(2) Living as the Villainess Queen

Chapter 233

“I am doing fine as always. And as you can see, this is how I pass the time. How have you been?”

“I am doing great as well. Perhaps I wasn’t considerate enough. I should’ve come by to pay my respects more often.”

“Well, it couldn’t be helped.”

Flora was left speechless by an unexpected response. Originally, she was intending to say that she’d come by more often when the lady courteously says things like ‘You really should have done so.’ and use this as an excuse to make frequent visits again. However, as the lady had given a rather ambiguous answer, she couldn’t take the lead of the conversation like she intended.

She was confused if the lady was intending to imply that she understood the reason for her sparse visit or was she basically saying that there was no reason for her to come by with Jin away in the Hashi Kingdom since her marriage.

“I will receive your gifts with thanks.”

“It’s nothing much. But I hope you like them.”

Flora felt her heart pounding in her chest when Dana smiled back at her. She literally hadn’t seen any other noble ladies who were as elegant and beautiful as Lady Arse, in countless parties she had attended along with Jin. Lady Arse seemed like she was of royal blood although there was no royalty in the Holy City.

On her first encounter with the lady, dumbfounded by her beauty, she gaped and told Jin,

[You do look a lot like your mother.]

[Truly?]

Jin laughed delightedly after her remark. And since that day, Jin had occasionally taken Flora to see her lady mother. Despite knowing that it was Jin’s intention to be boastful, Flora did not mind as she enjoyed paying her visits to the lady. But all the while, she muttered to herself how Jin did not resemble her lady mother, the more as she saw them together.

However, Flora found Jin becoming exceptionally quiet whenever she was in her mother’s presence and awkwardly lingered for no good reason before taking her leave. To Flora’s eyes, Jin seemed like a child who was desperately in need of her mother’s attention. But Flora did not ruminate further and concluded that Jin must find her lady mother rather difficult.

Truthfully speaking, it wasn’t only Jin who found her mother difficult as her two brothers also seemed like they were intimidated by their lady mother. Although Lady Arse had never raised her voice before, everyone tended to be cautious around her presence.

From Dana’s beauty to her overpowering grace, every aspect of Dana was in fact an admiration to Flora. Dana was also deemed as a mystical being as she seldom showed herself at the social parties. Flora had not once met anyone who hadn’t admired Lady Arse.

“How are your parents? Is your family doing well?”

“Yes, they are all doing very fine. In fact, we had a new addition to the family, not very long ago.”

“That’s such wonderful news. What is the gender of the baby?”

“She’s a beautiful baby girl. However, my mother was a little disappointed when she learned my niece’s gender.”

“Was she expecting a baby boy?”

“No. She had rather expected a… special baby girl.”