Post by Hadrian Usher on Jul 12, 2023 13:41:13 GMT -5
Hadrian didn’t try to decipher her reasons for accepting his offer. He assumed that a woman of Meiying’s standing would not do something she did not want to do, so he took her ‘yes’ at face value. Though he had been quite the philanderer in his younger years, Hadrian did think there was something endearingly traditional about asking a lady’s father permission to dine. Hadrian wasn’t a man used to asking permission for much, so the change of role was refreshing.
“Consider it done,” Hadrian said, smiling, clearly pleased to have secured her consent. He sighed. “I will not keep you too long, Lady Meng, but know that my door is always open should you have need of me.”
