Even though Harper appeared indifferent to Marc’s words, she did exactly as he instructed. Lowering her internal energy, she took slow steps toward one of the bodyguards.
"Gentleman, you will let me pass now." Speaking softly, Harper’s gaze never wavered from the bodyguard’s eyes. Without waiting for his response, she moved to the next bodyguard and did the same.
Then, something strange happened. With vacant eyes, both bodyguards stood frozen in place, doing nothing as Harper reached for the door handle and pushed it open.
With ease, she entered the room, followed closely by Marc.
"Harper, you’re here?" A man in his early fifties, dressed in an aristocratic-style suit, turned his head as soon as he heard the door open. His forehead creased.
He was Alistair Everstone, Baron of Wyndham. Beside him, four men in their sixties sat in chairs, their eyes fixed on a purple box atop the table. It seemed they had been trying to unrave

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