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Chapter 14

Author: Ogala Miriam
last update Last Updated: 2024-03-20 23:39:53
Emily's POV

I was worried Ethan hadn't come back yet. It was past 1 o'clock, and he still wasn't home. I knew I shouldn't care - he wasn't my husband, after all. But I couldn't shake feeling unease. I hoped he was safe, wherever he was. I was worried something bad had happened to him.

He had been so harsh to me in the office, but I still cared about him. I paced back and forth in the sitting room, watching the enormous clock on the wall. Each minute that ticked by felt like an eternity. I panicked.

On top of everything else, I was scared. There were no maids or chefs in the mansion. He had told them all to take a break. I wondered why he had done that.

It was unlike him to be so kind to the staff. Something about the whole situation felt off. I got a bad feeling about what might have happened to him.

The house was so big, and every move I made seemed to echo around me. The silence was deafening.

I had never felt so alone. I wondered where he was, and why he hadn't come home yet
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