Ava’s Perspective“What’s all this noise about?”The room fell quiet the moment he spoke.Lady Morgan straightened almost immediately. The sharp edge she’d held a second ago was gone, replaced with something more measured.“Mr. Clarke,” she said, her tone noticeably more polite. “It’s nothing serious. Just a matter within the family.”Alexander stepped in without hurry, his presence filling the space without him needing to say anything more. People moved aside instinctively.He looked exactly as he always did—composed, unbothered, like nothing here could rise to the level of his concern. Clean lines, sharp features, the kind of face that drew attention without trying, and a gaze that made people lower theirs without realizing it.He stopped a few steps away.“What happened?” he asked.Lady Morgan explained briefly, her words careful now, choosing what to say and what to leave out.Alexander listened, then gave a short, almost dismissive response. “It has nothing to do with her.”That w
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