Her Means of Catharsis

"Blaine," Sophia called.

"Let's dive into business, shall we?" Blaine asked.

Sophia wondered, "Since you're a CEO, should I stick to Blaine or Mr Wilson."

Her eyes lit up.

"Or Mr CEO," she said slyly.

"Says the duchess," Blaine retorted.

"When did having a royal title turn into an insult?" Sophia asked, watching Blaine laugh amusedly.

Nicholas glared at Blaine from afar. 

He decided he couldn't watch before he walked away, off to the palace library.

If he wasn't playing the piano, eating, catching up with the latest news or chatting with Julia, he went to the library to read.

There, it was peaceful and tranquil. 

In particular, there was no duchess calling her friend Mr CEO.

And there was certainly no noisy brother that lacked the word boundaries in his dictionary. 

He picked up where he left off for the novel he read previously before he began reading.