Chapter 445
Willow gasped sharply, clearly surprised.
She asked, “They have always been very close. Why are they suddenly talking about a divorce?”
Eloise felt a pang of sadness. All of this had to do with Athena, but she didn’t know how to bring it up.
Seeing the look on her face, Willow guessed part of it. “Did Fiona hear something from someone, and that’s why she’s upset with Nicolas?”
They both knew exactly who that “someone” was. It was Athena.
Eloise didn’t speak, but her silence spoke volumes.
Willow, shedding her previously timid demeanor, said angrily, “Athena has gone too far. I’m fine if she dislikes me, but how could she turn on Nicolas like this, when he always protected her so much?”
Since marrying into the Osborne family, Willow’s presence had changed.
She no longer appeared as weak as she used to. Eloise noticed and felt pleased. This was how a proper matriarch should carry herself.
What she didn’t know was, Willow only acted this assertively when back at the duke’s estate.
She knew her parents favored her, and her brothers would always back her up.
“Fiona locks herself up in her courtyard every day, acting like your brother doesn’t even exist. I really don’t know what kind of spell she’s under,” Eloise said with some resentment.
If not for Athena, Fiona and Nicolas wouldn’t have reached this point.
Willow quickly tried to comfort her. “Mother, please don’t be angry. I won’t let something like this go on. I’ll go see Fiona right now.”
She was now the Marchioness of the Osborne family. Fiona would surely listen to her.
Eloise had no better idea either. Thinking that Willow used to have a decent relationship with Fiona, she nodded in
agreement.
Willow made her way to Fiona’s courtyard. A servant went in to report her arrival, and when Fiona heard the news, she frowned deeply.
She didn’t want to see Willow, but because of her current status, she couldn’t refuse. So she reluctantly said, “Let her in.”
“Willow, you’re here. Have a seat.” Though Fiona sounded warm, she remained proper and polite, ordering the servants to
serve coffee.
She said, “Lady Fiona, please forgive my forwardness, but Lady Willow is not accustomed to drinking this type of coffee.”
Fiona’s eyes widened slightly. “Willow, wasn’t this the very coffee you always used to drink when you lived at the duke’s estate?”
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