Baron Lawrence slowly furrowed his brows, and Enna Clark's heart jumped, fearing he would press her about where they went for a walk that afternoon.
Fortunately, although he furrowed his brows, he did not press her for answers.
After she finished speaking, he relaxed his brows, interlocked his fingers with hers, and held her hand as if giving up, "Forget it."
Enna Clark breathed a sigh of relief, and so did the Housekeeper, one of the insiders.
Luckily it was the Young Madam whom the Old Lord took with him; if it had been anyone else refusing to speak, the Young Master would have already lost his temper.
The Young Madam was truly brave, managing to keep the Old Lord's secret even under the Young Master's questioning. No wonder the Old Lord took her; he must believe she wouldn't reveal the secret.
That said, the Housekeeper still felt a bit unsettled.
