Chapter 44: If You Did Nothing, You'd Be Maimed and Violated!

Freya Balam's slender frame jolted. The teacup in her hand nearly slipped free. In an instant, her gentle eyes filled with shock. Everything Christian Yale had just said… Not a single word was off. Her father-in-law had died in the autumn of their second year after moving into the new house, struck by a sudden heart attack in the study. Her mother-in-law had been found the following summer, facedown in the villa's ornamental pond. By the time anyone noticed, it was already too late. And last...