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Chapter Twenty-Two
Rose walked around the grounds of Lord Rockgonie’s manor as she reminisced on the day before, that she’d spent with Kenneth. Elsa wasn’t far behind, as usual, trailing her and making sure she remained in her line of sight.
Even though Rose was definitely not going to see Kenneth today or anytime soon as a result of Lord Rockgonie’s father’s presence, it had made sense to stick to her schedule to avoid suspicion from her own father.
If she suddenly stopped coming to the manor, her father was going to start wondering why. And then, if she suddenly started going after Lord Wisham left, her father was definitely going to be on to her. He might not have arrived at the truth but she was in danger of having him arrive at the conclusion that she was doing something prematurely with Lord Rockgonie.
If only he had an idea of what is going on between Kenneth and I.
That was what would have happened yesterday if not for the quick thinking of Lord Rockgonie, Leonard, and Elsa, who had saved her from discovery. It had been a close call but she wouldn’t change any detail from yesterday.
It was perfect.
A smile involuntarily crept up her lips as a pleasant sensation coursed through her body at the memory of Kenneth’s kissing and caresses.
She hugged herself tightly as she paused in front of a flower and breathed its scent.
“I see someone is in a good mood.”
She spun around in shock, to see Lady Anna standing behind her.
“What are you doing here?” she shrieked.
Lord Wisham was still in residence, making Lady Anna’s presence here a huge risk for them all.
“I came to see Lord Rockgonie. What else will I be doing here?” Lady Anna answered casually, as if it was normal for her to be found on the grounds of the manor.
Rose, who was nearly having an apoplexy, scanned her immediate environment frantically, looking out for anyone but most especially, Lord Wisham.
“Relax yourself, Lady Rose. Breathe,” Lady Anna said with a chuckle which confused her even further.
“How are you so calm about being here?” Rose railed.
“Because this is a normal routine for Lord Rockgonie and I. I have been sneaking into this manor for more than two years now and his father has never found out,” Lady Anna responded.
“And the servants? They know of your presence?” she asked frantically.
“Yes.”
Her face contorted further in frustration at Lady Anna’s calmness. If the servants knew about Lady Anna’s comings and goings, it wasn’t long till they started wondering why she, who was supposedly betrothed to Lord Rockgonie, condoned it.
It also wasn’t going to be long before they pieced it together that the reason for her indifference was because she herself also had a lover and that was why she was unbothered. The number of people that were in the process of finding out about their secret was much more than she was comfortable with.
And in all of this, Lady Anna remained unconcerned about her fears.
“If you are so worried about anyone seeing us, why don’t you meet me in your room? There is something you are itching to tell me after all, isn’t there?” Lady Anna winked as she turned and headed back toward the house.
Rose turned and exchanged glances with Elsa. Her lady’s maid said nothing but her eyes encouraged her to follow Lady Anna.
She turned back to concentrate on Lady Anna’s retreating figure. As soon as she had disappeared from sight, Rose began walking toward the house as well.
Elsa, on the other hand, remained in place and didn’t follow after her.
Rose passed the gazebo on her way and saw Lord Rockgonie and his father having a little discussion. She looked at him and wondered if he knew that Lady Anna was in the house at this moment. He simply smiled at her and continued talking to his father.
She continued her journey and made it successfully into the house. By the time she got into the room, Lady Anna was already rushing toward her at the door.
“So tell me. What happened? You look different,” Lady Anna said excitedly.
