Telltale Marks

"Mom, why are you here?" As Dominic drew his hand back, he pretended not to understand the implication in his mother's words and asked.

"I made some soup and thought of Drey." Beatrice gestured for the servant to serve the soup before her attention returned to her son and accused him with displeasure, "Why are you in Drey's sick room? I remembered that I told you not to disturb her for a while."