Chapter Three
“Yes. I’m so sorry,” she told Aunt Amelia. “Your brother died three years ago. Did you not receive my letter? It was… Well, we’ll discuss this all over a cup of tea, but first you must want to get settled in. When did you arrive?”
“If Seaford is gone, why are you not Lady Seaford?” the woman asked.
Ellen could only shake her head. She was about to reiterate that they would discuss everything when the woman realized that Ellen had asked a question.
“Why, I’ve only arrived just now! I stepped off the boat not an hour ago,” Aunt Amelia said. “And then I was confronted with this i***t who wouldn’t let me into my own home!” she said, turning to glare at the poor butler.
“MacAlister was just doing his job, Aunt. He is new, though, and unfamiliar with most of the family. You ca
