It was afternoon already. Although Meret woke up minutes ago due to fatigue, her belly growled. She hadn’t eaten anything since she came back, and she didn’t want to go downstairs yet because of Maya.

There was a lot of resentment built up against what her father and stepsister did, and she feared she’d transfer aggression to her.

Meret thought of calling the butler through the house intercom, but she thought against it. Anybody could answer, including Maya, and she didn’t want ...