Out of the loop

Even though he had something to keep himself distracted after Lena had dropped him off at the estate. Samuel was still feeling a touch frustrated about being kept out of the loop on what was going on even in situations such as this. The problem came back to the fact that he didn't understand why he couldn't learn about anything now since he had already made it plenty clear that he had no intentions of stepping away from the family and had all the intentions of going through with the engagement and getting married. 

This feeling increased when he realized how quiet it felt in the house. Had almost everyone else been requested to attend this meeting aside from him? What about the younger children in the family, were they allowed to go as well? He sighed and ran a hand through his hair as he thought about this.