Chapter Ten
Lady Jessica was preoccupied for days after the tryst with her lover. One minute she was as happy as a child at play, the next she was an obnoxious witch, floating about the house, almost cackling as she went.
During such cackling, she was especially harsh on Rebecca, just plain mean, assigning task after arduous task, her glowering eyes attempting to rip her niece’s insides apart. There were a few blissful moments when she was exceedingly kind, which only left Rebecca bewildered, and then more annoyed the moment she turned on her again.
“Ah! “ere she goes again, the devil in her,” Frosine exclaimed. “The b***h is back.”
Rebecca heard the kitchen staff complain and half the girls make note of their Mistress’s awful mood, though none even hinted that they knew why. They ass
