Chapter 226 (1/2)

Chapter 226: Chapter 226

“Here you are, Tia.”

“Welcome home, Daddy”

I tilted my head when he held my hand silently, which was unusual. Did something bad happen again at the Imperial Palace?

“What’s the matter with you? Did anything happen at the Imperial Palace? ”

“Nothing. I heard that Lady Jena was here before I arrived.”

“Ah, yes.”

“I was told that you had quite a long conversation with her. What did you talk about? ”

“Are you worried? I’m fine, Daddy. We didn’t say much. ”

Even though I smiled calmly, he was obviously worried.

Silently held in my arms, I rubbed my face on his wide chest. When I felt his warmth in his hands wrapping my shoulder and his gentle touch of in my hair, my confused heart was subdued a lot.

“I’m free now, Daddy.”

“Really?”

“Well, I promised to spend time with you when my test was over, right? How about tomorrow? ”

“Why not? If you want to spend some quality time with me, I think I have to make myself available even if I’m busy, honey.”

He spoke warmly with a broad smile.

I smiled brightly with all my anxieties and worries down.

I read the white paper with only a few lines on the test results again and again.

Pinch me, I’m dreaming!

My whole body trembled as I was so thrilled at the results. I almost gave up because I was wounded while taking the fencing test, but fortunately I passed by the skin of my teeth.

“… My lady?”

Carried away with the thought that my hard efforts for the past six years weren’t in vain, I came to my senses at a woman’s familiar voice. Lina was calling me with an eerie look.

“Yeah, did you call me? But why do you look like that? ”

“Oh, you have a visitor, my lady, but he…”

“Huh? Why? Who is he? ”

“His Eminence High Priest is here.”

“What? Why is he here? Did my father invite him here?”

“No. He said he came to see you in person.”

“He came to see me himself?”

Only then did I understand her expression.

With only six in the whole continent, the High Priest was someone that even the emperor could not touch recklessly. As such, even the late emperor, who had bad relations with the temple, showed due manners when he met the High Priest. How could he come to visit me in person? It was natural that Lina was so surprised to see him at the door.

When I hurriedly headed to the reception room, I saw the young handsome man, dress in a pure white robe, sitting in an elegant manner.

“May the blessings of life be with you. I’m sorry to visit you suddenly, Lady Monique.

By the way, your employees here seemed very surprised by my visit.”

“Oh, it looks like they committed a breach of etiquette. I would like to apologize on their behalf.”

“Oh, I didn’t mean that. By the way, how is your condition?”

“Well, I don’t feel bloated or heavy, but… ”

“I see. But you look rather pale. Gosh, you’re hurt. Why didn’t you come to see me?”

Hardening his face, he approached me, then he rolled up my sleeve to untie the bandage on my right hand and recited a prayer, “May the scent of flowers that bloom in the land of Vita, our Lord of life, embrace you, and may your pain be passed on to the Father of Life and the love of life to you!”

Although I heard this prayer for the second time, I could not easily understand it.