Thirty seven

“How was your day at work today?”

Charlotte jumped on one foot, nearly screaming in shock as she spun around and came face to face with Dalton.

She swallowed thickly before responding, “I have had better days,” Was it her eyes playing tricks on her, or did his eyes soften at her words?

“Right, you are not going to fall sick, right?” He asked as he wheeled himself inside the room.

She shook her head, “No, of course not”

“Good. Do you have anything you want to tell me?” He asked with his gaze fixed on her.

Charlotte shook her head again. When she got home, he was still at work, but she thought that she would meet her luggage outside or be stopped from entering the house, nothing like that happened. Though, the servants all gave her the same looks like the one she was given at work, anytime she caught them staring they would immediately turn away. The only person who behaved like she normally did was Mrs. Brittany.

Charlotte half expected Dalton to be waiting for her in the room with