Chapter 11 Something Happened

After resting for a few days, Isolde finally enjoyed a rare spell of peace.

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Helena told her that Matilda had been sharply rebuked, and the household had undergone a round of reorganization. The old maids at Pearl Tower had been dismissed, and the butler brought in three new girls from a broker.

The butler greeted her with a curt nod, speaking with a cold, businesslike tone. “My lady, these three girls were bought from outside the estate. They’ve not been aught the household rules, so I’ll leave it to you to train them as you see fit.

His meaning was clear–these maids weren’t sent by Matilda.

Isolde studied the three newcomers. Two were unfamiliar faces, but the third–a girl dressed in coarse homespun with a green bundle slung over her shoulder–was someone she recognized from her previous

life.

Her name was Jacqueline, the butler’s niece, the daughter of his elder brother. Before her time travel. Jacqueline had entered the household after Isolde’s marriage.

Hiding her thoughts, Isolde regarded the girls with an air of composure before asking. “What are your

names?”

“Britney, the first girl answered.

“Neolle,” the second said.

“Jacqueline, murmured the third.

The three curtsied in unison and said. “At your service, my lady.”

Isolde’s gaze lingered on Jacqueline before she pointed at her and said. “You.”

The butler’s expression shifted slightly. Misreading her intent, he quickly interjected, “My lady, Jacqueline was personally approved by the Duke.”

Isolde met his gaze with icy calm. “If my father approved of her, she may serve inside.”

butler relaxed, though he feigned authority as he turned to Jacqueline. “Since Miss Langley is willing

well. Please her, and you

lowered her head obediently. “Yes,

offering Isolde so much as

over the three girls. “I have only

the

duties later With a casual wave of her hand,

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maids curtsied and quietly left the

closed, Helena turned to Isolde with barely concealed excitement. “Miss, it seems the Duke is finally

a faint smile. If he truly cared, Matilda wouldn’t have gotten off with just

sharp edge. Whatever interest Geofrey now showed was far

ran deep, rooted in years of abandonment. She remembered it all too well. After her mother had died in childbirth, she’d been sent to a remote country estate within months, raised by a friend of her mother on her late mother’s dwindling resources, Geoffrey neither visited nor inquired after her for years, only bringing her

her thoughts. “While you’re out, see if you can find out about Lord Chamberlain

Helena looked startled. “Miss, why

had built the Southern Watch into a fearsome institution, answering only to the Regent and the Dowager Empress. Whispers in the capital said he delighted in flaying his victims, and few who entered his grasp ever

stars, Valois was also rumored to have inherited Doug’s penchant for brutality. Tales of his cruelty kept noble families from offering him marriage prospects, despite his

himself had been absent from the capital for years, and even when he returned, he rarely involved.

ask around,” Isolde said evenly.

Miss, Helena replied, bowing slightly.

improved significantly. The three maids in her household proved themselves dutiful, and even Jacqueline showed proper humility. It seemed the chaos from the Mary incident had finally

the fourth day of the fifth month, the capital was

son of Princess Aveline, had gone missing. It was widely suspected that he had been abducted.

Court, for sixteen years, she had borne her only child after years of difficulty. The boy, a cherished “golden treasure,” was the light of his parents‘ lives. Now, with his sudden disappearance, Princess Aveline and Lord Garraway had set aside all other matters to search for their son, leaving the affairs of the High Court in the hands of

returned to his estate for several

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