Save Her Lose Us (Evangeline and Soren) novel Chapter 65

Poppy nodded, exchanged a quick greeting with Soren, and then followed Macy upstairs.

She was in a rather good mood.

Everything was going far more smoothly than she'd imagined.

Now that she could stay even closer to Soren, the possibility of becoming Mrs. Fawkes didn't seem so out of reach.

Lost in thought, Poppy barely noticed when Macy, eager to please, started showing her around. "Miss Yates, this guest room is quite nice. It's a bit smaller, but it faces south and gets sun all day—"

"No, thank you."

Poppy cut her off, pointing at the bedroom she'd slept in the night before. "I was perfectly comfortable in this room. Just tidy it up and it'll be fine."

Macy followed her finger, then froze mid-step.

She waved her hands in protest. "But that's the Young Mrs. Fawkes's room."

"I know," Poppy replied, smiling sweetly. "That's exactly where I want to stay."

"But…" Macy hesitated, words dying on her lips.

In this house, she usually didn't pay much attention to Evangeline. Still, Evangeline was Mrs. Fawkes—handing her room over to another woman while she was away felt like a disaster waiting to happen.

But then she remembered the way Soren had treated Poppy just now.

If Poppy was moving in, she would technically become one of Macy's employers. Macy couldn't afford to offend her either way.

She was caught squarely in the middle.

After a moment's struggle, Macy finally muttered, "Maybe I should ask Mr. Fawkes first…"

With that, she turned to head downstairs.

Poppy called after her, "Go ahead, if you're not worried about losing your job, feel free."

Macy had been confident that asking Soren was the smart move, but Poppy's words stopped her cold.

She hesitated, chewing her bottom lip. "But... but Mr. Fawkes just told me to prepare the guest room…"

Poppy asked, "And this doesn't count as a guest room?"

Of course it didn't.

This was Evangeline's room.

The Young Mrs. Fawkes's room.

Wasn't that obvious?

Macy was still trying to find the right words, when Poppy continued, "Do you remember what Soren said when Evangeline moved out?"

Macy's eyes widened as the memory hit her.

Back then, Soren had made it clear—Evangeline was never to set foot in that room again.