A Lesson Learned (The Willowbrook Series Book 4) by Laura Landon
Author:Laura Landon [Landon, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Historical, romance
Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2023-10-18T16:00:00+00:00
Chapter Ten
Emma hadnât seen the Earl of Carnhaven for several days. He didnât join them for the meal they usually ate together, nor did she see him when he customarily met with his steward. Late on the third day, a footman delivered a missive informing Emma that her employer would be gone for several more days.
She wasnât sure where heâd gone, but it didnât really matter. She was sure heâd disappeared to avoid her and his daughters. Felicity was still more than a little piqued with him for getting angry with her for wanting to learn to fish.
Emma spent the time she had with the girls keeping them busy with schoolwork. She also took them for long walks every day when the weather cooperated. She may have been ordered to stay away from the lake, but that didnât mean they couldnât at least walk close enough to get a view of it.
âOh,â Cassandra said upon seeing the lake. âI didnât even know this was here. Itâs beautiful.â
âWhy do you think Father never brings us here?â Felicity asked.
âI donât know,â Emma answered. âAnd perhaps you shouldnât tell him weâve seen it. There must be a reason he doesnât want you to come here if heâs never told you about it. I had forgotten that he warned me not to go near it.â Even as she spoke the words, Emma hoped they would someday forgive her small lie.
âThen letâs just make sure he doesnât find out we came here,â Cassandra said.
Suddenly, Emma regretted her decision to take this particular path. Sheâd been given specific instructions not to go near the water. Instead, she was encouraging Carnhavenâs daughters to keep something from their father. That went against everything she believed in.
âPerhaps we shouldnât have come this way,â she said, overwhelmed with guilt. âI shouldnât have shown you the lake.â
âWhy not?â Felicity asked.
âBecause your father didnât want you to come here, and I brought you anyway. We need to return home.â
âBut weâve only walked a little way,â Cassandra said. âI donât want to go back yet.â
âI know you donât,â Emma said. âBut Iâm afraid your father will consider my bringing you here a grave error in judgment. He expressly forbade it.â
âDonât worry, Miss Sullivan,â Felicity said as they turned back the way theyâd come. âHeâll never find out. We wonât tell him, will we, Cassie?â
âNever,â Cassandra said.
âThank you, ladies. I appreciate your cooperation. Weâll go back to the house, and if you would still like to walk some more, weâll take a turn around the garden. Iâm sure the nice, warm weather has caused even more flowers to bloom.â
âDo you think the rhododendrons might have blossomed?â Cassandra asked.
âI think itâs likely. Weâll go see.â
The girls turned away from the lake and made their way along the path toward the house.
âDo you know where Father went?â Cassandra asked. âHeâs usually never gone this long.â
âI heard him tell Jasper he had some business to take care of in London,â Felicity said as they entered the house and made their way to the French doors that led to the garden.
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