Chapter 38 Chapter 38 Francesca swallowed the words she almost blurted out and forced a smile. "Of course not. Dorian does need to be taught a lesson." Deep down, though, Francesca was still upset and did want to blame Luciana a little. But now wasn't the time to say that out loud. Luciana wasn't in a good mood today, and clearly her emotions were off. If Francesca pushed too hard, things might get worse It was better to wait for another chance to talk. "I don't think you're that unfair, Mother. You wouldn't dismiss everything I've done just because I chose to stand back this one time," Luciana said sincerely, her smile bright and warm, like she truly believed what she was saying- But Luciana knew perfectly well Francesca would blame her. She thought, It can't be helped Let her. There'll be plenty more blame to come If Dorian can't carry the weight, maybe someone else should. And Mother will never forgive me for this. Guilt crept into Francesca's heart. She felt bad about how she'd just judged Luciana was right. One mistake didn't erase everything she'd done before. Everyone could see how much she'd cared for Dorian in the Luciana wa past. "You really don't need to worry, Mother. If this teaches him a lesson, it might not be such a bad thing. If he always relies on me to bail him out, one day he'll take something even more serious, and no one will be able to save him." Luciana comforted her while throwing subtle blame at Dorian It sounded like Luciana believed that getting punished this time might actually be a good thing for Dorian. The fact that Luciana could say that right in front of Francesca showed she truly meant it for Dorian's own good, which made it even. harder for Francesca to argue back. Francesca thought, Luciana's right-this isn't Dorian's first time. Hopefully he'll finally learn something this time. Dorian was under house arrest indefinitely, and all the servants around him had been switched out by Trenton's orders Dorian was completely lost. He couldn't make sense of what was happening. That god statue-he didn't even remember it at first. It wasn't until Trenton kicked him twice that it hit him. Dorian had taken it. He'd taken it before he came back in time. He had forgotten all about it. Dorian wondered, 'In my previous life, that god statue never caused any trouble. Why is Trenton suddenly making a big deal out of it now? Even though they didn't'announce anything publicly, there was no mercy behind closed doors. "Prince Dorian, a soft voice whispered from outside the window. A maid leaned close, calling him quietly. It was Jeannie, one of Francesca's attendants. Francesca had sent her to calm Dorian down. Dorian rushed over and asked eagerly, "Did Mother say when I be allowed out?" Dorian was bored out of his mind. He couldn't stand being locked up. It had been so long since the last time. In his previous life, once he became crown prince, no one ever grounded him again. Even before that, it rarely happened Back then, it was just for show-maybe two days and done. But now, Father is furious. And he won't calm down in a few days. He'll never let me out, Dorian thought. Jeanne looked troubled "Queen Francesca doesn't know when you'll be released." Dorian stomped his foot, frustrated. "Did Luciana come? What did she say? Did she come up with a way to help me?" Chapter 38 Whenever something went wrong, Dorian always turned to Luciana. It was a habit.. Even though, in the end, he had resented her and let her die alone far from home, Dorian couldn't shake the instinct to rely on her. Dorian had this strange confidence-this deep-rooted belief that no matter what happened, Luciana would help him. That Luciana would always do everything she could for him. 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