CHAPTER 49

AVA:

"What is it you want to tell me?" I asked the young girl who first looked around to make sure no one was within hearing distance before she said,

"I think Auntie Audrey is a bad cook. I don't like her food. Can you or the maids be making food for me, please?" Aria pulled my hand and I sighed softly.

I had already been stressed enough for today but then, little Aria was adding to it.

I knew Audrey was a bad cook and even when she cooked, she did that with the aid of some maids.

"Alright, Aria. I will always make your meals and when I'm not there, the chief can do it for me. Is that okay for you?" I bent down and touched the girl's hair.

Then I noticed a food stain on her clothes that I couldn't ignore.

"You have to be careful with your clothes, Aria. What happened to your clothes?" I asked and she said,

"Aunty Audrey poured soy sauce on me."

"Ok, dear. It must have been a mistake, you see. Audrey would never do it deliberately." I patted Aria's head and handed her to a maid who w