Chapter 145

Gideon pushed his glasses and matter-of-factly told Vivienne, "You might not know this, Madam, but whenever Mr. Blackwood gets drunk, he always ends up like this. In fact, you're not the first person he hugs so tightly like a bolster, unwilling to let go. Trust me, Madam. We've been through this. I know for a fact that it's perfectly feasible."

"So," he added, "if you don't mind, I must trouble yo