“Did you hear anything from the servants?”
I frowned, a sense of unease rising in my heart. Isabella’s actions were never without reason.
Teal snipped a rose and handed it to me, trying hard to recall what she’d heard.
“No, Selina brought tea and snacks but was sent back by Maggie before she could hear anything.”
“What’s the mayor’s foolish son like?” I deftly snipped the thorns off the rose. “Did anyone see him?”
Teal chuckled. “Someone did. Selina said she’s never seen anyone so fat. He’s practically like a pig, snorting while eating. Crumbs were all over him, and he disgusted Alyssa and Josephine.”
“That’s enough. No need to cut any more.”
I wrapped up the roses in my arms, left the greenhouse, and headed toward the parlor.
As I reached the parlor doors, cheerful laughter came f
