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CHAPTER 58 — A Dinner Of Thorns

작가: Chloee Ariadne
last update 최신 업데이트: 2025-10-31 09:06:36

~ ISLA ~

Crossing the mansion’s threshold, the housekeeper was already waiting by the foyer, his hands neatly clasped.

“Master, Madam,” he greeted with a small bow. “Everyone is already in the dining room. This way, please.”

Everyone?

I followed Alistair quietly, the soft click of my heels echoing through the long corridor. The closer we got, the stronger the sound of faint conversation and clinking glass became.

When the dining doors opened, my breath caught for a second.

The long mahogany table gleamed under the golden lights, lined with fine silverware and crystal glasses. The old lady caught my attention first, sitting at the head of the table—regal and composed, her posture alone commanded silence. Her silver hair was pinned neatly, her expression stern… until her eyes landed on me and Alistair.

Her face softened almost instantly.

“They’re here,” she said warmly, her voice echoing slightly in the spacious room.

Alistair’s lips curved faintly as we approached her.

“Happy birthday,
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