Chapter 47

"Wait," Peni intervened as she looked toward a group of familiar faces. A sense of annoyance and dislike crept into her eyes as she saw who had just arrived. Even though she had walked behind Chloe, secretly hoping that her employers' relationship would find a way to mend itself, perhaps through some divine intervention, she knew it was too ambitious of a prayer. The third party in their marriage had already made their presence known. They stood there with a smile that Peni could sense hid some ulterior motive. So she quickly prevented Chloe from heading back to her original position.

"Maybe later, ma'am," Peni said, struggling to find a reason to keep Chloe here.

"What's the matter?" Chloe asked.

And just as Peni expected, she was caught off guard. "Um... well, there's... maybe later. Shall I fetch some food for you? I'll take it to the table prepared for you."

"What's going on, Peni?"

Peni couldn't back out now. Feeling a bit uncomfortable under Chloe