Chapter 244

Lauren's POV

I stepped through the front door, shutting it quietly behind me, and the moment the driver caught sight of me already dressed to head out, he hurried toward the car like he usually did. He always moved fast whenever he noticed I was in a rush, almost as if he could sense it from the way I held my purse or walked. He reached for the back door immediately, ready to pull it open for me the way he always did, but today couldn’t be like every other day.

I couldn’t take my driver with me, Roman would call him the second he realized I wasn’t inside the house, and the driver would, without hesitation, tell him exactly where I was. Roman trusted him too much, and the driver respected Roman way too much not to answer. I didn’t need any of that today.

“Don’t worry, I’ll drive myself today,” I said quickly, stepping past him and heading toward t