"You know of another method?" Percival asked with a raised eyebrow and eyes full of suspicion more than curiosity. It sounded less like he was geniunely asking her, and more like they had returned to the interrogation.
At least this time, he was being more polite about it.
"You will demonstrate your method, now, and show me how you have been using my garden whilst you were in my house."
Well, he was as polite as he apparently could be, considering he was still making demands of her instead of asking her. But Valerie was used to it.
Getting too used to the way that Percy treated her despite their social status was unhealthy. This was much more natural, and was the status quo. It was almost like she was back at work again.
She contained her sighs at his attitude and nodded her head softly,
