“Why are you not in our room?”
Dasha did not even flinch when she heard Desmond ask her that. She remained seated in the bench that faced the pond and the fountain. Her arms and legs were crossed. She could feel the cold breezy night after the afternoon rain shower, as she wore only her dress.
After they came back from Castletown, they spent their afternoon indoors. Aalid was playing on her laptop, while Mawde took it as a chance to work in the guest library in the left wing. Meanwhile, Desmond had a teleconference in his own home office, meaning that Dasha was left on her own.
She decided to help the kitchen staff in preparing dinner. Mostly, she cooked Filipino yummy dishes, such as sinigang (a delicious sour broth with vegetables and shrimp), beef steak and beef caldereta (beef stew
