Thea only stared at Elsie with a blank face. Her words went flying over her head.
"I-I do not understand, Lady Elsie."
Rees tightened his hold on her hand as if he was warning her to brace herself from whatever was coming her way.
She waited anticipatedly to hear what Elsie had to say.
"Just like you love your friend, I love my brother. He is more than a cousin for me and he needs to heal."
Thea's level of confusion had skyrocketed. She could not understand why these people could not come straight on a point.
"But what does it have to do with Ruth?"
"She is the solution, Thea. Only Ruth can heal my brother Edwin."
Thea sucked a deep breath. She did not know what to make out of Elsie's words. How could Ruth be a solution? She could not even stand seeing Edwin's face. Neither he had given her a reason to act otherwise.
