Her clear voice brushed past his ears. When Xavier turned to look at her, she was holding up her chopsticks and raising her brows as she looked at him, bemused.
“Does it make my Missus feel threatened?” His calm voice was softly heard and it came with a sensitive depth.
Arya looked at him from the side, her calm expression flashing with disregard. Then, she continued to eat her food while across her, Robert had already continued to get Xavier to drink up.
After dinner, Arya tidied up and then went to Arianna’s study room while Xavier played chess with Robert.
Knock knock!
The rhythmic sound of the door being rapped was heard. Immediately from the study room came Arianna’s clear voice.
“Come in!”
Arya reached out to push open the door, walked in, and then looked up to see Arianna wh
