Flawless Deception

Sylvia's POV.

I sat across from Madam Cordelia Lancaster in one of the most exclusive restaurants in the city, my legs crossed beneath the table, posture as perfect as the poised woman I’d been trained to be.

Madam Lancaster, with her signature pearls and flawless hairstyle, oozed the kind of old-money elegance that demanded respect. She regarded me with a look of almost maternal concern, somethi