CHAPTER 162: LEAVE!

NORA

It's been weeks since I overheard Horace and Gavner's conversation, and I have been trying to get over what I heard.

Queen Shiba had sent for me some minutes ago to discuss the affairs of the castle. I almost told her that the Luna title didn't belong to me anymore and that it was now in the hands of Candra, but when I remembered what Queen Shiba had told me months ago, I didn't make the mistake of telling her that what was mine had been taken away.

Strolling through the stairs as my shoes made a clicking sound on the marbled floor, I heard people laughing close to me.

Looking up, I realized I was close to Horace's study room, and the sounds I was hearing were coming from there.

I know I shouldn't be doing this, but I had to take a peek at what was going on and what was funny. It had been a long time since I saw Horace laughing, and it made me wonder how he looked with a smile on his face—with the same face he glared at me with when he tried to strangle me.

I was walking carefully