Chapter 25
“Sister, please let me know if anything is bothering you.”
“Mm.”
Acknowledging Hildegard’s sincere advice, Liv stepped out of the carriage. Unlike before when she would leap out like a child without an escort, she didn’t forget to accept the coachman’s assistance this time.
Today was the second occasion Liv attended a social gathering since returning to the past.
While Hildegard had worried about Liv attending gatherings previously, she was truly anxious now. There was no telling what the angered gods might do upon seeing the other girls rudely mistreat Liv.
“Sister, wouldn’t it be better not to attend the gathering at all?”
Hildegard suggested, but...
“I don’t like being alone.”
Liv simply responded that she preferred being with people, even if mistreated, over being alone.
Sure enough, as soon as Liv entered the hall, piercing gazes showered upon her. Unlike before, Hildegard felt those gazes were like needles that could puncture and deflate Liv, who was like a thin sheet of cloth filled with air. One wrong prick and she might burst.
‘Why isn’t the Duke nowhere to be seen at a time like this?’
Inconveniently, Emmett had yet to arrive. As Hildegard racked her brain for topics to divert Liv’s attention, some noble ladies approached them with casual smiles.