Chapter 774
Chapter 774
“What are you doing?”
Damaris frowned, glaring at the two women.
“You are not permitted in this area,” one of the maids stated flatly.
Damaris glanced past them. It was just a small cobblestone path lined with lush shrubbery and flowers-clearly just another section of the massive garden.
“And if I want to go in anyway?” she challenged.
The maid held her ground. “The boss gave strict orders. You are not allowed down this path.”
The more they tried to keep her out, the more determined she was to see
what was back there.
She shoved past the maid, marching straight ahead.
The stone-faced facades crumbled./Panic flashed across the maids’
faces as they scrambled to grab Damaris’s arms and hold her back.
The sheer monotonous dread of her daily existence suddenly fractured. Damaris actually felt a spark of rebellious thrill.
The entire island was her prison, but now, there was a restricted zone within the very cage itself.
Why was she banned from going back there?
What kind of twisted secret was he hiding?
If she could just figure out what it was, could she use it as leverage to finally escape Lawrence’s clutches?
A rare surge of adrenaline lit up her features. “Let go of me! Who gave you permission to touch me?!”
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She shouted fiercely, causing both maids to flinch and immediately drop their hands.
Everyone on the island knew exactly how obsessively the boss treated this woman. If she complained about them laying a hand on her, he wouldn’t hesitate to throw them straight into the ocean.
But at the same time, his orders regarding this path were absolute. She was trespassing, and they had no idea what to do.
“Quick, go tell the bone of the maids hissed.
She bolted back trail anxiously
With the ph
path. The
eventual
The
the main castle, leaving the remaining maid to
amaris.
icade gone, Damaris continued down the winding flowerbeds gradually gave way to unkempt brush,
g into a dense, shadowy cluster of trees.
nded at an ordinary-looking gazebo. There was nothing us about it at all.
did that bodyguard just come from?
an wandering around the edge of the tree line, scanning for clues. re you looking for, baby?”
adn’t found a thing when that lazy, familiar drawl echoed right nd her.
amaris stiffened. She spun around to see Lawrence casually strolling oward her. Before she could react, he pulled her into a tight embrace,
lanting a heavy kiss
What do you w
wrence’s s
tens
I’ll find it for you, alright?”
faint smile as he took in her
Chapter 774
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