Chapter 71

"I have, thank you. You seem to be doing well too, Lady Bella. Your face looks brighter than it did the last time we met."

Bella thought to herself that Dayson really had no eye for people at all.

These past few days, Bella had stayed up night after night, worrying she might be sent back down to the countryside. The toll it had taken left her cheeks visibly hollowed — that very morning, Count Kolkos had even asked if she was feeling unwell.

"And how have you been, Your Highness? I hear some wonderful news has come out of the royal family."

Dayson's expression immediately darkened. Then, remembering that Bella was Diana's cousin, he forced a smile back onto his face.

"Quite the happy occasion. Did you hear the news from Count Kolkos? I'd heard my mother and Count Kolkos were unusually close — I see now it's true."…