The Swordswoman's Revenge Story after Rebirth

Chapter 39

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The Swordswoman’s Revenge Story after Rebirth

Chapter 39 Everything Is Mine

48 Pears

Just as Isolde had predicted, the night passed without incident. Dinner was simple but not lacking–one meat dish, one vegetable, and a bowl of mushroom soup.

She slept soundly. The bedding was not from her mother’s time, yet resting in a room where Prunella had once slept brought her an unexplainable sense of peace.

Isolde had never known what Prunella looked like. From the estate to the Duke’s manor, she had never once seen a portrait of her mother.

At Belleview Manor in Windermount, some of the older women would try to describe Prunella’s appearance to her.

But country folk lacked poetic words. They would simply say, “She was beautiful. Her eyes were eyes, her

nose was a nose.”

Yet weren’t everyone’s eyes just eyes, and noses just noses?

No matter how she tried, she could never piece together a clear image of her mother’s face.

But that night, in Montlins Manor, she dreamed.

She dreamed of a woman dressed in soft cyan silk, walking toward her with quiet grace, sitting by her bedside, and gently caressing her face.

The sensation was so vivid, so real, it surpassed the realm of dreams. She saw a face–gentle, kind, and filled with boundless affection.

When she woke, her pillow was damp with tears. She tried to recall the woman’s face, to hold onto it–but like mist dissolving in the morning light, it slipped away, leaving only a hollow ache.

She sat in bed for a long time before finally rising.

Jacqueline entered, smugly announcing, “Isolde, Milton and several officials have arrived. Mrs. Langley says that if you’re awake, you should go out and greet them.”

in Isolde’s eyes vanished, replaced by a sharp gleam. “Milton? What’s he doing here?”

Mr. Blackwell happens to be on standby at home, so he invited a few officials to the estate

nodded, rising. “Prepare my washbasin. I’ll be out soon.”

included Milton Blackwell and his wife, Samiyah, along with General Joshua Cortez and his wife, Civil Affairs Commandant Freddie Foster and his wife, Valiant Colonel Declan Murray and his wife,

were known

took Isolde by

her past life, Tyler had been known for his integrity–an honest official who avoided political entanglements and rarely attended social

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closer?

“Isolde, come

Pearls

holds a noble title. It is we who should

that, he respectfully clasped his hands and

esteemed official, at guardian of the people. It should be I who pays

composure is admirable. Despite your youth, you carry yourself with dignity and righteousness. You are

words countless times

firsthand, but for those who had known him, he

even in their fall from grace, still commanded deep

the generals stepped forward to greet Isolde.

not particularly beautiful,

narrow eyes and

beside the burly but seemingly good–natured Milton, the contrast between them was stark.

in appearance but broad–shouldered and heavyset. The expensive silk draped over her did not add elegance–instead,

hostess of this estate, it is only fitting that you entertain our esteemed

the ladies don’t mind

Leonis came bounding in. She scooped him up

wrinkled her nose. “You’re always carrying that

Samiyah’s sleeve, subtly signaling her to stay quiet.

small army of maids trailing behind them, the group set off through the estate.

June heat was already oppressive, even in the

allowing for occasional breezes. However, mosquitoes were

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