Breaking Apart

"You returned earlier than expected!" Andrew was waiting for her in the room though he was sure that she was not going to come back.

Leo who was standing beside him narrowed his eyes on Eli.

"Is father and Ethan already sleeping?" only this could be the reason that she did not stay there for long but returned.

"He ordered the maids to escort me back to my room and my meals would be served only here." she muttered as she stared back at the maids whose heads were still lowered. 

Elizabeth had a habit of keeping everything within. She hardly shared her emotions or problems and sometimes it was difficult to know what was running in her mind. As she was taught to be a perfect empress, she had always kept her face neutral and a blank look that sometimes worried her family.

And that Elizabeth is complaining! Only this could explain to them that it must have been too humiliating for her.