Elegant Aubrey · 19. December 2024
Chapter 54 *** Sponsored by Virginie. Thank you ❤️ (3/4) *** There's that feeling. You don't want to look, you want to close your eyes right now, but you can't look away. It's like your eyelids are being forced open and your pupils are being forced open. That's what Aubrey felt when she saw Phoebe as a woman. Her scarlet hair rolling in gentle waves, her gorgeous red dress embroidered with gold thread, her lips so red they looked artificial. The cute little girl with the mischievous laugh...
Elegant Aubrey · 15. December 2024
Chapter 53 *** Sponsored by Virginie. Thank you ❤️ (2/4) *** Aubrey's gifts never saw the light of day. The crafts and silks she bought in Lavonne did not fill the hearts of the noblewomen in the capital. Other things were more important to them. "How was your visit with Lord Hemburg? Did you get to know him at all?" Aubrey nodded at the gifts that had been pushed to the back of the room. "Did he say anything else about marriage?" Jeffrik asked from where he stood. He licked his lips with...
Elegant Aubrey · 13. December 2024
Chapter 52 *** Sponsored by Virginie. Thank you ❤️ (¼) *** Her last morning in Lavonne. The city was bathed in sunshine. The streets were white as if to prove that summer was at its peak. "Have you no appetite?" Murfrio asked, and Aubrey tore her gaze away from the window. "I'm just a little tired." Aubrey hadn't slept all night, a lingering fatigue that weighed on her limbs like a weight, and though she hadn't eaten, Murfrio had a good appetite in the morning, wolfing down her share of...
Elegant Aubrey · 10. December 2024
Chapter 51 *** Sponsored by Virginie. Thank you ❤️ (2/2) *** Aubrey glanced at the man every now and then as she walked. His face was as expressionless as ever, but she wondered why it felt different. "Why do you keep staring?" The question cut like a knife, and Aubrey jerked forward, startled. The pounding footsteps continued for a moment. "The Prime Theater." She tried to play it off, but it was no use. Aubrey's stomach burned, wondering if this man was really interested in her idea. "Are...
Elegant Aubrey · 08. December 2024
Chapter 50 **** Sponsored by Virginie. Thank you ❤️ (½) *** Late at night, he barged into the lady's quarters in such a casual manner. It occurred to Aubrey in retrospect that he was the owner of the estate. Aubrey smoothed the collar of her nightgown with her hand. Trin hastily grabbed a towel and dried her hair. Khaled watched the process wordlessly. But something was off. He was just looking at her with his usual eyes, but the places his gaze swept over felt unusually hot. She felt...
Elegant Aubrey · 05. December 2024
Chapter 49 *** She was going to nail him for being the heir to a rich, retarded noble family, but a third wife. Her blood pressure spiked and the back of her neck stiffened. "I'm sure you're hoping to marry into a good family." They both knew it. The desirable life for a lady in this part of the world was the elegant, virtuous life of a noblewoman, married to a great nobleman and living lavishly. But neither of them were that. One was a slave who had escaped the island with the intention of...
Elegant Aubrey · 25. November 2024
Chapter 48 *** Sponsored chapter by LC. Thank you ❤️ (2/2) **** The woman was fast asleep. Occasionally, Khaled recalled the faces he'd spied. Face that clenched its mouth shut and gripped the pencil in desperation, face that grunted as she tried to keep something down. They were so colorful. The chair was pushed back and he stomped over. It was the same seat from earlier. The one facing the woman. Khaled sat down without a sound. His tired gaze fell on the woman's face. Her lips were still...
Elegant Aubrey · 24. November 2024
Chapter 47 *** Sponsored chapter by LC. Thank you ❤️ (½) *** The rumor traveled from house to house and finally reached the ears of Aubrey, the party. "What the hell....... Who's spreading that crap around?" In front of the stunned Aubrey, Trin became even more angry. "That's right, do you know how ridiculous I thought it was when I heard that?" Trine said she'd heard it from a fellow maid at the market she visited once a week. The lady you serve is getting married soon, she said, and even...
Elegant Aubrey · 23. November 2024
Chapter 46 *** Sponsored chapter by LC (5/5) ❤️ *** The next day. Emily made her way to Duke Karnus's residence, looking more put together than ever. "I apologize for my unexpected visit, my lady." Emily's polite greeting was indeed that of a countess. Laura gazed at her in wonder, then squeezed her hand warmly. "Of course not. It's not nice to see a lady who will soon be a member of House Karnus so lowly." Laura welcomed Emily and had her set up a tea table on the newly opened balcony of...
Elegant Aubrey · 21. November 2024
Chapter 45 *** Sponsored chapter by LC (4/5) ❤️ *** A moment later, a new scream erupted from the Duke of Karnus's lair. "Kaaak!" A passing maid's eyes widened as she saw the man thrown into the foyer. The servants and butler, Hardy, who had heard the commotion and rushed out, stared at Khaled in disbelief. "What the hell......." The Duchess, Laura, who had walked out with a frown, looked at the beaten man with suspicion in her eyes. "Don't be so crude." Khaled ran a hand through his hair...