The Darling of the Paranoid Tycoon by Cheryl Rice

Chapter 27 Bathroom Encounter

Harriet joyfully went upstairs to Delbert’s room.

The room remained unchanged from her previous life when she first arrived here. The cool tones of the furnishings reflected the owner’s

temperament.

Stepping into the room that had been her sanctuary for nearly a year, Harriet clenched her fingers. A mist of emotion clouded her eyes but soon dissipated.

This very room had been the stage of her betrayal by Vernon. He had handed her a glass of wine, which she had naively believed to be laced with a mere sedative. Instead, it contained a lethal poison that extinguished the life of a proud and noble man.

In this life, she vowed to shield Delbert from harm, even if it

demanded the ultimate sacrifice.

“Delbert, I’m here to see you!”

Harriet’s voice echoed cheerfully through the room, but it was with silence. Her eyes scanned the room, finding no trace of Delbe The only sound was the rhythmic dripping of water from the

bathroom.

She curiously approached the bathroom, noticing the light seeping from beneath the door. Presumably, Delbert was bathing inside.

Just as she was about to leave, a deep, husky voice rang out.

“Who’s there?”

bathroom door swung

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hand seized Harriet’s

she lost her footing and tumbled

“Ahh!”

down at the handsome man beneath her. She blinked innocently like a lost kitten.

clung to her eyelashes, adding an irresistible charm to

“Get up!”

voice was strained, and his breathing was uneven.

testing his

“O-Okay!”

her frantic attempt to regain balance, her hands inadvertently yanked down the white towel Delbert had draped around

the bathtub.

stunned, wondering if she had done

found it hard to

I’ll help you put it back on.”

her blunder, Harriet blushed

the soaked towel from the water and attempted to wrap it back around the

and his breathing

the shadows, he was ready to pounce on his