Edward Vougeious stared at his daughter for a few seconds prior to nodding and answering, "Hmm. The case handed over by his highness was tiring."
"Ah! Don't stress yourself, father, and make sure to take regular breaks! You were not as healthy or strong as you used to be! You need to relax more!" Seraphine said in a stern tone.
Her father indeed worked terribly hard, and she was afraid of pushing himself too hard. In the novel, her father suffered from bad health at the later parts.
This is why, she made sure to put extra care for her father's health. The help she could provide was limited, and moreover, that King, finding her father to be a competent subordinate, made sure to squeeze her father dry at every opportunity.
"Young lady, it sounds funny coming from you," Evangeline said, "Why don't you inform your father of all the fun you had over this period of time?"
Throughout the novel, Evangeline
Seraphine rushed to greet Eugene once he arrived. Earlier today, he went to watch the new play that came out with Sharon and was returning home now.It's not as if Eugene didn't care about his brothers; Seraphine could see more or less he did. But the problem laid with the fact he was too dense and had a low EQ.Even if Seraphine could feel he was looking forward to them coming home each time, the twelve year old would merely nod his head at them and then silently leave to his room.If it wasn't for her close observation, she wouldn't have learned he actually wanted to be close to both his brothers and parents but had no idea about how to make it happen.Afraid of making the situation more awkward, he simply left. Of course, the rest of the family, although they might have probably noticed, wasn't good at acting affectionate either.This is why Seraphine took the job of accompany
Seraphine's heart stopped in this moment, and the hint of optimism inside her reminded there was another Duke in the Kingdom, other than her father.Carefully, she asked, "Is it about Duke Weiton?"As much as how horrible her thought was, she knew the positive reply to this would bring her relief. She hated herself for thinking this way, but given the situation, it couldn't be helped.Noah lowered his gaze, noticing how Seraphine was avoiding the reality, and corrected, "No, it was your parents, Lady Seraphine."Disbelief filled Seraphine while her eyes widened. There was no way she could bring herself to belief this. Both her legs gave in, and she collapsed on the spot.With tearstained eyes, Betty immediately went to her Lady and held her shoulders in order to support her.To Seraphine, this felt like a nightmare. No way could this be the truth. Not wanting to accept it, she close
Both Lyle and Clayton was busy handling various matters.Many greedy relatives rushed in, wanting to claim so-called responsibilities. There was still three months left until Lyle graduated and becomes of age.Even if Lyle was smart, there were many loopholes, and without their father, their biggest defences were broken down. Those searching for opportunities found this to be the best time to strike.Many would turn their backs on them, wanting to take advantage. If everyone attacked at the same time, it wouldn't be possible for Lyle to deal with it either.Clayton too put in his best efforts to handle all matters.Seraphine wanted to help as well, but both of her brothers were vehemently against it. All she could do was stay and look after Eugene.Knowing she would be more trouble than help, Seraphine didn't persist in the matter. She shouldn't add on more burden for he
Today was the day for the funeral.As the process went in front of her, handled by Lyle, Seraphine stared at it with dazed expression. Often times people came to greet her and express their and grief and pity.Although Seraphine acknowledged them, she barely registered a word of what was said in her mind.Even the King and the Crown Prince was present for the funeral, but Seraphine did not pay any mind to them while she stayed rooted to her position.Beside her stood Eugene, and both the siblings held each other's hands together, trying to be one another's support.Once everything was done, discussions and arguments on catching the perpetrators were done. After that, the conversation went on how Lyle was a child and still at academy that someone should take care of the household.Many elders stepped forward at the suggestion, registering their right. This made her feel sick. W
A month had passed since her parents had passed away. Throughout this time, Sharon had practically moved into their mansion and took care of Seraphine in order to make sure she didn't collapse.In addition to this, Sharon attended to Eugene as well.Seraphine felt increasingly guilty to Sharon by each day. But Sharon didn't accept the apologies from Seraphine, pointing out what they had received from Seraphine were far greater.Indeed, in the twin's eyes, what Seraphine did was akin to giving them a new and better life. However, Seraphine didn't believe what she did deserved this much gratitude.Due to her position, she didn't put in any effort and merely ordered few words to help the twins. However, the twins sincere actions of taking care of them room more efforts on their part.Nonetheless, in order to reassure them, Seraphine didn't argue against them. Everything was taking a heavy toll on
This birthday celebration was where the Crown Prince's interest in fourteen year old ducal Princess started. The setting was quite romantic, suiting the novel's genre.Their meeting was described as Seraphine glowing under the light of full moon. Multiple stars lit up the sky that night. Seraphine's beauty stood out among the garden of beautiful flowers.Seraphine's eyes twinkled while they stared at that infinite, dark sky, with a smile upon her face— that was able to make ones heart flutter yet feel comfortable the same time.There wasn't many details of their meeting Seraphine could remember from the novel, but the first glance Crown Prince took at Seraphine managed to captivate him.Many flowery words were used to describe this moments, and even now, Seraphine shuddered thinking about it.Earlier, Seraphine left Kayden to socialize as she came out to watch this famous garden that was dating spot
Everything that happened outside put her at a visibly happier mood, and once Seraphine entered the palace did it hit her how long she had a conversation going on with Alexandar.To her surprise, she didn't feel the time pass by. As long as Alexandar wasn't making those suspicious remarks of his, he was oddly pleasant to talk to.There was a part of her that felt he truly understood her and support her. This was a silly thought, and something inside her persisted about it.Maybe it was because of how he looked at her or said those words made her feel he was on her side. There was no discrimination in his tone.Of course, Seraphine didn't feel anything close to romantic emotions towards him, but she indeed liked him quite a lot. He wasn't a bad fellow to be around if it weren't for his strange tendencies that popped up.When Seraphine saw Kayden standing at one corner, she recalled how she left him al
A week was left until the brother's graduation ceremony. In order to celebrate Lyle successfully graduating from school, Seraphine decided to go out with Sharon to buy a gift with her.As Seraphine went around the shops, she wondered what would make a proper gift for her brother. This is when a shop caught her eyes.This shop seemed to hold various ornaments for males. That is what she observed once she pushed the door of the shop to enter in.There were many styles of rings, and she contemplated on buying one for her brother when she realized he wasn't fond of wearing them. That was a pity since few caught her eyes.Sticking to the second best option— something more practical— she decided to check out the cufflinks. There were many cufflinks made of different jewels.The colourful shades of the jewels caught her eyes, and unable to settle on one, she decided to buy multiples. Even though her brothe