The Secret of the Grand Banquet

The nights at the Gu family mansion were always steeped in an eerie silence. Seraphina Locke, hired as a maidservant, had served in the household for three years. At school, she was the aloof top student everyone looked up to, but in front of Julian Hartwell, the young master of the Gu family, she was nothing more than a servant bound to absolute obedience. That accidental collision in the courtyard, that bowl of hot soup spilled across an expensive shirt — it became the turning point in their relationship. Julian Hartwell had always been known for his cold demeanor, yet the way he looked at Seraphina Locke was laced with complicated emotions even he himself couldn't decipher. Tonight, he wanted an answer from her.