Chapter 230: Who Is Deemtri?
"Go Kitten! Go fetch!!!" Demetri glanced at the two girls who were playing with the exuberant little dog and shook his head. He should not have named the little dog as Kitten...
The dog quickly fetched the ball that had been thrown, wagging its tail excitedly, enjoying the play and the doting the two girls were showering on him.
Also, why did he think that Dora had been a good idea to be the third wheel on that Prince Augustus and Nora’s date? Now, Nora was using Dora similarly for them by bringing Dora to avoid being alone with him! Though he did not mind the little girl, he missed having the chance to tease Nora.
As he dug through the soil, he continued to watch Nora from the corner of his eyes, still as smitten with her as ever. However, his distraction soon caused him heavily as the shovel slipped from his hand and....
Eleanora could feel the man’s gaze on her from the minute she started playing with Kitten and Dora. It made her aware of her every movement and consciousness, making her want to hold his attention. She was almost tempted to turn to him and give him a good show...
Just as Dora threw the ball away, running with the dog to fetch it, she suddenly saw something from the corner of her eye and whipped around in time to see...
Time seemed to stretch into a slow reel as she watched in horror, the shovel slipping from his hand as he slipped in the wet mud, his head hitting against the wheelbarrow...
"Demetri!" Eleanora screamed in panic, his name slipping out involuntarily, as if the urgency of the moment had stripped away everything else.
The sound of him hitting his head was followed by that of the shovel thudding against the ground, which was followed by the man.