Chapter 701

Perseus was only pretending to be a traitor, not that he truly was one. "Mr. Caitford, I've wanted to talk to you for a long time—to apologize and confess my wrongdoings in person." Gilbert took a drag on his cigarette, sighing deeply. "To be honest, it was Rochelle who approached me first, trying to seduce me. You know her situation. "She had to pull strings to become a nurse, or she'd never get a permanent job. And I had the right connections. She used every trick to seduce me, even getting drunk and crawling into my bed." "Get to the point." Perseus frowned. Was this an apology or explanation? No, it felt more like Gilbert was bragging about his conquest of Rochelle. Seeing Perseus's displeasure, Gilbert quickly stopped and coughed. "Sorry, I didn't mean to bring up painful memories. I'm just telling it as it happened. I swear, Rochelle was the one who seduced me—I had nothing to do with it! Not that I'm saying I was completely innocent…" "What do you want to say?" Perseus in