Rebirth Into My Second Chance

Chapter 273

I playfully tugged at his shirt, a mock punishment for his teasing words.

I've always felt a bit detached from my parents, so their passing struck a chord of discomfort rather than deep sorrow within me.

"People come and go, but life must go on," was my philosophy. Take my sister, Lily, for instance. She's been carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders for far too long.

"Chin up, buttercup! The grand ball hosted by the Bravenland royalty is just around the corner. Time to slip into something more fitting for an auction-led soiree," Max chimed in, his words pulling me back from my reverie.

Just then, Helen arrived with two maids, bringing along a dress and a full set of ruby jewelry.

It dawned on me then how obscenely wealthy the Bravenland royals must be, owning countless mines and treating jewels as though they were as common as blades of grass or, perhaps, as plentiful as strands of hair - abundant and taken for granted. "All this?" I questioned, eyeing the bracelets, anklets, tiara, armlets, rings, and necklaces laid out before me.

The dress was an exotic concoction, adorned with jewels and dangling gems that probably added an extra ten pounds to its weight.

The only snag? No shoes were to be worn. In this country, a woman's feet were considered precious, warranting palanquin bearers for even the shortest journeys.

Max, observing me now dressed, gently covered my face with a veil, "I almost wish I could keep you hidden away."

"If I were

my reflection, I realized that some people are born with a natural air of nobility. Yet, in this country, such nobility seemed to trample over countless lives. No fairness, no freedom,

that the nobility would bother with the likes of the

raised an

ear, "You

your beloved if

doubt his

capability to match you

becoming an

we marry, will

me? Just so I

entitled to

had become an expert at provoking Max,

the maids made a quick exit as Max pulled me into his embrace,

covered my rear, "Max, it'll

whining did

turned me around to plant a kiss on my forehead, "In my mother's family, divorce isn't an option unless you're prepared to literally take