Chapter 7 - Edgar Confronts His Mother About The Past Lies
Edgar left Elena and Lily under armed guard in the master suite, striding down the grand corridor toward the east wing.
He pushed open the heavy double doors of his mother’s private parlor without knocking or waiting for permission.
Eleanor Vance looked up from her embroidery, her sharp blue eyes narrowing at her son’s sudden, aggressive intrusion.
“Edgar, manners left your vocabulary along with your patience,” Eleanor remarked coolly, sipping her herbal tea.
“Thomas had a child before he died, Mother, and you knew about it,” Edgar stated, his voice a low, dangerous growl.
Eleanor’s hand shook slightly, causing her porcelain teacup to rattle against the saucer with a sharp click.
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“Your brother made foolish choices, Edgar; bringing a bastard child into our legacy would have destroyed us,” she defended coldly.
“She is a Vance, and she is under my roof now,” Edgar declared, leaning over her desk with absolute authority.
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