Amanda's voice carried down the hall. It was followed by the butler's dutiful responses.
"Prepare a gift room for me. Make sure it's sunny with big windows. Just for storing presents."
"Do you have any particular room in mind, Madam?"
Amanda hesitated. Then she offhandedly tossed out, "Hmm, what about Selena's old room? We could just put some storage cabinets in there."
The butler scribbled her instructions in his notebook. The pen scratched across paper.
Austin's head snapped up. He cut her off. "That room stays untouched. Pick another one."
Both Amanda and the butler blinked in surprise.
"Why can't I use this one?" she pressed. Her fingers tightened around her designer handbag.
Austin barely glanced up. His voice was like steel. "I need it."
Amanda's smile froze. She plastered o
