Chapter 123: The Secret
Days passed rather uneventfully in the Kastello family at least on the surface, but Viviana’s days were filled with new events.
She had rediscovered her joy in cooking after two years. After her father, she found someone who makes her want to toil in the kitchen. She was that desperate to impress someone.
Cooking didn’t take much of her time or energy because she loved to do it. And she had a lot of free time. She walked around the garden in the mornings, mainly to find out what the kitchen maid was doing outside.
It took her almost a week to discover what Mary was up to. Dog!
Mary was feeding a stray dog that would sneak inside through the hole in the fence at eleven in the morning each day. A rottweiler bitch.
Well, by how careful Mary was to sneak the leftovers out, she guessed that she is doing that without Leander’s knowledge. That guy raises cats. He might not like dogs.
Viviana kept the secret, well, tried to keep the secret. But she couldn’t. She loved dogs more than dogs loved bones.
Well, she followed Mary that day because she wanted to pet that dog. Rottweilers are so pretty and so adorable. Them with their bear-like faces melt her heart. She couldn’t keep away.
Mary begged her not to tell Leander about the dogs. Apparently, there is a shoot-on-sight order from Leander about dogs in the premises. Of course, she won’t let the dog die.
She hugged the dog. The poor dog seriously needed a bath. But how can she do that in secret. She cannot hide this big a dog anywhere.
"I’m sorry, Juno," Viviana hugged the dog.
Mary had named the dog after the roman goddess. The dog really looked like a goddess with the beautiful spots over her eyes that made her look so adorable.