Lauren's pov
I was ready by six on the dot.
Not because I wanted to impress anyone, but because the note in the box had unsettled me more than I wanted to admit it.
The note had said, ‘Leave the office on time, prepare for dinner by six.’
Like I had said, there was no name, no explanation, just the quiet uncertainty that had appeared out of the blue.
When I stepped outside, the car was already waiting at the front of the house, sleek,black and polished to perfection.
The engine purred softly, like a patient dog, like I had all the time in the world.
The moment the maids saw me, they paused what they were doing as I walked down the stairs.
“Madam, you look really beautiful,”One of them said as her eyes lingered still on my dress.
“Thank you” I murmured, smiling as I kept walking, m
