Love's Unexpected Awakening Elowen's Choice novel Chapter 665

Chapter 665 The Thing She Wanted Most

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Yvonne lifted her cup of warmed berry wine and said, “I heard the Crowe family started packing to leave Vanelle yesterday afternoon. Apparently Barrett found out his son had offended the Duchess of Duskmoor and beat the boy so badly he couldn’t even stand afterward. His grandmother tried to stop him but failed, then cried until she fainted. Later, after Rodney heard what happened, he even arranged a carriage to escort the family out of the capital.”

Elowen smiled faintly, though there was little pity in her expression.

“If she can’t accept how things turned out,” she said softly, “then she shouldn’t have spoiled that grandson of hers so recklessly in the first place.”

Sylvia immediately nodded beside her.

“Your Grace is already far too merciful,” she said with complete sincerity. “If you chose to handle things this way, then that man clearly deserved it. Honestly, even if he’d been beaten half to death, it still wouldn’t have been undeserved.”

Yvonne could not help glancing toward Sylvia again.

Her daughter-in-law was wonderful in every possible way. She was clever, gentle, considerate, and easy to love.

But when it came to the Duchess of Duskmoor, Sylvia’s admiration had reached an almost alarming level.

As long as something involved Elowen, Sylvia believed she could do absolutely no wrong.

And anyone foolish enough to offend her immediately became unforgivable in Sylvia’s eyes.

Sometimes Yvonne genuinely felt as though Sylvia were not the Duke of Duskmoor’s cousin at all, but Elowen’s.

Elowen’s gaze drifted toward Sylvia’s rounded stomach, and her voice softened a little.

“You’re carrying a child now,” she reminded her gently. “Try not to talk about blood and killing all the time- You should be careful not to upset yourself.”

Only then did Sylvia obediently nod.

The three women continued chatting for a while longer before Yvonne finally noticed how late it had become and rose to leave.

Elowen personally escorted them all the way to the manor entrance and stood there watching until their carriage disappeared beyond the gates before finally turning back inside.

But as she walked, her thoughts kept circling the same thing over and over.

The moment she returned to Stillwater Court, she headed straight for the study without stopping anywhere else first.

Cassian was scated behind the desk reviewing official reports when she entered

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Elowen walked directly toward him and said, “Cassian, maybe you should go check on Draven.”

Cassian lowered the parchment in his hand and looked up at her. “Why?”

Elowen tried very hard to keep a serious expression.

“I heard his parents beat him because he insisted on marrying someone they didn’t approve of, and honestly, that’s kind of tragic. You used to serve together, so it’d probably be good if you went to see him.”

Cassian slowly raised an eyebrow.

“My dear Ella,” he said with quiet amusement, “are you really worried about him?”

Elowen’s cheeks immediately warmed.

“Well… I do feel a little bad for him,” she admitted awkwardly. “He’s risking everything just to marry Scarlet. He angered his parents, got beaten for it, and when you really think about it, he’s had a rough time.”

Then after hesitating briefly, she lowered her voice and leaned closer toward him.

“But mostly, I’m worried about Alaric’s head. They’re moving the body out of the palace in the next few days, right? If Draven’s hurt that badly, will he still be able to help us get it out?”

Cassian looked at her for several seconds before finally laughing softly under his breath.

Then he reached over and lightly pinched her cheek.

“You little troublemaker.”

After letting go, however, his expression gradually turned serious again.

“I already spoke with Draven about it,” he said calmly. “He agreed, and once he gives his word, he doesnt back out. Besides, his parents bruised him, they didn’t cripple him. He’s still perfectly capable of stealing a head.”

Only then did the last trace of worry in Elowen’s chest finally ease.

“So you’re really going to visit him?” she asked.

Cassian rose from his chair with a smile.

“If Her Grace is giving orders, how could I possibly refuse?”

Elowen immediately burst into laughter.

“You’re impossible.”

Chuckled as he headed toward the door, but just before stepping outside, he suddenly paused and

back toward her again.

The amusement in his eyes faded slightly, replaced instead by unmistakable seriousne

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“Ella,” he said quietly, “don’t worry. I’ll bring you what you want.”

Warmth instantly spread through Elowen’s chest.

She nodded obediently, her voice soft.

“Come back early.”

Cassian lifted one hand in acknowledgment before striding out of the study.

Elowen remained standing there in the doorway for a long while afterward, quietly watching his figure disappear farther and farther down the corridor.

A gentle breeze drifted through the cloister outside and brushed softly across her face, and for reasons she could not quite explain, her heart suddenly felt unusually calm.

Only after Cassian had completely vanished from sight did she finally turn and walk back toward the bedchamber.

The room carried the faint warm scent of milk.

Caius and Emily were both still nestled in the nurses’ arms feeding quietly.

Caius drank with complete concentration, his eyes squeezed tightly shut while his tiny mouth worked furiously, both little fists clenched as though he were pouring every ounce of effort he possessed into the

task.

Emily, meanwhile, was infinitely more delicate and composed.

She drank quietly and slowly, perfectly content unfil the moment Elowen leaned closer.

The instant she noticed her mother, she immediately stopped feeding altogether and looked over with wide dark eyes before stretching both tiny arms toward Elowen, opening and closing her little fingers insistently as though trying to say, “Pick me up. Pick me up.” \

One of the nurses laughed softly nearby.

“She wants Your Grace.”

Elowen smiled immediately and carefully gathered Emily into her arms.

The little girl melted against her chest the moment she was held, warn and impossibly soft beneath the blankets.

Lowering her head slightly, Elowen blinked playfully at her daughter.

Emily stared at her for several seconds before suddenly breaking into a wide toothless gri nearly made Elowen’s heart ache.

Then, still smiling, she burrowed happily into Elowen’s embrace, rubbing her ung check against her mother’s chest before settling there coutentedly without i

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