Chapter 86: Father’s Sin
Everyone’s attention immediately fell on me. I shifted nervously on my feet, not willing to believe that someone had recognized me but the way the girl was staring at me made my heart hammer in my chest.
Her eyes were open wide in recognition, and her lips parted as if she was about to say something. I tried to keep my face expressionless, but I could feel my heart racing.
The girl stepped forward, "Your highness, wha...what are you doing here?"
"I’m sorry I think you have her confused." Heather suddenly said stepping forward, "I think you have her confused with someone else."
The girl’s gaze cut to Heather before they widened, "Heather!"
I heard Heather mumble a curse under her breath as she walked backwards towards me. When the girl spoke her name using a combination of familiarity and surprise she created an uncomfortable sensation that passed through my body. At that moment I noticed Heather grow pale while her self-assurance suddenly weakened for the first time since our arrival.
"You know her don’t you?" I whispered to Heather while keeping my eyes on the girl.
Heather responded without looking at me. "She worked at the manor alongside me." She responded and I hummed in understanding as various pieces of the puzzle started to fit together. That must have been how the maid recognized me. She must have sighted me on one of those rare occasions where I walked without an escort.
"Dang it!" Heather cursed under her breath, "I knew we shouldn’t have come."
Eddie moved close by my side while I noticed his tension as his body appeared as tight as a spring prepared to strike instantly. His eyes continuously scanned toward the approaching gathering of people like he expected they would cause problems.
"I take it this means we are in trouble?" He asked.