Chapter 660

Alberto Patrick froze, her shoulders stiffening for the briefest second. This… this wasn’t the response she had anticipated. Shouldn’t Susan have fought back, stubbornly snatching the candle right from her hand? If she had, the audience would’ve showered Alberto with sympathy, applauding her perseverance and condemning Susan’s shamelessness. Or at the very least, Susan could’ve swallowed her pride, forced a smile, and let the matter slide. But she didn’t. Instead, Susan’s reaction cut completely against the script Alberto had already written in her mind. It blindsided her, leaving her stunned, caught off guard. “You—” Alberto’s lips parted, but even that single syllable took her an agonizingly long moment to push out. And yet, Eleanor didn’t spare her a glance. With a decisive turn, she swept past the two of them as though they were invisible. Robert, without missing a beat, followed right behind her. The synchronization between them was uncanny—Eleanor’s abrupt exit didn’t disrupt the