Chapter 266 - 266 (1/2)
Within twenty minutes, all the packing was finished. Henry could not believe that something so dangerous could have happened in such a beautiful property. He has planned all the future renovations for the next five years. He had really only gotten started with the changes that he would have loved to bear fruit to make the house become a profitable tourist trap. It was a shame that all this would go to waste.
His thoughts were abruptly paused by the oh so excellent butler, Michael. ”My dear sir, what about the Baroness? Lady Ellie, what do you prefer me to call her?”
Henry looked over at the old man and saw lines of worry that he was trying to cover with humor. ”You can call her whatever you'd like Michael. It doesn't matter to me anymore.”
Michael froze and looked at Henry with almost a sad forlorn look. Henry couldn't bear it so he went outside to look at the terrance until the man had finished his packing. The elderly butler sighed as he looked at the man whom he had raised since childhood. It was quite a disappointment to see him make such a weak decision in spite of everything. He finished both hard cases' packing and closed them before pulling the handles up.
There was a soft chime of the front doorbell as their transportation had arrived, but the Baron was obviously too busy admiring the scenery to notice. He cleared his throat so Henry would know that transportation had arrived. Privately, he hoped that the whole house would be alerted and then would instantly spring into action.
But even as their Baron was leaving, none were really asking questions as they left.
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It was dark outside when Ellie drove back onto the property. She had thrown the keys to Daisy the mechanic without even turning the car off. Daisy had raised her fist shouting on the dangerous of carbon monoxide poisoning, but Ellie was already too far away to really notice. As she got inside the house, Rightley appeared dressed smartly and looked a bit apprehensive that she had come home. Ellie's eyebrows raised as she took off her hood and got out of her jacket so she could hand it to him. He held it under his hand while executing his usual bow. ”I hope your day was productive, Lady Braye, as processes to restore the house are underway here. I have been minding my tasks as you have asked me previously.”
Ellie nodded slowly her hands on her hɨps. ”Good. Good. That's great news, but where is my dear husband? Is he off consulting with another construction crew?”
The manager tried to air out the sweat in his collar as it had obviously been there for quite some time. Rightley finally after clearing his throat explained. ”I'm afraid when the cleaning crew did it's usual afternoon sweep of rooms we found that his room had been vacated. By the settling of the days dust we have come to the conclusion that he must have gone not long after you left.”
Ellie mouth dropped in surprise before she quickly closed it. She asked again. ”He left? Are you sure? Maybe he went to London or to Lutterworth where he has a house.”