Chapter 74

Late at night, Ethan sat on the bed flipping through a book. Sophie's personal maid walked in with tea for the second time. "Young Master, Madam isn't back yet?" Ethan glanced at the wall clock - midnight already. "It's this late and she's still not home. Madam may not-" His cold stare instantly shut the maid up. "So what, everyone in this house has to clock in by the time my mom says?" The maid froze for a second, then forced a nervous smile. "Our family's not exactly average. A few extra rules are just being cautious, we don't want to give people something to talk about." Ethan's smile was cold, bordering on sarcastic. "And who are all these rules for? Grace and Liam have to follow them? My dad?" That one line made the maid speechless. Everyone knew Sophie was seriously biased - even to her own kids. The way she treated Ethan and Liam? Night and day. So when it came to Celeste, who'd married in, she was even harsher. Half those rigid house rules seemed tailor-made just for her. "She'