Chapter 285
Catherine entered the meeting room as soon as Gage was finished speaking to his court. "Please tell me that you are not planning to call for Rose to come to the palace over nonsense. You know she has not brought trouble to your brother."
"Please close the door," Gage instructed his sister. "Your voice, mother. Anyone outside can hear you. Of course, I am not going to order her to come to the palace. Only a fool would believe this is her doing. She didn’t curse him. It was simply bad luck with the weather."
Gage sat on the table. "Did you think I would be cruel to pull her to the palace when Zayne spoke endlessly of not wanting her to be here? Please, mother. I respect his wishes so I ordered them not to speak of this before me again. Still, you know they are bound to speak in private."
"This cannot leave the palace. It should not for Rose’s sake. The storm and Zayne’s absence could be put on her because many would want something to speak about concerning her. They are always itching for a story to speak about. Protect her like you would do with any other one of us," Catherine advised Gage.
"I have been doing that which is why I have rejected the idea to call her to the palace. Are you not listening to me, mother? She will not be coming here unless she decides to enter the palace herself which would be stupid. I am protecting her for Zayne. I have to do it for him," said Gage.
"You must make up for what you have done," Paige commented from the sidelines.
Gage closed his eyes. Why did Paige need to come? "Is there nothing for you to busy yourself with, Paige? Like finding a husband?"
’How could I think of finding a man to marry when our brother is lost? One of us has to care since it feels like you do not-"
"Paige," Gage stopped her before he could have this repeated conversation again. "I don’t want to hear this from you too. I am the one who ordered three ships to go out and look for him while you have been sitting in the palace doing what?"