Love's Unexpected Awakening Elowen's Choice novel Chapter 136

Chapter 136 The Parting

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It had started bothering her last night, but she hadn’t paid it much mind. Today, it was worse.

After Mira finished styling her hair, the room felt stuffy. Though it was still afternoon, the light had grown dim.

Elowen looked out the window. Dark, churning clouds had swallowed the sun.

“Looks like rain,” Mira murmured.

Elowen glanced down at her knees again.

No wonder they hurt.

Ever since the injury, her knees ached whenever rain was coming.

At first, she took pain-relieving pills. Later, they lost their effect, and she simply toughed it

out.

This time would likely be the same.

“Your Grace,” Cora entered from outside.

Elowen turned. “Yes?”

“Mrs. Wren is here.”

Elowen was surprised.

It was about to rain-why had Rowena come?

Suppressing the ache in her knees, she rose and went to the receiving hall.

Upon seeing Rowena, Elowen immediately frowned. “Mrs. Wren, what happened to your face?”

A scratch marred the left side of Rowena’s face, broken skin visible. It looked like a sharp, deliberate gouge.

She’d tried to cover it with powder, but it didn’t quite hide it.

Rowena offered a pained smile. “It was Elara.”

Elowen stared.

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“When we were at Falconcrest Manor, I heard Elara had escaped the house. I rushed home immediately. Finding it empty, I was about to go search when the Duke of Duskmoor’s guards brought her back. After hearing what she had done, I couldn’t help but scold her. We argued, and she… scratched me.”

Facing Elowen, Rowena held nothing back.

Elowen tried to comfort her. “She’s young. It’s a lot to take in all at once. She’ll calm down. with time.”

Rowena gave her a grateful look. “I know you are kind-hearted. But she cannot continue like this. I have decided to leave Vanelle with her.”

Elowen blinked. “Leave?”

Rowena nodded. “If we get away from this place away from the Duke of Duskmoor-maybe she’ll settle. I also plan to marry her off soon.”

Elowen was momentarily at a loss for words.

Rowena stepped forward and took both of Elowen’s hands, smiling, “Your Grace, I’m truly glad to have been your friend.”

Elowen’s heart softened with a bittersweet ache. She took a breath. “I… I will write to you.”

Rowena shook her head gently. “It’s best that Elara have no contact with anything related to Duskmoor Manor. As much as I’d love to exchange letters, for Elara’s sake… I cannot.”

She squeezed Elowen’s fingers, her smile genuine. “But don’t worry. Once everything is settled, I’ll return.”

Elowen opened her mouth, but no words came.

Rowena’s decision was, indeed, the best for everyone involved.

Helpless, Elowen could only nod, then nod again.

After a long moment, her voice was slightly hoarse. “Mrs. Wren, it may rain soon. Please take a cloak.”

Rowena’s eyes grew slightly red-rimmed. She smiled and agreed softly.

After Rowena left, large raindrops immediately began to fall outside, drumming on the roof and rustling through the tree leaves in the courtyard.

Rowena had been one of the few genuine friends Elowen had made in recent years.

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With her departure, Elowen would be alone again.

Elowen began walking back. As the rain intensified, the pain in her knees sharpened.

She gritted her teeth, hoping only to reach her chambers and sit down.

As she entered the corridor, she encountered Hugh.

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Elowen clenched her jaw, fighting the severe pain, forced a smile, and stopped. “Doctor Dray, you finished checking on the Duke? How is he?”

Hugh gave a slight bow. “Your Grace.”

Looking at Elowen’s innocent, guileless face, Hugh felt another twinge of conscience and inwardly cursed Cassian a few more times for being a scoundrel.

He recited the lines Cassian had given him, his tone wooden. “His Grace was indeed dosed with aphrodisiac wine, and it has left lingering effects. Medication alone cannot cure it.”

Elowen, completely unsuspecting, wrung her hands in worry. “Then what do we do?”

Seeing her concern, Hugh felt even more indignant on her behalf. Cassian, you truly are the worst!

He gritted his teeth. “…It may require Your Grace to maintain close physical contact with the Duke.”

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