Chapter 7 - Meeting Beatrice In The Sunlit Conservatory For Breakfast
Sunlight streamed through the vaulted glass ceiling of the conservatory, warming the exotic plants that lined the marble floor.
Chloe sat across from Beatrice at a small iron table laden with fresh fruit, pastries, and steaming black coffee.
Beatrice was signing rapidly while pouring tea into a delicate porcelain cup.
Gabriel spent all night reviewing your contract; he doubled the salary I suggested.
Chloe laughed softly, her fingers moving smoothly in response for the first time in over two years.
“Tell him I don't need charity; I only want to do an honest day's work for fair pay,” Chloe signed back.
Beatrice watched her hands with a look of profound appreciation, nodding slowly with gentle eyes.
You remind me so much of the daughter I always wished Gabriel would marry instead of his syndicates.
Chloe flushed crimson, quickly looking down at her coffee cup to hide her sudden embarrassment.
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Just then, heavy footsteps echoed across the marble pathway outside the conservatory doors.
Gabriel walked in wearing a tailored charcoal suit, his dark eyes softening just a fraction as he looked at them.
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