"The rumours must be true. Her husband was taken by the court."
"What a vile woman to show her face to Lady Hawthorne after what her husband did."
The mutters all around reached Agatha's ears. Her face turned pale as her worst nightmares came true. The town now knew of her family's darkest secret.
'It wasn't meant to be like this,' Agatha thought, upset by the turn of events. 'They were to be judging her.'
Agatha could only glare at Damien with hate as he walked away, leaving her to face the crowd.
Iris wanted to run away. "I told you that we should have left. Now they are all speaking about us. I am done," she said, letting go of Agatha's arm.
Iris walked away from Agatha, leaving her mother to face the crowd alone. They could have had a peaceful outing if not for her mother wanting to confront Eloise.
Agatha cleared her throat as she gathered the last of her pride. She lifted her head, showing that she was unaffected by the rumours.
