Chapter 25

A sudden feeling of suffocation left her gasping for air

The terror of feeling like she was drowning jerked Chloe awake

Somewhere along the way, she had fallen asleep in the bathtub, her body slipping down until the hot water just barely covered her nose.

She jerked upright, splashing water all over the tub.

Her hands tightly gripped the edge of the tub as she gasped for air

Feeling that the water hadn’t cooled much, she knew she hadn’t been asleep for long

But the memory of what just happened had her quickly standing up in the bathtub, washing off quickly under the shower, and then pulling on a white bathrobe that a maid had prepared for her in advance.

Even though she wasn’t short for a woman, the bathrobe was big and loose, barely covering her chest.

her bath, she didn’t have much on her mind, she

hair, which she hadn’t taken good care of in a while, still had its natural

curly, with strands of

without makeup, still had a flushed look from

white bathrobe, and delicate pale neck made

out, put on the slippers by the bathroom door, and calmly walked to the side of the bed. She lifted the covers and got into bed The bedding

after a bath was one of

servants downstairs had started to prepare

been this busy in a long time.

opened at some point in the afternoon; the people in the long–silent

maid, Hannah, hurried to the door and saw a handsome man

you’re early today?”

a faint smile appeared on

was indeed different from other women.

off his suit jacket, he walked directly into the living room.

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