The carriage stopped at the northern corner of Silverbrook Academy, while the Marquis of Elderglen's family's carriage followed behind to avoid traffic congestion.

The rain grew heavier, and the crowd increased. With Kayla's injured foot, it was inconvenient for her to return to her carriage at this time. She had to wait until the carriages bringing children to the academy had dispersed before she could leave. "Are you here to send your son to school, Lady Kayla?" Carissa asked, knowing that Kayla had adopted a son but unaware of his age.

"Yes, it's his first day at school, so I came to see him off." A genuine smile appeared on Kayla's face as she spoke of her son, making her expression seem more natural.

"How old is he? What's his name?"

Kayla replied, "He's seven years old, and his name is Alexander."

Violet laughed and said, "From that name, one can tell he comes from a family of generals."

Kayla's expression momentarily faltered, a hint of bitterness showing in her eyes before she quickly masked it. She softly explained, "My late husband chose names for our future children. If we had a son, he wanted a name that symbolized protection and leadership."

"I see!" Violet said, sensing the delicate nature of the conversation. Noting Kayla's reddened eyes and her apparent emotional state, Violet changed the subject. "Your maid's hand is injured. Let me help tidy your hair."

"Oh no, that's not necessary," Kayla protested, but Violet was already starting to arrange her hair.

added, "Don't be fooled by my

Violet, Kayla could only continue to apologize and

a casual conversation, "I'm also here to send my

had limited slots each year, so the new students were usually

about Ryan. Her

than just a polite response-it hinted at the Sinclair

said gently, "Everything will be alright. What's past is

nodded slightly, her expression reflecting

entrance grew louder, accompanied by shouts. The

helped Kayla with her hair, she noticed an earring had fallen off. "You've lost an earring.

that the earring on her left side was indeed missing. She hurried to lift the curtain as she said, "I need to go find it." The maid said, "Madam

spot where you fell has already been trampled by carriages, and your earring is quite large with a pearl, so

personally driven by the families; some were servants or hired coachmen. If they had seen the pearl earring while dropping off the children, they might have taken it. Kayla suddenly covered her face with her hands and began to cry. "No, I have to find it. It's a token of my husband's

have to go find it.

out of the carriage, but the maid grabbed her arm.

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