Evening came with tense air and dark clouds in the sky. Everyone gathered for Fannie's funeral. A criminal or not, she was also a servant for the O'Dell family for years and thus, Edwin thought she deserved a proper farewell.
Theodora stood beside Elsie with a handkerchief on her cheeks to dab her crocodile tears. Augustus looked like he wanted to stay in his office rather than attend the occasion.
What surprised everyone was Ruth's presence. They thought she would not come to attend the funeral of the person who tried to kill her. Ruth heard the low whispers and gentle murmurs amongst the maids and other servants.
Mrs Payne stood beside her, proud of Ruth's decision to come here. Rees did all formalities. But all this time Edwin's observant eyes were trained on that one guard he had mentioned to Lester and Rees.
That man looked upset and wanted to run away from there. He looked almost... apologetic?!
