Chapter 113
Chapter 113
As soon as the sun had set the temperature began to drep
Trina walked in from outside, her little lace flushed red from the cold.
Her hair was still damp with moisture as she said, ” might rain tonight. If you feel cold, should I light the charcoal fire?”
Ever since Athena returned, she had become very seritive to the cold. On rainy days, her knees would ache faintly.
With an old illness lingering in her body, it wasn’t something that could be cured overnight.
She touched her aching knees and nodded gently. “Go ahead and light the fire. Grandmother’s health isn’t good either. Once you’ve received the charcoal, send some to her as well.”
Trina acknowledged the order and liked the curtain to leave.
Not long after, she hurried back, holding a food box in her hands.
She smiled and said, “Lady Margaret was thinking of you too. She specifically asked me to bring you a bowl of calming soup.”
Athena always found it hard to fall back asleep once she woke in the middle of the night
Margaret knew about this condition and had prepared a bowl of calming soup just for her.
“Grandmother is always so thoughtful.” Athena drank the soup in one go. Trina helped her to bed before going to sleep in the outer room
Sure enough, at midnight, the wind howled and thunder rumbled outside.
Trina woke quietly and peeked into the inner room, seeing that Athena was sleeping soundly.
She returned to her own small couch and lay back down.
Athena awoke from a restful night, feeling relaxed all over.
Outside the window, the golden morning sunlight filtered through the carved window lattice, casting gentle light on the bed.
gmovement, Trina came in with a basin of water, smiling brightly. “You’re awake?”
Hearing m
Athena nodded slightly and looked outside.
or the eaves, water droplets fell like strings of crystal beads, ticking softly.
Under
The sunlight refracted off them in a rainbow of colors, causing her to squint slightly.
“Athena said softly, her voice hearse,
“It rained all night, huh,” A
“Yes, it did.” Trina dipped a cloth into the water, wrung it out, and handed it to Athena. “Last night the wind was fierce, the rain was heavy, and the paper on the windows was rustling from the gusts. Luckily, you had the calming soup and slept soundly
Athena took the cloth and began to wipe her face, a small smile forming on her lips.
But before the smile could fully bloom, a douby suddenly rose in her mind. “How did Grandmother know it would rain last night and prepare an extra bowl of calming soup?”
Trina leaned closer and said, “heard from Gwen that the calming soup wasn’t made by Lady Margaret. It was sent over by Lord Joseph.”
“Joseph?” Athena’s brows furrowed, her voice sharpened, and the smile disappeared instantly. A trace of wariness flickered in her eyes.
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Chapter 113
She said, “He’s always been indifferent to Grandmother’s health, and i
Irow he suddenly sends calming soup? He’s definitely up to something”
Trina’s expression also turned uneasy. “He wouldn’t dare go that far, would he
Joseph had many bad habits. No one could guarantee he wouldn’t stoop to theft or deceit.
Athena shook her. “The human heart is unpredictable. You think he’s changed just like that? Whether he has or not, we’ll go check on Grandmother first.”
With that, she got up, threw on a thick cloak, and strode out the door,
Trina hurried to catch up.
The two of them quickly made their way through the winding corridors, just as the steward came rushing toward them in a panic. “Something terrible has happened…!”
Athena stopped and snapped, “What’s going on?”
She rushed to the storeroom, where a group of servants were already kneeling on the ground in fear.
But she didn’t dare say it out loud, only looked at Athena with fearful eyes.
They shook their heads. “No one. The wind and rain were too strong. We didn’t dare sleep. Even during the shift change, we were fully awake”
If the back gate hadn’t been opened, then the front gate certainly hadn’t either. There were guards stationed there.
Athena shot him a cold glance, making him quickly lower his head.
Willow’s storeroom was quite close to Margaret’s, yet it was completely untouched, That made things look all too obvius
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