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Emily could hear her heart beat loudly and she placed her hands on her chest in a bid to calm herself down. It did nothing of that sort. She heard the deep bass voice come again and out of curiosity, she slipped down from her bed.

With quiet and very careful steps, she slowly marched towards the still open door and stopped in front of it. She was about placing her head out of the door when a voice quickly sent her back in. She closed her eyes and sighed after realizing who the owner of the voice was.

"And do make sure that His Grace finds something to eat when he gets back home, please," Mr Brown said as he slowly climbed up the stairs. He stopped short after he and Emily's eyes met. He bent his head slightly and asked, "you are awake, Your Grace?" He stopped after reaching the top. "And are you looking for someone?"

"Huh?" Emily mumbled after hearing Edwards question. She looked down and saw that she was on her knees and that was when she realized what the butler was referring to. "O