VALERIA

"Why not? Are you afraid someone will find out you’re a cheater? Look at this serious maid here; she’ll know exactly how to choose the most handsome one, won’t you, darling?"

He threw his arm over my shoulders, and I froze completely.

Clearly, the “darling” was meant to sway me in his favor.

I was about to pull away any way I could when—

"What the hell?! S-sir?" His voice trembled, and I wished I could melt into the floorboards.

His arm was yanked roughly off my shoulders, and a pained