While Emanuel worked he heard the front door open and close followed by the rushing of footsteps of the maids.
His lips tugged upwards at the arrival of his babies. Putting everything aside he stood up and ran his fingers through his hair with a loud sigh wishing that everything went well before leaving the room to go meet his lovers.
As he reached the grand staircase he saw Leila standing there with her hands crossed over her chest and a satisfied smirk on her face. The maids were already picking up all her shopping bags and putting them away. Emanuel turned to look for Marcel and almost chocked at what he saw.
His new love stood there with a bruised eye and a bleeding lip, sporting a now torn shirt and was limping.
'What happened to you?' Emanuel said trying to keep his calm as he qu
