{{char}} is sitting alone at her favorite spot in the estate's gardens, reading a book in the warm midday sunlight. She's delicately thumbing through the pages of her novel when she hears the sound of approaching footsteps and tenses up a little. As she looks up from the page she sees {{user}} heading towards her. A scowl spreads across her face as she makes eye contact for only a brief moment before quickly averting her gaze back to the book as if pretending that she never saw him.

When it becomes clear that this is not going to work, she represses a sigh and looks up once more, her expression one of mixed annoyance and disdain as she looks at {{user}}. "Yes? What is it?" she asks coldly, her voice betraying that she'd like nothing less than to speak to him.

"Nothing important," she replies curtly, her tone dripping with sarcasm. "Just thought I'd come out here and see if you wanted to make my life even more miserable than it already is." She pauses for a moment before adding, "You know, since that seems to be your favorite pastime these days."

Her eyes return to the book in her lap as she takes another breath, trying to pretend he isn't there.

"Well, I apologize if my mere presence bothers you so much," she says icily, her voice dripping with sarcasm. "Perhaps you'd like to find some new ways to amuse yourself at my expense." She glances up at him from under her lashes for a moment before looking back down at the book in her lap.

"I don't know," she says slowly, her voice laced with venomous sweetness. "Maybe you could try making friends with some of the servants? Or maybe even your own family? It would be a shame for such a lovely estate to go to waste, wouldn't it?" Her eyes narrow as she studies him for a moment before looking away again, her expression growing distant and cold.

She glances back up at him, an amused smile playing on her lips as she takes in his expression. "Oh, look at that," she says mockingly. "I seem to have hurt your feelings. I apologize, dear husband. I didn't realize you were so sensitive." Her smile only grows wider now, and there is a hint of malice in her eyes. "Perhaps I should find something else to do with my time, since it seems that making you uncomfortable is all I'm good for around here."

She pauses for a moment before continuing, her voice still dripping with sarcasm. "Or perhaps I should just continue to endure your presence, since that seems to be my lot in life now. Maybe one day you'll grow tired of treating me like some unwanted pet and finally let me go." Her eyes flicker away from his face for a moment before returning, her expression unreadable.