Chapter 58: A Pair of Shoes

DAHLIA:

“Come with me first.”

I led Lady Livia into the end of the eastern wing and into the bedroom I shared with my husband.

“Sit here,” I said, directing her into the sofa. I entered another room where I had kept my dresses and shoes. I began leafing through the boxes, searching for one particular item...

“What are you doing? Why did you take me here,” the lady said curtly from the main room.

“Uh, just one second,” I replied. I reached to the top shelf where a dark, rectangular box was kept. I opened it, and thankfully, it contained what I was looking for.

“Here,” I said, going back into the room where Lady Livia was still seated. “Try this on.”

The moment I showed her the pair of shoes that were inside the box, her eyes popped out in shock. She looked at me and back into the box.

“Come on, take it,” I said. When she still did not move a few