Chapter 71

She was covered in a veil, together with dark shades that made it impossible to point her out.

Richard had suggested that earlier and couldn’t refute it. She was his maid, after all, and she ought to take orders from him.

“To be honest, I’m not comfortable in these”, Emily announced the moment they got inside the car, ignoring Barbara who was furiously glaring at them from the door.

“You just have to be comfortable. We can’t show your face. I mean, my reputation and your image…”, Richard muttered under his breath.

For a minute, Emily stayed mute to understand what he had uttered.

She was confused as she tried to ascertain what Richard was up to.

“Why are going on this trip? You should do that with Barbara. She is your wife!” Emily spat out, with a glint of anger visible in her voice.

Richard scoffed and fixed his gaze on her. Great fear and uncertainty engulfed her, and he wasn’t ignorant of that.

He saw a young girl swimming in a river of emotions, trying to keep her feelings at bay,