Vivienne massaged her forehead, utterly flabbergasted by Maddox's thoughtfulness.
It was beyond thoughtful-it was downright invasive!
Grinding her teeth, she snapped a picture with her phone and sent it to Jasper.
"Grandpa, please extend my thanks to Uncle Maddox!"
In the stillness of the night, Maddox, lounging in a bath at home and gazing at a photo of his beloved Willa, suddenly felt a chill he had never experienced before.
The next second, his phone rang-it was his dad, Jasper.
Maddox spent the entire night weathering a storm of Jasper's blistering reprimands, not one word repeated.
Vivienne instructed the maid to return her bedroom to its normal state and to escort Percival to his room.
The maid looked at Vivienne uneasily. "Miss, we only prepared one guest room. The others aren't ready-there's not even bedding."
Just one room?
In a mansion this size, there was only one room available?
You've got to be kidding!
Noticing the change in Vivienne's expression, the maid slowly explained, "Miss, we were notified by Master Maddox too late, so we didn't have time to prepare. Usually, it's just us here tending to the house- we weren't expecting to accommodate any guests."
Luckily, the staff had the foresight to prepare a clean set of sheets and blankets, preventing the pink surprise from continuing.
But even the staff had not anticipated that Vivienne and Percival would sleep separately.
Thus, there was only one room available.
be proper to have Mr. Ellington stay in the
suitable for Percival to stay in a servant's
deeply. "Let it be, I'll bunk with Vivienne. You may retire for
into the room
maids, now alone,
adults here; there
room, Percival pressed Vivienne against the wall
pouring out long-suppressed emotions as if he wished to meld her
waist, their embrace intense yet restrained. Vivienne quietly
beating of Percival's heart and felt the unique intensity of his emotions, responding to them with equal passion. They held each other
fell asleep
to find the comforting
heard running
Percival was showering.
heart raced like a startled doe
was
Hmm.
She wanted to peek.
thought, pulling the blanket
she was, in
water ceased, and Vivienne composed herself, sitting on the bed as Percival
was dressed casually, clearly ready for an
disappointment. She had hoped
her hair. "What's
eyebrow and leaned in close, her bright eyes glinting. "I was wondering what Mr. Wolf thinks about
instant, a blush crept
with a playful smile. "I'm going to
Percival realized he had been
in amusement, and he knocked on the bathroom door, "Vivienne, while I showered, I was thinking
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