The old man was brewing tea in the living room. The only sounds came from Alice and the old madam's conversation, so it was relatively quiet.
"Cousin." Roxanna's voice held a note of pleasant surprise as she saw the man coming downstairs, but the smile on her face vanished the instant her gaze fell on the person beside him.
The old man and the others looked up as well. Seeing the couple descending the stairs together, they were each lost in their own thoughts.
Whether by coincidence or design, Seraphina Ashworth was wearing a long white dress today, its hem embroidered with a beyond the flower pattern in red silk thread. Caden Reginald, for his part, was uncharacteristically dressed in a white shirt and black trousers. His cuffs were also exquisitely embroidered with blooming beyond the flowers in gold thread.
Ever since they went shopping together, Seraphina Ashworth had been picking out most of Caden Reginald's clothes, and many of their outfits were matching couple's sets.
