The past was too horrifying to hark back to. Those sheer nightmares, which crept into her mind, had made her feel sick to her stomach.
âYes! Worry! Did you know that I couldnât even attend a partyâall because of the sake for my older sisterâs medicine? Or how I was being very patient in regards to buying me some new sets of clothings?â
You shouldnât have done that.
Arjan whispered under her breath.
âIt was absolutely impossible to accommodate those new clothes in your closet any longer when in reality, you had only worn them once. Also, when I had a new outfit that was made for me, I didnât even mind when you took it away from me. Do you really think that I wasnât aware how you chose to use me as a stepping stool for boosting your own status during those parties?â
âWhatâwhat⌠how can you even say such a thing about someoneâs kindness?â
âArjan, that will never even change the things you had done to me back in the county.â
âWhat?â
Arjanâs mouth became ridiculously contorted all of a sudden.
âStill, I allowed you to come here for this one last time only because you are my flesh and blood. And yet, here you areâconsistently ignoring me.â
âIgnore you! Isnât that a tad too harsh?â
âStop.â
Her voice reverberated across the parlor.
âYou know perfectly well that our sisterly relations arenât that close enough with one another to bring up such private stories, so letâs just stop there. Isnât there another reason why you have come to see meâplus the Duke and the others as well?â
ââŚha.â
The once certainly remarkable Arjan immediately clicked her tongue.
âThatâs right. My father had said this: âA huge fine had suddenly flown right into the countyâ and he kept on saying that it was the work of the Duke of Linerio himself.â
âWhat?â
Molitia instantly skimmed through her past memories. There was definitely a time when such a report was addressed here, but then, Raven had already said that he would keep everything in the dark.
âFather must have been quite mistaken. The Duke had declared that he would keep his silence about that day.â
âSister, are you trying to say that father was wrong?â
Sister?
She had always shook her head or nodded in response when father had said something. Arjan just couldnât believe it when Molitia insisted that he was wrong. She even had a thought that the person who was right in front of her wasnât in fact, Molitia at all.
âIf youâre actually here to negotiate then, you should have really learnt from scratch, Arjan Clemence.â
âWhat theâŚâ
It was now Arjanâs turn to stumble against Molitiaâs unfamiliar words. Molitia then slowly lowered her eyes before rising to her feet. Her gentle eyes had become sharp like razors.
âSince it is undoubtedly a public affairâand not a private oneâshouldnât you be courteous to the Duchess? Lady Clemence.â
âBut still, itâs just a family affairâŚâ
âNo matter how many people claim myself to be someone who was just from a Countâs household, I have now been granted the title of a Duchess. Nevertheless, are you just going to violate the nobility law that was set by the empire itself?â
Molitiaâs voice that sounded an octave lower, which she never heard before, had made Arjanâs heart weep anxiously. It was only Molitia. Still, Arjan bit her lipsâhard.
âOrâis it that youâve forgotten even the simplest courtesy one should do when conversing about the public affairs between two families?â
âAre you treating me like someone ignorant right now?â
Arjan could no longer resist herself as she straight away jumped to her feet. Her unruly behavior had caused the table to sway violently.
âButler.â
âYes, Madame.â
The butler, who was waiting right outside the parlor all this time, straight away entered at Molitiaâs call. Arjan paused herself at the appearance of that said stranger.
âLady Clemence says that sheâll be returning home. Do escort her outside.â
âUnderstood.â
âSister!â
âArjan, itâs already over.â
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She was still unable to curb her anger thoroughly as she looked at Arjan who was already incapable of hitting her any longer.
âAt the very least, we wonât have to run into each other until you fix this behavior of yours.â
âNo! Iâm not done yet and you know that! If I were to return like this, how will father beâŚâ
âCome on now, take her outside.â
At long last, Arjan was dragged away by the maid that was called upon the butler. When Arjan had ultimately disappeared from the parlor, only then Molitia could relax her waist that had been in an upright position until now.