Lahat ng Kabanata ng Provoking a Graceful Bloom: Kabanata 531 - Kabanata 540

After listening to everything Sally had to say, Lilia's face turned a deep, burning red. She'd long known that marriage involved intimacy, but always thought such things happened naturally and in their own time.But what Sally called "testing the medicine"... that required taking the initiative. It was almost unbearably humiliating."I'm only telling you so you understand the situation," Sally said gently. "I'm not forcing you to do anything. But since you'll be marrying Lord Sebastian soon, I thought it was important you know."She pressed the warm towel to Lilia's eyes once more, then began tidying up. "Your Highness, if you'd rather not think about it, you don't have to. I'm sure my lady will find a way to manage."Lilia parted her lips, wanting to speak, but was so embarrassed that no sound would come.Once the things were put away, Sally removed the towel from the princess' eyes. "I'm done, Your Highness. Rest a while. Don't overthink. Things have a way of working out in the

Liam glanced at Sally again and couldn't help but test the waters. "Ms. Mauve, there's still so much to prepare before the wedding. I haven't the slightest idea where to start. Would it be alright if I occasionally came to you for guidance?"Sally smiled. "Of course."It was Selena's wedding, yet the men far outnumbered the women at Obsidian Estate, and they didn't even have a housekeeper. Many tasks fell to Liam, Cloud, and the other men. And unsurprisingly, they struggled to manage them properly."Why don't we do this? Though I'll also be busy, I'll come over and help you whenever I have a free moment. How does that sound?" Sally suggested.Liam nodded. "Perfect! I'll gather a few maids first, then you can have a look at them before I decide who stays and who goes."That would be ideal!Sally considered for a moment, then nodded. "Very well."At that moment, both Blackmoor Estate and Obsidian Estate were buzzing with wedding preparations. But elsewhere, in one particular room,

Ruth told herself she wouldn't allow it! Selena and Nathaniel were a wretched pair, and she would never let them live happily ever after! She would make their fate a hundred, no, a thousand times more miserable than her son's.She would ruin Selena and kill Nathaniel. One of them would live forever in torment, while the other would vanish from this world entirely.Ruth grabbed Frederick by the collar, shouting, "Do you know how much it pains me? Do you understand? My son is in ruins, yet those two wretches grow happier by the day! My heart feels like they've torn it open, leaving it bleeding endlessly! Do you understand?"Frederick simply looked at her, eyes glazed, laced with a faint hint of anger. But Ruth knew that anger wasn't directed at her. Her son's heart was heavy with grief. Seeing him like this, how could she not ache?"My lady, it's going to be morning soon. Though there's a stove in the room, wet clothes will still leave him cold," William whispered.Drunkenness made

Frederick knew very well that Mira was skilled in Hexcraft. His leg had been treated through her methods, using cursed insects to reconnect his damaged sinews. After she was taken to the Court of Justice, the treatments stopped. Even so, Frederick could feel that his leg was much better than before.Mira could cast hexes, and Freya had been trained to manipulate him. But his feelings for Selena could never change so easily. He loved her too much!Putting everything together, there was only one explanation. His so-called change of heart had to be the result of a hex. He had been controlled. That had to be it!"Mother...""Fred, calm yourself," Ruth said, gripping his shoulders firmly.Frederick didn't know whether he had truly calmed down, or if he had simply lost all strength. He lowered his head, closed his eyes, and said nothing. His heart ached unbearably. What had once been within his grasp now felt as distant as the stars in the sky.Ruth knew her son had been drinking heavi

As brothers, Aaron and Augustus were both descendants of the Whitmore royal line. When Salvador still reigned, he suffered from a strange illness and left no children behind. By all rights, the throne should have passed to his two nephews, Augustus and Aaron.But then, the three brothers of the Lancaster family rose to power. Wayne ascended the throne, and the Whitmore family was stripped of its royal status. Even so, the Whitmore family remained a serious threat to the later kings, especially the reigning King Wilfred.For years, Wilfred had kept Augustus under careful watch, quietly reclaiming the military power in his hands. As for Aaron, he died of illness long ago. Though Jeremy was gifted in martial arts, he was forced to the frontier simply because he bore the Whitmore name. There, he became a commander guarding a remote western border town.And now, Wilfred had not only summoned Jeremy back to the capital, but also granted him a princely title. Even his children benefited. O