Chapter 179

Lucius watched the scene with cool detachment, then raised a hand toward Silas. "Let her go." Silas released the woman with a shove. "Mira, take this as friendly advice—don't pull stunts like that again." The attacker was a striking young woman in her mid-20s. Her long hair was tied in a high ponytail, her figure tall and lean, and her movements confident and sharp. She rubbed her sore shoulder, then flashed a bright smile as she walked toward Lucius. "I didn't expect to run into you here at White Manor, Mr. White." Lucius gave her a brief nod. "Are you visiting your mother?" "Yes." Mira Sloan's father, Adrian Sloan, had once been one of Melvin's bodyguards. He was killed years ago in a violent ambush. Her mother, Evelyn Sloan, worked as a housekeeper in White Manor and had earned Melvin's deep trust. After Adrian's death, Melvin had taken special care of Evelyn and Mira, paying for Mira's education and later placing her in an executive position within the White family's busines