Chapter 71

LUNETH I helped Lucy settle down and told her that she could begin spreading the rumours as soon as she felt comfortable. She could lie that she overheard me on the phone sharing my plans with an accomplice. I knew that Maljore would be unable to resist such juicy treats, and once she swoops in, I would have a chance to fire Jane. People like Maljore only care for themselves. She is not going to try and save her; she might even carry all the blame in the end, but that is the start to weed out all of the hold that she had over Drexon and the kids. "You are back from work?" I ask as I step into the room to see Drexon sitting on the bed. He looked at me, and a smile drew across his face. "You are early," I pick on each word as I slowly walk towards him with my hands securely tucked behind me. "I am," he says, standing up and walking towards me, meeting me halfway and closing the distance between us with a hug. "How I missed you," he murmured as he held me tightly. "Did something happen?"