Chapter 26

For some reason, I couldn’t make myself open the letter. I kept staring at the words on the back of the envelope.

‘With Love,

To Lilith Mendez, my protégé’

Sighing, I held it to my chest and turned onto my side to cuddle it. Mrs. Beaumont really had been a mother figure to me, and I missed her so much. I knew she had a dinner party coming up and I’d be able to see her soon.

Finally bringing myself out of my nostalgic days as her apprentice, I opened the letter and read through it.

Dear Lilith,

I hope you’re doing well. It made me so happy to see you at Barry Halls’ wedding. And I think you did such a wonderful job finding him a wife, she’s an absolute sweetheart, even if she’s not as rich as his parents would have liked. Her intellect brought so much more to the table than simply a pretty face would have (although a pretty face can be enough to get by with).

A lot of parents have been coming to me, praising you in your skill of finding their children suitors that are tailored to their