Chapter 477

• When Helen spoke, her voice was softer than usual, the kind of calm that only comes before a storm. The tenderness in her tone finally broke whatever was left of Leona’s emotional defenses. Her tears returned in full force.
• Even though Alana had already filled us in earlier, Leona’s assistant Emma couldn’t help but break down again as she recounted everything.
• “Ever since Mr. Samuel was removed from the board and blacklisted by the Oversight Commission,” she began shakily, “he’s blamed Lady Leona for everything that went wrong. She hasn’t left the estate in weeks. Anytime she passes by the common areas or even tries to attend scheduled family meetings with Madam Langley, he accuses her publicly shouting that she leaked confidential files to regulators and cost him his position at Delcor.”