Awakening Love Reborn to Be His Duchess (Elowen Hale) novel Chapter 631

Chapter 631 A House Full of Laughter

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Before anyone could continue speaking, a sudden howl erupted from the little cradle beside the bed.

“Waaah!”

The cry rang through the chamber loud and forceful, so full of energy that everyone turned at once toward the source of the noise.

A moment earlier, Phoenix had been sleeping peacefully beneath his blankets, but now his tiny face had gone bright red as he cried with all the outrage his little body could manage. His fists waved furiously through the air while his legs kicked beneath the swaddling clothes in obvious protest.

The sight made Marissa laugh immediately.

“Well now, it sounds like Phoenix heard his grandaunt promising gifts only for his sister and decided he’d been terribly wronged.”

The entire room burst into laughter.

Elspeth laughed so hard she nearly jostled Poppy in her arms and quickly steadied the baby again, though the smile on her face only widened.

“All right, all right, you greedy little lordling,” she said fondly. “I will buy gifts for you too. I’ll even get you twice as many. Happy now?”

Strangely enough, the moment those words were spoken, Phoenix’s cries genuinely began to quiet. The furious wailing softened into little hiccuping sniffles, as though he truly understood her promise.

That only made everyone laugh harder.

For a while, the chamber filled completely with warm laughter and lively chatter beneath the golden glow of the hearthfire.

Later that evening, Warren and his family arrived to visit as well.

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Since Warren was a man, it would have been improper for him to enter Elowen’s private chamber, so he remained outside speaking with Cassian in one of the manor’s sitting rooms instead.

Meanwhile, Elowen and Rowena had not seen each other in quite some time, and naturally they had endless things to discuss.

Rowena sat beside the bed on a cushioned stool while asking one concerned question after another. She wanted to know whether the birth had gone smoothly, whether the babies were feeding well, whether they slept soundly through the night, and whether the wet nurses arranged by the manor were reliable enough.

Elowen answered everything patiently.

Elara stood quietly behind her mother the entire time, sneaking glance after glance toward Elowen.

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Chapter 631 A House Full of Laughter

After staring at her for a while, she eventually could not resist leaning over to peek at the twins resting in their cradle as well.

Because she adored Elowen so much, she found herself loving the babies more and more the longer she looked at them.

As the conversation continued, Rowena eventually brought up the recent upheaval at court.

“Now that Alaric has fallen, the Garrett family wasn’t spared either” she said quietly. “I heard several investigations led back to them. Galen has already been stripped of his position and confined to his estate while awaiting punishment. As for Daphne, she’s still locked away in the Secluded Wing, so there’s no one left who can help her now.”

A faint smile rested on Elowen’s face.

From the very beginning, the only person she had truly wanted revenge against was Daphne. As for the Garrett family, she had never deliberately spent much effort targeting them.

After all, she had understood one thing clearly from the start.

Once Alaric fell, everyone tied to him would inevitably collapse alongside him.

At that moment, Elara gave a satisfied little huff after overhearing the conversation.

“Daphne deserves every bit of this,” she declared. “She spent years targeting Your Grace at every turn, and then she even shamelessly pretended to be Azure. Everything happening to her now is entirely her own fault.”

Elowen merely smiled without responding.

But Rowena shook her head gently before lowering her voice.

“Your Grace, I mentioned this once before. Hatred rarely appears without a reason. If someone despises another person deeply enough to destroy them no matter the cost, then there’s usually something behind it. Daphne’s obsession with opposing you must have started somewhere.”

Elara muttered under her breath, “Some people are simply rotten inside. Why should cruelty need a reason?”

Yet Rowena’s words quietly settled into Elowen’s thoughts.

Everything has a reason.

Then why had Daphne hated her so much?

As far as Elowen remembered, the two of them had once been incredibly close.

When had things begun to change?

And why?

That afternoon, another round of rewards arrived from the palace,

Seven or eight large cedar chests were carried grandly into Duskmoor Manor by royal attendan

When the lids were opened, the courtyard filled with fine velvets, embroidered fabrics, siverware je ornaments, restorative tonics, rare herbs, and every sort of luxury one could imagine

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delivered the decree with an enormous smile on his face, offering one blessing after ally taking his leave.

and Cassian changed clothes, brought Poppy and Phoenix with them, and entered thank Theodric in person.

ed surprisingly well during the audience.

ied once in front of Theodric. They simply slept quietly in their blankets while he leaner eatedly with obvious delight.

ooks exactly like you did as a child,” Theodric said to Cassian with a grin while gesturing towar Honestly, it’s almost unsettling.”

lifted a brow. “Your Majesty still remembers what I looked like back then?”

dric snorted with amusement.

course I remember. I practically helped raise you. I even changed your swaddling cloths myself.”

assian paused for half a second before laughing softly.

If Your Majesty misses those days so much, you’re welcome to help with Poppy and Phoenix too.”

Theodric stared at him for a beat.

Then he burst out laughing.

“Oh, get out of here.”

He refused to continue entertaining Cassian after that and instead turned toward Poppy with obvious affection.

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