Chapter 37
Higgins rang a little bell, getting everyone’s attention. “Dinner is served in the grand dining room,” he announced.
“If you’ll excuse me?” I’d been talking to Mrs. Richardson. She was a nice lady, and if I were straight, her English accent would have had me melting in a puddle at her feet.
Another reason why I liked her was because she’d married the man Hyde had thought he wanted, leaving Hyde for me.
“Of course. Go fetch your grandfather. I’m looking forward to chatting with you more about redecorating my bedroom.”
“Thank you. I think it will be fun.” And she’d assured me Mr. Richardson wouldn’t care what we wound up doing with the room. I had a sneaking suspicion he might not share that room with her, and that that was why it wouldn’t matter to him how it looked. I made
