The truth was, Derek wasn't particularly comfortable around Grace anymore.What if he said the wrong thing?What if she took offense to something he said and turned against him?The more he thought about it, the more frustrated he became.Still, he had no choice but to go.When a person's livelihood depended on someone else, pride wasn't much use.Derek understood that better than anyone.For now, the only thing that mattered was securing his position.This wasn't the time to challenge Grace.At the end of the day, he was still just a head butler.With that in mind, Derek reluctantly made his way over.For the time being, he still depended on Grace.This time, however, Grace got straight to the point."When Arnold left, you told me Aurora came to pick him up."She looked directly at him."What else did you see?"The question caught Derek off guard.He had expected her to ask about something else entirely.Instead, she had circled right back to that issue.Almost instantly, an idea form
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