Chapter 31. Truly Terrifying

Jane’s breath caught, the ice in his voice was a block in her chest the entire ride back, bleeding into cold, creeping anxiety. When they disembarked from the car, she moved to push his wheelchair, but he didn’t wait for her to help him.

Jane let her hand drop, her husband was angry — truly angry with her. Even Bruce couldn’t resist uttering a prayer on her behalf. When he saw her standing there foolishly, however, he knew he couldn’t just abandon her to his Young Master’s wrath.

“Tell him what happened, Young Mistress”, he advised softly, “explain everything clearly and don’t hide anything from him”.

“I told you, I never —”

“I know, but it’s the Young Master you need to convince, not me”.

Bruce took in a deep breath, “Think about it this way; if you found out that another woman was calling your husband her boyfriend — no matter the reason — how would you feel?”

Jane let his words sink in as she thought about it, “Not…good, I guess”, she admitted.