Chapter 70

"There is nothing else we can do," Mr. Blackwood said with a heavy sigh.

Mrs. Blackwood fluttered her fan, her brow furrowed with worry. She could not bring herself to ask her son-in-law to help her sabotage Nicklaus's designs on her daughter's affections.

It was a complicated and delicate situation, and the outcome was far from certain.

Mr. Blackwood's face was flushed with color, but he knew what had to be done. He had to swallow his pride and do the unthinkable.

As Markus sat down to play chess with Leo, the younger man's parakeet, Pebbles, hopped onto his shoulder and began to preen his hair, pulling at a stray strand.

"Ouch!" Markus exclaimed, wincing as the bird tugged at his hair.

Leo chuckled and offered an apologetic smile. "Sorry, Pebbles can be a bit of a scamp!"

Mrs. Blackwood's summons was delivered with a note of urgency, and Mr. Blackwood wasted no time in explaining the situation to his son-in-law.

"You need to know that Celeste is having an affair with Nicklaus Fastfi
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