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He’d stayed by her side even when the group returned, refusing to leave under the pretext of being a gentleman. The truth was that he was worried to death.
It had taken an unfortunate event for him to be able to get closer to her and as she clung to life, he only wished he could have more time with her.
When she finally recovered, he ensured to stay in touch with her even though they had to hide their friendship from his mother.
“You do know there is a grudge between our families, right?” She first asked when he had become a constant in her life, seeking to be her friend.
“So?”
“You are aware how it started as well, right?” She’d pressed on, refusing to drop the topic.
“Yes, I am aware. And if I’m being honest, I do not care for such inherited resentment. So can we go past it?” he asked hopefully.
And that’s exactly what they did, even though it took him almost ten years to go from friendship, to love interest, to finally professing his undying love for her. They had long since been in a romantic relationship, even though they had to keep it from his mother.
And then he asked her to marry him sometime later. Even though she said yes without hesitation, he knew a battle was ahead, one they needed to fight and not lose.
Unfortunately, it seemed like they had lost the battle, not because he didn’t try, but because Anna couldn’t bring herself to get past the dying wish of a lady. When his mother had died, it had almost certainly sealed their fate.
Anna had drifted away from him, albeit briefly, even though that had been the perfect time to seal their love. By the time she had gotten her wits about herself and come back, his father had begun pressuring him over the marriage agenda.
He’d presented Anna again, only for his father to remember the grudge that had existed between both families and the dying wish of his late wife.
“I’m sorry, son, but you cannot marry that lady,” his father had said.
Sensing that Noah might have been waiting for him to go the way of his deceased wife, his father had then gone ahead to insist on a marriage while he was alive.
He suspected his father had done this to effectively destroy any chance he and Anna still had. It had looked hopeless then, and frankly, he’d been about to give in, only to discover that the chosen bride was also in love with someone else.
His hope had been restored.
I do have a lot to be grateful to the Marquess for.
And then he suddenly remembered the plan between him and Lady Rose. He’d also added a little modification when he’d asked Anna to meet him as well. All four were supposed to meet in his house today.
He jumped out of bed this time. Even though there was a brief moment where he wondered whether Lord Walsrock was going to make it, he couldn’t very well stay in bed till they arrived.
After he was done getting ready, he ended up at the breakfast table with his father, who was currently engaged with the newspaper. He’d said his greetings and settled at the table while keeping his head down and focused on the food in front of him.
Whatever had urged him to look up at his father had done so at the precise moment he caught the screaming headline on the back of the newspaper, just as his father was setting it down to have breakfast.
Marquess of Walsrock arrested.
He almost choked on his meal and he began coughing hysterically.
“What!” he exclaimed to no one in particular. “Father, may I see that paper?” he asked.
His father handed the paper over to him in silence. As he turned it over, the headline was there again, screaming at him.
How could this be?
It was Lord Walsrock who had been assaulted and the one in need of justice.
Now the news is saying he’s been arrested?
He quickly skimmed through the news trying to get as much information as possible.
“Now wait just a moment. There are protests in town?” he uttered in shock. “And Lord Walsrock is being accused of instigating these protests? What in God’s name is going on?”
