"I like him," Sophia said softly. "You'll never take him from me."
Florence laughed.
Sophia's feelings for Lancelot didn't concern her; they posed no threat to her since she had no interest in engaging in childish romantic games.
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Florence asked with amusement, "Sophia, even if he doesn't love you, you'll still continue?"
"Yes," Sophia replied, followed by a moment of silence. Foolish women who believe they can be saved by love are truly beyond help. But now that things had reached this point, Florence no longer wanted to pretend.
Evelyn had obtained the marriage certificate between her and Lancelot through someone, a fact Florence discovered only recently. Neither of them had attended the ceremony, but the certificate was hidden in Evelyn's study and later found by Lancelot.
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