Awakening Love Reborn to Be His Duchess (Elowen Hale) novel Chapter 606

Chapter 606 An Unexpected Invitation

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Flowira could hardly imagine what kind of expression the Duchess of Duskmoor would make once Valessa openly confessed her feelings for Cassian and proposed sharing his household.

Yet after a long pause, Valessa simply lifted her chin and spoke in a deliberately imposing tone.

“It’s nothing especially complicated. You heard what I said earlier, didn’t you? Cassian and I met long before you married His Grace.”

Elowen nodded softly, her voice as gentle as warm candlelight.

“His Grace already told me about that before. Honestly, what happened back then really was unfair to Your Highness. You were still young when you were taken captive, and that must have been terrifying. Then later, after discovering you’d been deceived, you were probably hurt even

more.”

Valessa froze slightly.

All the sharpness and hostility she had carefully built up seemed to melt apart in an instant like frost beneath sunlight.

Elowen continued gently, her expression calm and sincere.

“But things will be different now. Avenlor and Nordia are building peace between our kingdoms, and there won’t be another war. The people of both realms won’t have to suffer anymore, and neither will the princesses caught in the middle of these conflicts. Better days are finally ahead for everyone.”

Valessa stared at Elowen silently, her expression becoming unexpectedly complicated.

Meanwhile, Elowen simply continued smiling at her with warm sincerity.

Valessa parted her lips slightly, and before she even realized what she was saying, the words slipped out on their own.

“…Then I hope the two of you live happily together for many years.”

Flowira’s eyes widened so dramatically they nearly rounded into circles.

What is Aunt Valessa saying right now?!

Isn’t she supposed to finally make her intentions clear?

How did this somehow turn into her wishing them happiness instead?

Chapter 606 An Unexpected Invitation

Elowen’s smile grew even softer.

“Thank you, Your Highness.”

Then after a brief pause, she added warmly, “Would Your Highness care to join us at Duskmoor Manor for pastries? His Grace makes excellent lamb–filled pastries.”

Flowira immediately thought.

Aunt Valessa must be swallowing all those feelings because she doesn’t want to lose face. She’s definitely miserable inside right now. There’s no way she’ll actually agree to go.

Valessa fell silent briefly before answering.

“All right.”

Flowira’s eyes widened even further.

She agreed?!

Elowen’s smile brightened at once before she turned toward Flowira as well.

“Prince Zachary should come too.”

Flowira looked at her aunt, then at the warm and gentle duchess standing beneath the palace lanterns, before finally nodding slowly.

On the road toward Duskmoor Manor, the atmosphere inside the Nordian carriage became strangely delicate.

Flowira glanced quietly toward Valessa sitting across from her.

Her aunt had leaned against the carriage window, though the blush spreading from the tips of her ears all the way down her neck remained impossible to ignore. Even her eyes seemed oddly evasive now, and the entire woman carried a stiffness that looked painfully awkward.

Flowira could not help sneaking another glance at her.

Valessa immediately caught her looking and snapped fiercely, “Don’t ask.”

Flowira obediently closed her mouth.

The carriage rolled steadily through the lamplit streets, while the enclosed cabin remained so quiet that only the creaking wheels and their breathing could be heard.

After enduring the silence for a long while, Valessa finally failed to hold back anymore.

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Chapter 606 An Unexpected Invitation

“It’s mainly because she seemed too gentle,” she muttered awkwardly while avoiding Flowira’s gaze. “The way she spoke was gentle too. And she’s beautiful enough to make people lose their train of thought. The second she smiled at me, I suddenly couldn’t say any of those things anymore.”

Flowira answered sincerely, “Her Grace really is gentle. But there’s strength in that gentleness too.”

Valessa immediately glared at her.

“Didn’t I tell you not to talk about it?”

Flowira looked utterly wronged. “Aunt, I wasn’t asking anything. I was just replying…”

“That’s forbidden too.”

Flowira instantly fell silent again.

Meanwhile, elsewhere in Vanelle, Colton forced himself to leave the royal court while relying entirely on sheer willpower to remain standing.

But the moment he passed beyond the palace gates, his body suddenly swayed violently, and he nearly collapsed forward onto the stone roadway.

Thankfully, the waiting footman reacted quickly enough to catch him before he hit the ground.

Colton leaned heavily against him while gasping for breath. His face had gone deathly pale, cold sweat pouring down from his temples as his trembling hand gripped the servant’s arm tightly.

“Go,” he rasped urgently. “Take me home. Quickly.”

The servant did not dare delay even a moment and immediately helped him into the waiting carriage.

Slumped against the carriage wall, Colton’s breathing turned rough and uneven as he urged frantically, “Faster. Move faster.”

The coachman snapped the reins sharply, and the carriage thundered through the crowded streets hard enough to send pedestrians stumbling aside in alarm.

At last, they reached Baker Estate.

Colton was practically half carried through the manor gates.

The moment he stepped inside, he shouted hoarsely, “Bennett! Bennett!”

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