Chapter 144 Pablo’s Return

Isolde hugged the painting to her chest and closed her eyes, unaware that there was a pair of eyes query watching her from behind the bookshelf.

The person’s face was filled with despair, almost as if struck by a lightning bolt, speechless and frozen in place.

For a long time, Isolde slowly laid the painting on the desk, gazing at it with a mix of laughter and tears, like a fool.

She knelt before the painting, her voice trembling, “Thank you for bringing me into this world. If there is a next life, I will be your daughter again, to fulfill the filial duties I didn’t finish in this life”

“If you were still alive, I would be the happiest person in the world. No matter what hardships or storms life throws at me, I would fear nothing.”

“If you have a spirit, surely you wouldn’t want to abandon the baby that was just born. You would have stayed by my side, growing up with me, right?”

“When I was in the manor, there was always a butterfly that would stop at my vanity, Was it your

“On my eighth birthday, I fell down the hill, but I wasn’t hurt at all. Was that you protecting me?

“Before I came to Argentum, I dreamt for several nights. A voice said, Isolde, we are home, was it you?”

“Now I’m home, are you here with me?”

One question after another, softly spoken, as though she were having a conversation with the unseen.

But there was no reply.

After a long pause, Isolde stood up, staring at the painting for a while longer before reluctantly rolling it back up and placing it away.

She opened the other wooden boxes, finding elegant and luxurious jewelry that seemed to belong to her mother. She carefully packed it all away.

She opened a few more drawers, filled with everyday items–cups, handkerchiefs, accessories, purses, and

sachets…

quietly picked up one of the sachets, slipped it into her sleeve

from behind the

King had thrown a banquet. Geoffrey had gone home to change his clothes, and came to the secret room to find his belt, but he

believed she was cold and distant. She often used her mother as a weapon to attack him, but he had never thought she could feel anything for a mother met, never interacted with. But when he saw this

had never

told him that a mother and daughter share an unbreakable bond,

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Pablo’s Return

celebration banquet was held at

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Pablo walked with the King and Queen Mother to the imperial study, where they had been speaking for hours. The King had instructed

were highly respected. When

standing alongside Harrison Porter and Garrett as the elite

strike without mercy. Back in the day, there had

prepared long in

his frugality, had never thrown lavish feasts. But today, the King was

of homemade

He had once celebrated alongside other generals after returning from war, and the grandiosity of that feast could be compared to this one. However, back then, he had been one of the main figures. Today, he was

from the imperial study with the King, the court officials cheered. Still in his armor, Pablo was

eyes gleamed with pride as he accepted the praises of the officials.

him, Geoffrey stepped forward. “Congratulations, Pablo, on your

Langley, no need for such formalities. Half of the reason I rushed back was

Did he not know? Had Margaret

think now was the time to discuss this. He forced a smile. “You’ve worked hard.”

work?” Pablo laughed heartily. “I’m

for Isolde, but after all, she was his daughter. The cancellation of the marriage was a slap

talk about the marriage later,” Geoffrey said. “Today is your day of celebration. Let’s not bring up anything that could dampen the

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