Unlacing the Innocent Miss
“The diamonds glittered beneath the light of the candelabra as he picked up the necklace, letting it dangle and sway from his fingers, all the while watching the woman standing so quietly before him across the desk.‘Well?’ he finally said, and his expression was cold. ‘What have you to say for yourself, Miss Meadowfield?’A look of confusion crossed Rosalind Meadowfield’s face. The concern that she had felt at being summoned to attend Lord Evedon in his study had become fear. The hour was too lat...e, and they were alone. His mood was not good, and it could be no coincidence that he was holding his mother’s missing jewels.‘Lady Evedon’s diamonds, they have been found?’ She did not understand what else he expected her to say.‘Indeed they have.’ He spoke quietly enough, politely even, but she could hear the anger that lay beneath. ‘Do you know where they were found?’ Her puzzlement increased, along with her sense of foreboding. ‘I do not.’His eyes seemed to narrow and he glanced momentarily away as if in disgust.MoreLess
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