Chapter 955: Women Were Trouble

As he spoke, Jasper Shadboult extended a well-kept hand, knuckles sharp and elegant, and offered Lucy Balam a polite handshake. Lucy did not refuse. She rose and placed her pale, slender palm in his for the briefest touch, smiling as she said, "Young Master Shadboult, the honor is mine. I only came to join the fun." Her attitude toward Jasper Shadboult was the complete opposite of how she treated Murphy Quipp. With the former, she at least bothered with a courtesy handshake. With the latter, she...