Chapter 307: Troubled

Olivia’s POV

I swallowed hard, not knowing what to say. For some reason, I thought she would look worried, maybe even upset, at the idea of me marrying Lord Frederick. But she didn’t.

Her expression didn’t even flicker with surprise—it was almost like... she had expected it.

That unsettled me more than anything.

Why wasn’t she worried?

Was she... fine with it?

A cold ripple ran through me. I quickly pushed the thought aside, forcing a small smile as I decided to change the topic.

"Mama... I’ve been seeing you," I said softly. "In my dreams... in my visions. You appeared to me. You spoke to me."

Her brows pulled together into a deep frown. "No... Olivia." Her voice was low but certain. "It wasn’t me."

I blink confused. "What? But—"

She shook her head slowly, her grip tightening weakly around my hand. "I’ve been in a coma for ten years. My soul has been trapped... sleeping. I couldn’t appear to you even if I wanted to. Whoever you saw—it wasn’t me."

A chill ran through me. "Then... who was it?"

Her gaze darkened slightly, and when she spoke again, her voice dropped lower. "It might have been your great-grandmother... Hailee. She must have taken my face."

quickened, and

my side in an instant, her hand steadying my shoulder. "You’ve overexerted yourself. Healing her took a

shake my head, but even that made me dizzy. "I’m fine... I

"You can speak to her later. Right now, you must recover your strength. If

tired eyes filled with so many unspoken words. I wanted to stay. I wanted to keep talking, to tell her everything. But my body wasn’t listening to my will

swallowed, forcing a soft smile for her sake. "I’ll be back

my hand faintly, her lips curving

releasing her hand reluctantly. "Goodbye... for

and the seer’s worried gaze vanishing from sight

quiet. No Nora. No

sigh and lowered myself onto the bed, my body sinking into the soft mattress. My gaze drifted to the ceiling, but my

felt

the one thing I’d dreamt of since learning about

But...

felt wrong. I didn’t know if it was her strange calmness about me marrying

me. I had thought that having her back would help in

didn’t want to be alone right now. I

drifted to the triplets. The only ones who had ever made me feel

hesitation, I decided

a blink, I

standing in Levi’s

the air. He was alone—sitting on the edge of his bed, elbows resting on his knees, head slightly bowed like

me. Surprise flashed in his eyes, quickly replaced by a warm, almost

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