Arian
“Spirited away, they’ve been.’ Calvin looked at Bella with a sense of irritation, knowing that the maid was revelling in this latest piece of gossip.
‘Was there no message for me?’ He tried to keep his voice even but within him there was a turmoil of feelings he could not explain. There was anger, yes but there was also a sense of outrage that Arian Smale would go away without a word and with a man she professed to dislike.
‘No message, sir.’ Bella remembered with a dart of unease, seeing Simple...s in Arian’s room, tearing a piece of paper to shreds but it couldn’t have been of any importance, could it?
‘Very well, Bella, you may go,’ Calvin said, turning away from the avid interest in the girl’s eyes. He heard the door close and leaned back in his chair trying to reason with the chaotic thoughts that filled his mind. Why should he worry what Arian Smale did? And yet, he felt betrayed.
Was it possible she joined Simples in embezzling funds from him? Calvin clenched his teeth together.MoreLess
‘Was there no message for me?’ He tried to keep his voice even but within him there was a turmoil of feelings he could not explain. There was anger, yes but there was also a sense of outrage that Arian Smale would go away without a word and with a man she professed to dislike.
‘No message, sir.’ Bella remembered with a dart of unease, seeing Simple...s in Arian’s room, tearing a piece of paper to shreds but it couldn’t have been of any importance, could it?
‘Very well, Bella, you may go,’ Calvin said, turning away from the avid interest in the girl’s eyes. He heard the door close and leaned back in his chair trying to reason with the chaotic thoughts that filled his mind. Why should he worry what Arian Smale did? And yet, he felt betrayed.
Was it possible she joined Simples in embezzling funds from him? Calvin clenched his teeth together.MoreLess
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