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.

that was Joseph's

playful look on his face

didn't know what

she had 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

up too late and had probably missed

soon as Lucille walked downstairs, she heard Madam Louisa's voice from around the corner.

"None of you are allowed to wake Lucille up. Let her get a

gaze flickered slightly when she

if that meant the banquet was delayed. Lucille raised her head and walked over with the clear sound of her

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

"Okay."

took the wheelchair from Madam Louisa,

a feast in itself, and even the pieces of boiled cabbage had been sliced into the shape of a flower. The other dishes were even more extravagant, which

Collins to the head of the table, making sure she was settled down before

long after, Austin arrived as

sat on the opposite side of Lucille, looking angry, but he didn't dare to show it. He

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