Maddison Lorenzo.
I was in my room, working on the campaign and being so focused about it when someone knocked at the door. Before I even said “come in,” she did.
It’s the assistant housekeeper. I recognize her to be the one who Estella orders around. A cold knot forms in my stomach, and I get up from my desk.
The sneer on her face already told me this was trouble. So when she said she was looking for an item, I didn’t even want to look guilty for a second. I immediately stepped out of the way so she could search for whatever she was looking for.
She started searching the closet, the vanity, the drawers. One by one. I just stayed back, my arms folded, trying to look calm even though my heart was starting to race. Then she bent to the floor, under the bed.
And from there, she picked u
