Chapter 18: Disease

Chapter 18: Purge

Duchess Emily Halsted.

It was something unfamiliar and new. However, I have to get used to it. And my first step would be formally and properly greeting the guests who came to our wedding. There were just a few of them who came and were mostly wary and hostile to me yet respectful to the Duke.

"Your Excellency, we gladly congratulate you on your wedding day." A lady smiled but I immediately noticed her secret glares on me while forcing herself to pose a pathetic smile.

However, her smile faded when her glance shifted on my waist. I felt Van snaked his arms on my waist and gently pulled me closer to him. He just smiled at me when I confusingly glanced at me. I could also hear the bees buzzing non-stop.

"I apologize Lady Bartham but we're still going to greet the other guests." He said and guided me towards a table instead of the supposed to be other guests.