na
as I looked down at the sprawling estate courtyard. Below me, a
exactly as I remembered-fragile, wide-eyed, and dressed in
gner luggage, Gia, my foolish Associate maid, practica
bags. "Look at your elegance! Not even Elder Adeline's daughter, the high-and-mighty Princess Kaleigh, has such an aura. Wi
mily, a lowly Associate openly disrespecting an Elder's ancient bloodline was a death sentence. Chiara forced a stiff s
r mask slipped for a fraction of a second. Behind her terrified, teary eyes, I s
er a cold,
ar Estate Guards stepped forward to c
al
. My loyal maid stepped out of the heavy oak
cinity heard her. "Lady Chiara is forbidden from entering the main house. Her quarters have been reassigned
epped back. Chiara froze, her fragile facade s
this a path
o a malicious sneer. "Thrown out with the trash already? It seems our Queen fi
per I knew from my past life hissed. "Watch your mouth, Isabell
n the "sweet" girl's eyes. Realizing her mistake, Chiara immedi
wd could hear. "Siena... she hasn't been well. Her mind is so fragile, so parano
ological manipulation, painting me as a tyrannical, unstable
ind and descended the sweeping ma
en I found my path blocked. Elder Adeline, Elmira, and I
fury. "Banishing your own flesh and blood to the slums? You are turning the Castillo family int
irl dumped in my husband's terri
replied, my voice echoing coldly in the foyer. "Isn't that what you preached this morn
ke on. Then, Elmira stepped forward, her face s
ent peacemaker. "If the Queen's nerves are too frayed to host her own siste
Castillo nobility, Elmira. Though I fear our Queen will
er, acquiring a vulnerable pawn to groom and use against me. She
mira," I said softly, my
already drifting back to the last time Elmira had
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