When discussing something important, the last thing you want is a sudden twist right in the middle of the conversation.
Third Miss and her husband had been listening to the reading of their daughter's smooth and fortunate destiny, unable to suppress their smiles. But the moment they heard the word "however," their expressions froze.
"However... what?"
"Now, don't get nervous. It's nothing major."
Third Miss and her husband were speechless. 'That tone of voice doesn't sound like it's "nothing major" at all!'
"Let me explain," Arabella Donovan said, feeling the need to defend the master who had originally read Miss Rhodes's chart. "According to this young lady's birth chart, she was to be doted on by her elders in her youth. And though she might encounter some hardships, she was highly likely to receive aid from a benefactor, turning misfortune into good luck and calamity into blessings."
