Love's Unexpected Awakening Elowen's Choice novel Chapter 440

Chapter 440 The Noise Outside

། hat happened at Stargazer Pavilion. Something about a confrontation.”

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Chapter 440 The Noise Outside

Sylvia nodded. “That part sounds good. But there’s more being said.”

She continued, her tone more serious now. “People are talking about w

She folded her hands lightly. “That place had a reputation. The upper level especially. Nobles, wealthy patrons, people who think the rules don’t apply to them. There were stories about women being pressured, even forced into situations they couldn’t refuse.”

Her gaze steadied. “What His Grace did, changing how things work there, and then covering everyone’s expenses afterward… people are saying it was a hard move followed by something to soften the blow.”

She paused briefly. “But this morning, when I was with my mother-in-law, she mentioned something else. The people who ‘requent that top level are not ordinary. They have influence. Real influence. Changing the rules there means stepping on the wrong people’s interests.”

Rowena added, “There’s also talk that His Grace had Rowan beaten severely. When he was carried back, he was already unconscious. He still hasn’t woken up. I’ve heard that even if he survives, he may never fully recover.”

Elowen listened quietly.

There was a faint smile on her lips, but her eyes were unfocused. Her thoughts were clearly somewhere else.

Sylvia and Rowena exchanged a glance.

They were about to change the subject when sudden noise broke out from the courtyard.

Voices overlapped, low but urgent, servants gathering and whispering among themselves.

Elowen’s expression shifted.

Something’s not right.

She turned toward the door. “What are they saying out there?”

Gerda immediately stepped out to check.

Moments later, her voice rang out sharply. “What is this behavior? Your Grace is receiving guests. Have you all forgotten yourselves?”

But before things settled, another voice broke through.

Seren.

“I heard… His Majesty is furious. His Grace has been held at the palace. They’re saying there will be serious punishment”

The courtyard erupted again.

“I heard the same thing.”

“If something happens to His Grace, what happens to us?”

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Chapter 440 The Noise Outside

“We were assigned here from the palace. If things go badly here, shouldn’t we go back?”

“That would be safer…”

The voices layered over one another, anxious, calculating, spreading quickly.

Inside, Elowen’s face lost color, her brows drawing together.

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Rowena immediately spoke, trying to steady her. “Your Grace, please don’t listen to them. His Majesty and His Grace are brothers. They’ve always been close. Rumors like this get exaggerated. There’s no reason to believe them.”

Sylvia’s expression turned cold.

After marrying into Falconcrest Manor, she learned the ropes under Yvonne, managing the household and handling estate affairs alongside her. Over time, she grew into it, and she was no longer the timid young girl who once stayed quiet in the background.

She stood without hesitation and walked straight out.

“Enough.”

Her voice cut through the noise cleanly.

“Gerda. Anson. If anyone continues spreading rumors or stirring panic in this household, deal with them immediately. I don’t care who it is. Make an example out of them.”

The courtyard quieted, but not completely.

Beatrice’s voice followed, edged with challenge. “This is Duskmoor Manor. Shouldn’t matters like this be handled by Her Grace herself?”

Sylvia turned her gaze on her, sharp and unyielding. “So now you remember where you are?”

Her voice didn’t rise, but it carried weight. “When you were standing here gossiping, did you stop to think about how that would affect Elowen? Or this household?”

Her eyes swept across the group. “You all know exactly what you’re doing. This isn’t carelessness. Someone put you up to it.”

Inside the hall, Elowen’s fingers tightened slightly.

Someone behind this… of course there is.

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