Chapter 228\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell\u2019s voice cut through the air again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cStop. Don\u2019t say another word. You\u2019re contaminating the air.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa nearly burst out laughing. Did Haskell really have to be so brutal when Honora had worked so hard to set the mood?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Honora fell silent again. After a long moment, she spoke, her voice strained with embarrassment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBelieve me or not, Haskell, I\u2019ve said what I needed to say. I don\u2019t know if you\u2019ve accepted Larissa out of necessity, but I don\u2019t mind. If you ever change your mind, I\u2019ll be waiting for\u00a0<\/p>\n
you.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I won\u2019t disturb you any longer. I\u2019m leaving now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGood.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
There was a soft rustling sound, and then the line cleared.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you hear that?\u201d Haskell\u2019s pleasant voice came through.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa grinned. \u201cI heard.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you happy?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cVery.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGood.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI never knew you had it in you,\u201d Larissa teased\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cJust wanted to give you a little entertainment for the drive. Didn\u2019t want you to get bored.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa\u2019s smile widened. \u201cWell, it worked. I was thoroughly entertained. Feel free to do it again sometime.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, I hope there won\u2019t be a next time,\u201d Haskell said, his voice laced with a deadpan seriousness. \u201cI wasn\u2019t kidding. Her words were genuinely polluting my ears.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf she has any self\u2013awareness, she won\u2019t try that again,\u201d Larissa said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s hope she\u2019s not that thick\u2013skinned,\u201d Haskell replied fervently. After a brief pause, his tone softened. \u201cAlright, that\u2019s enough entertainment for one day. Focus on driving.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay! I\u2019d rather not get into another car accident.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hanging up, Larissa felt an inexplicable sense of exhilaration. Her feelings for Haskell, it seemed, were beginning to extend beyond just his good looks.\u00a0<\/p>\n
:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Back at the East Wing Villa, Larissa took a nap had dinner, and then went out to the newly\u00a0<\/p>\n
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tilled herb garden in the backyard. She was sowing seeds and adding fertilizer when, just as she was closing the fence gate, she heard someone call her name.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLarissa.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was the middle\u2013aged steward from the West Wing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa latched the gate and turned around. \u201cWhat is it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYour aunt Josette is back for your engagement party. She\u2019s waiting for you in the main hall and requests your presence within ten minutes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The short message was packed with information. First, the messenger was from the West Wing, not Jett, Kiernan\u2019s head butler. This meant her aunt had come to see her before even notifying the family patriarch.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Second, the ten\u2013minute deadline.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat an ego,\u201d she thought.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finally, her aunt Josette hadn\u2019t even bothered to show up for her welcome party, a clear sign of disrespect. It was obvious this visit wasn\u2019t a friendly one. She could guess what her aunt wanted, and she would find out for sure tomorrow.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As for tonight\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
Let her wait.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTell my dear Aunt Josette that I\u2019m busy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The steward was clearly taken aback by her blunt refusal. He stammered for a moment before saying, \u201cAre you sure about that, Larissa? You have time to play in the dirt, but you don\u2019t have time to see your aunt? If I report this back to her, she won\u2019t be pleased.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa, who had started to walk away, stopped at his thinly veiled threat. She turned, a slow smile spreading across her face as she looked at the man in the gold\u2013rimmed glasses. \u201cAre you threatening me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
10:<\/p>\n
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