CHAPTER 82: A DEATH WISH

ROSALINE’S POV:

“Fancy seeing you here,” said a familiar voice. I turned around to come face-to-face with Derrick, and he shot me that cheeky grin that left me smiling.

I had just finished my meeting with the contractor and given Peace the check for her sister. I was just about to head up to the palace when I bumped into him. Unlike the last time we met, I got a better look at him now that it was daytime.

He had everything a regular gardener would have: big rubber boots, green overall, and dirt mixed with sweat on his face. I noticed that he was panting; had he been running? As though he was able to read my mind, he said,

“I saw you from afar and had to jog to catch up to you. I did not want to yell since I did not know your name, and servants are not allowed to make much noise,” he explained with a nervous chuckle. His hand found his nape as his eyes took me in from head to toe.

“Wow, you look so nice—really nice. If this is what one of Luna's maids dressed like, I bet I won't be ab