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“Really? No one told me.” Violet sighed. “I’ll go see her when I get back. Is she going to be okay?”
“It’s nothing serious. Just a minor illness,” Ivy said as she stepped further inside, but suddenly halted. While I was talking to the gatekeeper, I overheard you mentioning Madam Amelia. What’s going on with her? She was buying medicine at Arcane Sanctum yesterday.”
“Really? Did anything seem off with her?” Violet asked, urgency creeping into her voice.
“I wasn’t there, but the shop assistant said she came in looking for Snowdrop Pills and Evergreen Pills. They mentioned her eyes were red and puffy, like she’d been crying.”
“Crying? She must have suffered some grievance.”
Tvy shrugged. “Madam Amelia suffering some grievance is nothing new. She’s probably gotten used to it by now.”
Violet immediately grabbed Ivy’s arm and pulled her toward Lily’s room. “Let’s not look for Sophie just yet. We need to figure out what’s happening first. How do you know all this? I want to hear the details.”
Ivy said, “Although my mentor doesn’t want to treat Madam Rebecca, he still keeps an eye on Madam Amelia since she comes in for Snowdrop Pills. Every time she comes to buy medicine, he instructs the shop assistants to ask about her situation. Madam Amelia has become familiar with them and tends to vent a bit.
“Yesterday, she didn’t say much, but they noticed she had been crying. In the past, she would talk about how she handles everything at home and takes care of her mother??n??aw. Madam Viola manages the accounts, but Madam Amelia only gets a little money trickling through her fingers. When Madam Amelia can’t cover the household expenses, she has to sell or pawn her own things. It sounds like she’s really been feeling the pressure.”
When they arrived at Lily’s room, Frederick was still there. The two of them were catching up while Lutu sat nearby.
Lily’s complexion was not good, and upon hearing thern talk about Amelia, she sighed and said, “Madam Amelia is too weak. She lacks a backbone and can’t stand up for herself. Her family situation is complicated. Her dad’s a minor official out of town, and being sent away is just another way of saying he’s been demoted.
“The Jaffe family isn’t much better, but she has no support from her natal family. A biological father cant easily become a stepfather once he marries another woman, you know? So, no matter how difficult things are at Valor Estate, she has to endure. After all, there are children involved.”
“It sounds like she’s used to suffering in silence, Violet said.
Lily shook her head. “Enduring suffering isn’t about getting used to it. When someone has to bear it, there will come a day when they can’t take it anymore. I don’t know what’s happening in the Jaffe family, but if she can’t manage there, she has no other options??nly a dead end. She can’t rely on her family.”
Lily sighed again. “That’s why she came to Lady Sophie, asking for Snowdrop Pills for Madam Rebecca. If she hadn’t, she risked being kicked out. Lady Sophie understood her predicament, which is why she suggested that Madam Amelia go to Arcane Sanctum to kneel for a bit. That way, Madam Amelia could at least gain a reputation for being dutiful, making it harder for the Jaffe family to simply throw her out.”
Ivy chimed in, “You know, I’ve seen plenty of people like her. They can endure more than anyone else and swallow every grievance. But once they reach their limit, they can react more violently than anyone would expect.”
Frederick sighed. “So, since she was just sitting outside the estate, does that mean she’s really at her wit’s end? Ugh, we can’t ignore this. Lady Sophie just started her official duties, and now this happens…. Well, Madam Amelia probably didn’t mean any harm. She must be desperate. Let’s focus on bringing her back first.”
Violet added, “Jacob sent people out to look for her. The Jaffe family hasn’t reported anything, so that is all we can do for now.”
If the Jaffe family had filed a report, the Royal Citadel, the Capital Guard, and the Garrison Unit could have been mobilized to help search. But as it stood, only the people from Hell Monarch Estate were looking for her. It made Violet wonder if the Jaffe family had sent anyone out as well.
Before heading to the Capital Guard headquarters, Violet asked Claire to gather any information about any unusual movements from the people at Valor Estate.
Violet waited at the Capital Guard headquarters until after lunch for Sophie’s return. Thankfully, Sophie’s early morning training at Meadow Ridge under a strict instructor had prepared her for the grueling early court sessions. But still, she realized it had been quite a while since those days, it would take her some time to readjust.
As soon as she spotted Violet, Sophie rushed over and sat beside her, resting her head on her friend’s shoulder as she yawned repeatedly. I’m so tired! Did you come to invite me to lunch? Because I can’t eat a thing?? just want to sleep.”
“Poor thing! You don’t have to keep this job, you know? Morning court sessions are held every day, which means you’ll be waking up early the entire week from now on!” Violet replied.
“Yeah.” Sophie kept her eyes closed. “At least I get one day off after every five.”
“The last time we had a break, we didn’t even get a chance to go out shopping or eat together,” Violet lamented:
After her brief pity party, she shifted the topic to more serious matters, saying, “By the way, you know Amelia from the Jaffe family? The gatekeeper found her sitting by the stone lion at Northwatch Estate’s entrance this morning. She had clearly been there for quite a while. After the gates were opened, she just walked away, and Frederick couldn’t catch her.”
Sophie opened her eyes. “Amelia? What was she doing sitting outside Northwatch Estate?”
“I have no idea. She probably sat there for a long time, which means she must have arrived before dawn. Oh, and Ivy mentioned that Amelia cried when she went to Arcane Sanctum to buy medicine yesterday. I wonder if she faced some sort of hardship at home,” Violet explained.
Sophie had been Amelia’s sister??n??aw for a year and felt she understood the latter’s character fairly well. Cowardly and timid, she was the softest person among the members of the Jaffe family.
Sophie had some insight into the current situation at Valor Estate. Rebecca had yet to recover, Viola was pregnant and unable to attend to the older woman, and Freya, who was practically hiding away in Blessed Haven, was even less likely to help.
That left Amelia as the only person who could tend to Rebecca.
When Sophie was in the Jaffe family, she had taken on that role herself. Though Rebecca had her demands, she didn’t make things difficult for Sophie, especially since her dowry gave her a solid standing.
But Amelia was in a different position altogether.
“Could it be that she suffered some injustice?” Sophie suggested.
Violet nodded. “She’s definitely facing some kind of injustice. It must be pretty severe if it drove her to run at Valor Estate, she doesn’t the middle of the night. I heard from Lily that if Ahnella catt hold a any other way out. Jacob has already sent people to search for her. I also asked Claire to look into the situation at the Jaffe family to see if they sent anyone to search??osing a lady of the house should make them anxious too.”
“That’s true. While they don’t value Amelia much, they really can’t afford to be without her right now,” Sophie agreed.
Still, an uneasy feeling lingered in her mind. Why had Amelia gone to sit outside Northwatch Estate? If she had been looking for Sophie, it made more sense for her to go to Hell Monarch Estate.
Though her appetite had waned, Sophie stayed to share lunch with Violet, who was eating heartily. After all, she had skipped breakfast entirely.
After a while, Claire arrived and reported, “The Jaffe family hasn’t sent anyone out to search, but Madam Charlotte did send some of her maids and servants to inquire outside.”
Sophie understood that Charlotte had stopped involving herself with the affairs of the main household. The fact that she sent someone out to search meant that something must have happened.
After thinking it over, she instructed, “Claire, see if you can find anyone from the second branch of the Jaffe family. If you do, ask them to return and convey an invitation to Aunt Charlotte to meet at Glimmering Tower. Just say that Violet would like to treat her to a meal. If you can’t find anyone, then forget it. Don’t go to Valor Estate for this.”
“Got it.” Claire took a sip of water before promptly getting up to leave.
Violet chimed in, “Should we head to Glimmering Tower, then?”
“Yeah, they have soft couches in the private rooms. We can rest while we wait.” Sophie??ose, revealing dark circles under her eyes that hinted at sleepless nights.
At Glimmering Tower, seeing Charlotte again stirred something warm in Sophie’s heart. During the most
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difficult times in the Jaffe family, Charlotte had beenthe only one who truly cared for her
The older woman’s eyes were slightly red as well. She genuinely missed Sophie but couldn’t go over to disturb her, nor did she want anyone to pick apart her motives She was also concerned about those who would whisper behind Sophie’s back about how she had left Valor Estate yet still kept ties with those who were supposed to be in her past
As Charlotte was about to curtsy in greeting, Sophie quickly stood up to support her hand.
“How are you feeling?”
Charlotte smiled. “Thank you for your concern, Your Grace. I’m doing well.”
She sized up Sophie, surprised at how natural the latter looked in official robes. Charlotte had never seen a woman wearing an official uniform before, but somehow, it suited Sophie remarkably well. She looked striking and commanding