At Adrian Hawthorne’s crowded engagement dinner, the housemaid Nell noticed him reaching for the small service bell used to announce dessert.
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Chapter 16
Clara asked about Evelyn more as she grew.
At seven:
“Did Mom know Nell?”
“Yes.”
“Did she like her?”
“Yes.”
“Did Mom know Rosalind?”
“No.”
Then:
“Would Mom be mad?”
Hard.
“I don’t know.”
She frowned.
“Dead people don’t answer.”
Exactly.
Families weaponize imagined wishes too easily.
Margaret had done it.
Sebastian too.
Rosalind eventually.
Everyone borrowing Evelyn because she could no longer correct them.
I told Clara:
“We don’t use your mom to win arguments.”
She nodded.
Good rule.
Then she asked:
“Can I ring the bell?”
“For what?”
“Dessert.”
May you like
I laughed.
Normal.
