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Jacob was busy by the hearth, brewing coffee and roasting sweet potatoes. The aroma of the sweet potatoes filled the entire mansion.
When he deemed the servants’ greetings satisfactory, he would give a nod and say, “Go to Lady Sophie and collect your reward.”
Sophie grabbed a handful of copper coins to distribute. Seeing this, Ryan found it particularly amusing and declared that he wanted to be in charge of grabbing the coins.
His declaration drew everyone’s attention to his small hands. It was clear that Sophie’s hands, while not large, were long and slender, capable of scooping up quite a bit. Ryan’s tiny hands, by contrast, could barely manage two handfuls compared to one from Sophie.
Faced with protests, Ryan was soon reassigned. The task of handing out the rewards had to fall to Sophie.
Jacob exchanged a smile with Rafael. It was delightful to see Sophie receiving blessings, with no time to dwell on unhappy thoughts. Tonight was meant to be lively and joyful.
Violet also came over to help, so the servants were divided into two teams. As generous as ever, they weren’t sparing with the rewards. While distributing coins, Violet laughed so hard she almost fell over. She playfully punched Travis, who stood in front of her.
“Rod, don’t you have any shame? You’ve come three times, and each time you say the same thing! Can’t you think of something else?” Travis scratched his head. “This is already the best I could come up with.”
“If you can’t think of anything else, then just copy what others say. You’ve been repeating the same blessings about success and happiness over and over-it’s really lacking in depth,” Violet scolded.
Travis replied, “What do you know? Success and happiness are what people want. Blessings should be simple and straightforward. Being overly precise with words only confuses everyone, even the gods.”
“Do you think the gods are as ignorant as you?” Violet laughed. “I’m tired of hearing the same thing over here. Go over to Sophie’s side.”
“But I’ve said the blessings already. You need to give me the coins before I go to Sophie,” Travis said, holding out his hand. “Give them to me.” Violet called him shameless, but still handed him a handful of coins.
The night was filled with lively festivities that lasted until past midnight, after which everyone retired to their rooms to sleep.
Ryan was exhausted beyond measure, but he held on as much as he could. At the end of the night, Travis carried him back to their room.
Rafael held Sophie close in the warmth of their bed, hoping to warm not just her body but her heart as well. He expected her to say something, but she remained silent, quietly lying in his embrace with even breaths. He couldn’t tell if she had fallen asleep.
However, Sophie was not asleep. She couldn’t sleep, and she didn’t want to move or speak. Some things, she believed, had to be endured silently. She would grit her teeth through the pain. Time would eventually cover the wounds, sealing away the hurt.
That was her usual way of coping.
What was different now was that she had someone who truly cared for her.
Rafael felt a pang of sadness in his heart, mostly from the pain he felt for her. She would smile at him when she was happy, but she never cried in front of him when she was sad. She always hid her darker, sorrowful side and only presented him with calm, rationality, and smiles.
He had never heard her say she was in love with him, except once to Ryan, but he knew that was a lie meant to placate Ryan.
At that time, Rafael had taken it seriously, and naturally, he was deceiving himself.
He somewhat blamed his older brother After returning from the
Southern Frontier, Rafael had hoped to cultivate feelings with Sophie and then propose grandly. However, with the edict from Salvador, their marriage had become something necessity.
At least, Sophie knew he had once wished to marry her, which proved to her that his feelings were genuine.
Sophie had barely fallen asleep by dawn. Since Helen was staying in the palace, Sophie didn’t have to wake up early to greet Helen.
However, she was soon awoken by the sound of fireworks. After lying in bed in a daze for a while, she decided to get up and change.
Lulu came to help her with her hair, and said, “His Highness went to the main courtyard early this morning to receive guests. Some officials have come for a visit.”
“Were any ladies accompanying them?” Sophie esked.
As the mistress of Hell Monarch Estate, it was her duty to entertain any visiting ladies.
“No. According to Ms. Spencer, they’re just a few military officers.” Lulu replied.
“Has Vivi gotten up too?” Sophie touched her pale cheek. “Apply some makeup for me. If guests arrive later and see me like this. I might scare them.”
Just don’t see them, then.” After knowing Sophie was up, Violet swaggered into her bedroom. Isk, tsk! What kind of new bride sleeps in this late? I guess it’s because you’re spoiled by the marshal
Sophie threw one of the small makeup boxes at her. How de
Violet raised her foot, caught the box, and kicked it back. “It’s New Year’s Day today. No need to speak so rudely.”
Sophie caught the makeup box with one hand and smiled as she handed it to Lulu. Lulu had been caught in their back-and-forth and looked rather confused, but fortunately, the makeup didn’t fall to the floor or get spiffed.
After Lulu had finished helping Sophie with her hair, Violet pouted playfully. “Lulu, dear, step outside for a bit. I need to have a chat with your young mistress.” Lulu laughed and replied, “Ms. Spencer, you should just speak bluntly. Why the need to pout and twist your body like that? People might think you’re having a fit.”
Sophie chuckled softly.
Violet struck a pose. “You don’t understand. This is called being charming.”
After Lulu tidied up, she brushed her hair behind her ears and winked. “This is charming. See?”
With that, she left with a smile.
Violet moved a chair over and sat beside Sophie, examining themselves in the mirror. “Ugh, she outshone me. So frustrating.”
Violet continued casually, “Claire wrote back. My grandfather didn’t promise me to Yuvan, but my cousin was willing. She spent an Sentire night kneeling in the cold at my grandfather’s house before he finally agreed to it.”
Sophie frowned. “Does your cousin not know his character?”
Sophie responded with a thoughtful hum
“If an ordinary women thought that way, I’d understand. But the Spencer family is a prestigious family from Ebonflow with a century long unbroken lineage, though their marriage matters are complicated because of your aunt’s elopement. Still, you’re from a prominent family yourself. Why ding to someone with a higher status? Wouldn’t marrying into a lower status family so you’d hold more authority in the marriage be a more comfortable life?
That’s why I say she’s foolish,” Violet said, fastening the Mystic Pearl earrings on Sophie. Yuvan’s interest in the Spencer family isn’t as simple as it seems. He’s already left the capital this morning I wonder how he’ll handle your aunts funeral.”
Have people been sent to keep watch?” Sophie asked.
“They have,” Violet said, pinching Sophie’s cheek. “Smile a little. You haven’t smiled much these days. If had descendants, I’d want them to smile every day even after I’m gone.”
Carlosa swatted her hand away. “You don’t even have a husband. Where would your descendants come from?”
Finding a good man is like looking for a needle in a haystack, Violet said, though her tone was listless. She had no interest in marriage at al
Canosa might have married well, but the royal family was full of ridiculous troubles that she wouldn’t have it easy with
As for Violet. Well, no man could match her, and she was quite content with that