been in town s
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