At this moment, he was a completely different person from the tipsy man she'd been speaking to earlier. Addison even doubted he had been truly drunk; it seemed more like an act. Feeling the intense pressure from his gaze, Addison instinctively shook her head. "I don't know, I don't know." "Don't know?" His eyes remained fixed on her. Addison squeezed her hands together, choosing silence. Lance seemed to sense the tension, abruptly slamming his glass down on the table. The force caused some of the liquor to spill out. "Do you know or not?" "I ... " Addison snapped back to reality, feeling a wave of regret wash over her. Just uttering the name "Harvey" had left her in a daze. It wasn't until Lance questioned her that she realized what she'd said.Her inconsistent answers were bound to raise suspicion. "Um, um ... " Addison forced a faint smile, trying to soothe the situation. "My mind wandered for a second." Lance's expression remained unyielding. "I spoke without thinking. My mouth answered before my brain could catch up. Don't take it to heart." Addison took a deep breath. "Actually, I do know about Harvey." After she said this, she composed herself, showing no sign of evasion. "You? "Do you really know?" Lance stared at her from the shadows, his eyes gleaming with a sharp light, as if he might truly lash out if she answered incorrectly. Addison's face remained calm. "Yes. "Marilyn told me before. She mentioned that you have an older brother." Hearing this, Lance suddenly laughed, but it wasn't a joyful laugh. It was tinged with self-mockery. "She really told you everything, didn't she? "The fact that I have a brother is a forbidden topic for her. She never mentions it to anyone. "And now she had told you? It seems Mom is very pleased with you." Addison pressed her lips together, saying nothing. "What else did she tell you?" Lance's eyes narrowed, curious and probing. "She said ... " Addison carefully chose her words. "The last time Marilyn came to the villa, she happened to see me holding a brooch. "She said that brooch looked a lot like one Harvey used to own, so she wanted to buy it from me. "I wasn't willing to sell it at first ... " Addison spoke cautiously, her voice growing quieter. She knew the strained relationship between Harvey and Lance, so she treaded carefully, worried that any wrong word might provoke the man in front of her. Lance let out a cold laugh at her words."Insisting on buying the brooch despite your reluctance, that does sound like something Mom would do. "For the sake of Harvey, she'd do anything. "Did you end up giving it to her?" When he asked this, Lance's eyes locked onto hers, scrutinizing. He was testing her, trying to see if she was lying. He already knew Marilyn had the brooch, so Addison must have given it to her. If Addison claimed she hadn't ... Before Lance could finish the thought, he heard her voice. "I gave it to her."