Avery's POV
I stood still for a moment, my brain scrambling for a lie.
"I... I actually want some morning air," I said, my voice coming out too high. "I don't mind the little drive."
Morning air? Really? That was the best excuse I could come up with?
Since when did I go out for morning air?
My mum stared at me, her head tilting slightly. The silence stretched, dangerously thin.
"If you want to go for a drive, go for a drive," she said, her tone cool. "But don't take the jobs belonging to the servants. We have structure for a reason."
And Leo was the servant? Of course.
I forced a smile, feeling it crack at the edges. "Sorry, Mum. I just thought—"
"Then don't think." She interrupted swiftly, her tone final. "We have an errand boy for a reason." She picked up her teacup again, her e
