Chapter 13The next few days passed in something of a daze. Matthew had absented himself from breakfast, despite the quality of the toast having improved lately, it was eaten in silence. Although the two aunts had left during the night, Lady Flora seemed in little mood to make conversation.
A conversation needed to be had, however. The evidence of embezzlement could not be ignored any longer, and if I was ever to conclude my work here, it was time to bring that evidence before Lady Flora.
I must admit; I remained reluctant to do so. Perhaps part of the reason was that I had developed some sympathy for Lady Flora, or at least that’s what I told myself. Would Matthew really drive his sister away, or was that simply an idle threat? The thought of little Ada being left motherless was somethin
