You Got Off Lightly

Kira went into the bathroom to wash up. She grimaced when she saw her arm had swollen to an angry red colour. It was quite a scary sight. She applied a generous dollop of the ointment before digging out a white blouse with bell sleeves. When she went downstairs, the swelling had eased off somewhat. Elsie came out of the kitchen. ‘Good morning, Young Madam.’ ‘Morning, Elsie.’ The housekeeper looked to the stairs. ‘Young Master’s not with you?’ ‘I thought he’d left.’ ‘Huh? But I didn’t see him go out.’ Elsie wiped her hands on her apron. ‘But I remember hearing the sound of engine last night. Maybe he left at night?’ Elsie checked the bedroom and the study upstairs. Both rooms were empty. Kira sat at the breakfast table, holding her phone in hand. When she called Paul to apologise for her absence from the office for the past two days, the manager had sounded extremely understanding. She didn’t know what Kai told the manager, but Paul seemed to be under the impression that Kira had come d