Chapter 5

That night, I hid away in the maid's quarters, crouched on the floor with my hands clamped tightly over my ears. I tried to block out the "storm" raging just outside my door.

Yesterday, I'd suggested to Samuel that I move into the apartment next door. That way, I'd still be at his beck and call if they needed anything, and it would give them the privacy.

At the very least, I wouldn't have to stand there and face this humiliation.

But Vivian was totally against it. She kept insisting she didn't mind me sticking around to "serve" them. In…