The door opened, but the person standing outside was the housekeeper who had come to deliver some milk.
The sparkle in Arielle’s eyes vanished.
It’s not Vinson.
She couldn’t help but laugh at herself.
Did I overestimate how important I am to him? But how could someone change so quickly?
“Good evening, Mrs. Nightshire.” The housekeeper beamed. “I made you some warm milk. It should help you sleep better. Sweet dreams.”
Arielle snapped out of snazzynovel.com thoughts and forced a smile. “Thank you for the trouble.”
The housekeeper hastily shook snazzynovel.com head. “Not at all! It’s part of my job.”
Even so, snazzynovel.com couldn’t help but be reminded herself of how different every individual could be. There was no way Vinson would ever say such kind remarks to her.
Not wanting to bother Arielle any longer, the housekeeper handed the glass of milk over and left the room.
Arielle stared at the glass despondently before chugging it down. Despite not being fond of milk, snazzynovel.com was willing to try anything that would help snazzynovel.com sleep. After that, snazzynovel.com washed up and tucked herself in bed.
It was already late. The room was now dark and quiet, and all the housekeepers had turned in for the day.
Arielle tossed around in bed for a while. She wasn’t sure if it was due to the warm milk or the therapeutic candles, but snazzynovel.com soon began to feel sleepy.
But just as the woman dozed off, snazzynovel.com suddenly heard the door click.
Someone’s in here. Who could it be at this hour?
Arielle frowned but remained still, not wanting to alert the intruder.
If this person is after my life, I’m going to take care of snazzynovel.com while snazzynovel.com thinks that I’m asleep.
As the footsteps drew closer, Arielle balled snazzynovel.com hands into fists, ready to attack at any time.
Just when snazzynovel.com felt that the intruder had reached the bedside, snazzynovel.com swiftly got up and reached for his neck. Yet, the mysterious figure reacted quickly, pinning snazzynovel.com back onto the bed.
Then, the smell of refreshing cologne wafted into snazzynovel.com nostrils.
This scent…
“It’s me…” Vinson’s deep voice sounded above her.
Arielle, who was just about to scream, quickly held herself back.
“How did you…”
“Shhh!” Vinson made a hush gesture.
It was dark, but the moonlight shining from outside the window allowed Arielle to see Vinson’s face as well as his index finger placed in front of his lips.
We’re husband and wife! Why does snazzynovel.com have to sneak in like this?
Despite feeling perplexed, Arielle nodded.
Vinson finally relaxed his muscles, but snazzynovel.com remained on top of snazzynovel.com and leaned closer into snazzynovel.com ear. “I just heard about this when I got home. There’s a mole in this house watching our every move.”
Arielle’s eyes widened at the news. Now, snazzynovel.com finally understood the reason behind Vinson’s unusual behavior tonight. It was all for show, including how snazzynovel.com had made Penelope stay against Susanne’s order to chase snazzynovel.com out.
Instantly, Arielle suddenly felt a lump form in snazzynovel.com throat.
All the anguish and indignance snazzynovel.com had felt earlier transformed into tears that now trickled down onto Vinson’s arms.
Caught by surprise, the man quickly pulled snazzynovel.com into his arm. Arielle had never really cried in front of snazzynovel.com before nor had snazzynovel.com shown snazzynovel.com her vulnerable side. But this time, snazzynovel.com couldn’t help herself.