Jason wished he could tell him. He really did. But as he sat across from Jordon and watched him laugh as he told him a joke about Lord Anderfield, he couldn’t bring himself to say it.
The worst part was that Alyssa sat across beside Jordon, and she seemed genuinely interested in what he was saying. Since she came to sit at the table, she hadn’t once spared even a single glance in his direction, and he was much too happy about that.
But he knew her attention must be on him completely. Every time he moved, she would tense up, most probably afraid that he was about to reveal the unfortunate encounter in the study.
“Long story short, don’t ever let Lady Salisbury plan a hall in your country house,” Jordon finished with a roar of laughter. Only Alyssa laughed along, while Jason was barely
