Chapter 280

As Charlotte was about to leave, Carissa asked Lily to bring her a jar of royal jelly.

Charlotte had a persistent cough that flared up in cold weather. In the past, Carissa had frequently sent her jars of royal jelly.

Charlotte initially declined, but Carissa used Charlotte’s own words to counter, "If you refuse, it's as if you're rejecting my goodwill. In that case, I can't accept your gifts either."

Saying this, she signaled Lily to return the gold bracelets.

"Oh, fine." Charlotte quickly took the royal jelly. "I keep taking your things—I've lost all sense of shame."

"You stood by me during my hardest times, and I remember that in my heart," Carissa said, taking Charlotte's arm and walking her to the door.

When the Duke of Northwatch's family was annihilated, though the first branch of the Warren family offered condolences, it was merely in words. Only Charlotte truly stayed by Carissa's side.

Charlotte knew Carissa had trouble eating and sleeping, so she made some calming tea