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?”

door swung open.

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hand seized Harriet’s wrist, pulling

tumbled onto

“Ahh!”

down at the handsome man beneath her. She blinked innocently

of water clung to her eyelashes, adding an irresistible charm

“Get up!”

was strained, and his breathing was uneven. Her

expression was testing his

“O-Okay!”

In her frantic attempt to regain balance, her hands inadvertently yanked down the

the bathtub.

she had

found it hard to

put it back on.”

Harriet blushed up to

water and

smoldered, and his breathing became disorderly

wolf lurking in the shadows, he