Chapter 43

He nodded " Yes ma'am, he asked where you came to and... " Carla interrupted him " Carla, just address me by my name, Ma'am make me feel like an old lady " She saw his mouth twitched in a small smile but he was quick to hide behind his calm, stern composure. " Okay ma'am " Came the automatic reply before he could stop himself. Carla sighed, realizing it would be hard for him because he was used to the formal address. " It's fine, so you were saying something? " She asked, knowing very well what it was. He nodded stiffly " Yes, he asked me your whereabouts and I... told him " He said the last two words quietly, he looked kinda guilty. Carla smiled in a reassuring way " It's fine Ben, you did well so you can leave the rest to me, I'll handle it " Ben heaved a sigh of relief " Okay ma'am, thank you " The ride back to the mansion was quite was silent after the short conversation and they got home pretty soon, too soon to Carla's discomfort. Ben opened the car door and step