All Chapters of Once His Nightmare, Now His Employee : Chapter 41 - Chapter 42

CASPIAN'S POV I sank into the chair shortly after arriving at my parents’ home.Frankly speaking, it’s far too early for this. Barely past 7 A.M., and here I am—ready, or maybe not—to face their inevitable barrage of questions.My mother, the woman I know, has never been one to give much of a listening ear. She’s strict. And she's strict in a way that’s hard to put into words. Yet, if you take the time to look past her steel-plated discipline, you’ll find the softest heart beating beneath.“What would you like to drink?” Eleanor’s voice broke my thoughts. She stood there, petite and graceful, with a practiced smile that was warm but never overbearing.And that smile… it carried a certain quiet comfort that had soothed me for years. But it still couldn’t compare to what I felt earlier this morning when I had fallen asleep with my head resting on Dorian’s chest.The thought tightened my chest. My fingers curled around the edge of the sofa, gripping as if I could hold onto that memory a