Aria Ann reclined in her chair, dragging her legs as her heart ached even more. Even when she tried to sit down and finish her work, she found that her mind was not at ease. She would occasionally glance at the door in the hopes that Rex Anderson would be knocking. Her heart sank when the man she was expecting did not show up.
Just the day prior, Maria Smith was here. Why have she and this man come here?
Her thoughts were so disorganized that she could not stay in her chair when she was about to open the door. Pius came back to find Ariel Ann keeping guard at the door, tense as if she anticipated a visitor.
"Young Mistress, is everything alright?”
"Yes, yes, Pius, everything is fine," she stuttered.
"The office is stuffy, so I feel I should go out to get some air."
Pius looked at her
