“What do we do now?” Arabella asked.
“Honestly,” Bridget chuckled, “I feel like I have just woken up from a deep slumber.”
Arabella sighed and looked at her sister. They both deserved more, and heartbreaking as their stories were, they were not entirely tragic.
“I think,” Arabella said, “we need some distance.”
Bridget nodded.
“Some time away from what we know, to heal and to be free from everyone’s expectations.”
Arabella felt her old self stir within her.
“We will go to Wales to grandmother.”
“That is a bit too drastic,” Bridget smiled.
“Actually, it was father’s plan, wasn’t it?”
“You could have been obedient daughters and beautiful granddaughters.”
“I think we could,” Arabella smiled back.
Finally, after so many days, Arabella felt like maybe one day she could breathe freely without that weight in her soul. Maybe.
“To Wales then,” Bridget said, looking more energetic than ever before.
“To Wales.”
CHAPTER 27
Hidden Papers
“Iwas wondering,” Morgan said, “how come Arabella hasn’t come to greet me yet?”
Gerald all but dropped the papers he was holding. He had been pretending to work on these business deals for quite some time, cooped up in his study all day.
“Arabella is not here,” Gerald said as flatly as he could.
“Is there some function with the charities she is involved with?”
“As far as I know, Arabella is at her father’s house.”
Morgan looked at him with sincere concern. Gerald hated that the only person he actually had in this world was also captivated by Arabella’s charisma.
"Is everything in order?"
“Yes, everything is fine. She’s just visiting.”
“Then I will see her for dinner,” Morgan pressed.
Gerald looked up from his papers. He knew that Morgan had completely read his body language and his tone.
“Arabella has been staying with her family for a few days now,” Gerald said, and then pretended to look at his business documents.
Morgan stayed absolutely still, and Gerald could feel his eyes burning holes into him.
“Gerald. What did you do?”
