Chapter 223

"...Anna, hush, I’m fine." Even though panic was gnawing at her insides, Lara still whispered for the maid next to her to quiet down. She was terrified their murmuring would catch Willa’s attention. Right now? All Lara felt was regret. Pure, gut-wrenching regret. She never should’ve tried something so stupid with Beckett. Never. And now? Beckett’s just fine, but it’s Camila who ended up drugged. Lara could barely breathe from fear. Everyone in the manor knew Camila was everything to Mr. Ellington, practically his heart walking around in the open. If something happened to her... Prescott’s fury? That wasn’t something a regular person could handle. Lara had seen what happened before. Two years back, just after she’d started working at the estate, there had been another young maid—gorgeous girl—who’d tried using this same trick to seduce the master. Everyone thought she was about to level up in life, from servant to lady of the house. What really happened? Prescott lost it. Blew up right