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A/N: The whole chapter used Florentia's POV so yeah...

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"Tia!"

Larane hugged me and laughed.

The pulling force and voice were incomparably bright and powerful.

"Hello, Larane."

I also said while hugging Larane.

Then I looked at Avinox, standing behind Larane.

"Welcome, Sir Avinox."

"Thank you for the welcome, Lord Lombardi."

Avinox's face still seemed to be shining brightly, and his smile was full of joy on his face.

"It's been a while, everyone."

Larane, who hugged me, soon greeted the twins and said.

"You seem to be much healthier than before."

"Good for you."

The twins also welcomed Larane.

It wasn't just me and the twins who came to meet her in front of the mansion.

"Welcome, Larane."

"How are you?"

The employees who have worked in the mansion for a long time also came out to see Larane while taking a break during their busy days.

"I missed you all."

Larane cried as she looked at their faces affectionately one by one.

It was a completely different sight from when she sneaked out of this mansion in the middle of the night.

Everyone was gathered together to welcome Larane.

And finally, Larane stood before my grandfather.

"It must be a lot of trouble coming all the way here, Larane."

Grandfather said that in a friendly voice.

"Sir Avinox, could you bring it to me from the carriage?"

"If that's it....Ah!"

Avinox clapped his hands lightly and hurried to the carriage.

It was a bouquet of flowers that squeezed in between the employees who were busy unloading their luggage.

Avinox, a burly build, was big enough to frown slightly.

"Oh my goodness! Flowers in this winter!"

"Oh my God, there are hundreds!"

People opened their eyes wide in surprise.

The bouquet was fresh enough to make me forget that it's winter now.

"I brought it because I wanted to give it to my grandfather and the people of Lombardi as a gift."

Larane said with a shy smile.

"Lilies....is this really?"

Grandfather asked, looking at the bouquet with a puzzled face.

"Yes, that is correct."

"But how did you save so many lilies in this winter?"

"Because the Eastern part doesn't get very cold even in the middle of winter. When I built a greenhouse and raised it, it was growing very well."

When Larane spoke lightly as if it were nothing, Avinox quickly added from the side.

"Originally, lily was not a flower in the East. Larane is working on improving plants that do not originally grow in the East, like lilies, to fit the Eastern soil, Grandfather."