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Chapter Twelve
Kenneth stood still, a look of shock on his face on hearing that there was a letter from Lady Rose.
And yet, Leonard stood in front of him holding a letter from her. He had no idea how the letter had arrived, seeing he had already ended correspondence with Lady Rose, coupled with the fact that he hadn’t sent Leonard on the usual errand of retrieving her response.
Why is there a letter from Lady Rose?
He stretched his hands slowly and collected the letter from Leonard.
“An old letter?” he asked finally, when he thought he had made sense of the situation.
Could she have sent this out already before receiving mine this morning?
“No. Most recent. Just arrived,” Leonard responded. “Her lady’s maid went through considerable effort just to get the letter to you.”
“How did she manage such a feat without discovery?” Kenneth asked.
“There is a whole other world of servants and help you do not know about, Kenneth. And in that world, impossible tasks like delivering a letter with the utmost secrecy are a piece of cake,” Leonard snickered.
Kenneth simply began unfolding the letter without responding. If she went to great lengths to have it delivered, the least he could do was read it. At least that was what he was telling himself, and not that he was eagerly waiting to see what she had written.
“Also, she didn’t lie to you.”
“Yes, she didn’t lie to me. She just forgot to tell me that she was getting married. That isn’t a lie at all, Leonard. I most certainly forgive her for the error of omission,” Kenneth responded with dry sarcasm, causing Leonard to chuckle slightly.
“She simply didn’t know how to tell you. She really did try on so many occasions but never could muster the courage. And for that, she is truly sorry,” Leonard remarked. “That was the message her lady’s maid said to tell you.”
Kenneth gazed at Leonard once more before he began reading the letter. By the time he was done, he was even more confused than in the beginning.
“What am I supposed to do with this? All she has told me is the circumstance surrounding her betrothal. However, she is still betrothed to someone and that is something that won’t change.”
“Well, isn’t it obvious that she has no say about that?”
“And I do?”
“You might,” Leonard said in a suggestive tone.
There was a brief pause in which Kenneth understood what Leonard was suggesting.
“Are you suggesting that…no, Leonard. That cannot happen,” Kenneth responded.
“Well, if not that, what are you going to do?” Leonard asked.
There was another brief pause.
“Nothing. I will do nothing. Her letter changes nothing,” Kenneth replied.
“Well, there is something else that I think you need to know,” Leonard continued.
“What is it?” he asked.
“Remember the Cyprian that was murdered and the commoner that was blamed and arrested?” Leonard reminded him.
“What about them?” Kenneth responded.
He had promised Leonard he was going to check on the situation. However, with his busy schedule and preparing for the reading of his bill in parliament, he hadn’t had much time nor made much headway with his personal investigation.
He made his way to his seat as Leonard came to stand in front of the table.
