Chapter 12: Secret Alliances and Unspoken Rules

That tumultuous night forced Sharon Shaw to unblock Ethan Pierce and save his new number.

She set his contact name as: Master Lu.

Ethan knew she avoided using his real name to protect herself and prevent suspicions, but he couldn't grasp why he was

Chapter 13: Silent Secrets and Unspoken Alliances

Sharon’s fingers tightened their grip, her heart experiencing a momentary sensation of weightlessness. All at once, she didn't know how to respond to his words.

Ethan only had a surface-level understanding of her strained family dynamic; he didn't

Chapter 14: Echoes of the Past and Rainbound Refuge

The family banquet was bustling, filled with relatives from collateral branches of the family tree.

As Sharon walked along the garden path, the muffled sound of mahjong tiles tumbling echoed softly from the main manor.

She couldn't hide in the d