Chapter 69 – Daphne POV
I've decided to stay in bed all day today.
Not out of laziness. Out of necessity.
I told the staff I was feeling unwell. Feverish or something. Probably a side effect of existing in a corset 24/7.
Thankfully, they've left me alone.
The curtains are drawn. The fire's long dead. I haven't moved in hours.
The worldpauses and turns black and white.
And then the familiar soft blue glow pulses faintly in front of me.
Great.
Just what I needed.
I stare at the floating orb with dead eyes.
"Can you not waste system points this way?" I mutter, not even bothering to sit up.
It hovers in silence.
"So, care to tell me," I ask, voice cracking slightly, "why I saw my wife last night?"
No answer.
"Why my wife didn't recognize me?" I continue.
Still nothing.
"Why—why—"
I trail off, words caught in my throat.
Because the rest doesn't need to be said out loud.
[Host, that's not Jiang Yuxi. That's Evelyne Callum, the Duchess.]
I let out a bitter laugh.
