"Have you all heard? The Lane family's young master jumped from a building."
"Who hasn't heard about something this big? The poor kid was only nine. What could have made him so desperate as to jump from a five-story building?"
"I heard he was pushed too hard. He jumped right before his tutor was supposed to arrive. He was alone in the room, and by the time the maid found him, it was too late."
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Jane Chandler paused as she poured the tea, her tone a mixture of pity and disbelief. "The young master of the Lane family… are you talking about the one who was a genius since he was little? I heard he made his first fortune in the stock market at eight and was praised by Old Master Lane as a worthy successor. Did he really jump? That makes no sense. He was Old Master Lane's most beloved grandson. Why would he be so desperate as to jump? If you ask me, this was probably a planned murder!"
Jane Chandler's words amused the other ladies.
