I wished for the ground to swallow me or at least for one of these rooms to open so that I could slip in and hide, just for a moment or until he stopped looking for me. I had bolted the moment our eyes met and he took a step towards me. I knew I was being a coward, but scandals in my world could be brutal and I couldn't have that for Thornfield Estates. I wanted the world to know me as the heir, not some spoilt brat who indulged in misguided intimacy with total strangers. I cringed at the mental image of that headline on one of those famous tabloids.
Gosh, why couldn't he have stuck to his client's side? Whoever that was tonight. I ignored the pinch in my chest that said I was a bit jealous of that person and focused on my mission. I frantically tried each door I came to, but they were al
