Chapter 723. The Moment Of Reunion

“What is this? You see your minister and forget to bow?”

Maxwell already suspected her. Before coming here he had ordered his men to keep an eye on the king’s maid. When this maid left the ward just now, his people shadowed her and saw her slip into the emergency stairwell.

“Minister Maxwell.”

Caitlin forced herself to calm down and dipped a curtsey.

Maxwell stepped in from the corridor. The self-closing door eased shut behind him. As he drew near, Caitlin instinctively backed away. “Minister Maxwell, why are you here? Do you need something?”

Hands clasped behind his back, he looked her over slowly and spoke as if to himself. “Do you know each woman carries a different scent? Most people cannot tell them apart. I was born with an uncommon sense of smell. If I have caught a scent once, I will remember it. You, for instance, carry something very familiar.”

“I am just a rough maid. I spend my days in the kitchens reeking of grease, and now we are in