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“And you can be et her to loosen up so she could enjoy the evening”

“Intrigue, huh?”

He nodded, anxious to see her in the gown He’d never bought clothes for a woman before And noanted to see if his hard work had paid off “You’d better hurry You don’t want to be late for the ball”

“But what about the note?”

He frowned Maybe she needed a dose of reality “You kno you accused your father of being all caught up in the past?” When she nodded, he added, “Well, you’re getting just as caught up in this note It’s not healthy”

Her gaze narrowed “You don’t understand—”

“I do understand Just reh all of this I want you to know the truth, but I also want you to realize that there’s o to the ball And toreed?”

She didn’t say anything

“Annabelle?”

“Fine Agreed”

Knock Knock

When Annabelle opened the door, Mrs Chambers stood there Her silver hair isted and pinned up Her expression was vacant, not allowing anyone to see her thoughts about finding Annabelle in Grayson’s rooht

The woman said, “Ma’am, I came to help you dress for the ball”

“I’ll be right there”

“Yes, Ma’am I’ll wait for you in your room” The woman turned and walked away