The Darling of the Paranoid Tycoon by Cheryl Rice

Chapter 33 Desperate Search

Harriet’s heart was in her throat, and tears welled up in her eyes.

She was consumed by an overwhelming desire to see Delbert, her

beloved man.

She yearned to catch a glimpse of him, even if it was just for a moment, to reassure herself that he was still by her side and that she could make it up to him.

‘Where did he go early in the morning?’ She wondered.

Desperate to find Delbert, she leaped out of bed and scoured every

corner of the villa on bare feet.

But he was nowhere to be found.

Delbert didn’t want her anymore.

The crushing sense of loss engulfed Harriet, causing her to falter and

crumble under its weight.

servants attention to me

Colleen’s doing again.’

guess was correct. Colleen had witnessed Delbert’s departure this morning, wearing a disapproving expression. He skipped. breakfast

served Delbert for many years, Colleen knew all too well that whenever he was in a bad mood, he sought

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occurrences had become rare

and

related to Harriet.

Delbert despised Harriet, then Colleen could deal

all the servants in the villa, forbidding them from talking to Harriet and ordering them to

returned.

for Delbert, Colleen

would be expelled from

were aware that Delbert paid little attention to the goings. -on in the villa and that the

no one dared to disobey Colleen’s command and lose their

searched for Delbert, everyone ignored her.

watched

still too young

a

you see Delbert? I

anxious expression reminded the maid of her sister in