“Sister, why isn’t my brother-in-law coming home for lunch?” Briana, Mrs. Gaudreault’s cousin, asked curiously. “Doesn’t he usually return to the company afterward? Why did he go back now? Is River ignoring company business?”
Mrs. Gaudreault’s other maternal relatives all turned their attention to her, waiting for an answer.
She had just finished preparing dinner for everyone and placed two plates of neatly cut fruit on the table.
Briana gave the fruit a quick, disdainful glance. “Sister, your family’s rich now. Why not hire more servants so you can relax? And really—your fruit looks so ordinary. Shouldn’t a wealthy family like yours buy something more expensive?”
Having lived through leaner years, Mrs. Gaudreault had never developed the extravagant habits of the high-society wives.
Leonidas was often at home, and they shared household duties. Now that their children were grown, her life was calm and easy. She’d hired a part-time housekeeper for cleaning, but she still liked tidying up herself from time to time.
The family had their share of fine food and drink, but their daily life wasn’t much different from that of an ordinary household.
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