Melody of Strength novel

Chapter 505

In Valor Estate, only one lamp was lit in the corridor tonight, and two glass–covered lamps illuminated the main courtyard. These glass lamps were actually the ones Carissa had left behind when she moved away.Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

The side hall was shrouded in darkness, with only the buzzing of mosquitoes to break the silence.

The Golden Tower’s shop assistant hadn’t left. He sat anxiously in the side hall of the main courtyard. No one had served him coffee, and no lamps had been lit. He had waited from dawn until nightfall.

He was there to collect payment, but once inside Valor Estate, he had been left waiting in this place. From the direction of the main hall, he could hear the sounds of shouting and heart–wrenching crying.

The commotion lasted for at least an hour before finally quieting down. Then, someone had come in to tell him to wait. Since then, no one had returned.

Given his experience, he was accustomed to accompanying guests to collect banknotes when they didn’t have enough on hand. In the past, he would sometimes need to wait, but the longest he had ever waited was about 15 to 30 minutes. This was usually due to the size of the estate and the host’s hospitality, who would provide delicious refreshment and waited until he finished before giving him the banknotes.

More often than not, he didn’t have to wait long. He would only sit for a short while before receiving the payment. But here, it was different–he had waited until dark without even being served a cup of coffee or having a lamp lit.

He felt as if he had wandered into a thieves‘ den.

He had stepped outside to ask the servants, but they merely told him to wait. He could only return to his spot and continue waiting, especially since the tiara, which cost 36,800 silver coins, had already been taken away.

After finishing her dinner and bathing, Serena went to see her mother. She had used fragrant lotion during her bath, and her entire body was enveloped in a delightful scent.

This fragrant lotion was a gift from Jessica, and was said to cost ten silver coins a bottle. It not only smelled pleasant, but also kept her skin smooth and translucent.

“Is she still not back?” Rebecca asked, glancing outside after taking her medicine.

Jade came over and replied, “Madam Viola has not yet returned.”

Serena pursed her lips. “Didn’t she return to her family’s home to get the banknotes? Does it really take this long? I hope she doesn’t come back empty–handed.”

“She said she wanted to buy it,” Rebecca replied flatly.

Her heart ached too. The tiara cost almost 40,000 silver coins–such an amount could do wonders in official circles.

“Well, Barrett hasn’t returned either. He’s probably on duty tonight,” Serena said with a sharp, disdainful smile. “When he gets back, she’ll probably make a scene, crying and shouting as if we were the ones pressuring her. I was ready to refuse it, but she insisted on buying it for me. I’m sure she’ll complain to him when he gets back.”

“Let her complain,” Rebecca sighed slowly, unable to shake the gloom in her heart.

She recalled the dowry Carissa had arranged for Kiera today, including twenty Mystic Pearls for a tiara. Her heart ached with each thought.

The Sinclair family was truly too much.

When Carissa married into the Warren family, no one showered her with such an extravagant array of gifts. Even though her dowry was substantial, it mostly consisted of property and shops.

Melanie was incredibly shrewd. She seemed worried that Carissa would suffer, so she converted the money into assets that couldn’t easily be spent.

Sure, there was money in Carissa’s dowry, and that year was one of the best for the Warren family. However, it was nothing compared to the grandeur of her marriage to the Hell Monarch.

That was true wealth beyond compare.

Every time Rebecca thought of it, her heart ached anew.

After they returned from The Golden Tower today, Viola had acted like a madwoman. She shouted and screamed like a shrew, rivaling even Aurora.

Though she had eventually said she was just going home to get the banknotes, her frenzy was truly disheartening.

“She’s only fooling herself and taking her frustration out on others. It was her own fault,” Rebecca said, clearly irritated. She glanced at Serena and added, “You should avoid provoking her these days. She looked ready to lash out at anyone she can.”