Chapter 22

The sun had already set when Violet was sitting on a chair in the attic. She was so sad thinking about Lucian that it brought tears to her eyes. Someone suddenly knocked on the door, making her turn her head to the door. “Violet, can I talk to you now?” Esther said from behind the door.

Violet wiped her tears and stood up from the chair, walked over, and opened the door. She tried to smile at Esther to hide her sadness from her. “What is it?” she asked.

“I-I'm going to see my sister now. You-you said you wanted to see her. Do you want to come with me?” Esther said nervously. “Of course! Where is she now?” Violet asked excitedly.

“She's waiting for me at the inn. I already told Albert, and he allowed me to go there,” Esther said, trying hard to hide her lie, then she took Violet's arm. “Let’s go now.” Violet nodded at her with a smile on her face. They both then left the palace to the inn in a horse-drawn carriage.

When they arrived there, they walked int