Chapter 86 - - 86 : Child of Arvis
The schedule was tailored to be finished within four days at the least, but Duke Herhardt was able to finish it all within three. To do that, he took on more work within shorter time frames, and even less breaks over the past few days.
Mark Evers had never felt as exhausted as he did as soon as he sunk into one of the hotel's plush chairs as he waited in the lobby. His master was currently in a lunch meeting, which was the last of their meetings.
He glanced out of the hallways' window, looking outside.
The Duke had received invitation after invitation from prominent businessmen and nobles located in the city. Oddly enough, he made sure to instruct them to make his time free after his schedule was done. Though it didn't take long for Mark to figure out just what he planned doing in his free time...
Or rather, who he was planning to spend time with.
The answer always pointed back to Leyla Lewellin.
Just this morning he received summons from his master, commanding him to send a car over to Arvis with specific orders to be discrete, and bring the gardener's foster daughter to him. He didn't know what it was for, and Mark wouldn't dare question his master.
It wasn't proper after all.
The car would have reached Arvis by now, so it won't be long until Leyla would arrive.
Mark didn't know why he had to be discrete, and he didn't want to assume anything. Though he wondered how long he could hide his master's activities? He can't help but be filled with nervous energy at how precarious his current situation was.
Bill Remmer was a force to be reckoned with, and Mark was intimidated by him, but he doubts the gardener knew what his foster daughter had been up to. The same could be said for his mistresses, the Duchesses Norma and Elysee, along with the soon-to-be-duchess, Lady Brandt.