Aunt Jane's Nieces Chapter 11 - The Mad Gardener

In which the steady routine of Elmhurst is gently upended by the arrival of two young ladies, stirring both curiosity and consternation in the household’s more reserved occupants, notably the taciturn Kenneth Forbes. Along a sunlit road, destiny brings Kenneth into the company of a stranger bearing ties to the family’s complex past, setting the stage for quiet revelations and reconsidered loyalties.