"Everson Drake may claim he is willing to forget what happened with Kristof Drake's kidnapping," Kiara continued, "but noble houses are like weeds growing beside riverbanks. If the roots remain untouched, they rise again the moment the flood passes."
Her tone remained calm, yet there was a quiet sharpness hidden underneath.
"If Celestra already knows so much about me," he continued, "then they definitely know about that incident too. Yet despite that, they still invited me to lunch."
She leaned slightly forward.
"That can only mean the marriage proposal will likely be rejected."
Serestia listened to the long explanation, but confusion still lingered in her eyes because she could not understand why this was supposed to disappoint her. She had no attachment to House Drake itself, nor did she particularly care about their political standing.
The only reason she maintained contact with Everson Drake and Kristof Drake was that she had known them for years.
