Chapter 28

She could have just sent people to find me, but it seemed she’d decided to come out herself. Just another opportunity to build up that pristine reputation of hers. I guess everyone falls for that meticulous act. Upon seeing Iana, Harace put on a smile that was the textbook definition of a kind, upright, and sincere eldest son—the type you’d see in a morning soap opera. “Mother!” “Oh my, Harace?” A glint flashed in Iana’s eyes, a look that screamed, Why is this lovely son of another woman—the key to my power in old age—with that fox-like girl?