Mistaken Marriage, Unexpected Love

Isaac merely nodded without breaking his stride.

Once he was gone, Stevie hurried over to Robin’s side and whispered, “Are you sure this will work?”

Robin scoffed. “No matter how cold-hearted he is, he is still a man with natural needs and desires. How can he remain unaffected in the presence of such a beautiful woman? At the very least, his body would react and tell him what he truly wants. His heart will eventually keep up in time.”

But the butler wasn’t convinced.

“We both know how volatile his temper is. I’m sure he’s already figured out that you set them up tonight.”

“Well, how do you expect them to fall in love if they don’t spend some time together? He may not listen to me when he is out and about, but in this mansion, my word is the law.” Robin was huffing indignantly, but he did feel a pang of guilt for his machinations.

“I don’t have much time left,” he added in a more serious tone. “He needs to have someone beside him, someone to take care of him.”

certain that the young master will come to understand

Stevie helped him retire to his

In Isaac’s bedroom.

Stevie had brought

is Isaac’s childhood bedroom,” he had told

has been

had a dark interior; everything was black or gray. Camila imagined that even the meager beam

on a dainty little box sitting on a shelf. It stood out like a sore thumb, mainly because it looked like something

stepped closer and reached out to

cold voice suddenly

accidentally knocking the box off the shelf. It

shot her a