"Hmph, since they didn't kowtow and offer New Year's greetings to us, next year I'll tell Daemon not to let his wife kowtow to Bodhi Lancaster's family either!"
Eva Hayes kept grumbling resentfully. Atlas Lancaster had just opened his mouth to scold her a few more times when the door to the living room was slammed open and one of Daemon Lancaster's servants from his rooms rushed in in a panic.
"Second Master, Second Madam, our Madam seems to be having a miscarriage!"
"What did you say?"
Eva shot to her feet. There were still less than four months before Victoria Thornton was due. She never did any work at home; how could she be having a miscarriage?
"Our Madam seems to be having a miscarriage."
Atlas stood up as well. "What's going on?"
"Madam saw how heavy the snow was outside and wanted to build a snowman, but she slipped and fell forward onto the shovel."
"That's just ridiculous!" Atlas sat back down again and slapped the sofa in anger.
