Bab 176: Letter of night

She was scared, and somehow, she knew that she was going to know the rest of the story. So, she made her bid hastily and went outside the study. Her work for the day has now ended.

The food for the servants was served together. They waited in long lines for a ladle of meat stew and bread. It was not lavish, but it fill their bellies and gave them strength. Cut bits of carrot, peas, and chunks of meat swam in her soup.

Tanya was given the room in the house where Osmond was, where she ran into crying. The other servants whispered behind her back about this, but she didn't care. What she cared for was only one thing; where Riley was and what he was doing now.