Chapter 11: Let the face slapping begin.

When Sigrid looked at her maids, they appeared to be worried. Lama looked like she was ready to faint from the great horror of Oliver Ye visiting the manor.

Obviously, this had something to do with her reputation, after all, an ex-fiance visiting before her wedding would get the tongues of their society wagging.

"My lady, you must not be alone with him." Lama said.

Lanai nodded, "Do not even smile in his direction lest a scandal shall follow."

Scandal! is anything on Eldoria really scandal free for women? Sigrid asked herself.

If you are unmarried and smile at a man in a way that appears intimate: scandal.

If you hold hands with a man in public without a chaperone or good reason: scandal.

If you talk to a man for more than an hour without a chaperone: scandal.

If you walk with a man in the absence of a chaperone: scandal.

If you dare to pick up a sword as a woman: scandal and prison!!!

"Oh for heavens sake!" Sigrid exclaimed and rolled her eyes.

She increased her speed and followed the butler to the great hall. In there, a small number of people had gathered, thirty or forty at least.

They were sitting, the ladies especially, helping themselves to cups of hot tea which was outrageous given how hot it was.

Most of the men were standing in one group, forming a scandal. A few were smoking, others were talking and one was quietly reading a newspaper.

"The lady Sigrid has returned." The butler announced.

Every head in the room turned Sigrid's way, dozens of eyes all pinned on her. Some of the faces bore smiles that were genuine and others not so sincere.

a woman's

Mila Thorin, Sigrid's grandmother and the duchess. She gestured for Sigrid to go closer and Sigrid did, walking slowly, as elegantly as she could towards

the corners of her eyes. Her once dark rich hair

air around her, her posture was straight. In her eyes, Sigrid saw a sparkle and felt warmth and care which she had not felt or seen before in her life. It was like

set on fire, the love

"Greetings

took both of Sigrid's hands in her eyes and encouraged her to

grandma, it's time for me to refine some of my

eyes were on the plate of freshly baked scones

a cup

to do her job but

will do it." Miss Rosalind eagerly shoved Lanai

and Sigrid were friends so nobody thought much of it.

has gone cold, I will

probably hoping to be a lady-in-waiting." Someone

felicitations did not end which denied Sigrid a moment of rest. She was reciting thank you, over and over while her maids accepted

shifting sands, difficult to control forever. The moment they detected a change, most of

for the female lead, I wonder? System, check all of their loyalty for me, start with

her memory

plot has been

down Rosalind

prince Roland, three beauty pills, coffee

could expand, but it was as expected, Rosalind was not her true friend and she was planning

informed her that her good friend had come

Rosalind walked towards Sigrid and she set the cup down. Smiling, subserviently,

brim of the small porcelain cup which would provide no more

patted Sigrid's back gently. "Drink something dear, you must be quite parched. When you

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