constantly at the empty table. One of the maids came in, holding a jug fille

wife?" He a

she was being address

d declined having breakfast with you and wished

consideration and nodded. He cut throu

ry to have breakfast with me.

as hoarse a

uttered doubtfully and

id awkwardly left the room and climbed

ome in?" She asked f

you

or ajar. She entered the room and looked at

bout to conclude what she had intended to tell her receiver. She quickly added the closure and folde

iver this letter discreetly without my h

fly narrated her experience of being married to the Duke to Crystal. She sought to be relieved

lainly, with her gest

he ordered that you should come down and have break

what she had said

ght, doesn't mean I'll let him force me t

. And if he persists, he would have to come and te

Duchess was the weak type but never knew she was this bold

m what I've sai

mind and regret what she had said. Rebecca stood firm on her decision.

rs. He furrowed his brow when he saw only the maid. She knew what she w

He asked icily, rais

th you. She said if you insist, you should go

slapping his hand on the table. H

e!" She replied

pursed

dismissively, pissed of

out of the dining room and went straight

r gr

round and looked at the p

steward said, showing him

eated from his proposed plan. He took the letter from him

He dismissed

returned to his posit

lope and took out the letter. He

ms, My

is Majesty had ordered that I do. He wanted me to be acquainted with my cousins who lived in the south of Scotland. I'm d

do come

ffectio

ess Fi

ter. He reread the content, to be

?" He muttered

om and saw the puzzle

Will

m and put the letter

homas asked b

be leaving soon." Williams said plainly.

teroom and keep an

e envelope in his ha

e horseman of your impromptu dep

rseman first." Williams replied hars

rcase again, hoping to vent his anger on his wife, whom he felt i