CHAPTER 31 Translator: Rae ₊˚ ✧ ━━━━⊱⋆⊰━━━━ ✧ ₊˚ Setting down the quill in his hand, Edmund rose to his feet. Behind him, as he came nearer, she could see the desk piled high with documents. A look of discomfort flickered across Rozella’s face. “I’m sorry for disturbing you when you’re busy. It’s just… there’s something I wished to say.” “I was just about to take a break anyway. Sit comfortably.” Crossing the spacious study in no time at all,...
CHAPTER 30 Translator: Rae ₊˚ ✧ ━━━━⊱⋆⊰━━━━ ✧ ₊˚ On a morning when the cold season began in earnest, a single crack split through the once peaceful routine. 「The Fall of a Noble House of Distinguished Merit, the Shocking Truth Behind the Veiled Lady Shakes High Society.」 Rozella’s fingers stiffened coldly as she read the newspaper. The article printed on one page seized her attention at once. The fall of a noble house of merit. It was a piece of gossip that...
CHAPTER 29 Translator: Rae ₊˚ ✧ ━━━━⊱⋆⊰━━━━ ✧ ₊˚ Together even after death? For a moment, Rozella doubted her own ears and frowned faintly, and the girl giggled as she explained. “Surprised? But it is true! The spirits buried in the cemetery bless the souls of the two people so they can never be parted. The caretaker says it is the most kind and beautiful blessing the dead can give.” A blessing of the dead. Whether it could truly be called romantic was...
CHAPTER 28 Translator: Rae ₊˚ ✧ ━━━━⊱⋆⊰━━━━ ✧ ₊˚ "Pardon?" Rozella, who had been gazing at him as though admiring a painting, blinked and widened her eyes belatedly. Edmund repeated himself as if stating something perfectly ordinary. “If not at a time like this, I will not have the leisure.” “...” “Anywhere. We shall go wherever you wish.” She had never imagined that she might go out privately with Edmund, and the thought left her faintly dazed....
CHAPTER 27 Translator: Rae ₊˚ ✧ ━━━━⊱⋆⊰━━━━ ✧ ₊˚ As they ascended the central staircase together, the servants followed several paces behind. Edmund addressed the servant without turning around. “Would you prepare dinner at once?” At the gentle command, the servant bowed promptly. “Yes, Your Grace. I shall inform the dining room.” When the servant turned and descended the stairs, only the two of them remained on the landing. Without slowing her steps,...
CHAPTER 26 Translator: Rae ₊˚ ✧ ━━━━⊱⋆⊰━━━━ ✧ ₊˚ “She must have been displeased, knowing that you and I were once in marriage talks. Even so, I hope she does not misunderstand me. I truly wish to be on good terms with her…” Lowering her lashes, Vanessa pressed a hand to her chest, then subtly shifted her gaze to study Edmund’s expression. The man, still wearing a courteous expression, said nothing. He didn’t seem impressed by the exchange, yet when he...
CHAPTER 25 Translator: Rae ₊˚ ✧ ━━━━⊱⋆⊰━━━━ ✧ ₊˚ Rozella paused midway through the letter, her thoughts drifting elsewhere. The House of Hayden was the pillar and backbone of the current dynasty. The reigning house, Glister, had come to the throne almost by accident. When the former dynasty, Obren, fractured, the right of succession passed to a collateral line. Thus, in its early years, the authority of the Glister crown was so frail that it could not escape the...
CHAPTER 24 Translator: Rae ₊˚ ✧ ━━━━⊱⋆⊰━━━━ ✧ ₊˚ By the time she returned to the bedchamber after finishing her meal, a dim dusk had already settled over the room. When Rozella emerged from the dressing room after changing her clothes, the maids who had just finished arranging the bedding bowed deeply. “My lady, we wish you a restful night. We shall take our leave.” As the maids withdrew in unison, Rozella, left alone, sank heavily onto the edge of the bed....
CHAPTER 23 Translator: Rae ₊˚ ✧ ━━━━⊱⋆⊰━━━━ ✧ ₊˚ Trapped between the bookshelf and his body, Rozella’s face flushed bright red as she opened her mouth. “Y-You’re back? I’m sorry. I should have gone out to greet you first…” As she wondered why Cynthia had not informed her of his return, Edmund unexpectedly cleared up her doubt with a faint smile. “I told Mrs. Wellen not to call you on purpose.” Rozella’s eyes widened. As she moved her lips as if...
CHAPTER 22 Translator: Rae *** Rozella’s trembling gaze grew hazy as her hips quivered. The gently urging voice followed. “Come on, Roze.” Strength slipped from both her legs. Rozella, panting as if she might faint at any moment, blankly lifted her head. Beyond her heat-hazed sight, only his figure showed clearly. Black hair, disheveled with pleasure as much as hers, eyes steeped in dim moisture, and lips swollen red. Despite the outwardly unhurried look on his face, the chest revealed...