Knock, knock, knock!
Hannah glanced at the door, her smile fading. “I guess they’re here. Better hide for now.”
“Got it.”
Bryson rose, vanishing into Hannah’s room.
Once the door clicked shut, Hannah swung open the suite door.
The Lyons family’s servants stood respectfully, Alessandra silent by the side.
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“Thank you for bringing her. There is a chat I need to have with her solo.”
The visitors nodded. “Miss Moore, go ahead. Master Remington wants you downstairs after.”
“Okay, I got it.”
After their talk, Hannah turned to Alessandra. “Step inside.”
Alessandra entered without a word, and Hannah closed the door behind her.
“Have a seat.”
Hannah sauntered forward, the room hushing for a beat. She glanced back to see Alessandra still rooted by the door, statue-still.
“What’s wrong? Didn’t think I’d suss out the phony racecar driver, or didn’t think I’d shoot you an invite?”
Hearing Hannah, Alessandra slowly lifted her gaze, a strange look crossing her face. “When did you clock I was one of Madame’s crew?”
“Probably when Amelie got tipped off when I visited Jade Paradise. That’s when I started sniffing around you.”
Hannah sank into the couch, eyeing Alessandra. “If you’re on Amelie’s payroll, why were you sent to the Blackeye?”
“Heh.”
Alessandra let out a soft chuckle, bitterness lacing her gaze as she locked eyes with Hannah. “Isn’t it standard procedure in a joint Like Jade Paradise to shuffle folks around? You’ve hit up Jade Paradise too. That day they couldn’t find you and you swooped in to save Charlie. You have seen the real deal there, right?”
Hannah furrowed her brow. “Even coming from an orphanage, with your brother with Wallace, why not hit him up for help?”
Alessandra’s emotions flared. “Don’t even mention that failure to me!”
Alessandra’s eyes welled with bitterness and resentment. “Why’s he the golden child, living it up with the Comptons! While I was stuck in Jade Paradise! It was all his fault! My time there’s been a nightmare! What good is his cash when he drops by? Can he really shield me?”
Hannah didn’t know their whole saga but she sensed Winston genuinely cared for his sister.
“If you’re suffering that bad, why not lay it out straight to your brother?”
Alessandra’s voice spiked as she stormed towards the sofa, visibly riled. “You think I haven’t tried? I’ve begged him to bail me out of Jade Paradise, but what’s his response?”
“Haha.” Alessandra snorted. “He tells me to tough it out a little longer, to grin and bear it—- I’m fed up! I’ve heard that spiel for years!”