"What happens to Miss Ella depends on whether Miss Kennedy cooperates or not." Charlotte Allison threatened openly.
"What do you want to do?" Kennedy asked. Though she was arrogant and often used her power to intimidate others, she was still mindful of her image. After all, she was a noblewoman under public scrutiny, especially at this moment. If anything fatal happened, it would be hard to deal with.
The main reason was Ella's status; if something happened to her, her family certainly wouldn't let it go easily.
Charlotte's situation was already analyzed for her by her cousin, who advised her not to cause trouble. Although she was angry and intended to teach a lesson, she didn't want any fatalities, at most to drive someone away so they would stay away from Lord.
Now, hearing Charlotte's apparent unwillingness to let things go, Kennedy felt that Ella was useless and that Charlotte was too arrogant.
