CH 281: All is Well in Tea and Books

"Welcome! Make yourself at home."

Ambryan hesitated by the doorway. It had been a week since the woman from across the street knocked on the ballet studio. When he answered it, the same woman broke down into tears. It had shocked him so much that he shouted for Madame Isabelle instead of walking up the stairs.

The two women locked eyes for a few seconds.

Now, he was here in the middle of a grand estate. It contained riches beyond his imagination. The place was beautiful but nothing that caught his interest. Servants glanced his way but they averted their gaze whenever he looked back.

It was odd. He could hear them whisper after this happened. 'His resemblance to the woman of the house was uncanny', they said. The statement had a mix of pity and amazement in it. In his opinion, both of them did possess the same set of violet eyes. 

But nothing about it should sound pitiful.