Chapter 142
"Anna, this would be a good time for you to show Rose around but alone. It is not time for her to be meeting with your friends. Show her a few places you like and spend a moment together. I shall prepare the guards for you," said Madeline.
"Yes, mother," Anna replied, not thrilled about how they had to spend the day but she would do it for her mother. "Will I get a new dress tomorrow since you took mine? I had that one to attend the earl’s birthday ball with and now I must replace it."
"You are to get a new dress if you are on your best behaviour. It is only one since I am not thrilled about you always losing your jewels. If your father would stop replacing them then you would put more care into not losing them," Madeline said, looking at Victor.
Victor cleared his throat. He found them each time and it wasn’t him who was losing them so why was he being scolded with Madeline’s gaze? "She won’t get any more for the rest of the season."
"Father," Anna whined. "All the ladies will be wearing the newest jewels gifted to them. It is like dresses. You simply can’t wear them again after a season."
Rose couldn’t believe her ears that dresses were not repeated. It was all she had been doing with the dresses Janice bought for her and those were already secondhand.
’It is different,’ Rose thought. For money to be easily spent on buying many dresses or replacing jewels.
"For this season, you will. Your name is already enough for a man to hold interest in you. You don’t need to get dressed up for someone to like you," Victor said, not wavering so he could get back into Madeline’s good graces.
Anna leaned back on her chair upset by the news. It was going to be hard to watch Rose receive new jewels and not be able to pick out one.