Chapter FiveFor a moment Azalea was unable to move – then, frantically, she hoped Lord Sheldon would not recognise her. But Mr. Chang saw immediately that his wife was playing a trick on him.
He rose to his feet and bowed to Azalea.
“It is a very great honour for you to enter my humble house,” he said. “Whether you come as Miss Osmund or as ‘Fragrant Flower’ you are always welcome!”
Azalea was suddenly very conscious of her Chinese dress and that Lord Sheldon was staring at her in his penetrating manner which always made her blush.
Before she could speak Kai Yin Chang exclaimed in mock exasperation,
“You guessed! You guessed who she was! Honourable husband too clever to be deceived! Very disappointing!”
Azalea would have withdrawn from the room, but as she turned away, embarrassed an
