Chapter 1850

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The Elder tapped his fingers lightly, his expression shifting as he asked, "Do you think this will come back to bite us?"

"When have you and I ever been involved in something like this?" Jaime shot back.

The Elder lifted his gaze slightly, meeting Jaime's eyes with a knowing look. After a moment, he chuckled, "In that case, someone else is probably more worried about Miss Mira than we are."

Jaime got what the Elder was hinting at, but thinking about Penelope's recent behavior, he couldn't shake off a feeling. "Elder, don't you think Penelope's been acting a bit off lately?"

The Elder paused, "What do you mean?"

Jaime hesitated, "It's hard to explain, maybe she's just been too calm about the heir assessment?"

The Elder waved his hand dismissively, "Everyone goes through a period of adjustment after a setback, especially when they've underestimated their opponent. Her reaction seems normal to me."

"Even so, I still can't help but feel-"

The Elder cut him off. "You're overthinking. Penelope's always been under our thumb; she can't stir up any trouble. Even if she were to get rebellious ideas, remember what her mother Melissa did. Would she really betray her own family?"

The Elder seemed unconcerned, chalking up Jaime's worries to paranoia.

Without the Council's backing, Penelope was nothing. The idea of her rebelling was laughable.

"With Keir's situation up in the air, our main focus now is to replace key people in the guild with our own. Even if he returns, once our plans are set, what can he do?" The Elder's lips curled into a sly smile.

The heir assessment was just a front; revamping the Davis family was the real goal.

Jaime glanced at the Elder and moved on from the Penelope topic. "The Eat's Houseas backing our council." .

"The Earl's House has thrown in with the second prince. Keeping a good relationship with the Earl is nothing but advantageous for us," the Elder said taking a sip of his coffee. Us know." Jaime checked his watch and stood up. "I'll head back to the Davis estate to see Melissa."

The Elder nodded, "Good, maybe it'll help keep Penelope in line."

"Yeah."

**Ravenshade.**

After Dan's wounds were stitched up, the doctors exchanged a few words with Reid before leaving.

Once they were gone, Reid headed back to the room.

Dan was awake by then, looking pale and weak from the blood loss. "Who are these people?"

Reid pulled up a chair next to the bed, just as clueless as Dan. "I didn't get a chance to ask."

Especially since Toby had left in such a rush, Reid hadn't had time to find out.

Dan gently pressed a hand to his

abdomen, using the other to prop himself against the headboard. His

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festing back on Reid. He lowered his

voice, "Do you think we've just

stumbled into another mess?"

Reid looked at him, "You're overthinking it. The folks who saved us were sent by Miss Mira."

"Miss Mira?" Dan was surprised. "How does Miss Mira know these people?"