Chapter 51
“In any case, this is such joyous news, Liv. Let’s have a family dinner today then. What food did you enjoy, Liv?”
“Um, the salmon dish was quite nice.”
“Very well, I shall have salmon prepared.”
After the excited Hamelsvoort couple left Liv, the one who visited her next was Hildegard.
“Sister.”
“What is it, Hildegard?”
“I take it things went well with the Duke? Oh, I inadvertently pried since the Duke’s feelings were so obvious. The two of you have fallen for each other, haven’t you?”
When Liv only offered Hildegard a faint smile in response to her enthusiastic words, Hildegard’s pupils seemed to sense something amiss. Bringing her fingernails to her lips in an anxious gesture before catching herself, she asked in a trembling voice:
“Why, why are you smiling like that? Aren’t you happy, Sister?”
“Yes, he did propose to me. However...”
A chilly glint flickered in Liv’s eyes.
“That doesn’t mean the Duke loves me.”