Iris's POV
I sighed, liking the ease in the tension I felt as my aching muscles were massaged by the hot water in the tub. It had been nothing short of a roller coaster coming back home from the fundraiser. The fundraiser was a capital disappointment. Aside from the couple of unpleasant faces and nothing short of a debacle that had happened right in front of me, I'd say it was a failure I was expecting to see on the news or some backwater gossip column.
"Oh God," I mumbled under my breath as I sank deeper into the tub.
"Are you going to stay there until the water turns cold?"
My eyes found Orchard, dressed in nothing but a towel, as he entered the bathroom.
"I'm going to the hotel," he said. "I have a few meetings here and there. Don’t wait up," he added, shooting me a small smile.
My eyes followed him as he left the bathroom, his questions still weighing heavily on my mind. Answers I never gave.
Was I a bad person?” I asked myself.
I waited for about 10 more minutes until I
