Chapter 31: Plan
Later on, I went back for a bath, and thank goodness he wasn’t there. The shocking realization still struck . We shared a bathhouse and I had no idea until now, I guess our timing just t at a really bad ti.
I was still flushed about what happened and more the idea of him almost seeing
completely naked, and what’s worse I can’t get the image of his backside off my head, it was like an imprint to my brain I couldn’t remove.
The sinful feeling I felt when he touched my waist, I wanted him to touch
more, I wanted it so bad that I couldn’t recognize myself anymore.
I should snap out of it, I shouldn’t be feeling this way for this man, he was dangerous just like Cora said, he had tried to get rid of
once, he could do it again.
I frowned at my look in the mirror. It’s high ti I snapped out of this lustful feeling towards him. For all I knew he could be playing , I shouldn’t believe his words or any mysterious affections he showed.
I should start using my head instead of my instinct, I should start heeding Cora’s words, but can I trust what she said? I shook my head, I should because Cedric has already proven how dangerous he can be when he tried to get rid of
just a few days after our marriage.
Olivia was done setting my grown, it was an empire waist yellow gown, sleeveless, along with a white see through Kimono jacket designed with yellow flowers. My silver hair is packed but so let down to fall in curls.
I had to think of sothing to stay clear of Cedric... What should I do though? There was no way a wife could stay away from her husband in the Empire, especially newly wedded, I should think of sothing, there should be a way and then a thought found .
That’s it! Cedric ntioned once about having separate chambers after one month of marriage, it was allowed in the Empire. If I can just find a way to hasten that process, yes that should do the trick.
And Mother was gonna be the key in making this work if I can just convince her but first I had to find out if she knew about what happened in the Eternal Garden.
"Olivia"
"Yes, my lady"
"Let’s go see Mother"
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On our way, I also took the liberty of asking Olivia if she heard any rumor but she said she didn’t, which was strange, rumor was bound to spread in the Empire, then why haven’t the rumor of
breaking the laws co up? Sothing was odd, I had to fish it out.
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Western Wing
The door barge opened with the help of the guards as I strolled into the hall, coming in view of Mother sitting at the dining set.
She indulged herself in so printed papers not taking a bite of any food on the table.
I gulped while walking towards her.
"Mother" I greeted bowing slightly.
"I apologized for not seeing you yesterday right after I returned from the Eternal Garden, I was so tired," I said, trying my best to sound sorry.
Mother gave a heavy sigh, my gaze drifting to her instantly, uh-oh that can’t be good, right?
She instantly stashed the paper together.
"Nothing interesting in society, how boring" she states facing .
"Oh dear you’re here, have a seat and eat".
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I gulped as I did.
"What do you an by nothing interesting in society, you an like a rumor or..."
Her gaze drifts to .
"Rumor, whatever does rumor have to do with news, Sylvia?"
"Nothing Mother," I said quickly looking away as I grabbed my cutlery.
"Well news does co from rumor but not all the ti, it could be registered state affairs, I was hoping to get sothing interesting in the day to day activities"
So she didn’t hear any rumor then, I took a deep breath of relief I didn’t know I was holding. But hold on, that rumor was bound to be spread about how unkempt I was, this was society we were talking about, according to Mother they were overly sensitive, and how co what happened was gone like the wind? I couldn’t wrap my head around it.
"Ha Cedric, there you are"
I froze at Mother’s voice, I gasp turning seeing Cedric approaching the table, I quickly looked away, Instantly rembering what happened in the bathhouse, my cheeks flushed.
"Mother," Cedric said in his usual cold tone as he took a seat.
"I was thinking you weren’t joining us, I thought you were having a eting with the ambassadors?"
"It was canceled"
"I see"
Suddenly I felt his gaze on , ugh why does he like staring!
"Sylvia, aren’t you forgetting sothing?".
I turned to Mother, she raised an eyebrow, Oh great... I was so eager not to et gazes with him, I forgot.
My gaze finally t Cedric’s, his unreadable look on, was this the sa Cedric that touched
in the bathhouse? The one who said words with confusion? Okay he really had a constant change of mood.
"Husband," I said with a bow.
He said nothing as he took a cup of water bringing it to his lips, not taking his gaze off
as he slurped on it.
The movent of his throat was sowhat alluring? I quickly looked away, as I cleared my throat, I suddenly felt hot again but I ignored the feeling,
Mother didn’t seem to notice anything.
"Cedric, hope you enjoyed your ti with Sylvia at the Eternal Garden?"
Ugh, why did she have to bring it up?
Cedric just made a hmm sound, taking his cutlery.
So he doesn’t wanna talk about it then, I wonder why, I was the one who did sothing wrong.
"I suppose it went well," Mother said.
Sotis I wondered how she coped with her son acting so cold. As a mother I’m sure it would hurt her, but the way she acts, like it was a casual thing from Cedric, was he always like this?
Forget that... the main reason you’re here, I didn’t mind if Cedric was around, It only makes it interesting.
"Mother there’s sothing I need to talk about"
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