Chapter 49 Chapter 49 Meanwhile, Francesca already knew what had happened. Neither of her daughters had helped Dorian at all. Juliette had said she would go check on him, but clearly, it was just for show. She had never planned on actually helping "Forget it. We'll wait for the king to come. I'll plead for him then. Francesca sighed, giving up on the idea for now. "For now, just tell him to study hard and not fall behind in his lessons. Once Trenton was willing to come around, it would mean his anger had cooled. Then Francesca could step in and speak on Dorian's behalf-just giving Trenton an excuse to let it go. Luciana hurried back to the estate just in time to see a tray of delicate little cookies spilled all over the floor. "Princess Samuel dropped to his knees with a loud thud, completely flustered. Standing beside him, Edmund stiffened and looked away, but his twitching hands gave away his panic. It looked like the two had gotten into an argument and knocked over the cookies. Get up." Luciana said with a small wave of her hand, letting out a long sigh. Luciana thought, The palace is full of drama, and so is her estate. Life really is eventful. There is never a dull moment. 'Samuel is smart, hardworking, and sweer-tongued. As for Edmund... he's definitely at fault." Luciana could tell at a glance. Still, she asked anyway, "Is Lord Morrisey still in the estate?" Samuel replied, "Yes. Lord Morrisey said he'd write a few pieces for me to copy, but he hasn't finished yet." "That's very generous of him." Luciana nodded. "So what happened here? Couldn't hold it steady?" Samuel lowered his head and explained, "I had a few words with Lord Faulkner, and he suddenly shoved me. I lost my grip. Please forgive me, Princess Luciana." "All that for a tray of cookies? Does he really need to ask for forgiveness that seriously?" Edmund let out a snort and shot Samuel a condescending glance. Edmund had thought Samuel must hold some special place in Luciana's heart-but clearly, one tray of cookies was enough to scare him into submission. The fact that Samuel acted so ed so carefully proved that Luciana didn't really care about him at all. Never mind everything Edmund had done in his past life-even in this one, he'd smashed plenty of things and Luciana had never looked that alarmed. Their attitudes were completely different-one sincerely apologetic, the other just plain arrogant. Luciana didn't ask anything more. She smiled and said, "Okay, get up. It's just cookies, not like you'll never get to eat them again. That's it for today. Go get some rest." Then Luciana added. "Donovan, go tell Lord Morrisey that his servant's pretty hold. Starting a fight with one of my people in the princess estate" "That's unheard of. He should handle it." With that, Luciana turned and left. She still had letters to read. So much to do. But Edmund wouldn't let her go. He wanted answers. "You're seriously this heartless? Pretending like you don't even know me now?" Edmund gritted his teeth. The moment those words came out, someone rushed over and pinned him to the ground, stopping him from doing anything to Luciana. Edmund was forced to kneel, though he struggled hard, unwilling to give in-but he couldn't break free. 4.03 PM Chapter 19 Luciana looked at him with a puzzled expression. "Heartless? What kind of connection do we even have?" If they were talking about owing favors, then sure, Edmund owed her. But beyond that, there was nothing else between them. "I don't need to pretend not to know you. You left from my estate, yes. But we're not family, not even acquaintances. You started a fight with Samuel today, didn't you? That's a fact," Luciana said with a smile still on her face. Luciana wasn't even sure whether she found Edmund ridiculous, or if she was just amused thinking about the future he was walking into. Edmund was stunned by her words. 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