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Ryske and Ophelia had come downstairs just a couple of minutes after her and Clyde.
Harlow didn’t like the sight of them together, but she couldn’t deny that they were good at projecting the image of being a couple. With his arm around Ophelia’s shoulders, Ryske was kind of draped against the beauty like the position was an everyday occurrence.
Though she could sense some tension between the pair, it only helped to sell their relationship. Her family seemed to have assumed that Ryske didn’t think it was a good idea for Ophelia to be in the Sweeting house. If Ophelia really had come to visit the woman accused of murdering her brother, Harlow would probably agree with him.
Everyone was seated in the living room. The air was lighter now that they were spread out and in more comfortable
