Chapter 56

When Lucille woke up, it was already dark outside.

Had she slept for that long?

Lucille sat up from the bed and rubbed her swollen temples.

She had dreamt about the things she wanted to forget the most.

This time, she had been struggling in her nightmare as usual. However, what was different was that she felt as if someone was beside her, patting her back and comforting her.

Lucille got up from the blanket and found that the door was still locked. She breathed a sigh of relief knowing that no one had come in. She was overthinking it.

After washing her face in the bathroom, Lucille opened the door and walked out.

She didn't expect that she would bump into Austin as soon as she opened the door.

Austin pointed at her with an extremely shocked expression. "Y-You... why are you in Joseph's room?"

Lucille was confused.

was Joseph's

playful look on his face when she

know

just been sleeping there. It wasn't like she had gotten into bed. with him. All she had to worry about was making sure Madam Collins was satisfied. Lucille's

up too late and had

Madam Louisa's voice from around the corner.

you are allowed to wake Lucille up. Let her get a

flickered slightly

one in the Collins family had woken her up. It turned out that Madam Collins had specially told everyone to let her rest, even if that meant the banquet was delayed.

Collins smiled kindly and teased, "If you feel bad, then you can help me

"Okay."

stepped forward, took the wheelchair from Madam Louisa,

the hall, delicious dishes had been served one after another on the long table. Each dish was a feast in itself, and even the pieces of boiled cabbage had been sliced into the shape of

Madam Collins to the head of the table, making sure she was settled down before taking a seat

long after, Austin arrived

of Lucille, looking angry, but he didn't dare to show it. He could only secretly

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