Chapter 90: A Gentle Caress Brings Life

"Kneel and apologize?" At that, everyone was taken aback. The Helwick heir was really going that far? A few people seemed to understand. Silas's pursuit of Laurel Goodison had already become public knowledge. Professor Jauncy was suave, handsome, and brilliant-the kind of man who drew every woman's eye, including Laurel's. How could Silas not be jealous? As for the professor, it was like that old proverb: though he had done nothing wrong, trouble found him simply because he held what others coveted. Silas...