The Wicked Wife's Dark History Keeps Coming Back To Haunt Her - Chapter 149
They arrived home the next day, just as the sun was setting.
Maybe it was the fatigue built up over two days of travel.
Nina, arriving home, dragged her limp body straight to the bedroom.
āā¦I need to talk to Grandfather, but I donāt know if heāll agree to meet with me.ā
Her grandfather was in the capital.
Since his post was at the Imperial Palace, he lived there except during holidays.
Sheād given a speech at the charity event hoping to show him how sheād changed, but even so, she still couldnāt summon the courage.
It was probably because she was afraid of facing the hurt and disappointment sheād caused to the family who had always cherished and loved her.
āā¦This fragile heart of mine.ā
It seemed showing just a little bit of improvement wasnāt nearly enough.
Would he forgive her if she brought a grand gift?
Evidence of Marquis Crewe and Marquis Dunklinās corruption, for exampleā¦
Nina absentmindedly rubbed her fingertips, her expression clouded.
She could still clearly remember the look in her grandfatherās eyesāalways so warm and loving when directed at herāslowly filling with pain and disappointment.
āYou foolish child! How dare you use the seal His Majesty bestowed upon me for your own purposes?ā
āHe gave you the seal to use, so whatās wrong with your granddaughter putting it to use?ā
āDo you even realize what youāve done? Exerting improper influence in a trial with the signet ringā¦! If His Majesty ever finds out about this, do you know how furious heād be?!ā
She had used the seal bestowed by His Majesty for an unjust cause, wounding her grandfatherās prideā¦
There was no way she could be forgiven just for showing a changed face at a charity event.
She needed to become someone she could be prouder of before she could beg his forgiveness.
āMadam, hereās the mail that arrived yesterday and this morning. You can read it while I prepare your milk tea.ā
āThank you.ā
After squeezing every last drop out of her schedule for two days, she was exhausted.
She was planning to skip dinner and dive straight into bed, but figured she should fill her stomach with a little milk tea to sleep better.
With a tired face, Nina began sorting through the mail Marsha had brought.
Tea party, dinner, garden party invitations, and so on.
As she quickly flipped through the endless invitations that arrived almost daily, her hand paused.
āHm?ā
A letter from Ian.
In an instant, Ninaās fatigue vanished as she eagerly opened the envelope.
It was the first letter sheād ever received from her nephewā¦
[ ā¦Aunt, itās my first time writing you a letter, so Iām a little nervous.
How have you been?
Iām doing well.
Richard was expelled, and our homeroom professor has also been replaced.
I was worried since our professor changed mid-semester, but fortunately the new one is a good person, so I was able to adjust quickly.
Itāll be break soon.
I really miss you and Uncle.
See you at home soon. ]
The careful, neat handwriting was so like Ianās face that she could almost see him in front of her.
āā¦Iām so glad heās doing well.ā
There really wasnāt much time left before the academyās vacation; since heād be coming home soon, sheād need to prepare Ianās room.
The maids had probably cleaned it regularly, but since the moment Ian left for the academy, his bedroom must have been frozen in time.
Sheād have to get fresh linens, buy clothes that fit him now, and prepare everything heād need for his stay during the break.
āHuu, itās going to get busyā¦ā
Sheād have to talk it over with her husband first.
Nina carefully folded Ianās letter and returned it to the envelope, then checked the last remaining one.
āThis isā¦ā
A thick envelope stamped with the imperial seal in gold ink.
Nina already knew what was inside.
An invitation to the Imperial Hunt.
āThe one I couldnāt attendā¦ā
After the scene where sheād grabbed Rebecca by the hair at the imperial charity event, sheād been more or less forced to refrain from attending social gatherings by order of Their Majesties.
After the hunt ended in the past, Rebecca had scoffed that she was his only stain.
āIf you truly love His Grace, wouldnāt it be better to divorce him? Do you even know what disgrace he suffered at the hunt because of youā¦?ā
Malgivo
First, if I ever meet this Rebecca for real, which I hope I do, I’ll grab her by the hair.
Erica
The hunt eh? In this stories the hunts ALWAYS end up having some crazy thing happening to the female lead, and Iām guessing maybe thatās when Rebecca will try to drug Nina. Ash will be hunting, which means he canāt protect her. And sheāll probably be in a tent with the empress and other ladies. That would be a perfect opportunity for that psycho Rebecca. Is it finally time to take that witch down a peg?! I hope so!!