Chapter 986 Wade's Appetite

• Despite the softness in Wade's tone and the gentlemanly precision of his movements, nothing he did could disguise the barbed intent tucked beneath his civility. It was the kind of genteel veneer people use when they want their insult wrapped in velvet.
• Seraphina answered with an easy smile of her own. "Mr. Fowler, why don’t you tell me what you have in mind?"
• When he realized she had no intention of replacing herself with someone "worthy" in his eyes, a faint, resigned laugh escaped him. "Miss Foster, I devote much of my energy to public welfare. What you’re doing here today carries real value. I’d like to take part—follow the journey of my contribution as it slowly takes shape as bright, well-built school halls."