Chapter 16
Loughborough, England
Jane sighed as she alighted from the carriage with her luggage in hands. She looked up to behold the house she had grown up in. Only three days ago, she had left Southwell with no plans to look back, though heartbroken and shattered. Now, here she was. She had contemplating making a stop at Abigail’s but had decided against it and had ridden straight home. The ride over had seemed shorter than the ride to Southwell. She supposed that was only to be expected, seeing as she had not been too eager to return home. She had wanted more time on the road, to cry, to nurse her broken heart for the second time, to devise her new plans, now that she was out of employment. Sadly, three days was all she had gotten, and she had chosen to make the most use of it. So now
