A Taste of Rejection

The kitchen had finished simmering the soup, but when the servant looked around and didn't see anyone in the hall, they hesitated. Just then, Dominic spoke up from the couch.

"She's outside in the garden," he said.

The servant hurried out, slid open the glass door, and called, "Breakfast is ready, Ms. Lowell."

Not wanting to disappoint Martha, Cleo quickly got up and went inside to sit at the dini