Chapter 91

Alexander slowly looked away from Eira, sweeping his gaze across the room. Charles stepped forward and stopped in front of her, his tone calm and relaxed. "Miss Johnson? You really fooled me, didn't you?" Eira gave a small, polite smile. "Mr. Brooks, I didn't have much choice back then, things were complicated. I admit it was wrong of me." The entire city had heard about the Johnson family's downfall two years ago, so there was no point hiding anything now. Charles didn't pry further. Instead, he just nodded and smiled. "Since you're already here, come in." But Eira made no move, just stood where she was. Then Benjamin stepped up with a mocking grin. "Oh please, like we're even welcome at a Brooks party." "Yeah, right!" Hannah added, pulling Eira gently by the arm and shooting a glare at the two who'd been making snide remarks earlier. "If some people think we're not good enough, we might as well skip this whole event." These words made Charles frown. The old butler quickly stepped out