Cold Silence

ord for word. The room was pindrop silent, except for the shuffling of papers when he flipped from one page to another. His express

gnore that fact. He didn't look up from the paper he was reading, deeming it more important than dealing with me. The silence in the r

, only this time it was louder. "Isn't it a wonderful day, Mr

through a

cleared my throat, louder and longer than the firs

inued r

ctically hear the voice of my Aunt Brank at the back of my mind, enlisting all reasons why what I'm doing is unladylike. Someone

to devour him in

at least he spoke. Hallelujah! For a moment there, I thought

?" I asked, a smile b

up to me for a second before looking back at

d reached my cheeks,

r Linton," he grumbles, "I do

almost made me forget how to speak. Almost, "I've been mean

to the papers in his hand. All I got is his divided

he didn't see me

as a cue for me to go on with whatever I want to talk about. He really ha

point since Mr Ambrose wouldn't think fondly of me wasting his precious time. I also don't think

busy now as he puts the document on his work table, his icy stares not leaving me. I noticed one of his fi

o do in the first place when he found out I didn't have the same anatomy as he do

dropped. The way he said those two words made it sound like it's

have to go to work," I nodded slowly. Apparentl

me. How could an icy pair of eyes burn? Even science can't explain that. However, M

ey. Besides his time, he wouldn't like to waste

d once more, "I exp

d, before getting the pape

realized he wouldn't waste his energy on those kinds of things. And he probably likes

giving me a look of dismay made me want to dance even more. She may stick her parasol up her... Besides, I was technicall

ger derrie

Ambrose signed up some papers, "I s

er. One of these days, I should teach him abou

y making a short victory dance,

him, only to see him letting go of th

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