35 Tea time- Part 3 (2/2)

”It was good, thank you for asking. Thank you,” she thanked the maid who handed her the cup of tea, ”The church is very beautiful but there I didn't find any priest there.”

”I heard you have a tutor assigned. How is it going?” Venetia asked in an uninterested tone.

”I am learning a lot of new things,” she replied diplomatically. Even though in reality she wasn't she didn't want to complain as it had been only two weeks since the tutor had arrived and she knew that tutors were expensive to hire. She knew it because once her family had thought to get a tutor for Nora which in the end they couldn't afford.

”That's good to hear. We wouldn't want you wasting your time. Hmm,” the woman said to Heidi with a sharp look.

She didn't know but Warren's mother was intimidating to talk to. No it wasn't just about it, thought Heidi sitting with them, it seemed that even though she had said a yes to her son's marriage, she wasn't happy that it was a human he would be marrying. As her eyes wandered, it was met with the hazel eyes of the woman who had been watching her since she arrived.

”I believe we haven't met before. I am Frances Kennedy,” the woman introduced herself.

”I am Heidi Curtis,” Heidi smiled back. It appeared that the woman had no recollection that she had met her.

After an idle chatter to which Heidi kept her thoughts to herself for the remainder time there, they finally got up to see Ms. Kennedy as she was leaving. Warren had gone inside, leaving Venetia and the Lord to speak as they walked ahead of Heidi and Frances.

”I hear you are Mr. Lawson's future bride. When is the wedding going to place?” Frances asked her.

”We haven't picked a date yet but it should be in two months.”

”Lucky aren't you, here we are the bachelorettes trying to settle down when a woman like you, have placed yourself a good looking man,” the woman commented.

”I am sure you will find a good man yourself,” said Heidi with a tight smile on her face.

”Of course, I will. But what did you do?” Frances stopped Heidi by her hand, ”If you could give a little insight that would be very kind of you. How did you seduce Warren? To bag such a man. Oh my, and you- I mean you look so...pale and plain. I mean not that way of course but-”

”Ms. Kennedy,” Heidi interrupted her, ”May be if you stopped sleeping and spreading your legs to every passing man, you might find a decent man. Might. And to talk about me, first please look at your hideous self in the mirror. I am sure even a mirror can't handle the way you are right now,” Heidi didn't wait for a response and turned around to get back inside the mansion. She had tried to be civil with the woman but the woman was asking for it.