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CHAPTER 373
~Vera's POV~
I did not bother arguing with the maid who had delivered the news.
It simply meant fate was toying with me if they arranged for me to take care of her.
She had said, "Mr. Scott said Ms. Ella had nothing but praise from how you massaged her leg the other day and thought you would be the best fit for this." The idiotic maid had smiled as though I was listening to the best thing in life.
But as usual, I smiled like it was nothing—only that, I hated this job even more.
I stepped into Ella's room as silently as a shadow, my gaze immediately sweeping across the space.
She wasn't in bed, but the sound of running water and the faint murmur of her voice caught my attention.
She was on a call.
I stilled, listening carefully.
"I promise, Ares, I'm fine," Ella said softly, but I could sense the firmness in her tone. "I just… need time to think, okay? Please don't push me."
Ares.
