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"Can't I go when you go out with him?" Sienna's brows furrowed. She didn't like the idea of her son being out of her sight with Lemiel. The blood contract wouldn't allow him to hurt the child, but it was still unsettling for her.

"A personal maid is not needed all the time, Miss Barret. Most personal maids stay in the house when their masters are out. You should do the same, otherwise, it might pique the curiosity of the gossipmongers. You know, most people from high society lack hobbies and work to keep themselves busy, that's why they pry into other people's lives. I have no intention of naming my imaginary second wife, and if you keep tailing my son wherever he goes, they will start to think that I made up the story to hide my affair with a maid. I'm sure you don't want to be in the limelight, do you, Miss Barret?"

Sienna bit her tongue, acknowledging the truth in his words. She might not fully trust him yet, but he did have a point.