The trap

"Elena? She is just a friend", Theodore answered. He wondered how his parents had learnt so quick that he had gone to the ball with Elena. "a friend? Since when?", his mother questioned further.

"since recently, she was bored so I asked her to accompany me since you two didn't want to go",

"Theodore, you know the kind of person she is right?",

"yes I do. She works in a brothel. But I remember that you told me never to judge people, didn't you mother?",

"yes I did. You are right son, since she is your friend invite her to dinner one of these days, okay?",

"okay mother",

"have you had anything to eat?",

"I ate at Alistair's place",

"okay then, go take some rest till it's time for dinner", Theodore nodded and went upstairs.

"this is what you wanted, isn't it?, for him to be happy and live a normal life", lord Dixon said to his wife.