Chapter 4: The House Of Snakes
Midnight.
Bedroom. Statham estate
Critic Arley, Critic-Ishire.
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Lady Georgina Statham of Critic Arley, Critic-Ishire. The wife of the Marquis of Critic Arley went to bed with a deep frown adorning her delicate face.
She had been surprised when she heard that her second daughter who never goes out had been allowed to go to a banquet on the outskirts of the city alone, and she had then been mortified to find out it was Lord Theodore’s banquet that no man will send their daughter to that she had attended.
She had wanted to talk to her but Lydia was dismissive as she had always been with her.
What had baffled her was her other daughters’ giggles, gleeful eyes, eagerness and expectancy as they rushed down the stairs, making her wonder if they had put Lydia to all of this.
How else would Lydia have known of the banquet and had gotten a dress for it?
The subtle anger and pain she had seen in Lydia’s eyes when their gaze had met confirmed that the sisters had something to do with her going out today, but there was nothing Georgina would do.
She would have to ignore this as well. She mused.