“Please refrain from showing interest towards my sister, Your Imperial Highness,” Xander said with a serious tone.
Sera felt the tension between the two so she decided to come between them. It wouldn’t be nice if the two of them started to brawl out of nowhere.
“Your Imperial Highness, shall we settle down if you want to talk about something with us?” Sera asked politely as she looked at the benches on the side.
“No, I wasn’t planning on consuming your time, Sera.” Ric laughed when he saw Xander’s annoyed expression. “I’m fine with just watching you train.”
Sera was unsure but then the duke arrived and he told them that he would be accommodating the crown prince so they could go on with their training.
The two bowed their heads before they proceeded to the training area followed by the Villa brothers.
“Just when did the two of you become close?” Xander asked
Sera prepared herself after that day. Since she was informed that a new teacher would arrive, she wanted to have a good first impression of her. She had to be an excellent daughter to make her parents proud.It crossed her mind that she was back to doing the things before in her last life, but she knew that it wouldn’t be for naught this time. She now had a family who cherished her. She just wanted to make that family proud.“My lady, the teacher that your mother called already arrived,” Mary informed her.For the last time, she checked her appearance in the mirror. When she was satisfied with her looks, she nodded her head and smiled at Mary. Mary understood her signal and opened the door for her.She went down the stairs and found the duchess standing at the first step, waiting for her to come down.“You can just wait for me in the receiving room, mother,” Sera said shyly as she took the duchess’ hand.&
Two months. It took two months for Sera to be ready after studying under Lady Thorne. Usually, noble ladies would be taught before their light tea party. Since Sera became a noble at the age of ten, she had to catch up to everything in a span of a few months.According to Lady Thorne, teaching Sera wasn’t that hard because she was a fast learner. They were able to cover lessons that were meant to be taught for years within two months because there were lots of topics that they skipped since Sera already knew how to do it after the first try.Everyone was amazed but Sera somehow felt guilty. They thought highly of her, but she knew the truth. She was not a prodigy nor a fast learner. She was just living her second life so she was able to utilize the things she learned in her past life to hasten the lessons. What if she couldn’t reach their expectation anymore? Would they be disappointed and hate her?Though she didn’t want to overthink, she coul
“You look so gorgeous, sweetheart.” The duchess smiled when she went inside Sera’s room. It was the day of the party and she was being prepared by Mary and the others.She was wearing a white dress with silver and gold laces, which made it look more luxurious. The dress was a long-back tube cocktail dress with a few embroidered silver flowers at the hem. There were golden lines that hugged her waist and a silver embroidered flower in the middle. The embroidery was designed with a diamond in the middle, and the golden line was made of gold threads.“Mother…” Sera smiled awkwardly. “Do I really have to wear this dress?”“Don’t you like it?” Stephanie asked her daughter. Looking at her, the dress highlighted her soft features and made her look more sophisticated.“It’s too much,” Sera answered. “Do I need to wear something as grandiose as this?”The door o
“Sera?” Stephanie squeezed her daughter’s hand. “Are you still frightened of people’s gazes?”They were already inside the carriage, on the way to the imperial palace. Since it was even open for everyone, there would be a lot of people with different statuses who came to celebrate the coming-out party of their children.“I will be fine, mother.” Sera smiled as she leaned her head on Andric’s shoulder. “My brother is here with me.”“Don’t forget that Papa is here too, Sera.” Alejandro frowned when he felt that his daughter didn’t pay attention to him. He was rarely around her so he was afraid that she would grow detached from him and he didn’t want that. The longer Sera stayed with them, the more he discovered how precious she was.Lately, their house seemed more lively with Xander and Andre’s bickering about whom Sera liked the most. The duchess often wen
Sera’s eyes were filled with awe when she saw the huge gates of the Palace Hall. The gates were painted with black and golden lines, the entrance was made of pavers made of red bricks, and the sides were decorated with flower bushes. In the middle was the golden statue of the imperial family’s animal symbol: dragon.“The palace is amazing!” Sera said in awe while her eyes held the glass of the carriage window.“I’ll bring you here again next time so that you could explore more of the place,” Alejandro proudly said with a chuckle.“Is that a promise, Papa?” Sera was filled with anticipation. The palace hall that was only open during national events was beautiful and well maintained. How much more were the other places in the palace where people were working?“Tsk. Our estate was still the most beautiful for me,” Andric butted in as he pulled Sera away from the window. “Seat properly, S
After that intense greeting, the Fiore family sat on their respective seats and the program started. It was just a short program consisting of a few introductions about the history of the event and how it became a tradition and a few words from the emperor. After the formalities, the emperor’s secretary announced that everyone should enjoy the rest of the night.As soon as the live music started playing, Andric stood up and offered his hand to his sister.“May I have this dance?” He let out a smile when Sera gladly took his hand.Sera also learned dancing in preparation for the event so she was confident that she wouldn’t embarrass herself on the dancefloor. She was also confident that Andric would lead her well during their dance.“Thank you for asking me to dance with you, brother.” Sera smiled as she put her arms on Andric’s shoulder.“Why are you thanking me?” Andric laughed. “I should
“If that’s what you want, Your Highness.” Sera gave in since the princess insisted. There would be no problem because she already finished her basic education and she was given a week-long break before her new teacher would arrive.“Thank you, Lady Sera!” Eli smiled and hugged her. “I’ll be preparing a tea for you tomorrow so please look forward to it.”“Thank you, Your Highness.” Though she didn’t know why the princess had shown her favor, she was happy.The princess went on to talk with her friends seated at the same table and Sera remained silent since she didn’t know any of them. There were others who gave her curious gazes but she chose to ignore them to avoid any bothersome relations or annoying complications.“There you are, Eli.”Sera heard a boy’s voice from behind her. Judging by the timbre of the voice, the guy would be at least younger than Xander
After Sera left the table, the whole table was silent. Even the princess who was bubbly just a while ago didn’t speak a word after her brother left. The other noble ladies already knew that the princess was just trying to be more friendly because of the young lady of Fiore. Now that she was no longer around, she was back to giving them the silent treatment. “Your Highness, are you planning for another tea party tomorrow?” Tiana, the daughter of Marquess Gale, asked. “No.” One word. She received a one-word reply right after she had been talking right in front of Lady Sera. Was there something about the Fiore lady that even the princess wanted her attention? She knew that the lady’s existence was amazing but it wasn’t even her own achievement. Why would they even like her that much? After a while, the princess once again stood up to look for Sera and they were once again left on their own. Why were they even hanging around the princess when they