It has been 3 days since the exam, and I had not received any information from them. Anxiety has been getting to me because i had a lot at stake with this military enlistment and if i did not get the position not only would i not be able to investigate her death but I would also lose Jay jay and Ryan. I had already said to master Evans that if i did not succeed at the military, then i would be willing to leave the Evans family.
"What was I thinking?" I groaned as I recalled the words i said. I rolled on my bed with a pillow on my face, so my voice was muffled.
" Milady, you said something?" Lily said as she showed her head at the door to my walk in the wardrobe.
" No, I did not say anything." I answered, feeling depressed.
" Do not be sad, milady. I am certain that you will hear from them soon." Lily encouraged
" It has been three days already. It is past the deadline." I complained
" No, of course not milady. It is only the 3rd day which marks the last day for them to communicate with you, and I trust they will." Lily said
" I hope so. Has anything been said about when Hazel will be released?" I asked her, changing the topic.
" No, milady. The house has not received any communication from the duke about her release as yet." Lily answered.
" Why? I wrote him that letter when we arrived from the military test center requesting that he release her. Why has he not done so?" In that letter, I had explicitly explained that Hazel had nothing to do with me participating in the exam without his permission.
" I don't know, milady." Lily answered.
" Do you want me to check? I can ask the butler to communicate with Mr Tom again." She suggested.
I shook my head and said, " There is no need." I knew that Ryan probably was ignoring my messages on purpose, so there was no need to write to him again.
" Are you sure milady, I don't-" Lily said but was interrupted by Wendy rushing to my room.
"Milady!"
"Wendy, how many times have i said that you should knock before you enter the lady's room?" Lily reprimanded
" I am sorry." She said breathless.
" What's the matter?" I asked.
" Y-young master..."
" What? What happened to Jay Jay?" I asked immediately, standing up from the bed.
" He's here..." Wendy said
" What? Their free time is not until next month during the parent's meeting." I said
" Where is he?" I asked
" In Master Evans's office." Wendy answered
" What is he doing there?" I asked frowning, from personal experience, i know that going into that office meant that you are in trouble. What had he done?
" He-" He confessed that he ran away from school. He also brought a friend."
" What?" I asked, shocked because that was not something Jay Jay would do. I immediately ran to the door.
" Milady, you are not fully dressed." Lily screamed after me, and I just ran back to my bed, picked up a shawl, and rushed out. I only needed it to cover my shoulders. Otherwise, i was wearing a simple dress with flat shoes for comfort... and running.
I rushed to Master Evans's separate house at the back. Reaching the door, i did not even have the time to greet butler Sean who appeared out of nowhere today again. He had disappeared the past few days and now he was back.
Rushing past him, I made my way down the passage and immediately knocked on the door on the right at the end of the passage.
" Come in."
" Good morning, father-in-law."
" Jay Jay?" I said so shocked like i had not been told that he was back. He was kneeling on the groung and with him, was a nervously looking young man.
He did not respond to me but look at his grandfather and said, " Father, I am not going back. Please." I could hear that his voice was close to a breaking point which shattered my heart to pieces.
" Jack, you are going back. Your dad will be very mad when he hears about this."
" C-can you not please tell him father?" Jay Jay spoke again. Come to think of it, my little munchkins had matured a bit though he still had his baby voice, he had matured.
" Jack..."
" Please, father." He pleaded with his grandfather and if anyone knew one thing, it was that my father-in-law had a very soft spot for Jay Jay.
He froze for a long time before saying, " No, Charlotte talk some sense to your son." Master Evans said waving in my direction.
Jay Jay finally looked in my direction with teary eyes. Conflicted, I could not believe that master Evans threw this at me.
" Can I take them to my quarters?" I asked
" Of course, of course, take him away." Master Evans said gesturing that we leave.
" Thank you." I said to him. However, Jay Jay did not budge. He did not want to leave with me.