Chapter 53

The moment Richard stepped into the house, the first thing he did was sniff hard to check if something was being prepared in the kitchen.

For some reasons, he wasn’t able to eat much at the banquet because his soul craved for food that got prepared by Emily.

“Emily?” He said on the telephone, ignoring Barbara’s murmuring on the background.

“I need you here”, he said, after which he ended the call.

Emily sluggishly stood up from the bed, with her eyes red and swollen, a clear indication that she had been crying.

She stared at her reflection in the mirror, wondering why she had to feel so bad when she realized that he was married to Barbara.

“You are only a maid here and their class is very different from yours”, She said to herself, with a sad smile spreading across her lips.

She took in a deep breath, after which she walked out of her room and towards the main building.

“Welcome sir, welcome ma’am”, she greeted Richard and Barbara, with her head lowered to the floor.

“Prepare a bath f