Trey noticed that Kendrick had returned and sensed that something was off between the young master and Mrs. Gregory. So, after a brief greeting, he smartly left.
There were only Annabelle and Kendrick left in the room.
Annabelle returned to the kitchen, with her eyes lowered, and continued to ladle the soup out of the pot, as if she hadn't heard Kendrick's question just now.
Kendrick came to her side, grabbed Annabelle's hand as she was pouring soup, gently turned her body, and lifted her chin.
Now Annabelle had to look into his eyes.
"Who have you cooked soup for?"
With a mixture of jest and seriousness in his tone, he unexpectedly made Annabelle feel a sense of inexplicable guilt.
She had indeed cooked soup for another person in the past, but let's not dwell on that for now. As of
