Forbidden Heat
Chapter 54: Wandering to His Room
Wandering to His Room
“How’s my princess doing?” Edward asked through the phone. Finally, he was able to get in touch with Reiner. He couldn't find an opportunity to meet
Natalia and it was making him anxious.
“She's fine. The argument she had with Lucien seems to have died down. If things go well, she should be free to leave the house soon,” Reiner replied without any emotions.
“Lhighly doubt that. You don’t know my brother as well as | do. If he could, he'll keep her under lock and chains with him forever in that house,” Edward stated coldly. Nothing that seems to go well is necessarily going well. Calm water may be calm only on the surface.
“What is the purpose of this call?” Reiner asked. He wanted to get to the point immediately.
“I heard Natalia went to see Doctor Greta. What did she have to say about Natalia’s case?” Edward asked.
“How did you know that?” Reiner asked back. Edward seems to know about everything that is going on.
“Walls have eyes and doors have ears. | actually know Doctor Greta personally. We've met a couple of times at conferences and such. Lucien is not the only one who knows her. However, as protocol calls for, she is unable to reveal details of her patient's case. | know that well, so | won't bother her by asking,” Edward explained quickly. It was clear that his patience was wearing thin.
“Natalia told the doctor about her dream of getting lost and scared in a dark and rainy forest.copy right hot novel pub
“I see...” Edward replied in a low voice. His brain was already racing ahead to think of his next move.
“Let me ask you directly. You know the truth behind Natalia’s dream, don’t you? The place she’s been to recently...the things someone said, you took her somewhere and said something to her, didn’t you?” Reiner asked with clear concern in his voice.
“Maybe. Until she tells me directly, I won’t know for sure,” Edward replied levelly.
“I don’t know what you have to gain from this, but you are putting Natalia through another trauma and so much pain...” Reiner said with a clear edge in his voice.
“How about we both do our best for Natalia. I might hurt her for her own good, but you'll be there to comfort her, right?”
Edward replied without any worry before ending the cail.
Hmm...how should I go about this? I’ve been standing in the main hallway of the house for a while now as I gathered my
courage and wits. A couple of maids have walked past me already and I still couldn’t gather enough courage to ask them what
I wanted to ask. Ok...I will definitely ask the next maid that walks pass me.
Here she comes! I think she is new and still quite junior. Perhaps this is just my luck!
“Hi there!” I greeted her awkwardly as I stepped into her path.
“Oh...good afternoon, Miss Natalia. How may I help you?” the young maid asked me. She must be around my age or just
slightly older. She’s young compared to the other more senior maids we had in the mansion.
“I was wondering if you could...tell me where Reiner’s room is?” I asked her. Finally, I was able to spit it out.
Immediately after those words left my mouth, the young maid gave me a very puzzled and suspicious look. No surprise there,
why would the Lady of the house be asking where her butler’s bedroom is? And asking a random maid on top of that...
I guess it’s obvious why I’m asking her. It’s because I could ask Reiner a million times and he would never tell me! So, I didn’t even bother.