Chapter 184: No Message
Another night passed, and Rose still wasn’t summoned by the crown prince, nor did she hear anything from him. Rose wasn’t mad about it, as more than anything, she needed to be alone last night. She still couldn’t believe Edna was leaving so soon.
They hadn’t been able to converse much on their way back, and Rose regretted not giving her a hug or at least a proper goodbye. But it didn’t take until this morning for her to be less upset about it enough to regret it.
"Rose is awfully quiet," a voice said, snapping her out of her thoughts.
Rose jerked her head upwards to see that Welma hadn’t left with the other maids; rather, she was standing beside her, staring down.
"What are you still doing ’ere?" Rose asked, shaking her head slightly as she picked up the fork to eat.
"I decided to keep you company. I’m sure you must be lonely."
Rose turned to look at Welma, her expression blank, showing Welma she didn’t share in whatever amusement she thought this was. She turned away without another word.
Welma snorted but didn’t go away. Rose couldn’t understand what the maid’s deal was. She was tempted to ask what she wanted, but she was certain that would give Welma exactly what she wanted. She would keep ignoring her.
"Thomas won’t come today," she blurted. "Are you sure you don’t want my company?"
Rose’s eyes widened, but thankfully, her gaze was locked on her food, so Welma didn’t see her reaction. She found this information a little hard to believe, but Welma had told her the crown prince wasn’t coming before, and he didn’t. Something else that bothered her was how Welma knew all this.