Chapter 182: Prove Myself
"Your Highnesses."
Duchess Silvia greeted the royals as etiquette dictated with a warm smile on her face. The joy in her eyes could not be hidden even if she tried, and the royals, especially Prince Osbourne, did not miss this detail.
As a meeting between nobles, her butler and commander had to wait outside until the meeting was over. And the royals had been served something refreshing before the duchess even arrived.
Unlike the other nobles, Osbourne and Celine came to meet the duchess in her guest receiving room. The royals were done with their hidden inspection while the shadow guards took care of the rest.
"Duchess Erindor, it’s been a while." The prince replied as he moved forward to take the hands of the duchess in his. "Forgive my negligence, Duchess Erindor, for I have failed to keep in touch."
"It is of no consequence, Your Highness. The last few months have been hectic." Silvia replied, her eyes shifting to the princess who stood back.
Seeing how the princess was dressed, the duchess could not help but reveal another smile. Catching her gaze, the prince quickly led Silvia to meet her. After all, this was the first time Celine was meeting most of the nobles with her own eyes.
"Duchess Erindor, I’m sure you’ve heard of my sister, Celine." Osbourne began the introduction, eliciting a nod from the duchess. "Celine, this is Duchess Silvia Erindor, Duchess of the Therindor Duchy."
The princess and duchess, two women associated with Caleb, exchanged pleasantries. One had a curious stare in her eyes while the other had a knowing smile on her lips. For whatever reason, the princess felt like the duchess was overdressed for the occasion, which didn’t make sense to her.
Unfortunately for Celine, she had no grounds to raise any objections.
With how endowed the duchess was in her gown, along with her alluring demeanour, Celine could tell that the duchess was one of a kind. In her perspective, the duchess was the epitome of charm, modesty and authority — she had it all.
After gesturing for the royals to take a seat before taking hers, the duchess dived straight into what bothered her. She had already extended her domain sense out, but wasn’t able to find the person she had hoped to see.