Chapter67 Hmm,Onhearingaboutthebirthdayparty,Josiahnoddedbutthenpaused,ahintofsurpriseflashinginhiseyes.Grandma,whatdidyoujustsay!Agoodmatch! Miranda gavehimasharplookandsaidwithabitofannoyance,Dontyouknowwhatamatchmeans? Ofcourse,heknew.Preciselybecauseheknew,JosiahfeltabitrestlessGrandma,pleasedontbelikethat,HethoughtMirandamustbejoking.Shehad actually thoughtaboutthrowingapartyforSiennatodraweligiblebachelors.
Grandma,Josiahrubbedhisforehead.EveryoneinJeiacrityknowsaboutherandmyrelationship Whocanyoublameforthat ?Mirandasmirked.Ifyouwerewillingtobewithherproperly,wouldIbe thisworried? Tut,Grandma- Stoptalking,Mirandasaid firmly.Ivemadeupmymind.Imhandlingthismatter,orelse,ifsheslefttoher ownchoices,shemightfindanother.oldman.Mirandashookherhead.Thismustnothappenagain!Josiah ShelookedatJosiahandsighed,Youretheonewholeft her.Youletherdown,and sodidI.IfIdontseeherhappily settled,Iwontrestinpeace.
Grandma-Josiahwasatalossforwords,completelyhelpless.Hehad nochoicebuttoagreewithMiranda , Alright,letsdoityourwayOkay,Mirandawassatisfiedandremindedhim,Yvetteisnothere,soImleavingthistoyou.Whenthetimecomes,makesuretoinviteallthegoodyoungmenfromJelacrity.
Alright,Josiahnodded,thewordalmoststuck inhisthroat Oh,andMirandaadded.DontletSiennaknowaboutthisfornow.WelltellheronceIfindasuitablecandidate Siennassituationmadeitchallengingtofindsomeonesuitable.InthecircleofhighsocietyinJelacrity,therewerealwaysreservations.Ifnothingcamethroughtemporarily,shedbeafraidSiennawouldbeupset However,suggestingMirandalowerherstandardsandsettleforsomeonefromanormalfamilywasnotagreeabletoMiranda.ShecherishedSiennasomuch.
Siennawasfittobehergranddaughterin-law.
SoshewouldntallowSiennatomarryjustanyone.Siennamustmarrywell.Evenifitmeantmarryingagain ,itneededtobea step up Leavingthestudy,Josiahturnedtoheadbacktohisroom.Bynow,itwastoolate,andhedidntfeellikereturningtotheSilverBeach,sohedecidedtospendthenighthere.But ashepassedbySiennasbedroom,hestopped.
Siennacametothefamilyatfifteen,andofcourse,shehadherroominthehouse.Evenaftermarryinghimandspendingyearsabroad,Mirandamadesureherroomwaskeptjustasitwas.
Atthismoment,theroomdoorwasfirmlyclosed.Josiahsquinted,thinkingtohimself,Whatssheuptonow Suddenly,thedooropened.Theireyesmet,and Josiahfeltabitawkwardandlookedaway.
Josiah,Siennasudde suddenlycalledouttohim Hefrownedandinstinctivelyblurtedout,What didyoujustcallme? What?Siennalookedsurprisedandrepeated,Josiah , heardherandfurrowedhiseyebrowsevenmore.Onlythendidherealizethat washowshewasaddressinghim.
Whats wrong? Siennadidntknowwhatwentwrong,butshenoticedthemanseemedupsetagain.
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Josiahcouldntquiteexplainit,onlythatherememberedsheneverusedtocallhimthat .SheusedtocallhimMr.Flynn,thenjustJosiah,Hardlyanyoneeverusedhisfullname.Usingthefullnameusually suggestedformalityordistance.
Itseemedlike ever sincehecameback,thatwasbowitdbeen.Hefounditsomehowveryodd.Josiahfeltuneasy,butcouldntquiteexplainwhy.Histonewasntverypleasantasheasked.Whatdoyouneedfromme? Seeinghisexpressionworsen,Siennadecidedtogetstraighttothepoint.IwantedtoaskifyoucouldkeepmydancingatMazeasecretfromGrandma.JustsayatnightIgotothecentertoteachkidshowtodance,okay? Josiahnoddedslightly,Understood,Afterthinkingfora moment,headded,Thisisntalongtermsolution.IthinkyoushouldleaveMazesooner 1/2 DreameReadRomanceSto
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Uponhearingthis,Siennasfacefrozefor a moment,butsheforcedasmile.Thisismyjob.ItshowIsupportmyself Doyoureallyhaveto?Josiah asked,clearlydissatisfied.Evenifyoudontdothis,yourenotgoingtostarve! Siennaletoutahelplesschuckle,Howsthateven- Illfeedyou!Beforeshecouldfinish hersentence,shewasinterruptedbyhisunexpected words.Siennawastakenaback,thinkingshemighthavemisheard.Whatdidyousay? 1Josiah wasstartledbyhisownwords.Hedidntknow whatwasgoingonwithhim tosaysomethinglikethat.
HisAdamsapplebobbedintenselyasJosiahtriedtoremaincalm.WhatImeanis,theFlynn familycansupportyou.Grandmacaresforyousomuch,shetreatsyouasherowngranddaughter.Doyouthinktheywouldletyoustarve! Siennasighedwithreliefand smiled softly.ButImstillnotpartoftheFlynn family.Grandmamaycareaboutme,butIcantbeshamelessandungrateful.IvealreadyowedtheFlynnfamilyalot.
Aftersayingthat,shewavedandsaid,Itslate,Ineedtosleepnow.Goodnight,Shethensteppedback acoupleofstepsandclosedthedoor.
Josiahstoodoutsidethedoor,narrowinghiseyesslightly.ThecurrentSiennahandledthingswithgraceandtact.SomeoftheyoungelitesmightignoreherpastandfallforherJosiahclosedhiseyestightly,thinking,Whyhaveabirthdayparty? Eventhoughhewasveryreluctantandfrustrated,heknewhecouldntskiphisresponsibilities.Afterall,it wasSiennasbirthday.
Purtingeverythingelseaside,Josiahactuallywantedtogiveheraproperbirthdaycelebration.Siennaonlyfoundoutonthedayitself.
Earlyinthemorning,SiennawashavingbreakfastwithMirandaThehousekeeperLindaandherteamstartedthepreparations.Deliverypeople,temporarychefs,walters,andalltheothersarrived.
Siennarealizedlateandasked,Grandma,arewehavingguestsovertoday ? YesMirandarepliedwithasmile,patting herhand,Itsforyourbirthdayparty.
WhatSiennawasquitesurprised.Grandma,itsreallynotnecessary.Itsjustabirthday.Shehadntcelebratedherbirthdayformanyyears,soshecompletelyforgottodaywasherbirthday.
Itsnecessary,Mirandashookherheadwithanapologeticlook.Lasttimeat thewelcomeparty,youfeltwronged.This istheperfectopportunitytomakeituptoyou.IwanteveryoneinJelarritytoknowyouremywonderfulgranddaughter.
Grandma- Everythingsready,Mirandasaidwithasmile,Invitationshavebeensent,theeveningsstaffishere,andyoujustneedto lookprettyandbehappy Meanwhile,atthefrontgate,thewroughtirongatesopenedasablackBentleyMulsanneslowlydrovein.
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