"I got the first report from that girl today," Marks said with a proud smile as he followed the maid into the dining room. He was about to remind Dalia that he had told her there was nothing to worry about when suddenly he noticed that she was staring at him which fury in her fiery eyes. Instantly, the smile he was sporting vanished from his face and he kept his mouth shut, standing as meek as a mouse.

"You can go. Don't come until you are called for," Dalia said to the maid without looking at her. Her eyes were still focused on Marks' face and the anger in...