“Mr. Joseph! What are you doing here? I told you it’s dangerous for us to meet like this!”
“Mrs. Marshall! It’s almost done. The job is finished.”
At those words, Mrs. Lauren Marshall’s face lit up with excitement. But the man standing in front of her — Dr. Joseph Alden — looked anything but calm. His face was tight with anxiety.
“About ten minutes ago, a maid from the Pellon estate came with a big man to fetch me,” he said breathlessly. “She said Madam Pellon hasn’t woken up.”
“What? Really?”
“Yes. They tried to hurry me into their carriage, saying it was urgent. But I made an excuse — said I needed to pack my things — and escaped through the back door.”
He drained a glass of water in one gulp, wiping his mouth with his sleeve.
“My part in this ends…
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