Two Times the Charm by Mr. Wilson

Chapter 414

“Shut up,

all of you! Get out!”

Emmett, seemingly in a frenzy, grabbed a bottle of Merlot from the rack, and started guzzling it down.

He hated himself for not drinking enough earlier, for keeping a shred of sanity.

He couldn’t understand what made him any less than Elio? How could he possibly lose to him?

Clara, in a state of disarray, bolted out of Emmett’s room and hurried back to her own quarters. As she burst through the door, her friend Rose was taken aback. Her clothes were torn, her hair a wild mess.

you? Did you run into

Clara didn’t feel like talking. She marched straight to her bed, dove under the covers, sealing

see her crying and didn’t

Rose, worried, prodded her a bit, “Don’t hide under

don’t need your concern. I’m fine;

it. Can’t you just talk to me about it?

her back to

still didn’t want to face anyone, “I’m fine. Just go about your business.”

“But you’re crying!”

don’t need to worry about me, I’ll be fine in a

her hand, “Don’t be afraid, if it’s the butler, we can confront hint! We’re here to work, not to be slaves, We have our rights too and we can’t just let him abuse or insult us! Come, let’s go find him. If he doesn’t give you a satisfactory answer, I’ll quit with you. I can’t stand this place any longer!” Rose didn’t think the butler was such a tyrant before. Since Clara started working there, he seemed to have changed.