His gaze moved down and caught sight of the wine stains on her bosom.

"What happened?" he asked.

Larissa had no intention of starting anything, so she said calmly, "I accidentally spilled wine on myself."

"Oh dear," Lucas frowned and opened the bathroom door for her. "It's best if you cleaned that up at once then!"

Wine stains were difficult to get rid of. Larissa wet the stains with water and rubbed hard at the fabric, but her bosom remained stained a dark red.

She collapsed onto the toile