Chapter 187. He Came

LEE

As the carriage rumbled along the cobblestone streets, I leaned back against the cushioned seat, trying to quiet the swirling thoughts in my mind. The gentle sway of the carriage should have been soothing, but my nerves refused to settle. I kept glancing out the window, hoping against hope that Aiden might somehow appear randomly here, telling us that he would be joining us on this business trip.

Jackson and Jay, seated beside me (Jackson’s in between me and Jay), were engrossed in a conversation about what they do for work. As far as I know, Jay was the one who started the conversation as he kept on asking Jackson, and since Jackson couldn’t tell him the truth, I could tell Jackson was carefully choosing his words, playing the role of someone working for another company.

He couldn’t risk letting Jay know that he was actually my personal butler… that he’s a personal butler of a princess. Jay knows me as just another ordinary citizen like him, not as som