Chapter 267
"The estate is starting to look a little different thanks to you, Rose. The flowers do liven it up a little bit. Had I known you two were going for flowers I would have joined you. The look I am getting from Zayne tells me that I wouldn’t have been welcomed but I am his mother so he cannot stop me from going where I please,’ said Catherine.
"I want to see flowers too. Being in the palace is a bore these days," Paige said, eager to go on a small trip.
Rose smiled apologetically. "We’ve already gotten all the flowers we need but I will invite you the next time I go. There were only a few people there walking around and they didn’t trouble Zayne for most of the time we were there."
"You must promise to take me. We should go without Zayne. I am still waiting to hear the story of how you two fell in love. Zayne left home after turning down all of Gage’s suggestions for a wife yet he returned with you already married. It is odd," Paige said, suspicious of what Zayne did.
Rose ordered the servants not to be in the dining room as the questions would pour in right away. She just didn’t think it would be this soon without giving her a chance to properly show them what she decorated.
Rose first looked to Zayne to see if he wanted to speak about it now. It came as no surprise he didn’t want to speak.
Gage and Yvonne entered at what they considered to be the perfect timing since they wanted to hear the story as well.
"There are all these snacks prepared for us so why don’t we enjoy them before we get to talking?" Catherine interjected to prolong the storytelling. "Paige, let the host decide when she wants to tell us about her and Zayne. Be patient."
Catherine came for dinner with her children and their wives. She was not in the mood to have to tell each one how to behave. If Zayne were to end up sending anyone out then she would not get involved to stop it. She couldn’t let them age her faster than she was meant to.