" My lady, welcome home" Emily and all the servants told me as I got off the carriage
"Yes, it's nice to be back home, thank you, everyone," I told them as I made my way inside
Most of the servants went of to do their job for the day and I am left alone with Emily and the Headbutler who follow me into my bedroom
"I am surprised you all welcomed me back home," I said as I had left the estate rather abruptly
"Lucy informed us that you would be returning home this morning and we got everything ready for your return," The Headbutler told me as he served me some tea on the table
" Well I am glad she informed you all, any updates on my children," I asked them both as I began to sip my tea
"None really, the children were really well behaved and spent a lot of time outside playing" Emily replied
"That's great they should be up soon so I will wait for them in the dining room, were there any letters delivered to me," I said
" Yes they are in your office" The Headbutler replied
"My lady, your cheek is bruised I will bring over some ointment to help with the swelling," Emily told me
"Yes, thank you that would help but first thanks to both of you for taking care of the house," I said as I finished my tea
They both leave and I decided to lay in my bed for a couple of moments
Thinking back I didn't want to face Henry again
Emily soon came back and helped me apply the ointment
Afterward, I decided to go down to the dining hall as the children were soon going to be coming down for breakfast
I spoke to the chef to make extra deserts for the children and as I walked out of the kitchen and into the dining table I see all my children coming in
"MOM" They all yell as they run towards me, engulfing me in their hugs
"My beautiful children, how I have missed you all," I said as I hugged each of them
We all sat down and the children began to tell me everything they did this week without me
"Mom, what happened to your cheek?" Elijah asked as he cuts into his pancakes
Thanks to the ointment, the swelling had gone down considerably but there was a slight bruise on my cheek
"I accidentally hit my cheek with some furniture at the main estate, but don't worry this will soon be healed," I said as I took a sip of my coffee
"Mom, please be more careful," Nesrin told me as she put's down her utensils
"Of course, I should be saying that to you all as well," I tell them as they keep telling me more stories
Breakfast came to an end and the children left to go to their tutor
I made my way to my office and began looking through all my letters
I had received a couple from my family and the letter I was looking for that was from the queen
I hurriedly opened it
Dear Evelin,
I am hoping this letter finds you well, I know we recently spoke at the banquet and I wanted to invite you for tea this Friday morning. Please let me know and I look forward to hearing back from you soon as possible
Sincerely
Amelia,
That was 5 days from now, enough time for me to visit my family first
Next, I opened up my family's letter
I was the oldest in my family and had 3 younger siblings
The second oldest was Demir he was 2 years younger than me
Third oldest was Fiona and she was 1 year younger than Demir
Lastly, Ashton and he was 3 years younger than Fiona
My parents were merchants and while we're not that wealthy we did come from a respectable family
The letter just asked for me to visit soon and I was hoping I would visit the day past tomorrow as I wanted to rest first from my journey
BACK AT THE MAIN ESTATE
Back at the main estate, Henry was finally in his office after scouring through his room for the documents that Evelin had shown him
Those documents were all gone from his trunk he kept hidden
He could only punch the wall in anger
He decided to think about what to do to make Evelin pay for this
He decided to concrete on his other work instead
As he began going through the paperwork of his estate Lucy came in and gave him all the letter's he had received putting Evelin's letter at the top
Lucy quickly left the room to continue on with her duties of the estate
Henry had not noticed as he was overlooking some other documents
As he began to look through the letter's he first found Evelin's
Opening it up
Henry
I do not wish to go through unpleasantly again but I will remind you in case you forgot. I just want to be left in peace with my children, regarding your money do not worry for the children are being cared for by my own money. They will not be causing any trouble for you and you do not ever need to meet them. As long as nothing happens to them or me then your secret will be safe. Do not take my warning lightly
Sincerely
Evelin
He just crumpled the letter up and threw it in the trash can
He had to figure out what to do to get rid of her