Chapter 128

128 Farewell

Selma Payne’s POV:

My life started to become more relaxed. I felt a little uncomfortable without the intense planning and constantly tense nerves.

“Before you say something like that, don’t come over here eight times a day to slack off.”

Dorothy speechlessly held an old book in her hands. Directly opposite her, I was lazily lying on the sofa, basking in the sun.

“How can you call this slacking off?” I retorted, “Life is short, but we should enjoy it while it’s still available. I recently read this sentence in a human philosophy book, and I think it makes much sense.”

Dorothy was even more speechless. “If you degenerate into a lazy bum in my room, we will be exiled to human society by both the King and the Queen. By then, you can read as many human philosophy books as you want.”

The peaceful morning passed by in a lazy bickering session.

I finally couldn’t hide anymore during the luncheon.

“Help me eat more roasted lamb ribs.” Dorothy had turned bad. She was gloating at my misfortune. “I’m so envious that you can attend the luncheon, unlike me, a peasant, who can only stay in my room alone, reading books and sleeping. Sigh, how boring.”

I didn’t want to talk to her and left unwillingly.

It was not that I didn’t like to attend the luncheon, but I didn’t know how to face the people there.

The southern Duke... There was no need to mention him. Honestly, I respected and admired his achievements, but I didn’t think much of him as a person. This man who was indecisive in love was one of the origins of all tragedies.

There was also Carolyn, who was utterly different from Adele. She didn’t have the latter’s annoying rudeness, disrespect, and viciousness. She was a full-on noble lady.

That was the problem.

Other than Dorothy, there were no other girls my age in the palace. My father didn’t have siblings, so I had no cousins to get along with.

My friends are all girls from ordinary families. We usually get along casually, and there was no pressure to speak of.

This also resulted in me not knowing how to react to Carolyn, the daughter of a Duke who exuded a noble aura from head to toe.

For example, in a low voice, Carolyn and I were discussing some theology and philosophy. However, please forgive me, Moon Goddess. It was not that I was not devoted to you; it was just that I’d never really come into contact with these things!

I lived like a country girl for the first eighteen years of my life. I received an ordinary education. Other than the social science teacher who taught me some simple life principles, I had nothing to do with profound philosophy, let alone theology.

Even after I reunited with my parents, I didn’t receive much of an aristocratic lady’s education.

Thus, I didn’t have anything in common with Carolyn.

I had deep pity and sympathy for this girl, but there was a limit to how much I could comfort her. I couldn’t just reveal her scars before her, could I?

I could only awkwardly but politely agree with Carolyn’s argument.

Caroline was a considerate girl. She quickly noticed my uneasiness, so she pursed her lips and smiled, politely ending the conversation.

It was a farewell lunch. The southern Duke would bring his daughter back to their pack in the afternoon.

My father repeatedly asked him to stay, hoping he could keep his official position. However, the southern Duke was already disheartened and repeatedly refused his father’s request. My father could not force him to stay, so he could only send his old friend away.

After reluctantly saying goodbye, it was time to part.

My father sent out a team of guards to guard the convoy and watched it leave.

I noticed that he was in a low mood. He must be a middle-aged man busy with his career and family. It was rare for him to meet his old friends, so he was naturally full of emotions before his friend left.

This loneliness also infected me as I silently held onto Aldrich’s hand.

He held my hand and smiled to comfort me.

The rest of my life was boring.

The Council of Elders chattered on about Adele’s departure. They couldn’t shake my father’s determination, so they could only hinder my father on some minor details.

My father couldn’t bear the disturbance, so he dealt with an elder who was caught red-handed and successfully made the others shut up.

To my surprise, this elder was Lucius. He seemed to be one of my father’s most supportive people!

My father answered my doubts and educated me, “One could never know a person’s true nature. Not all friends are friends, and not all enemies are mean. Everyone’s image is torn apart, and one aspect cannot represent everything else.”

I was deeply enlightened.

We didn’t give up on the investigation of the enemy hiding behind Adele, but unfortunately, the only clue left by Adele was the dark wizard, Kafka.

Kafka was once a wizard who was as famous as Fitch. The two were notorious for causing great casualties to the werewolves in the Wolf-Witch War. They even took the opportunity to kill many other races.

After the defeat, perhaps knowing that he had made many enemies, he slyly disappeared without a trace. More than twenty years had passed, and no one had heard any news about him.

This caused our investigation to be stunted and stagnated.