DUCHESS 22The next day, I woke up a bit groggy, albeit I was able to wake up early this time, still, my body was aching and longing for more time with my soft bed. It felt like the bed was still calling my name in a sing- song voice and persuading me to come back and lay down a bit longer. But we all know that it cannot be at the moment. There is a lot to do. Well, technically no. all my paper works were all done and completed and right now, I only need to read and send replies from all the letters that I have received in this month alone. And it would take a hell lot of time. ‘Now I really miss my phone and my other gadgets when I was Reine and living on Earth. I miss the convenience of it all.’ I thought to myself, almost crying because of the inconvenience that I am experiencing right now. Maybe I can invent or maybe produce something that would make my life easier as the Duchess? Well, maybe. I can list that to my itinerary of things I want to do in this world. But I believe th

DUCHESS 24 After that unofficial and sudden visit of the Crown Prince, and Drew waking me up early in the morning, I started my day just like how I do it with my routine. A week passed without any contact from either Uriel or Marcus. They might have been busy in that week and never had the time to reply to my letters at all. I could have visited Uriel in the palace but that would take so long just to travel there and possibly cause a commotion during and after--- maybe even before. And with the fact that he was not responding at all, even with just a simple ‘hi’, then he must really be busy. ‘I guess the fight for the throne has subsided, but the casualties left must have been so drastic that it needed Uriel’s attention to be cleaned silently.’ The fight for the throne was never a pleasant one. There are always casualties involved and it is always unpredictable. Still, it is amazing how the royal family was able to cover it all up, and to keep it silent and unassuming to the public

DUCHESS 26 It seemed that the smell of the delicious porridge wafting through the air was able to attract the very tired businessman from the mattress and closer to the table. Since I have already been eating, I also took the time to get him his utensils with mine and when he sat with me at the table, his bowl and spoon were already there, filled with the portion of the porridge. He stared at the bowl for a moment, then he looked at me and stared for a long time. His gazes were something along the lines of ‘are you real?’ or ‘is this real?’ and he continued to do so with a raised brow. I sighed at this and looked at him dead in the eye then said, “Stop staring at me and just eat your fill. You are just hungry, that is why you are so grumpy right now.” With that said, I stopped caring if he is still staring or not, I just ate more of the porridge as it was so good. I even hummed in satisfaction as I ate the last spoonful of it in my bowl. When I looked back at Marcus, he was also e

DUCHESS 28 Once I had my meal and was ready to retire for the day, my eyes immediately closed, my eyelids were too much heavy for me to lift and stay awake that I immediately went into a deep and dreamless slumber. I only realised that I had fallen asleep the next day. When the sun rays were shining through the gaps of the curtains of my window. By how the curtains are slowly being swayed by the wind, it must have been opened by either Nikos or Yuri when they entered my room to check up on me. ‘Hmm, I guess it is already late in the morning then.’ I thought to myself as I stood up from the bed and stretched a bit. Hearing a few joints pop, I sighed in relief and went out of the comforts of my bed. I noticed that in my chair was already a dress prepared for me, as well as the bath has already been prepared as well. I smiled at this, and then proceeded to take a bath and dress up. After that, I headed towards my office, having a hunch that they would serve my breakfast--- or lunch?-

DUCHESS 30 A week later, the equipment inside the storage room near the kitchen has been emptied out. The storage room itself has been emptied out as they are all moved to the small factory near the market place. Once I have heard that the moving of all the equipment as well as the tools and materials were done, I immediately got dressed and went out to go to the small factory. Yuri and Nikos were also in a hurry to accompany me, but I told them that it was fine and that I can manage myself. “I will be out for a moment, there is really no need to accompany me.” Was what I said, but turns out, nothing goes as planned. Before I knew it, it was already high in the afternoon and I was so immersed in making candles that I never noticed the time. The excitement of making candles in a real and organised factory overwhelmed me that I only noticed I was already making candles when a knock came from the doors. “Milady, it is me, Nikos. I have come to bring you some tea and snacks.” The voice