Chapter 58
At dinnertime, Ceinwen went down to the breakfast room. A buffet dinner was on the sideboard, but no one was there. Only Ceinwen … and enough food to feed at least six people.
She was wondering what to do when she heard Stedman’s voice behind her. He had approached as quietly as ever. “Mr. Rempart said not to wait for him.”
“Thank you. Have you seen Michael?”
“I’m afraid not.”
She filled her plate and had just sat down when William Claude entered the room. She froze as memories of her dream came back to her.
But Claude greeted her with ease, looking directly at her with no sign of anything untoward having occurred between them. He sat across from her as Stedman prepared his plate.
“Don’t tell me that son of mine has abandoned you already?” Claude said. “What’s wrong with
