Chapter 162
"Daniel, you crazy bastard! I didn’t know you had it in you to talk to her let alone ask for a dance. You didn’t get it."
Daniel walked ahead of his friends not wanting to hear them remind him of his rejection. "It is not that I didn’t get it. I will return for it later since she just wants to look around. It’s her first time seeing a ball."
Tom, one of Daniel’s friends, folded his arms. "You’re not fooling us with that. She is an Ambrose. She had to be at all types of balls before she disappeared. Wherever she was she didn’t lose acting all high and mighty. You should have found out where she suddenly came from."
"You would have been able to make some money if you found out," said Rick, another friend.
"Do you take me for an idiot to ask such a thing while the lord was right there? That man is no stranger to attacking anyone to protect his family. I was looking to ask when we danced. That blue-eyed bastard ruined the chance," Daniel said, angry that his shot was missed.
"Hey, is what they are saying true that she came with him? She appears and suddenly we have an outsider here. I’ve started to think that she might have been his woman. Why else would she not be interested in marriage?" Rick questioned.
He continued, "It’s not like she’s young like Anna. They should be desperate to get her married fast unless we couldn’t find any blood on our wedding night?"
Tom considered the possibility. "It could be that or she has much to learn. What does she know about being a lady or becoming a good wife? Why haven’t they come out to tell us where they found her? Something is up."
"Whatever it is, it might be a story worth putting into a song. Imagine how many would pay to discover the story about the missing Ambrose in music and a play. Then there is her wealth. It is just what I needed to have an opera in my name finally," Daniel plotted.