ANNELISE POV
In less than an hour, Mrs Léa arrived, her arms laden with a cascade of ivory garment bags that looked too elegant for something as ordinary as swimwear.
my patience was already wearing thin, but I didn’t want to start an argument with Cassius, it never ends well.
Mrs Léa greeted us both with her usual calm smile, and we did same, almost in sync.
We had gone back to the living room to wait for her, and it’s been awkwardly quiet between us… I was the mastermind behind the awkwardness, I just couldn’t understand why he was acting… insecure? Or possessive. How far would he go to control my life? What’s the next, telling me where to breathe?
“Mrs Léa,” he called smoothly, gesturing toward the entrance. “You can set up in the bedroom.”
I stayed quiet, forcing a polite smile a
