Chapter 198: When history repeats (2)
"This is why I stated that I was speaking to my granddaughter. I didn’t want to come to this point, but since you asked, yes, I am upset she poured your tea," said Melanie.
Melanie had seen this treatment once before, and she was still tired of men with status acting like they were made of gold.
Penelope frowned. "I offered to pour his tea because I wanted to, not because Tyrion expected it of me. This is an uncomfortable setting to be in since we have not spoken in a while. Pouring helped me to calm my nerves."
"And what are you nervous about?" Melanie asked. "What did you think I would do to you, Penelope? I am still your grandmother."
"It is not what you would do, but rather what you would say and now my worries were confirmed. I pour my husband tea, yet you view it as something worth speaking of. Why?" Penelope asked.
What would Melanie think if she learned that instead of sending the butler or a maid, Penelope carried water or something refreshing to Tyrion?
It was a kind gesture which Tyrion had done for her as well.
"You know why," Melanie replied.
"No, I don’t. Anything I do for my husband is because I want to. I don’t know what goes on in your marriage to grandfather, but I have never felt forced," said Penelope. "I am not you," Penelope reminded Melanie. "My marriage is not your own. I married for love."