Forbidden Heat novel Chapter 180

I woke up the next morning to the sound of loud chatters of the maids. It was quite unusual for the maid to be so loud, and I wondered what was going on outside. The moment I tried to move my body, I was reminded of the long and exhausting love making session that I had with Reiner yesterday, my body aches all over.

To my surprise, Reiner seemed to be in a deep sleep next to me on the bed. Did he carry me back here last night? It was rare for him to oversleep. Usually whenever I woke, he would already be gone to carry out his duties. Slowly, I reached out a hand to brush a lock of his hair away from his handsome face.

I wonder if he would leave this mansion once he wakes up…

I didn’t have time to wonder for long before the sounds of panic outside got louder until it woke up Reiner as well.

“What’s going on?” Reiner asked gruffly as he sat up in bed.

“Good morning. I have no idea…” I replied as I wrapped a robe around my night gown and headed towards the door. There was only one way to find out.

Swinging the door open, I was immediately greeted with many worrisome faces of the maids that were eagerly waiting in front of my room.

“What is it?” I asked.

“Master Edward is here…and…he and Master Lucien are having a huge argument in front of the mansion…” a maid finally spoke up in a small voice as her eyes darted nervously around.

I see. These maids probably didn’t know how to intervene when two prominent family members were fighting and rightfully so.

I peered back into the room to see Reiner in the process of putting on his clothes. I guess I should leave him here and head over to Lucien and Edward first before all hell breaks loose. If it hasn’t already.

I ran hurriedly as fast as my aching body could achieve in my soft lamb wool slippers to the front of the house. As I got closer to my destination, the sound of argument between the two brothers got louder and clearer as well. Why is Edward here so early in the morning? Why was he confronting Lucien? Is he here to see me?

Arriving at the scene, I could see Lucien and Edward staring each other down while half a dozen bodyguards tried to keep the brothers separated from each other.

“What is going on?” I asked as I approached the two brothers.

“Lucien is refusing to let me into the mansion because he doesn’t want me to see you,” Edward replied with a shrug.

“This is my house, and you will stay out of it,” Lucien spat.

“Why are you here to see me?” I asked Edward, putting the hostility between the two brothers aside.

“It’s not something I would say in front of him,” Edward replied as he glared daggers at Lucien.

“Because it’s definitely something indecent. Get off my property!” Lucien shouted.

If it wasn’t for the bodyguards restraining them right now, these brothers would clearly be tearing out each other’s throats.

“Lucien, let me just have a short chat with Edward, ok?” I suggested as I smiled at him. If Edward just wanted to talk then it was only fair that I gave him some time.

Whatever it was that Edward wanted to talk about must be quite important for him to come all the way here instead of making a call.

“Whatever you came to tell me has to be urgent right?” I asked, turning to face Edward.