CHAPTER 83

“You see, your brother Rico has sort of betrayed us. We have found out that he played a major role in helping Sarah escape during the event where she was to be punished.”

Jeffrey’s heart raced in a quiver of fear as Lady Winston’s words made their way through his ears. He felt like his heart was going to rip out of his chest and he couldn’t just find any words to say.

Lady Winston continued. “It makes me wonder if you know anything about it. I mean, you are both brothers and he should sometimes tell you his plans right?”

“No, Lady Winston. He didn’t tell me about helping Sarah,” Jeffrey responded, flaring his hands in the air in denial.

“Why don’t I believe you though? You wouldn’t dare lie to me would you?” she asked, her face a mask of cruel interrogation.

“I—I swear to you, I did not —I don’t have any influence in Rico’s actions,” Jeffrey said, his face tense and his eyes sunken with fear.

He was stammering because he had not used his inhaler for a while - he wanted to be as compos