Chapter 208: Losing sight (3)
"Is there something wrong, Matilda? You’ve been in deep thought since our trip home. Is there something that troubles you?" Penelope asked, noticing Matilda’s expression in the mirror.
"No, milady," Matilda replied.
Matilda continued to brush Penelope’s hair and think of what to dress Penelope in for dinner.
"Matilda, you have been at my side for many years. I know when there is something that troubles you. I cannot think of the last time you were so distracted. Please tell me," Penelope said, shifting her position so she could look at Matilda. "You can always speak to me."
"Forgive me, Milady," Matilda replied, her gaze on the floor. "I am still thinking of what occurred today. It is not my place. I apologise for being so distracted."
"I see. You will need to be more specific since there is much which occurred today. Was it my talk with Harper, my grandmother, or perhaps, not finding a dressmaker?"
"All of it," Matilda replied. "You are the wife of a prince, yet those women speak to you so casually and with so much hate. I was also disappointed to see you so emotional when you stepped out of that room with your grandmother. It makes me angry, but again, it is not my place."
"Well, you have been in my grandmother’s presence during the times I visited her, so it is expected you would be disappointed. I am disappointed as well. There is much that I have overheard which I don’t know how I will tell my mother," said Penelope.
Penelope had stayed a little longer, so she heard parts of the conversation Melody had with Melanie. It was awful, and now it weighed on Penelope’s mind whether she should bring it up to her mother or let the matter be forgotten.