Chapter 47

All the blood seems to drain from Asher's face.

I understood why. The last time she was here wasn't very pleasant and she promised to be back but we hadn't taken her seriously then. She wanted Asher to get married.

‘who let her in?’ He asked very coldly turning to the cluster of workers that were gathered. No single soul dared make a sound, not even me.

‘I just fucking asked a question and I hate repeating myself. Who the fuck let her in?!’

‘Please forgive me, sir. She said she was your mother and that she would fire me if I didn't let her in.’ I turned toward the direction of the voice. Surprisingly, it was the nerd. Her hands were clenched together in a pleading motion and her knees were on the ground with her head bowed.

You wouldn't blame her for letting Eloise in, she had that ability to make everyone obey her. I felt bad for her.

‘I. I told her you weren't on the seat. They asked where the keys were kept… I told them not knowing that.. that they would go there.. but they.. they