Chapter 10

Gabriel lifted his eyes from the open file, his dark gaze locking onto the maid.

“What happened to Aiden?”

His voice was low and calm, but the maid immediately looked uneasy, lowering her head further.

Out of Gabriel’s view, a flicker of hesitation flashed in her eyes before she finally braced herself and spoke. “This afternoon, Mrs. Wallace suddenly changed the meal plan. But according to past protocols, Master Aiden shouldn’t be eating that.”

“Changed the meals?” Gabriel’s tone dropped a few degrees colder.

Seeing his face darken, the maid hurried on, “Yes, she even kept the chef out and made the food herself... I’m worried it might upset Master Aiden’s health.”

Before she even finished, Gabriel was already up, striding straight toward the garden.

Verity, who’d been lurking nearby, trailed after him with a gleam of schadenfreude in her eyes.

Lilah, now you’re in for it.

Gabriel takes Aiden’s well-being very seriously, and here