Cynthia bit her lip shyly, her face scarlet. ‘Maybe he’s just being polite. It couldn’t have been romantic.’

“But he’s a lot better now, so take the chance, Cynthia,” Henry advised her. “He’s a softie at heart. Yeah, he might look uncaring, but he’s a loyal man. If you make him fall for you, he’ll treat you like a queen.”

‘I know.’ Cynthia nodded with a smile.

“Do you still like him then?” Henry asked again.

‘Yes,’ she answered without missing a beat. ‘I have loved him the moment I saw him back when I was fifteen, and that hasn’t changed.’

good to hear.” Henry smiled

short while later, Mrs. Rawlston had prepared lemon and herb lamb skewers and some oatmeal. The servants took Henry and Cynthia to the dining table, and

company, while Zachary answered him. Henry criticized

day now. Can’t you just

“Why you…”

Cynthia gave him a skewer

Henry’s fury. “You should take a leaf out of her page. She’s so gentle, so nice.” Henry pointed at Zachary.

to his room, but he needed to be there so Cynthia

look tired these days. Did something

“But yeah, age isn’t on my side, and this is one humid

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