The next morning, Duke Malcom and Lord Melvin reached the palace promptly at 10 to bring Melissa home. Before she departed, both the Queen and Duke Kensington had a private talk with Duke Malcom to discuss about the postponement of the wedding. Although Duke Malcom couldn't really comprehend what's the real reason behind it, he was equally glad that his precious daughter would be able to stay with the family longer. When they reached the main hall, Lord Melvin could be seen arguing with Little William. "Take your hands off my sister! She's coming home with me!" Lord Melvin could be heard saying to Lord William, while pulling Melissa's hand."No! My mother is coming with ME!" Lord William stubbornly held onto Melissa's legs, unwilling to let go. "Who is your mother? This is my sister!" Lord Melvin refused to back down.Prince Xavier, who was standing by the side, had a look on his face which one couldn't fathom. It could be annoyance, anger, bitterness, sadness, it's simply amusing
"Can I visit you at home? Don't worry, I will let you know in advance. If you're not available, you can inform me." Duke Kensington asked with anticipation. "Yes, of course. Please bring William too if he's free. It's not convenient for me to visit him at your place, so I would really appreciate it if you could bring him over instead." She smoothly extended the invitation to William as well, so that cheeky little guy need not beg his father for it.'Ah..William again. As expected, she wishes to see William more than me. Anyhow it doesn't matter as long as I can see her too.' Duke Kensington lamented in his heart, consoling himself. He nodded indicating his agreement and she finally left with her family."What did he say to you, Mel?" Lord Melvin couldn't suppress his curiosity."He wanted to visit me at home. He will bring William too." Melissa curtly replied. This brother of hers clearly had a knack for gossip!"What?? He's bringing that brat to our house? Hah! No wonder he said th
'Arrgh! Who's that now? I just got back for God's sake. So it can't be Zachary or William right?' Melissa turned, clearly displeased and asked coldly, "Who is it?""It's a messenger, and he said he's instructed to see you personally to hand over the parcel." Lily said quickly."A parcel?" Melissa asked curiously and got up to meet the messenger.A young boy was seen standing nervously outside the main gate, awaiting the intended recipient. Sir Andrew was standing in front of him, guarding the boy who was obviously scared by his domineering aura. How dare he asked to meet with his Mistress directly! The nerve of this boy! However, looking at the parcel in the boy's hands which looked so exquisite, he didn't dare to throw the boy out. What if the parcel was sent by Duke Kensington? Although he looked scared, the boy had stubbornly refused to divulge the identity of the sender, making Sir Andrew more frustrated with him."Sir Andrew! Let him in." Melissa called out to Sir Andrew.Upon re
"Brother, did you meet the Queen? What did she say? Did she agree to it? When can I marry the Prince?? This year??" A barrage of questions were thrown at Lord Benjamin as soon as Lady Anastasia came in.He frowned upon seeing her eager face. 'Why can't she just be like Lady Melissa? She doesn't even have an ounce of her gentleness and charm. How is she a Blackwell??'"Ana, seriously, is there even a time when you don't think about the Prince? Is that all you care about? Don't you want to do something more useful in your life?" Lord Benjamin questioned his sister. "Haha! I'm an Earl's daughter. Mother said I just need to marry someone wealthy and be the lady of the house. If I can be the Prince's wife, I will have everyone at my beck and call at all time. Isn't that great?" Lady Anastasia boasted to her brother. Lord Benjamin took a deep breath, trying to control his emotions, lest he might unleash his long burrowed anger towards his only sister. All she ever talked about was getting
For the next few days, Melissa had been extremely busy. Going back and forth from the main house to the garden. Each time, she would be carrying things in her hands, with Lily following closely behind. She had allowed no one to assist her but Lily alone. All the servants could only witness in envy as Lily helped their Mistress with her tasks. They all liked Lady Melissa very much and hoped they could be of help to her.Ever since she got engaged to Duke Kensington, her temperament had greatly improved and she's much kinder to all of them, both in words and action, inviting various compliments from all the servants. Even the cooks were impressed with her excellent cooking skills when she graced the kitchen with her presence and cooked or baked delicious food for everyone to taste. Those who had served the Knights for a long time claimed that their Lady must be a genius to be able to come up with various new recipes all on her own! If only they knew the truth of who she really was.Fina
"Mother! This place is so beautiful. Your little house is prettier than ours!" William curiously walked around the place while checking it out. "Melissa, how are you?" Duke Kensington took her hand and kissed it. "I'm fine Your Grace. Thank you for visiting me today with William." Melissa said, smiling brightly at him.In fact, if he's allowed to, he would have come sooner, however Melissa had sent a reply saying she's not available these few days. The moment she said yes, he had rushed over with William. Since the day they parted at the palace, Duke Kensington was constantly thinking about her, wondering how she's been, what she's been doing, whether she's also been thinking about him. However, facing her now, he could not directly tell her all that, so he could only nod, acknowledging her gratitude. "Please call me Zachary." He reminded her."Is this your new arts space? It looks decent." Duke Kensington scanned the place and finally his gaze landed on the painting she's working
Lord Melvin cautiously took the card from his sister's hand, and he read it together with Duke Kensington. Both men had an unreadable expression on their face and turned to look at each other. Lord Melvin raised his eyebrows, as if asking for a confirmation and Duke Kensington silently nodded his head.Seeing the other man's affirmation, Lord Melvin's face reddened in an instant, full of anger. He was about to say something when Duke Kensington held his arm, prompting Lord Melvin to look at him furiously. Duke Kensington merely shook his head, indicating him not to react. Lord Melvin took a deep breath, trying to control his anger. Not wanting to show his ugly side to his sister, he shoved the card to Duke Kensington and immediately stormed off. Melissa was still preoccupied with the poem and didn't notice her brother's sudden departure. She came to when Duke Kensington's hand touched her arm, handing the card over to her. She smiled and took the card, put it back in the box togethe
“Melissa, this is the building that I want you to see. Let’s go.” Duke Malcom said, breaking Melissa’s thoughts.Melissa followed her father and saw a two storey building standing independently at end of the street. It looked so majestic and Melissa instantly fell in love with it.The building was surrounded by a high fence, and there was a beautiful looking gate at the entrance to the building’s courtyard. What attracted Melissa was the design on the metal gate. It was a rose.A polite looking gentleman could be seen standing in front of the gate, waiting for them.When they approached, the man immediately bow slightly and greeted them, “Good afternoon, Your Grace, My Lord, My Lady. My name is Walters and I am the estate manager for this building.”“Good day Walters. Shall we go in?” Duke Malcom said.Mr Walters brought them inside and showed the Knights around the whole building.On the first floor, there was a huge open space in the middle, with two adequate size rooms on each side