I had walked too far to hear clearly. But I caught the words "lovers" loud and clear.

As a single person, that word had nothing to do with me.

The Baker family estate was massive. As Madam Baker had said, I ended up asking a servant for directions to find the dining room.

"You must be Ms. Collins that Madam Baker was talking about early this morning," the butler said, spotting me as I arrived at the dining room. He was very thoughtful, immediately asking a servant to ...