章 114: Unfolding [3]

Chapter - 114

Rick leaned back on the plush cushions, his eyes fixed on Evelina as he posed the question that had been nagging at him for weeks. "Care to enlighten me on why Geoffrey is a 'necessary evil'?"

Evelina, her gaze drifting into the distance as if revisiting a trove of memories, began to unravel the enigma that was Geoffrey. "Geoffrey," she started, her voice a subtle dance between secrecy and revelation, "is a living paradox, a spectral guardian of our deepest secrets. He's not merely a servant; he's an unsung custodian of the tapestry of our lives, intricately woven with threads of clandestine affairs, covert dealings, and the occasional scandalous rendezvous."