I Owe the Tyrant Four Little Heirs novel Chapter 79

She quickly pulled her hands back. “I-I’m sorry! I slipped! I-it wasn’t on purpose!” she stammered, her face burning.

“Are you sure?” he asked, his eyes narrowing to suspicious slits.

She nodded frantically. “Y-yes, I’m sure!”

His expression darkened. He lifted her effortlessly and carried her toward the bathtub.

“Niamh, where do you think you’re going?” Jareth’s cold voice stopped her in her tracks as she tried to flee.

“Mr. Bragg, men and women shouldn’t be so… familiar. While you’re bathing, I should give you some privacy.”

“Are you deaf? Why can’t you follow a simple instruction?”

“What?”

“Wash my back, then you can go,” he commanded, sinking into the tub.

Niamh turned back. “Mr. Bragg, I… I don’t think that’s appropriate.”

“Niamh, don’t push your luck.”

She gritted her teeth. “Mr. Bragg, I’m your secretary, not your personal masseuse.”

“I’ll tip you a thousand dollars,” he shot back.

She was poor, right? She loved money. Was a thousand enough?

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