Chapter 28
Luncheon was a tedious affair, much more formal than any other meal I'd attended here at the Sterling estate. Apparently, the presence of Baroness DeLyle added the necessity for more proper decorum. It was positively boring.
"My lady, brother, if you will excuse Kye and me, I will attend to the matter we discussed," Ash stated, rising before Rowland even responded. I sighed in relief that we would finally escape the tedium smothering the table.
"I will excuse myself as well,