Yes, she wanted to say. But knowing her two parents, it would only make things worse for her.
The engagement would immediately be called off and she would be forced to reconsider another suitor.
If she lost this chance with Theo…
She might as well remain a spinster, she said to herself.
It was him or nothing, by heavens.
And if the gods be willing, she would have him to herself.
"I was but a child when I wrote whatever I wrote there, father. You cannot possibly expect me to carry on with such childish infatuation at my age, do you?"
He nodded slowly, never taking his eyes off hers. He was no fool - and it dawned on her that she would sooner convince her mother than him.
"We will discuss this later." He said and patted her hand.
With a snap of her mother's hands, the servants trooped in with several trays of food.
Eve blinked at the quantity of food before her. Were they expecting a guest as well?
