Chapter 296

Although Gregory was all about dollars and cents, he booked me a room in the six–star hotel in Vista Town

I had plans to head back to RiverCity that very night, but Gregory, over the phone, said, “Till be heading to RiverCity tomorrow, I can give you a lift”

“Okay then.”

A ride in a Bentley wasn’t something you tum down.

The next day, I had hoped to sleep in but got rudely awakened by a call.

“Come down.” It was Gregory’s lax voice.

Woken up by him two days in a row, I couldn’t help but feel imitated. “Jesus, did you pull an all–nighter again?”

Gregory faked surprise. “Wow someone’s grumpy in the moming?”

I took a deep breath, forced it down, and smiled. “Not at all, just worried about you, Mr. Ford, what’s the early morning call for?”

Gregory yawned. “Ramona wants to see you”

guard and yawning myself, I crawled out of

do than to wait for you down here because I’ve been secretly in love

quickly washed up, changed my clothes, grabbed my bag, and

the porte–cochere. He was leaning casually against it, head slightly dipped.

over. “Let’s go.”

glanced at his watch

I was

eyebrow and smiled. “Take that as a compliment

into

playing chauffeur? He stopped the door with one hand and gestured toward the driver’s seat with

himself

was why he sent me the location to

I walked around the car to the driver’s seat, about to complain about his lack of

head, he was

a sleep–deprived ghost in

I eased up on the accelerator and

Myers Mansion, a grand estate nestled on a hillside, its serene gardens reminiscent of classic countryside estates. And the person

tapped his

was no response.

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