My Bratty Wife
[WARNING: MATURE CONTENTS AND SLOW BURN] Suzy, a modern-day real estate agent, finds herself inexplicably transported to a ruthless noble family in a bygone era. Thrust into the role of the ostracized Cassandra, Suzy grapples with navigating courtly intrigue and a loveless arranged marriage to a cold, calculating Duke, Ryan. As a mysterious figure surfaces, threatening the kingdom, Suzy uncovers a web of secrets that challenge everything she thought she knew. Can she solve the historical enigma while facing her growing feelings for the stoic Duke in a world determined to keep them apart? Dive into this captivating slow-burn romance woven with historical intrigue and suspenseful mystery. [PS: He fell first, fell harder and fell madder.]
Chapter Thirty Five
The air in the study hung heavy with an unsettling silence. Davis, his face etched with concern, stood before Ryan, the weight of the news hanging heavy in the room.
"Dead?" Ryan echoed, the single word laced with disbelief. "But how?"
Davis shook his head, his voice barely a whisper. "We don't know yet, Your Grace. A messenger arrived just moments ago, bearing the grim news."
Ryan's hand tightened around the ledger he'd been examining moments ago. The carefully arranged notes Suzy had compiled, the discrepancies she had unearthed, all felt meaningless now. Their prime suspect is dead. This is a dead end. Frustration gnawed at him, a bitter taste in his mouth.
"Did you at least deliver the message I sent?" he asked, his voice low and dangerous.