Next morning came with a scorching sun hitting the surface of Richalwolf Land early in the morning. Before others could wake up, Isabella came outside of her living room first to meet her aunt Sally who was still recovering. Taking information from a maid who knew where her aunt was staying, she made her way downstairs inside the guest house according to her direction.

Isabella pushed open the door gently with caution, hoping that her appearance wouldn't disturb her peaceful sleep. But Sally was awake from the beginning. Groaning in pain lowly, she was staring up at the ceiling with a tight frown. Now she realized that how complicated Royal Families were.

Isabella hesitated to speak for a while. After all, she was the reason behind her pain and the thought of loosing so many lives just to protect her made her guilty. She only hoped that Sally wouldn't misunderstand her.

Letting out a soft sigh of helplessness, Isabella finally found the courage of calling her aunt,

" Aunty! How..how are you feeling now?"

Sally snapped her head back to glance at her way. There was a look of dissapointment and irritation in her eyes. If she didn't insist on bringing Isabella here, nothing would have happened. Sally tried to keep her tone polite but Isabella didn't forget to pay attention on her hidden iciness,

" Bella..You.. you are here..Well..I am a little better now.."

Isabella tried to hide her pain that she felt from her cold demeanour. Walking over to her bed side, she spoke worryingly,

" I..I don't know how to say sorry to you aunt but I never imagined that you will be in danger for me."

Sally skipped her question and asked sliding her eyes over her empty stomach,

" Bella..Your baby? You have delivered the baby?"

In a span of moment, Isabella's face turned pale and contoured in sorrow. Hanging her head lowly, she whispered painfully,

" Aunt.. Actually..My child..I have lost my child.."

Sally couldn't restrain her dissapointment towards Isabella anymore. Her voice came out as ice as cold instantly,

" What do you mean, Isabella? You have lost the child? It was your key to become the queen of Davina. How can you lose your child? Look at me! I am in bed because of your attack. Even other guards in charge has lost their lives to save you. But you couldn't even save your own child. How could you..."

Sally's words were like daggers that cut deep through her heart. Her eyes teared up in no moment as she didn't expect Sally to be so harsh on her. Like she expected, everyone blamed her for something that she never wished to do.

Isabella choked trying to speak something,

" Aunt..I..I am sorry..I really.."

Sally cut off her words sharply. Shooting her a distaste glare, Sally continued speaking in a harsh voice,

" Your apologise wouldn't make my suffering less, Bella. Let me sleep now! I don't wish to speak anymore."

Isabella could only endure her pain silently as she saw her aunt closing eyes with a tight frown. That's what she feared so far and it happened today. She wanted to stay in warm and cozy family but her luck didn't favour her always. Now her only close family, Aunt Sally had already began to distant herself from there.

Isabella bit her lips together to hold back her tears. Afraid of triggering Sally's anger anymore, she left the room silently and made her way upstairs. Her heart was feeling empty after everything that she lost one by one.

As Isabella walked back to her bedroom absentmindedly, two maids passed by her as they gossiped lowly but was loud enough to reach Isabella's ears,

" Did you hear what happened? Duke Silas has sacrificed his own precious bedroom for that Princess. He is even sleeping in another room. How thoughtful of him! Do you think that he has taken liking to this woman?"

The other maid rebuked sharply as they continued journey to the kitchen downstairs,

" Don't be so ridiculous! Why would our Duke like someone like her? She was married and windowed. Now she doesn't have the ability of boring child anymore. Only fool men will like someone like her. Our Duke is wise enough to select his queen. Stop talking nonsense!"

Isabella smiled at herself bitterly. Their words made sense and she didn't take it in her heart seriously. But Silas's decision of leaving his own room for her did bother her. After pondering for a while, she decided to speak to him directly and soon after found his another room that he was staying for now.

Isabella hesitated before knocking at his door twice. As a faint voice affirmatively, she pushed open the door before sliding inside. Her eyes were stuck over his bare back surprisingly.historical

Silas was stood across the table and settled few of his papers attentively without any upper clothes on. He was so immersed in his own thoughts that he didn't pay attention on his back.

Isabella's eyes followed his red bruises that had on his back. Though she was standing few steps away from him, she could detect that his scars were fresh.

Did he got hurt while saving her that night?

Isabella was worried about his health. Clearing her throat hesitantly, Isabella called out his name respectively,

" Duke Silas..Can I come in?"

Startled by her voice, Silas turned around in shot. His expression became a little surprising before turning normal. With a little smile on his lips, he replied without taking off his eyes from her face,

" Princess Isabella! Please come in. You could have asked for me."

Isabella shook her head indifferently. Stepping inside the room, she asked worryingly,

" I am sorry if I disturbed you. What happened to your back? Were you hurt when you saved me?"

Silas was going to correct her instantly but analyzing the depth of her concerned eyes, he swallowed back his words. After a while, he replied pressing his lips together,

" Ah! Yes..I got this scars from that night."

Isabella's eyes narrowed in concern a little. Hanging her head down, she muttered guiltily,

" I..I knew it..I..I am sorry.."

Silas suggested without giving her the chance to become more guilty for his scars,

" Since you feel so sorry, why don't you take care of my scars, Princess Isabella?"

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