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.
ââŚI need to talk to Grandfather, but I donât know if heâll agree to meet with me.â
Her grandfather was in the capital.
Since his post was at the Imperial Palace, he lived there except during holidays.
Sheâd given a speech at the charity event hoping to show him how sheâd changed, but even so, she still couldnât summon the courage.
It was probably because she was afraid of facing the hurt and disappointment sheâd caused to the family who had always cherished and loved her.
ââŚThis fragile heart of mine.â
It seemed showing just a little bit of improvement wasnât nearly enough.
Would he forgive her if she brought a grand gift?
Evidence of Marquis Crewe and Marquis Dunklinâs corruption, for exampleâŚ
Nina absentmindedly rubbed her fingertips, her expression clouded.
She could still clearly remember the look in her grandfatherâs eyesâalways so warm and loving when directed at herâslowly filling with pain and disappointment.
âYou foolish child! How dare you use the seal His Majesty bestowed upon me for your own purposes?â
âHe gave you the seal to use, so whatâs wrong with your granddaughter putting it to use?â
âDo you even realize what youâve done? Exerting improper influence in a trial with the signet ringâŚ! If His Majesty ever finds out about this, do you know how furious heâd be?!â
She had used the seal bestowed by His Majesty for an unjust cause, wounding her grandfatherâs prideâŚ
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.
âMadam, hereâs the mail that arrived yesterday and this morning. You can read it while I prepare your milk tea.â
âThank you.â
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.
âHm?â
A letter from Ian.
In an instant, Ninaâs fatigue vanished as she eagerly opened the envelope.
It was the first letter sheâd ever received from her nephewâŚ
[ âŚAunt, itâs my first time writing you a letter, so Iâm a little nervous.
How have you been?
Iâm 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.
Itâll be break soon.
I really miss you and Uncle.
See you at home soon. ]
The careful, neat handwriting was so like Ianâs face that she could almost see him in front of her.
ââŚIâm so glad heâs doing well.â
There really wasnât much time left before the academyâs vacation; since heâd be coming home soon, sheâd need to prepare Ianâs 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.
Sheâd have to get fresh linens, buy clothes that fit him now, and prepare everything heâd need for his stay during the break.
âHuu, itâs going to get busyâŚâ
Sheâd have to talk it over with her husband first.
Nina carefully folded Ianâs letter and returned it to the envelope, then checked the last remaining one.
âThis isâŚâ
A thick envelope stamped with the imperial seal in gold ink.
Nina already knew what was inside.
An invitation to the Imperial Hunt.
âThe one I couldnât attendâŚâ
After the scene where sheâd grabbed Rebecca by the hair at the imperial charity event, sheâd 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.
âIf you truly love His Grace, wouldnât it be better to divorce him? Do you even know what disgrace he suffered at the hunt because of youâŚ?â
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 Iâm guessing maybe thatâs when Rebecca will try to drug Nina. Ash will be hunting, which means he canât protect her. And sheâll 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!!