Ah. I see. [Rose's family money had dried up as well, trying to cover her dead father's debts and many more were still outstanding. that was why her mother was so eager that Rose married Cal, his millions would more than make up for the losses of the deWitt Bukaters. but now she doesn't have to worry about that. she's free for the first time in her life.

and she notices the change in aura and scent. clearly she said the wrong thing somewhere along the lines, but how to apologize for...well, perhaps there was a way?]

I'm very sorry, I likely was over-familiar.

Some people are. Which is ridiculous, it's not like squashing down someone else's intelligence made them any smarter. If anything, it had the opposite effect. And we have...how many women poets and artists have been told that world wasn't for them until they believed it themselves?