Chapter 99 - Don't make promises ...

Arora

The ladies found me nose deep in the plans for the house that Bernard was showing me. He found the original plans in the castle library and even the original paint colour for each room was listed. I felt excited for the first time in a long time as I showed my mother the plans.

It made staying at the castle worthwhile. The prospect that the house would be restored to its original beauty was enough for me. I didn’t like that they were paying for it, but I kept telling myself that if they didn’t do what they did, the house would not have been in such a state to begin with.

I agreed to join the ladies for the last leg of the shopping and I even had a bit of fun which I would never admit out loud. By the time we returned to the castle, both my mother and I had new wardrobes. As I walked into my room after the long day, I found the omega busy replacing my old clothes with the new ones and nearly had a heart attack.

“You don’t throw a pot out just because the handle is broken.” I frow