It was shortly after Lucian had run off to start the fire, Lady Ava and Fiona were working on dinner for everyone else, and he'd been left with his own thoughts that Lord Ridgewood and Vespertine came back.
Vespertine's face was still scrunched up, still sour, and when he looked towards Cass, he shook his head as if he had given up.
Lord Ridgewood's expression hadn't changed, but he made a pointed decision to avoid Cass. Cass was a little surprised by that, but Vespertine trudged towards him, not leaving him out of the loop this time.
"He won't admit that he did anything wrong. I'm sorry. I tried everything but beating him since I know I can't win in a fight. I told him to just avoid you if he can't keep control of interest. Especially right now." Vespertine raised his hand, running it through his blonde locks.
