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

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big hand seized Harriet’s

her footing and tumbled onto the man soaking in the

“Ahh!”

down at the handsome man beneath her. She blinked

of water clung to her eyelashes, adding an irresistible charm to her

“Get up!”

voice was strained, and his breathing was uneven.

expression was testing his self-control.

“O-Okay!”

to her feet, but her feet slipped again. In her frantic attempt to regain balance, her hands inadvertently yanked down

the bathtub.

stunned, wondering if she had done it on purpose.

hard to explain herself.

I’ll help you put it

her blunder, Harriet blushed up to her ears.

from the water and attempted to wrap it back around the

smoldered, and his breathing

in the shadows, he was ready to pounce