When the Queen Forgot のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 11 - チャプター 15

The first weeks at St. Aurelius passed faster than Lana expected.The excitement of orientation faded into a steady rhythm of lectures, labs, assignments, and long evenings of study. Medicine was every bit as demanding as promised. Each class ended with more to read, more to memorize, more to prepare.Lana didn’t mind. She had chosen this path knowing it would be difficult. If anything, the challenge only strengthened her resolve.As the routine settled in, she began to notice how different university life was from anything she had known before. Schedules rarely aligned. Some days she barely saw Ciara beyond breakfast. Other days Ida disappeared into labs until late afternoon.At first, the quiet felt unfamiliar. Eventually, Lana accepted it. Everyone was moving along their own path. She had long ago learned how to walk hers alone.Fortunately, Wednesdays were lighter. Her classes ended before noon, leaving her with a few uninterrupted hours.Instead of returning to the dormitory, she

Sunday mornings at the Vitale estate followed a rhythm that had remained unchanged for years.Unlike weekdays, when the estate stirred before dawn with rotating security shifts and staff preparing for another demanding day, Sundays began more quietly. The grounds seemed almost serene beneath the soft morning sun, the gardens still damp from the night’s rain as fountains murmured through the courtyards.For Don Emilio Vitale, Sunday breakfast was one tradition he rarely allowed work to interrupt.No council meetings. No negotiations. No official visitors.It was the one morning he expected his family to gather at the same table.Although Lana and Soren stayed near St. Aurelius during the week, Emilio had one rule neither of them questioned: when he was in San Aurelio for the weekend, they came home.At first, he had insisted Lana return to the estate every evening after class. The estate could provide everything she needed, and there wa