Speechless
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Ongoing2h 45m
Last published Mon, Feb 3, 2025
if u like PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, read Speechless !!
Seraphina St. Clair, a modern duchess, is determined to bring her family estate into the 20th century. Benedict Grey, a MUTE FOOTMAN from a working-class background, is hired to help her, but their worlds couldn't be more different. As Seraphina pushes her reforms, Benedict resists, viewing her as naive and out of touch. When a crisis strikes the estate, it's Benedict's quiet strength that saves the day, forcing Seraphina to reconsider her view of him. Can two people so different-one who speaks through change and the other through silence-find common ground, and perhaps something more?
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