Chapter 228

Cassandra blinked like she was genuinely puzzled, then asked in her usual casual tone, “So Gavin, you said there’s word going around in high society about Damien and the Winters brothers… what exactly?”

“Wait, what? How did you—”

Gavin’s face went pale. He hadn’t expected her to just blurt that out in front of Damien himself. A cold sweat instantly broke out down his spine.

He snuck a glance at Damien across the table. The man was still eating, unbothered, composed as ever. But that calmness only made the moment more terrifying for Gavin—it was like the silence right before a thunderstorm.

“Ahem… Damien, you know how people love gossiping,” Gavin laughed nervously, trying to brush it off.

“So, Mr. Blackwood and the two Winters brothers… what’s the deal? Funny I’ve never heard that one before.” Cassandra smiled sweetly, acting as if she was just innocently asking questions.

“N-no big deal, really. It’s just… you know, the Winters brothers are brill