Chapter 84

"It's too hot to study with a kerosene lamp. You wouldn't be able to concentrate," Laura said. She still felt guilty about not telling Wendy in advance about the matchmaking and how it hadn't worked out. "About you and Sean... It was my fault for being too hasty. I saw how hard you had been studying and wanted to find you a good suitor so that you wouldn't have to work so hard. It's not easy for a young lady who came from the countryside to study in Bellmire City," she remarked, sighing heavily. She had been thinking about it for several nights. Since the day Sean brought Wendy to cook at his house, he hadn't returned to the Sadler residence. From the way he helped Wendy eat the fatty meat, it was clear that he was interested at first. Something must have happened when Wendy went to the Horton residence to cook for Moira, and that incident changed his mind. "How is your school transfer going?" Laura asked with concern, sitting by the bed. "It should be sorted out soon," Wendy