Chapter 118: Involved
"I am sorry, Lady Vivian, but Lady Agatha can’t see anyone at the moment."
"Are you kidding me? I made an appointment with Lady Agatha and was told to come today."
"I understand your frustration, my lady. But Lady Agatha woke up rather unwell this morning. For your sake as well as hers, we can’t risk any infection in times like these, my lady."
Vivian was denied entry to Lady Agatha Moore’s manor. Speechless and stunned by the discoveries she had made yesterday, there was nothing she could do but confront the woman who had led her on this path of grim discovery.
Agatha Moore wasn’t just any member of House Moore; she was a Moore through and through —a competent woman who wasn’t married off, unlike many other Moore women. Instead, she entered a maternal marriage, becoming the matriarch of her own household.
As the most senior member of the Board of Directors and head of Imports and Exports, she inherited a very sensitive position—so sensitive that if she were discovered to be a revolutionary insurgent, the name of House Moore would be dragged in the mud.
But not only was she an insurgent, Catelyn Moore was also one, and she may have met her demise because of it. This also went for James Moore, who was currently in Avalon, doing the work of the Kabal to cultivate the seed of a new empire in the New World.
Vivian’s world was shattered overnight. On one hand, her entire family—except for her father—was revolting against the Empire; on the other hand, her father was always loyal to the King and would never risk his house for such a dream.
Vivian felt both betrayed and torn between the sides her father and mother had taken.
She was supposed to be the princess consort of Elgard! She was to be a future queen, and her mother was acting in such a way. What would have been her fate if the Moores were to revolt and she was a queen by that time?
Did her father know? It is impossible to keep the Count in the dark. After all, he must have known about the situation regarding his son James, and James had to escape to Elgard in order to stay away from his father’s influence.