Chapter 87. The Noble Seal
Delphine froze. "I don’t know about that," she said with clear worry on her face, "but we can only hope."
Rose frowned and nodded. She was definitely going to get punished for that; she might as well brace herself. However, as much as she hated it, Lady Delphine was right. If the crown prince found out they had lied about the date she had been bought, then he wouldn’t believe anything else.
"Could you get me the wax and my seal from the drawer, please?" Lady Delphine suddenly said.
Rose nodded and lifted from her seat. She was pretending to be fine with this, but truthfully, she was sick to her stomach. The thought that she would return to the castle tonight made her nauseous, and there was also the chance that the crown prince wouldn’t want her.
Rose’s face brightened for a moment, but then she remembered the debt. Lady Delphine was right—the crown prince was the only one who could pay it off, and that was only if he wanted to. However, for Lady Delphine’s sake, she hoped he would, even though she would have to deal with the consequences. It was probably going to be worth it a little.
"The drawer on your left, next to my bed," Lady Delphine directed. "Don’t just stand looking lost, ask for help."
Rose nodded and moved her legs. It wasn’t that she didn’t want to ask for help—she didn’t want to go back, and she was consciously and unconsciously doing things to stall. However, this time around, she was just lost in thought.
Rose pulled open the drawer. It was mostly empty except for a few pieces of jewelry. However, what caught her eye was the seal. Rose couldn’t tell the difference in the types of seals, but all it took was one glance and she knew this was a noble seal.
She frowned and glanced at Lady Delphine, who had her gaze locked on the paper as she reread what she had written.
Was she a noblewoman? She hadn’t thought much about it, but they all referred to her as Lady Delphine, so Rose did think she had some noble blood in her or that the girls were just being courteous. But from the look of the seal, it was a pretty high-ranked nobility.