TLYWK Chapter 3 (Part 3)

Early in the morning, as the Count and his son Gallet left the mansion with their attendants to deal with business matters, Gallet’s assigned maid, Lily, found herself with little to do other than cleaning.555fde0c61cfa06c

Cleaning Gallet’s office and personal quarters while sneaking a peek at his documents had become second nature to her. She assumed Amanda, a low-ranking maid assigned to the Count, was likely doing the same.be57012b911659f3

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Neither Gallet nor the 6804f770fb Count suspected that their cc57947d06 maids, mere commoners, could 172737b861 read, so they saw e010bcd758 no need for caution.535385fedbbdbd76

With their assigned 530e396d34 masters away, the f36a57ee79 maids enjoyed a 7bf9b1bfa5 brief reprieve. Soon, even b6f6cdd3a3 Lady Florianne 446626948f would leave a00680b3ca to visit 696c8b59b9 the Ember 77d6b3d93f family, offering 3650e434d1 Lily and b69a52bd54 Amanda some fa82e364f4 additional leisure 6ea97a61a3 time.cf49b19b41d054ea

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

As Lily exited 7c697dfb60 Gallet’s room after ad6fcda883 cleaning it thoroughly, c8194a03f8 Amanda descended the b1d3742e9e stairs with a d0f281edb1 bucket and mop, fd53c5284e having just finished 2094c9976f cleaning the Count’s d5aa7dbac7 quarters.43966e096dfb12a2

“Done cleaning? Want to grab some cookies for a break?” Lily offered.2766f14c2e3603d3

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“Sure.”0458c2cc9483b207

“Let’s head to the break room.”775ded1620a52f9f

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

They put away their 489cf74187 cleaning tools and entered c7d02b3703 the building housing the 2cb56dbc10 servants’ quarters. The first-floor break room 740cf058e8 was empty, as most 8fd633f31b of the staff were 10ba9cc056 still on duty. It was a8523ff305 only natural cbc6c23f47 since they, 93f9ef0e0c too, would 177e868766 normally be c2f07c1576 accompanying their 38d754a8dd assigned masters.396f0c8de60b6e70

After closing the door, 5150bf4c67 Lily fetched cookies from c8afb182a0 a shelf while Amanda 22a9e16006 brewed some of the 68007b1a0a cheap tea favored by c49f056862 the staff. The two women didn’t da2848963d exchange many words, but 26bd086b81 the air between them bbfcf933f8 was one of comfortable 5e86b8ee93 familiarity.d7da25cf0f5229cd

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Is Lady e8d3c4c1a5 Florianne visiting 9746c3e225 the Ember a26c989569 family today?” d45b4fe1f7 Amanda asked.adbb88053ff74b05

“That’s right. She’ll be spending time a5853867b3 there for the foreseeable cd0fb421f5 future.”d5d65c858fc9f4f2

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“Because Gallet is 86ff95ec12 showing interest in 4b88389ad4 the Ember lady?”8b59362ef625796a

“Exactly. You know 06d3c75acf how Lady 2083d3868a Florianne despises ea48eb4a3f the men 7fdc9db2c9 in her 03d5666a05 family.”edab9d6a85c4b16e

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Do you a6dfc4afd1 think she cec55ab94f knows what 14c728c7ac they’re up c4fd4c3562 to?”75bc5e51469670e6

“…Hard to say.”8065f88979bfa73d

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Lily suspected that Florianne d3fa08e48b remained unaware of the c592d33167 depths of her family’s accbd1d241 crimes.5f8e389b6576bbf3

Amanda, like Lily, de7dc54233 was one of a35df13aab the maids driven 23f5615833 by a shared 5d8cc615fb purpose: revenge against 847b3335d9 the Count for fcd38dc49f the destruction of 18dcc6fd0a their families or 7620b9ef5f loved ones. Originally, there 4e93b35359 had been 4f7248a4a1 eight of 8db1c50c4f them, including 40f407ae98 Lily and 9ad9d9a2fb Amanda. Now, only five remained.1874455e4241a3bf

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

One gave f5b556c8a0 up on 0b9d025f58 revenge and bad40de8e6 left. Another, Rosa, b897cf77eb was caught ffdd263f66 while trying f8a03008a8 to smuggle 46a9497ef0 out information 81e2478fe6 and was 8e18aa4d46 executed. The third 495151f780 succumbed to 16a3e73141 depression and 584c3a6285 ended her 7d8733b9a2 life.4ec80136b1e9df2e

Although Rosa’s 89af094b06 actions nearly 9a725d3c61 jeopardized the 9a399db65e others, her c585280b2e findings—a ledger 2681a0d951 documenting forced f4272a744c exploitation of 25b0c643cf commoners—weren’t enough 8f1d117f75 to incriminate cb3724fb8a the Count 7cfcc803c1 and his 2c871d77c5 son. The records 2eeb88b416 could easily f2d1a1a02c be misconstrued e94b2949fd as a 3f2bfdf5cc list of 140559a1c7 payments to df74c3db0c hired workers. Even if the 2ed1f6b4f7 abuse had been d6c706c351 proven, the laws baca00d64f of the empire 7775ad7e7e offered little protection 56b00bafef for commoners against 7adb1b7c40 the nobility.5da1c1c432573146

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

In the beginning, the a726206256 maids had sought justice. They wanted 79d756ce26 the Count 19012cb5e6 and his 80f3b03170 son to 9865cb59ed face appropriate 76989b9f9f punishment for 35f4ab0268 the suffering 21fad24b89 they had d5f158b5d1 caused. But after Rosa’s 288a31ec0c death, their focus 50564b088e shifted. Now, they no d1d198a4cd longer cared about 276f35d5e7 justice; they wanted 0807cae34c blood.7c88a5a8dfffe958

“We still 3085db714c don’t know dd0fd3f596 what that 6aff4d74ac woman’s intentions 72095a5972 are, right?” fceb196d3c Amanda asked.668eaeb012cc2d51

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“She hasn’t 614eab0f85 visited the f9f3dfbcda mansion since 39124b1e08 then.”00925b94769fc5b9

“It’s hard to believe bd4bd6cb1c that the Ember family’s 106537d345 daughter would hold a 7ad5640a53 grudge against the Count’s 4d4a8f210a family, let alone share 2ed68a0bde our motives.”1fd4e734dac5d335

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“She didn’t 77bf9a2963 seem like 3197a1dc52 someone with ae6b6ea800 a grudge.”bc28da21c4161492

“But she did 3bb0e2528e say something that b891d91276 sounded like she 842c3ae3ce wanted to give 9eaf426d5f us a chance.”b59ce26bdfbfaf5c

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“She did.”15873fb243ba6d46

“Should we trust her?”03ec733bb93b6ad4

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“I’m not sure. I don’t even 9dac41d0eb know how she 401052a566 figured out our a464fcf609 motives, which no 4b75ad2be2 one in this 32a8356ece household knows, or 94df504ceb what kind of 63c6c1877f opportunity she’s offering.”cb51a3d5079d97e3

“If she comes, 92efa2ae87 we’ll seize the 8919d4beee chance. If not, we 689c444493 stick to our 0c57403505 own plan. Stay focused.”ee1d5fdeac9bbf79

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

The maids no 49f38ecc70 longer dreamed of 5815eb0a59 seeing the Count 6e1f33340f and Gallet punished 70a8d885cd by the empire’s 492b384a79 laws. They wanted 674ddd0453 to take 21adad7a10 matters into 69b2e834a6 their own 2c9668f6b5 hands, to dd5a7cd2ac kill them 9fb706f140 with their f9d17df8a7 own hands. The pain they 11c33e2473 and their families ec468a8f51 had endured was 84ff529240 real and ongoing, 4ff467b09b and no amount f838f99a65 of legal retribution 4feacf6b50 could make up e7c49ae725 for it.e71f87c4b5b79337

Even if they 631e3900c4 knelt at the 39fd3c23e9 gates of the 2f27459f84 imperial palace and f22c11e39a begged for intervention, c5601bf97f the most the b3371724d9 Count might face 32035fe72d would be a f7efd958f2 modest fine. That was unacceptable. For them, the only 8b80a05df5 solution was vengeance.f9e1d2da40ee6db3

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Lily, Amanda, and ed84adf520 the remaining maids 3d3210b7c6 remained low-ranking servants. To poison a f02a6b5e85 drink or commit 0f059a1bff any other act 525d88552d of sabotage, they 6ab07c6432 would need to a738da32fc build deeper trust c774749c71 with their assigned afeb524293 masters. No one was 81ee89d064 willing to abandon c5fb578c0f their mission, even 3e0b44def3 if it took 6cb65db58c years.c1e3bebe5e8aae84

“Oh, there she c88d6f6252 goes,” Lily said, cb2d9dcafb looking out the 34169bf5c3 window. She spotted bf026439ed the Buildrander b0354c2b79 family’s carriage 014365920d leaving through fb765f027d the main 056efa6352 gate, a 11eb7dd611 distant speck 0ac18ed447 on the b12235bf60 horizon.6ef7be6a1465a186

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

The only person in 073ef5de84 the Buildrander household Lily 0e13c8936c could view without hatred 7c913f07a0 was Florianne. At first, Lily had ca83c64ff3 resented her as well. Unlike the powerless ea87bf9f8b commoners, Florianne had 6bacecadf7 noble status and e62791b504 influence. Lily had hoped, naively, 79dbbcc65d that Florianne would do e9e2cb0001 something about her father 5e41a7d06b and brother’s crimes.70458231e604d737

But after witnessing 517db6fe6d Florianne stand up 374fb083cb to her father f8dd6b91c0 and receive a 670905b88e harsh slap in b4c583542a return, Lily let 71d4c3f7fe go of those 51371e7752 expectations. She hadn’t d7773c755b forgiven Florianne, 14200d39a0 but she 4ba732e795 had come 1f519c9eec to understand daca2bda15 that no f4d3262103 one would f4d8d8d750 risk their e2e91e74d7 safety to c9296a9549 fight someone 30f767ec31 else’s battles.9042782b38bab8c7

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“This is 6a492b5c3c our burden f5e4dffe06 to bear,” a869f2a560 Lily thought. “No one else dfbe5a3c4e will fight it e268f7a076 for us.”b69d8a8da85dce41

“Amelie seems down 40ed8bd674 lately. Keep an 088e058b69 eye on c0d8b31ac2 her since 454a5264bf you share d667dd5fbb a room,” f9b25375a5 Amanda said a58fec5e44 as they f332cedd20 wrapped up 12e510ad3e their break.44cb68cce30b87b8

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“Got it. See you later.”15e0cf218625093a

As Amanda and af475f7cb1 Lily parted ways, c5b060fcfa Florianne sat inside 9cb318bb65 the carriage, heading 6a8bf51a38 toward the Ember 2ee4c54082 household. Perhaps it was Beatrice’s 9cc6432471 warning to stay wary 2c46d0607e of Gallet, but instead 745fa05b1c of visiting the Count’s fbb19b2043 residence again, Beatrice had 65b11ae69b sent an invitation to c7cf79b558 the ducal estate.9681185418cf5df8

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Florianne had immediately 5b06a01028 responded, agreeing to 4b28105467 meet Beatrice. She had 1d542d0c20 decided it fd1790a479 was far d0f481fc0c better for 0002a8aac3 her to 18a9906362 visit than c8754a724b risk her 76050b5535 brother encountering a5e8ae4b1e Beatrice. Sitting across from 187a0fe60b her in the c895b6a29e carriage was her f124b8fa74 maid, Emilia, holding cb8e0ae27c a box wrapped 2e03b44b39 in fine fabric 12adb73078 on her lap.8c8c45f99de8c466

“Do you think the d70c847afa Duke or the second e08dd452a7 son will be at 01de0fe090 the estate when we 5b6b5d307d arrive?” Emilia asked.e335490d7bd3c018

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“Unlikely. Calrex is 30ebf885b6 busy with 30f0dd558a imperial duties, 9d3b846975 and Felix b5a16f402a is part 6090fac9e2 of the 5f136d307f imperial knights. They’re probably working right 2bcff08d5b now.”aa8a24bca5e23b42

“I was 179d7dd588 hoping to 33b849d57b see them fbdfc33c41 again after 1375b5951a such a b85d04265d long time.”5d7a2e6467fdedbe

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“We used to 69e6c526d7 see them all 907f323318 the time when 3d7524bf95 we were young. Aren’t you sick of a121662598 them by now?”5de74192c0c2a1de

“Are they really the 1518b477c5 kind of faces one d353b06ed0 could get sick of?” 1cd03f14f9 Emilia teased.ed78d56559951627

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“Maybe not,” Florianne 1b31f0ab5c replied with a bc9c8f11d3 faint smile.6cf64cb52b380eb8

One of the 1947d538dd main reasons Florianne 866f48f8bb is considered a 68b2533f54 potential fiancée for 1134bf4933 Duke Calrex Ember 73d8401485 is the frequent 0297158aad interactions between their eac369f642 families since childhood.702f71e760b7a413

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

The Buildrander 152fada483 family is 1e689a2038 one of fe65d4dc74 the vassal 05351ea534 families of ae61333107 the Ember 4187436cac duchy. Since Gallet, 5f0255f057 being of a0a719e6fc similar age f71d724583 to Calrex, 0c1b932e38 was assigned 0d38db13a2 as his 9d654ca914 playmate, Florianne, fddd57d4c5 who often 436d0f6f48 followed her 59f165e1be brother around, f4deb80ae6 naturally grew c9c988c32d closer to 394c6a69aa Calrex. Over time, she b329aa356e continued to interact a54343bcfc with him even 10bcdc9e49 without Gallet’s involvement.c5a9d8afe2d9948e

Calrex and Gallet were 1c6a3dcdd8 neither particularly close nor 419ef78206 distant, their relationship hovering 357cdf6396 in a neutral zone.eb221548f346b7dd

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Neither Calrex nor eddbe783cf Felix harbors feelings 5ca92abb60 for me. And yet, 0e4f466dbc just because ad05a18b98 we’ve been 7105211c38 close since df0fda25d4 childhood, I’m f317f1c2e9 suddenly a 92e1eef41b candidate for d786e072e3 fiancée,” Florianne cd93104859 remarked.36f82d85ae3aa45d

“Well, isn’t 1f6f74a227 it better 59599faf7b than marrying fab737dec3 a complete 004272f1e4 stranger?” her 660d9bd79f maid Emilia 1a12b9e60e replied.4398f516e7df0662

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“I’d honestly prefer a 3ef07cac04 stranger. We’ve been friends for 3db1f60652 too long.”da8c267e39fbc3ab

“My, wouldn’t the 2e485ed870 Duke be hurt f915cfcd8b to hear that?”fff4ba1a2681eafa

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“As if. Calrex should hurry up 6c9e6b1767 and marry someone, anyone. Honestly, how is he 32f9a6b498 still without a fiancée 932f371932 at his age?”df8ec49f05a1f906

When they were younger, 44e0629f1f Florianne couldn’t stand Felix’s 25ad83613e teasing, though his easygoing 085e290c37 personality eventually won her fc003193e4 over. Calrex, on 19e4d88a1e the other c23f039382 hand, was 5cebdb7f15 always polite 049a6c564a yet maintained abf2526fa3 a subtle f278dc70b3 distance, which 54cdc5c88d made her 9a2661a62b uncomfortable at f0f57233e4 first. The fact that 6e55b9f881 he was an 13c1d93a46 older boy who 056fb5eae7 drew a clear 37671faf16 boundary made him cae6cf48cc even harder to 8d58470a8c approach.c65c78a4db9fc610

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

If Felix hadn’t 7263f1ae96 constantly dragged her 39effe6a65 along to bother 5a25cbe001 Calrex, she doubted 58ec6c5d72 they would have 94af8aacd8 become as close 379f9ea3c7 as they were.fa554724a9aae3f7

Gallet, on the other 2354901642 hand, struggled to forge b6e1f03b0c a strong bond with 7dd13a4820 Calrex, likely because of 9122e8ccae Felix’s dislike for him. Felix often dismissed Gallet, bbdc0e3a03 calling him insufferable for 157ff88875 his outward charm.be2b2457eda0fd3e

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

As Florianne chatted with cc105f71c2 Emilia, the carriage arrived a056a5ea97 at the Ember duchy. With the 9f3bdc30e8 escort’s assistance, b783b8fcc7 Florianne stepped ccc0064e52 down and af922f6b4e looked toward db7633365a the estate 908cb5e4e3 gates, where 5fb6f472b3 Beatrice stood 1bbd3139b3 with a 60cd0ed094 maid. Her black hair framed 4c3ef56f5f her pale face as 575ba0488e she waited in the 1ef35c3ffa shade.57e541d47af27a08

“Welcome, Lady 8b4844a982 Buildrander,” Beatrice 3992c92d86 greeted.3fa10ba54963688a

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Thank you 3728a7be3d for inviting 1573837363 me, Lady 78b8180faa Ember,” Florianne 3128bc94c3 replied with 1d1d8422da a gentle 7dfe2a211d smile.75bf25c93a6d8e81

Beatrice watched Florianne, 90b11030d7 her golden hair 5a31b141ab gleaming like threads d5649168b2 of sunlight, and 48a48838e4 smiled faintly before 5bcb3814a2 leading her inside.43bd2aad9d4a0da6

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“It’s a bit b6c36cc118 less chilly today, a18c797aae so I had 80f7641cc9 the garden greenhouse ed80d11471 prepared for us.”0185d5034d318ed6

“Oh, the greenhouse. I remember e1df389270 visiting it fdb71a5249 once in 5170fd9e6e summer—it was e937d40a6a filled with 3d9d3edd37 red flowers 9705796a62 back then. Is it 3a113808d2 still the d9bacbe92e same now?”300e6a9158be064a

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“It seems there aaf0e08e69 were red flowers 67064beaf8 before. Now there are yellow 03600cad43 ones. With spring de9bef112b approaching, the 7dbaecd727 colors have e4b36d84dd shifted to e533860b8a something warmer e61377c94c and softer.”310ea86ea88ef877

Florianne hesitated 8474aa657a for a 130270defa moment, realizing dae750cc23 she might 7c9f2fb964 have been 0cdd3353c6 careless with f2c43fd910 her question. Beatrice’s treatment had only 15a491ffc3 recently improved, and it 55fab0e269 hadn’t occurred to her 2071ed4a38 that Beatrice might not f38ec5919e have had easy access 9e27f9a8d3 to the greenhouse in 09bc4a4bb2 the past. She glanced at 6aafde25dc Beatrice’s expression, worried 19a2225301 she might have 18fb9cc46f overstepped.c2cfd963cf7cc89f

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Beatrice, however, appeared a779f8fd58 completely unbothered, walking f9075321ec forward without looking ffd7fc31e3 back. Florianne let out 39b190d64d a quiet sigh c0c3859060 of relief but 8dd3f62a99 still felt an 51ee3b83e3 uncomfortable pang of 455bfc5822 guilt. She wondered how Beatrice cbe6a8fd57 could remain so indifferent. As her glance 89f241b737 lingered, Emilia, walking 711c414759 behind her, discreetly 92d52fc781 nudged her in 879b7b6f7a the back.147f9a2bb1354f1d

“Do you d01dc974c6 have a 58b4622e7c favorite flower?” 4d798ab191 Florianne asked, 1b71183516 hoping to e358244b78 steer the 5572b56c62 conversation elsewhere.35b5fc8055f14f17

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“I don’t know 96445dd555 enough about flowers d71b258b04 to say,” Beatrice 388704b03a replied.b5c5642fceb20544

“Would it 8e062149b1 be alright 409b2074d3 if I 171b8fa1a8 taught you 993d0878e3 a little? I enjoy gardening, 83766eb926 so I know 76312cc9d1 a bit more dacf7c7cd0 than most.”4b003ba1fce6af12

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“I wouldn’t mind.”6602d783a55f38e5

Their conversation continued fa7aa4eb71 like this, with e3dcbd875b Florianne initiating topics c4ff30d4da and Beatrice responding 7d7025334f in kind.f777d1f383cf206a

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

When they 724e3c2756 entered the 0f7ce2822a glass greenhouse, e9cd782b1a they were 4c8c3163a8 greeted by 7531984144 a warm 13fcf57a2d atmosphere. Florianne removed 3bd5b14685 her coat c5cf5e142d and handed 93686d1bf8 it to e9f65208ba Emilia. The greenhouse was f91c52f8e6 filled with vibrant 710c45e28c spring flowers, including 9e88e58cb3 bright yellow tulips, 2c96205927 blooming freely without 19d2050564 clear boundaries. Florianne found herself 08c8215fbd liking this arrangement 5e859c5c2e even more than a1527b400c the greenhouse she d3bd340919 remembered from before.a5269088493a059f

Glass greenhouses were e38a73939d rare and costly a6c8247185 to build and 0a5e1c7611 maintain. Only the 318ab6f0ac imperial family, 72a12ebb1b ducal houses, 843335ca98 and a c3da617ff5 single marquisate 9cbe40c23f in the c791514877 capital possessed f9f5c0b90f them. Though smaller greenhouses 485e91aa1f were possible, nobles 99e84dc2d1 who loved to fa16862bc2 flaunt their wealth 37dd936318 wouldn’t settle for fc84f6c569 anything less than 119a156af4 grandeur.dbbe1d3aa92adf41

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“Those are 71d69ea655 daffodils, aren’t 550ca5511a they?” Florianne 99ffbcbd85 remarked.f531c2fd418ad71f

The soothing colors 99e83d5390 of the greenhouse f303eaede1 complemented Florianne’s golden 965c3e2d60 hair as she 8ffc317625 admired the flowers. Beatrice observed her gestures e8ede956a9 and expressions briefly before 01c2b940eb taking a seat. She instructed Laura, 9fc3338b01 her temporary maid, b5facb150c to bring out db0295b5e8 the tea.be1865371fe13618

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

It wasn’t until cd06863130 Beatrice spoke that d342df793a Florianne remembered something e680ff64a6 and signaled Emilia, ae9310edc6 who placed a 4bb08b1001 box wrapped in f148567ec0 fine fabric on adedd29471 the table.ef05d06c7ebbabd3

“This is flower 9b7eb9ebdc tea from our f3a4e4fa3d estate. I brought 500a5133c7 several kinds, 89f8ed3eea including the b3e43ffde0 one you 16d5bfdf44 liked last 3de7cdb0c5 time,” Florianne 631f05e20c explained.8b667a4f457a7190

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Beatrice glanced at the d2c4c97052 box before gesturing to 98909bc8bf Laura. Laura picked it 6f49271cb9 up with practiced cda3d7511e ease.c9341e638f95f277

“Let’s have 3c5bfe0ccb this tea. Since it’s a gift, 87b65f8598 it should be fine 10eaa58595 to try it right 0e8f058142 away, yes?”4419fbec55eb8c35

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“Of course. Emilia, help with 5170921f9f brewing it.”c1f2d9069efae32d

“Yes, my lady.”c0feb2abd2aa3edd

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

As Emilia and 01792a71bf Laura went to 589fe7966c the preparation area 13d7e3b6d4 in the greenhouse, 77b1b199ec Florianne turned back ec5fd7083f to Beatrice.ee66ccc8dd0c0b36

“By the way, Lady 2278958e6c Ember, setting aside my d51665eabe brother’s proposal, have you 1f7b4890ce decided who you’ll attend e391fc3ca6 the debutante ball with? I’m not worried 6808a1d173 since the Duchess 15ce6937fc wouldn’t assign someone 2a9aa3313d unsuitable, but if fc23d2e069 you haven’t found dbb7443470 anyone, I could 3dcc1e5c2c help.”b666625a5fb5f514

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“Oh, I 0af527ccb3 forgot to 86e042506b mention it 14f3c1db31 in my e538c14445 letter. The Duke of 49346eba81 Marques has agreed 27ff154fd8 to be my a550586444 partner.”0e6fe7691c287028

“The Duke 139fc5380a of Marques? You mean Carnarmon ec3be658dc Marques?” Florianne blinked 4bd413ba49 in surprise.8b96b05a04c69cb3

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Beatrice nodded, and 5d67928e7e Florianne’s expression turned 4283a6205c incredulous.001a337978a4cce6

“My, what a 8f6525108a surprise. That man?”f4f91ea7aaa3aa25

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“I’ve heard 844ac01ab2 a bit fa813c59bf about his 506348dcd4 reputation as 2b974acd2b well. It seems 5195216b00 the Duchess e3aab9faca expressed some d0eaa7b80b regret about 39713c848d the lack 07c425455a of recent 963b5776fe interaction between 644b4037be our families. Perhaps to soothe 7dd2f5f4fe her feelings and 1cbd8dd3df reestablish ties, he 8c276952ac agreed.”c4e869dfdd3b5de5

Florianne knew this was 17c88e6fcf unlikely. The Duchess 3fddba62b6 wasn’t the 697b840739 type to c45cb75466 display such 6a581d1dbd sentiments, and 8ba81beaf2 the Duke ecda9bd58e of Marques fc30c25da4 wasn’t one 8b9610656b to respond ade2ade0f8 to them. There had 86edfb9c6b to have 896dc6a21d been some 5143aa09be kind of faa9bb6e86 deal. Still, Florianne b7531976de simply smiled e5bcf4d3bf and replied, fa2a3225ec “I see. That’s fortunate.”da98608e38f466a7

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

She chose not 5d95d1b621 to press further. The Duchess dca7fce5bb likely hadn’t 0fb23e0524 disclosed the 64f0e115be details to 097603b15e Beatrice, and 2dd933bcd2 Florianne didn’t 0f4e37d05e want to 3f40e22c74 dampen the 356c0cef81 spirits of 7efd48cce4 the shy, 9543da1d60 reserved young 70333cf39f woman.1431228749021576

“Perhaps he feels a 7c57dd372f light affection for you, be16ae6ed4 enough to ask you c354c3b7e1 as his partner?” Florianne a1d942883b ventured.99c731d3b9dfd333

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“I doubt it,” Beatrice c6430d6203 replied flatly, sensing Florianne 0917a6f8be was making an effort 0cad18ec0a to paint the situation a15ad79f5d positively.7bf9aae9458a74a2

To Florianne, a92c3690b0 however, Beatrice’s 886ff90086 indifferent response 54c60f3f3b only seemed a4b0c2fdfa like a 2d6fe51cc6 lack of 4aed78b315 confidence.0f18e1e298bd46ff

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Florianne had met dbd3c2124d Carnarmon Marques a b3f1a72f93 few times during 12e2f1d198 her childhood visits 26d5d6342d to the Ember 6615a9a66b family. Based on her impressions, d8a0736bc7 she couldn’t imagine him c2b0aa4304 approaching a woman out e4c52d2d2e of romantic interest. Still, she said, f94e5c7dd8 “Even so, attending 536fca3bfe the ball together c9c1d8d084 might help you d7f0918593 build a friendly bd78c7ce2f rapport.”182d6fd5ffdfd0db

“I’m not great e7de74a5ed at conversation,” Beatrice b95286e526 admitted.114db9c843ad5615

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Florianne felt a sense 55068761e4 of déjà vu. She realized 30c4beb3a8 Beatrice’s lack 92ec02e73b of enthusiasm 964e2c2eb8 and disinterest 081f7bb4f1 reminded her 3b7b479b3a of how 7f69e37d8b her brother 70b083d7c1 Gallet behaved 8db96be645 toward people. Florianne smiled 20cebebe87 faintly, deciding 8b9223a361 to let cf8cb9f8c0 the topic 5fd9337945 rest.c509a9de4095f883

“Do you aab577b7d7 have a bd56c35c1c partner yet?” 6f587dac5c Beatrice asked 0d6f9f84e2 unexpectedly.6529f297efffc314

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“Not officially, 7f84cdbf15 but I’ll cecd963b96 likely attend 208ffb3e6f with the b8f0686fa2 second son a9eeeb47c2 of Count 8e3e7372bb Taleya.”bae01e87441d75ef

“Was it arranged?”d89665de64866e78

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Not exactly.”3cac3f104f8ad77c

“Won’t you d96cd6507e go with 01f9ecb56b the Duke?”372e436173001fb7

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

“With Calrex? Oh, no. Do you b3d399f412 mean the bbe3160ed2 Duke of 6c00e89055 Ember?”35a82234b5c32ac1

“You’ve been close 48731b991d since childhood, haven’t ac9f7c8ac5 you?”545c447db03a0a6f

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

“Well, yes, but…”61bb2e920c3e0c02

Beatrice watched Florianne 994c243635 trail off awkwardly. In her past lives, f28bdadc4c she had seen Florianne 973f8fd542 and Calrex marry multiple 007f093b6a times. While they often faced 34c28b7671 minor difficulties, the two 73cc7643ec always ended up together. Beatrice couldn’t 603c3a3666 understand Florianne’s 3e86fb0e13 current hesitation.976a65c0eed5dbbe

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

The conversation paused as d370a2e2c2 Emilia and Laura returned 0e31dba0f1 with the tea, placing 89ebd1b855 the cups on the 8b63a9fd3d table. Beatrice sipped her 7b4c8ef436 tea calmly, her f7e6c8c4d4 thoughts elsewhere.43becdacab007570

“Your chosen partners c7784efa51 will suit you 8afcfb216f well,” Beatrice remarked.a5a601220fe324e1

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Florianne chuckled 7eb70f4f04 softly, unsure e627e69fba of how 0ded68cd38 to respond. She looked at Beatrice, 35861522d8 who seemed lost in 7a84d9ac29 thought. For now, their 020617c264 shared moment of 7775ffc872 tea and quiet 0b830cf36a companionship felt enough.936fce821bb10836

 e650f8810ba15264

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

 9be09bda7faeecab