She had annoyed the Shaw woman, no doubt about it, and apparently done nothing but intrigue Miss Higgs. Fantastic.
Leila rolled her eyes before the girl came up alongside her; at her wide-eyed question she clicked her teeth. “Yes, it was in jest,” she said under her breath, as if the girl would believe that now. Best get this over with quickly and plant the ring for her to find organically before she had the chance to ask too many more questions, Leila decided, as she reached the landing and opened the door to the room in question.
Leila rolled her eyes before the girl came up alongside her; at her wide-eyed question she clicked her teeth. “Yes, it was in jest,” she said under her breath, as if the girl would believe that now. Best get this over with quickly and plant the ring for her to find organically before she had the chance to ask too many more questions, Leila decided, as she reached the landing and opened the door to the room in question.
