Chapter 87: The letter
He stood rigid, which was not so different from his usual, but something told the three souls down in the gardens that it was better to quickly wrap their conversation up.
"It’s been quite refreshing to visit the garden, but I think we should let Edgar do his job," Arabella suggested, letting a few gentle chuckles in between her words.
"Yes, we shouldn’t distract you for any longer," Ada smiled.
Under normal circumstances, Edgar would have protested and even insisted for them to remain, but those weren’t normal circumstances, "Well, thank you for coming by. It truly was nice of you," he nodded before adding, "I do hope to see you another time,"
"Of course. We’ll stop by again for sure,"
And with that, the two women turned around and left the young man where he stood. Silas watched as they neared the manor before disappearing inside.
Him and Edgar exchanged a few more glances but then the gardener turned to resume his work as though nothing had happened.
However, Silas knew there was more to it. The sudden shift in their heartbeats, the not so subtle micro expressions that stood out like sore thumbs on their faces, not to mention the quick pace at which Arabella and Ada separated from Edgar to regain the manor.
"Where... Where should we go from here, Miss?" there was hesitation in Ada’s voice.