She wondered if she was having a discussion with a son of a high aristocrat, the son of a duke or marquess. Even those do not have their sons go through so many rules, unless the aristocrat was a man who was rigid by nature. He also didn’t mention if he had a title. As such, she would have addressed him properly. Unless he didn’t care about that.
“Can you imagine having people do everything for you? Apart from bathing myself and maybe brushing my teeth, I’m not allowed to pick up even a pin.”
“Oh,” she sounded unperturbed. Was that the reason he carried an air of sadness around him?
“What do you think?” he asked.
After a short while, she replied, “I think your parents are right in looking out for your needs. They are the best of parents. However, if there are things you wish to do on y
