chapter 34

I left Ella in the sitting room, hoping I would talk to her after I dealt with Cilvia.

I walked in to my study and found Cilvia sitting in my chair behind my desk.

I was sure she could see the muscle under my right eye twitch.

I walked over to the tall table holding a few bottles of liquor and fixed myself a drink.

"Why is Connor here at this hour?" She asked.

It wasn't like Cilvia didn't know his name was Cane. She just didn't want to call him by his name for whatever reason.

"He lives here." I replied before I turned around and walked over to her.

"What do you mean he lives here?" She asked with wide eyes.

Instead of giving her an answer, I silently grabbed her by her left forearm and pulled her off of my seat, not because I wanted to sit down but because it was mine.

Cilvia snatched her forearm out of my hand and glared at me when I walked past the chair and stood in front of the window.

I looked down at the garden, remembering how beautiful Ella looked when she was sitting in the