Chapter 24: Causing Chaos 1

Chapter 24: Causing Chaos 1

"Marie! What is going on!?" Dorothy's face paled when she saw Rosalind kneeling. The people behind her were just as surprised. Dorothy immediately helped Rosalind up.

"Miss Dorothy she she just started kneeling and I "

"Sister, what are you doing? We should kneel. She is the one who just received the Blessing." Rosalind smiled at Dorothy. Obviously, the mention of the Blessing was Dorothy's sore spot.

"What?"

"I Miss Dorothy it's not like that. She just said that I "

"Sister, she asked me if I know her and it seemed that the way I spoke offended her. When I said no, her face turned red, and I realized she must be someone important. Not knowing who she is probably a sin. And that's when I realized she must be the one who received the Blessing. Rosalind said. "So, I paid my respects."

Rosalind made her voice as loud as possible, making sure that the people behind her sister could hear her.

"Rose, that is not true," Dorothy said calmly. Although she was smiling, her eyes weren't able to hide the discomfort that she felt from Rosalind's words.

"She isn't someone special. She also didn't receive the Blessing, so stop kneeling. Do you understand? You do not have to kneel when you see them again," Dorothy continued.

"Oh?" Rosalind blinked as if she just realized something. "I apologize for making the mistake, older sister. It's just that " Rosalind lowered her head. "I was so excited to meet the Blessed one and since she spoke as if she was someone I should know, I assumed that "

"Shut your trap!" Marie hissed, her voice intentionally low. "I didn't say that! I just asked you a question! Why must you blame me for jumping to conclusions?"

"I apologize." Rosalind said. "I didn't mean to think that you were someone important."

Someone from behind Dorothy cough. On the outside, Rosalind sounded so innocent, but the meaning behind her words was pretty obvious. At first, she thought Marie was important, so she knelled.

Now Marie was scolding her for jumping to conclusions. It was as if Marie was saying that it was Rosalind's fault for kneeling into someone who isn't actually important.

Realizing the meaning behind her words, Marie's face turned ugly. She wanted to say more but the girl behind her slowly tugged her dress.

There was simply no winning this fight.

She glared at Rosalind before turning towards Dorothy.

It seems that the feeling is rather mutual.

"Yes," Rosalind smiled. "I remember the good old Jeames."

"Stop calling him old," Dorothy said.

"It's alright, little Rose liked to call me old just because I am two years older than her. I remember she used to call me the same nickname when we were still little."

"But that was five years ago," Dorothy said. "Rosalind you may call him by his name."

"Ah? But " Rosalind lowered her head. "I apologize for calling you old, Jeames," she muttered in a tiny voice.

"Hah it's not a problem. "

"Alright, we should start with introductions. I am sure allof us already know Rosalind, my dear younger sister. Five years ago, the family send her up north to make her feel better. Five years later, she is finally healthy and ready to come back to the capital."

Dorothy continued, "This time, many of you were asked to visit the capital along with my sister, and I assumed it would be nice to have a small get-together to familiarize ourselves with each other. Of course, we are going to do this with the tea that the Duke of the North gave my father."

"The Duke of the North?" Rosalind looked up, her face blushing at the mention of the Duke. This was the second time that Dorothy mentioned the North reference. She knew that the tea of the north was not actually liked in the capital because of its bitter taste.

As someone who learned etiquette, Dorothy should have known that talking about something that many people dislike isn't exactly proper, but she did it anyway.

Clearly, she had her own motives.

Sadly for her, Rosalind had her own motives too.

"Yes, sister. The Duke of the North just gifted father a few things," Dorothy said. "Is something the matter?"

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