Auralia wanted to open the envelope up and see what was inside but she knew everyone was probably waiting for her. Sighing, she placed the envelope in her jacket pocket and hurried off to the dining room.
When she got there, she found the family was already seated and servants were bustling around to serve food. She also noticed the seat at the head of the table was missing. Mrs. Davidson, who usually took the seat, was nowhere to be found.
She knew the older lady had been skipping family dinners to give her some space and while she was worried if Mrs. Davidson was eating right, a part of Auralia was happy that the older lady wasn't around.
Auralia was still having a hard time accepting Mrs. Davidson as her real grandmother, especially after everything that had happened and what she had done.
Maybe one day she would forgive the old woman, but today was not the day.
"What's with the gloomy look?" Her cousin, Madison asked as Auralia took a seat across from her.
