<span style="font-weight: bold">Day of the masquerade</span><br/><br/>The days leading up the masquerade, Elizabeth was quite busy. She had finished up the wedding dress so that she'd have extra money to buy her and Thomas some nice things for the party. And she then was busy taking some of their older clothes and altering them to look perfect for the night. She wanted to make sure their costumes looked brand new. Appearance was everything, after all. And she'd be damned if they looked poor in Angus' home. Especially since he invited his whore there.<br/><br/>Elizabeth arrived wearing a green dress, with a mask to match it. Thomas was handsomely dressed in a dark suit with green accents to compliment his wife's dress. The Garfield's arrived after Victoria did. As they waited for their turn to be welcomed into the home, Elizabeth saw the harlot. Her face showed her displeasure and her husband patted her hand, that was on his arm. He whispered against her ear.<br/><br/>"Now, dear, remember to be nice."<br/><br/>"I shall try. But it will not be easy. Especially when she is wearing a dress that shows off that there is a little bastard inside her."<br/><br/>Elizabeth whispered back.<br/><br/>"I know, my love. Trying is all I ask."<br/><br/>Thomas said and kissed her cheek. Both put on a fake smile as they approached Marianne and Angus. Her poor sister! Elizabeth would have gladly strangled Miss Bradley with her bare hands for all the pain she caused Marianne. And she'd kill Angus too, if she could. Thomas had his own reasons to hate Angus as well. But now was not the place to yell at his brother-in-law about it. Instead, they would put on the fake smiles and eat the bastard's food. Hoping that Lord Allerton choked on it.