Gifted House

ack. She was shaking. It's been two years since she saw his face. Master Léonard. The Gardien de la paix de Paris. She wondered why s

zed her hand and

all

racing. She feared she would

A huge study filled with books in shelves, some scatt

n the table. He looked older than the last time she

ht side of the room. Jeanne wondere

you for bringing her

leasur

wed lowly and

ng, Sir."Jea

tiful woman in the matter of two yea

her Mother, clutchi

acques."her mother

ing, Mother."sh

cleared his thro

ugh your mother here said it was difficult convincing you bu

e just said. Accepting an offer? Mother never sai

king about, Moth

We'll talk onc

mething from her as usual. Master Léonard said something ab

ht, child."

r face turned pink in embarrassm

mentioned her in the letters I sent to her. She was ex

"Staying here? Mother, w

agreed to marry my son and moving in with him

ed in silence. Then

ing gown, made me come all the way here just to hear that I'm marrying his son and staying here,

, child. And I greatly apologize for that." He then turned

up, took hold of Jeanne's

e here first thing here tomorrow morni

k from the shelves. "Just do your

something but Mother s

e on our

you home. Edwards would be rolling in his grave if

m just in time before she blurted out, "Don't

*******

ill kept her in shock. She was supposed to be married off to one of Master Léonard'

sed me that mu

new it was Dominique. She wasn't in a goo

not interested in mashed p

breakfast for her. She had n

soon it started again. Jeanne got ann

atter how long you knock, I'm not

pped once again a

that knocking. I should run away from this place instead. Maybe to Uncle

ened careful

the trunks from Mother's r

Madame Antoinette with a fair-ha

ne ga

oth

She then turned to the woman, "Help pack her clo

fair-haired woman humbly bow

ing out of this house. This is my Father's house and I

was nothing anyone would do to convince her to live in

e sighed loudly a

e. You can't turn your back on this. I told you this before. Yo

eading and she kept on saying something about the family's name. It wasn't a rumor that those who went against the orders from L

onard's sons, Claude, two years back and she recalled Sebastian telling her th

other son arrives."She muttered. She was just doing this fo

you about his audacious mischiefs but with time he'll ch

ian was right about Madame Valerie a

nort. "Sebastian and his loose tongue.

eanne closed

more know that I'm forcing you to get married to a man you don't love but understand y

efore hugging her back. "And

d her , cleaning her eyes

's go down to Dominique. Sh