Chapter 38

Angelica

Augustus hasn’t arrived at the office yet. I called his number but it was going through a voice message so I called the landline and one of his servants attended it with the information he is down with temperature. My heart began to thud. Would he require any help? Will he be okay? Should I go and take care of him? What if he asks me the reason for my presence in his house? I began twisting my fingers and started pacing in my cabin. I wasn’t able to think straight. My mind became a computer with questions appearing one after the other like I was attending some competitive exam.

After a few minutes an idea strikes. Yes! I fist my hand in the air and was already at his entrance ringing the bell.

“I am Mr. Martin’s personal assistant and I wish to take his signatures on these files.”

The butler nodded his head and allowed me inside. He was getting down the stairs in a casual gray t-shirt, black pants yet looked