I felt a little nervous looking at the high wall.
Gathering up my courage, I rang the doorbell.
I felt more and more nervous as I waited and stood by the door. It finally opened after a while.
“Miss Lane?”
“Is Shannon around? I’m looking for her.”
“The Madam… is in, but…” the housekeeper hesitated with a strange expression on her face.
I was puzzled and asked what was wrong.
"The madam returned furious the other day and told us that she won’t want to see you if you were to come.” The housekeeper seemed a little embarrassed as he smiled at me apologetically. “I apologize, Miss Lane.”
It was my fault that Shannon was disappointed. It was only natural that she would be mad at me.
I returned the smile. “It's okay, but please tell her that I’ll be waiting for her at the door.”
The housekeeper looked troubled but nodded. “Alright, please wait a moment.”
Standing at the door, I waited for the housekeeper. Recalling the things that I had said to Shannon back then, they had indeed been too much. I wondered if her anger had subsided by now.
I was looking forward to finally seeing the housekeeper, but she was apologetic. “I'm really sorry, Miss Lane, but the madam said she won’t be seeing you. So, please leave.”
I had expected this considering my attitude toward her at the time and Shannon's personality. She would not forgive me so easily. She had always made a clear distinction between love and hate.
“Please inform her again that I’ll wait for her at the door until she’s willing to see me.”
Shannon would be even more disappointed if I left now, so I had to stay here.
“Miss Lane, you can actually wait a few more days before coming back here. Everything will be fine once the madam’s anger eases. While I’m unaware of what happened between you two, I believe Madam's friendship with you still exists.”
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