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…

sachets, slipped it into

from behind the bookshelf.

capital, the King had thrown a banquet. Geoffrey had gone home to change his clothes, and came to the secret

a weapon to attack him, but he had never thought she could feel anything

had never

that a mother and daughter

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Pablo’s

celebration banquet was held at Armryett Hall.

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

were highly respected. When there was external strife, their status

Harrison Porter and Garrett as

lion, and Pablo, the leopard–silent, poised to strike without mercy. Back in

been prepared long in

his frugality, had never thrown lavish feasts. But today, the King was particularly joyful, so even the wine was the rare and valuable wine, a

Mother had even brought out her private collection of homemade grape wine, and all the cups for the wine

had once celebrated alongside other generals after returning from war, and the grandiosity of that feast could

court officials cheered. Still in his

was dark from the sun, and his eyes gleamed with pride as he accepted the

everyone had congratulated him, Geoffrey stepped forward. “Congratulations, Pablo, on

such formalities. Half of the reason I rushed back was to settle the marriage arrangements for our two children.”

he not know? Had Margaret not

the time to discuss this. He

hard work?” Pablo laughed heartily. “I’m happy to

his daughter. The cancellation of the

“Today is your day of celebration. Let’s not bring up

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