"You're willing to go and clear things up?" A flash of delighted surprise passed through the housekeeper's eyes; she had never expected that Eva Miller would be willing to admit defeat, to bow her head in advance.
Eva was also a bit hesitant. After all, she'd always been spoiled and willful in front of him; to yield, to lower her head, really wasn't easy.
But if it really was like the housekeeper said, that Luke Land just needed to gain a bit of standing in her heart?
That… she should be able to give him.
Eva set down the glass of milk in her hand; it seemed to take a great deal of courage before she finally decided to go upstairs.
Inside the study.
Emma Hughes looked at the man slumped tiredly against the leather chair, eyes closed as if he were asleep, and suddenly felt a strange flutter in her heart.
