He guessed that she probably misunderstood something.
Perhaps she had heard something from those gossiping maids, and seeing him alone with Pearl Simmons deepened the misunderstanding.
At the moment she turned to leave, he saw a look in her eyes that resembled a complete break.
Thinking of this, Matthew Saxon found it amusing.
This silly woman, was she just determined to sever ties with him?
Is there anyone as muddled as her? She didn't even ask him what was actually going on and just judged him guilty, deciding unilaterally to leave him.
