Chapter 208: Waiting for the Bait

Seeing her turn to leave, William Lee once again stepped in front of her, blocking her path. "Felicity, listen to me. The misunderstanding on your coming of age ceremony was a set-up by Emily Hanson, that despicable person. She drugged my wine, and that's why I ended up with her...with her..."

Keira Leaf crossed her arms, her expression mocking as she looked at the man before her. "My dear brother, do you still think I am the naive young girl I was back then? Do you think I would believe your excuses?"

Enchanted by her every gesture, William Lee felt a tightening in his throat. He never realized that the once dull and foolish woman could become so captivating.

"Felicity, you have to believe me, I do truly love you... I have never forgotten you over the years, and have always been thinking of you. I even used my connections to try and save you from prison, but...but in the end, I failed to rescue you."