Chapter 106

• She followed him through the house as he showed her various rooms: a formal living room and a smaller, cosier TV room; the large dining room where they’d had breakfast; and another less formal room for family meals. A music room, a library, a second kitchen for parties... Lucette started to feel overwhelmed. The house was huge. And Ariston wanted her to be its mistress.
• "What exactly do you want me to do, Ariston ?" she asked as they left the second kitchen.
• He turned to her with a frown. ‘What do you mean?’