What exactly had happened? Liv kept wondering what could have caused Jay to act that way and then leave again so suddenly. Hadn't he said he would return before the first snow? Then why had he come back last night, only to leave again just as quickly? The thought kept circling in her mind, making her unable to focus on anything else.
Even Ted, when asked, had no answer.
"My lady," Ted called softly when he entered the study and saw Liv sitting behind her desk.
Liv looked up from the papers spread before her. She still couldn't quite get used to the idea that she had her own private study now, something that came with her duties as the lady of the house.
"What is it, Ted?" she asked.
"All the concubines are waiting for you in the glass house," Ted replied.
