Chapter 6: Trouble (2)
"None of you will be going to the palace until what happened tonight is figured out by the palace," Edgar informed his family.
Lily’s shoulders dropped due to disappointment. "I was just starting to enjoy myself. I had plenty of names written on my card for dances."
Elijah inspected the list of names. "You’ve got a lot of bastards on there."
Lily shielded the card from Elijah’s prying eyes. "It is not like I was going to marry them. I was only going to dance and enjoy the ball."
’The man you wanted to see tonight did not show up," Isabelle said, revealing Lily’s secret.
Lily grabbed Isabelle’s hand, squeezing it to silence her sister. "Isn’t it about time you stop repeating everything you hear?"
"No," Isabelle shook her head. "I’ve also heard that Penelope might marry the prince. Will you? Penelope?"
"Yes?" Penelope replied, looking away from the carriage window. "What did I miss? What?" She questioned, puzzled by her family’s stare.
"Penelope." Alessandra touched Penelope’s hand. "What have you so lost in thought?"
"I was thinking about the woman who fell. I thought I saw a shadow move where she fell, but no one leaned over to check that she was well. If it was an accident, they could have been understood," said Penelope.
"Many people run when they are afraid, and we are in Lockwood. There are many secrets here, so it could have been intentional. I am more curious about why she was dressed up like our mother," Elijah said, still feeling uneasy.