Chapter 16

Edward’s POV

My hand moved to her smoothly, instinctively. I wanted to caress her head. She smelled good, as though lavender. I pushed the stray strands off her beautiful face. Suddenly, John’s face appeared in my mind to scatter and burn the tiny sympathy.

Walking out, I faced Huxley’s twinkling eyes. Was he excited to hear something?

We strode out, and I saw the new housekeeper they hired. This woman was in her early thirties and seemed humble. I could not bear bully wenches around Elenore. Only I could do whatever I wanted to her.

“You must be Mira! How was her behavior in the past few days?”

She smiled gently, “She is hardworking, and after finishing her chores, she studies very hard. She behaved very well.”

I went to my room after hearing that, and Huxley closed the door behind us.

“I was worried about you. Did you get hurt?”

“Not a serious one. Just a scratch.”

He grabbed my leather jacket when his eyes fell on my bandaged arm.

“Are you sure?”

“Yeah, we settled the chaos, but th