62 Guilty heart- Part 2 (2/2)
Going through her cards, Heidi made the decision to throw the card from her hands on the table with a smile. When the game was finally called by Heidi she hid the smile that threatened to bubble up her lips. The woman named Blois whom she had met at the Lawson's mansion was at the game table too. Having a superiority complex, it didn't sit well when the girl won the game. Blois turned around to be more hostile when it came to speak to Heidi which the girl brushed away like it was nothing.
”You are very good at this,” Agnes commented from her seat. Picking the blood filled glass which was scented in her hand when the servant came in the garden to serve them drinks, ”Who taught you? Is it your brother?” she asked.
”He did,” Heidi nodded her head before going to look back at her cards even though it wasn't her turn yet.
It was a lie that Daniel had taught her how to play. She didn't think they would take it well if she told the truth that she learnt to play the game rum from the streets of her town where men often sat outside the pub houses playing and betting on any and everything.
”Aren't Warren and Heidi getting engaged next month? Have you looked into all the preparations?” Margery turned to ask Venetia in concern.
”Everything has been prepared. With the council members trying to get it through, they have taken most of the responsibility in the ceremony. It is an important day after all. And then there's Nicholas watching over this entire ordeal that is going to take place. Truthfully, I have very little to do,” Venetia said, smiling at sister-in-law Margery.
”Is he now,” the woman asked pursing her lips, ”In the beginning I didn't understand how the council could send the girl there alone. I mean no mother or sister to accompany but it is good to hear that he is only looking over the girl because the head council asked him. He is thick blooded after all,” some of the woman nodded their head while Heidi wondered if the term 'thick skinned'was replaced as thick blooded here.
”I know, what you mean! We were all so worried,” another relative spoke, her words holding hidden contempt, making her dress proper after crossing her legs, ”People never change. The blood is what flows.”
”With what I see, there's nothing to be worried about,” Agnes added her words seriously and then looked at Heidi, dropping the serious expression to smile at the young girl, ”Heidi, I hope you look after Warren well. He might be a little slow but he is a good man.”
”I will,” Heidi forced a smile on her lips.
”That is true. Everything is going to work well,” Venetia raised her glass and the others did the same before drinking the blood in it and in Heidi's case, it was water.