"After a wonderful marriage ceremony and reception at Lord Garth's, the two pairs of newly- weds returned to Venerable Hall where Mathew and Millicent...were going to stay until their place was ready. Another coach was bringing Janice and Adam. All of Millicent's clothing and goods had been delivered earlier in the day.Once inside, and while the men were all fixing themselves fresh drinks, Elizabeth spoke quietly with Millicent."How are things working out with the new personal maid, Millicent?". As soon as she was out of them, she kicked out with her right foot, hitting him in the gut. He doubled over, but managed to grab her around the waist before she could get off the bed. ‘You bitch!’ he hissed and before she could stop him had given her one hard slap on her naked ass. ‘You bastard!’ She struggled to get free, but his grip was like steel as he put her back on the bed and into the position he wanted her in. He was mad now, she could see that, and it scared her a bit. Still, all. “Hel…Hello. I didn’t sleep well. I’m a fucking prisoner here. When are you going to let me go? When can I talk to my boyfriend? I’m sure he is wondering where I am.”“I will let you go when the time is right. I will decide that time. If you are good to me, then I promise, I will make that time shorter. But you have to treat me right, to treat you right.” I said.“Can I please talk to my boyfriend? I just want him to know I’m alive.” She pleaded.“I don’t know if I can trust you. You have to earn. We’ll store the extra pieces for future use. The main costs, really, are the glass partition and moving the fire escape. The only concern Kimmy had was that Keri and Chris would move to an office along the front of the building, instead of being at the top of the stairs. But she felt, in the end, that would work.”“And the office count goes down by one as well, because of Kimmy’s new space, right?”“Yes, but you still have several open offices along the front of the building, plus one downstairs,.