Chapter Twenty-Four
~May 14~
“I wonder what this evening will be like,” Cassie commented to her sister as they drove to Lady Rexford’s ball.
Cynthia gave her an odd little smile that made Cassie wonder what was on her mind. “I don’t know about you, but I’m determined to have a wonderful time.”
“Really?” Cassie asked, wondering what her sister was up to. “I was thinking about Mr. Crome and Mr. Fitzwalter. I haven’t seen or spoken to either one since they both proposed.”
“Ahh,” Cynthia said with an understanding nod. “Well, I imagine Mr. Crome won’t be in attendance, considering that the only reason he came to any parties at all was to woo you. Now that he’s gotten his answer on that head, I don’t expect we’ll be seeing him again.”
“Unless he tries to go after some other poor, unsuspec
