Chapter 0271

Terry narrowed his eyes a small margin. Julian had put him in a corner now. It would seem almost cruel to deny Piper, especially with Julian himself defending her.

“Hurry back,” Terry said, voice silky smooth for the watching cameras.

“I will,” I promised, a blatant lie, and hurried away from the table.

Outside the dining room, I turned to a lingering servant.

“Excuse me, can you direct me to the bathroom?”

But the servant, eyes downcast, gave no indication that he even heard me. This place was a hell–scape. God knew what these poor people endured on the regular.

I left the servant without a word and sought out the bathroom on my own.

easily found Nicholas. All I really

waste bin between his knees, as

shoulder. I turned, and it had been a servant. They held out a

the gift quickly. “Thank you,” I said, heartfelt. With the way they had obviously been trained to be obedient only to Terry,

encounter did they look at me. Instead, they turned and

on the

saw it was me, he exhaled long and slow,

coming into

toilet lid. I dropped my gift basket onto the edge of the sink

see,” I said.

the glass out, but I can’t

I set to work.

otherwise react as I quickly removed the glass

“Better?”

in relief. “Yes. Thank you.”

to the sink. We’ll

me a little. “Yes, ma’am.”

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