Chapter 25: A kiss that plays hard to get
“I don’t know what you mean. Lady Isabelle simply offered you a shield against your family. Give up any hope […]
“I don’t know what you mean. Lady Isabelle simply offered you a shield against your family. Give up any hope […]
In the living quarters behind Oracle Hall, Philly slipped into a white dress, hand pressed to her wound. She skirted
“Eh? Miss, where are you going?” Under Jenny’s puzzled gaze, Nora bolted without a word—toward the pure-white figure. Hall crowded.
Pain wrenched Philly awake. She cracked sore eyelids to a bright ceiling. Subtle gardenia scent. Turning, warm sun pierced glass
My gods, is this still the love-struck miss?! Jenny, stunned by her lady, bowed solemnly. “Miss, I misunderstood you.” “Ouch!”
Marquess Vanessa’s mansion, reception room. The red-haired marquess lounged on the sofa, legs crossed, utterly lacking noble poise. Across sat
“What did I do? Poisoned your food, of course. Didn’t it occur to you?” Joyna collapsed, speechless. Melin and others
Golden Dungeon, Floor 2. While the Rose Knights were still on Floor 1, barely exploring, Isabelle had already reached Floor
Oracle Hall. Maid Renia stood hands folded at her waist, head bowed. “Miss, intelligence says Duke Nora left Talmac Manor.
Her heart skipped. Celis’s steps grew more erratic. She truly wasn’t noble-born. Etiquette and dance—she’d barely begun. No match for