Wife of The Demon Prince
Chapter 105: Right hand lady

Chapter 105: Right hand lady

The entire kingdom were now aware of the up coming wedding of the crown Prince, and all sort of bad rumors about the crown Prince was replaced with the wedding. All attention were now on Ara since then, Mary the dark skinned lady had come to congratulate Ara at the mansion personal.

"Wow, am really happy for you, lady Ara. Congratulations!" Mary congratulated with a wide smile on her face, Ara replied, "Thank you so much, and for the other day at the social gathering as well. You helped me back then."

"Oh, No, I didn’t do anything then. It was the crown Prince who shut them up with his gift."

Even though Mary had almost fainted when she saw the so called gift the crown Prince had brought to the gathering, she still noticed how much he cared for Ara,

"You know what? I used to think the crown Prince was a scary monster before, but now I find him caring. You are lucky to have him as a husband to be, I envy how much he cares for you..." She stated, " I wish one day I’ll also have someone who’d care so much for me too."

"Thank you..." Ara trailed off as she didn’t know what to reply to Mary. She hadn’t met her ever since that social gathering, but a few days ago, Mary had sent her a letter about Claire.

"Did you receive the letter I sent to you, two days ago?"

"Yes, how did you know about it?" Ara asked.

"Well, Claire had been celebrating and she had been spreading it to people, that the queen has given her the position of the right hand lady."

"But why would queen Merona choose Claire? I thought that position was meant for older women?"

Ara had been concerned about that ever since she’d heard the news from Mary. Which only meant it really was Claire Anne had seen that day in the carriage coming out of the queen’s residence. And if Claire and Merona, really did meet, What did they talk about?

She couldn’t shake off the uneasiness in her mind, she had not yet met the queen formally, but somehow she knew the woman was bad news. She had already been warned by Hamon to beware of the queen even though she hadn’t met her yet, she knew to watch out for the woman.

Ara thought for awhile and said to Mary, "Lady Cabrera, when I become the crown Princess, I would like you to be my right hand lady."

"W-what?"

It was the queen who wielded the greatest power in the kingdom among women, but that didn’t mean the crown princess could be ignored as well. The two women in the royal family were capable of appointing their right hand ladies and granting them permission to freely come and go from the palace anytime they wanted.

However, compared to the queen’s right hand lady, the crown princess’s right hand lady was weaker in power, but the position could not be overlooked. And Ara needed to gather a lot of allies, women she could trust on her side.

But trust wasn’t easy to find, and Ara’s future was at stake. For awhile now she thought of bringing more people to her side, and Mary was one of them.

"But, after you become the crown Princess, You will be assigned with a better right hand lady..."

"I don’t want strangers, I wish to have you in that position, you have a kind and beautiful heart than anyone I could think of."

Mary’s brown eyes widened at the unexpected words. Even though the Cabrera household was not lacking in wealth, Mary did not get along well with the other noble daughters, because of her skin color and timid personality. Even though Claire and her friends treated her like a pushover, she was satisfied with it as she got to hang out with them.

But the Boxton’s sisters were the first to treat her like any normal person, and appreciate her presence even with her dark skin. Mary was moved by what Ara had said and tears began to flow down her cheeks.

"Lady Cabrera..." Ara who wasn’t used to seeing people cry, was suddenly alarmed at the tears on the lady’s face, she quickly picked tissues from the table and handed it to her. But instead of taking it, Mary hugged Ara and swallowed the lump in her throat.

"Lady Ara...Thank you, No one has ever said those words to me." She cried.

"Please, don’t cry." Ara gentle patted her back, she couldn’t help but feel bad that she’d made the lady cry. To Ara, Mary was a beautiful young lady, despite her darkish skin, she still looked beautiful with her big doll like brown eyes. She wondered why anybody would hate someone as charming as Mary.

As Ara patted her back, Mary cried even more, "Oh, please don’t cry..." Ara pushed away from the hug and hurriedly wiped away the tears on her face, but it hardly stopped. For Mary, this was the first time anyone had reached out to her this way.

Finally, after a long coaxing, she stopped crying, and smiled, "I will be your right hand lady, and will stick to you no matter what!" She vowed.

Ara couldn’t help but smile at how Mary suddenly stopped crying and changed expression as she talked. It reminded her of Anne. Ara truly felt that Mary was the right person for the position. A friend who’d hopefully stay with her for a long time.

"My father will be really proud to know I’ll be the crown princess right hand lady! Thank you, lady Ara."

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As the sun set below the horizon and night descended. After a long conversation. Ara stepped out to see Mary off,

"Take care, lady Cabrera."

"Thank you, if you need help for the wedding preparations, please let me know, I’ll come anytime."

"I will."

Mary waved and climbed into the carriage. Ara also waved until the carriage was out of sight. She turned and made her way back inside the mansion, but bumped into someone at the entrance.

"Am sorry, My lady."

Ara gazed at the person’s face with a small frown, "Who are you? I’ve never seen you in the mansion before."

She was familiar with all the faces of the servants working in the mansion, but had a bad feeling with how the young woman was smiling at her.

Ellyn slightly bowed her head, "I am among the new servants hired to help prepare for the wedding, My lady. And we’ve met at the jewelry store in the north, I used to work there before."

"Oh...!" She suddenly recalled where she’d seen the woman, but couldn’t help but wondered why the lady had come all the way to work here, how could she trust her? Ara thought, and was about to question her, but_

"Thank you so much for giving me this job, now I will be able to pay for my mother’s treatment. I am really grateful, My lady." Ellyn bowed deeply.

As Ara studied her behavior, the suspicious in her mind faded away. She was sure the butler would have verified the woman’s background before hiring her. She finally felt relaxed at the thought, "It’s alright, You are welcome to the mansion. If you’re having any trouble in finding anything, inform the butler. I hope you know why you are here?" She asked, and added, "Please work hard as the wedding is near."

"Yes, My lady. You don’t have to worry, I won’t give you a reason to complain, ever!" Ellyn clapped her hand to her chest as if to reassure her to trust in her.

With a small smile, Ara turned away and returned to her room.

As Ara disappeared, the smile on Ellyn’s face fell, "So she also has the other half, interesting." She muttered, "Too bad the person am looking for isn’t here anymore, I wonder where she is right now. She’s the only one who could fix the broken stone after I get my hands on it."

Ellyn’s lips tugged up in a smirk, "Emma, I will find you."

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Ara returned to her room, she had a lot to do in a short amount of time, the wedding dress was the most important of them all. She hoped the Teawe’s dress shop would be able to do the design.

_I wonder if Emma is back in the the mansion in the north?_

She hadn’t heard from the maid ever since she left the north. Maybe she was back from visiting her grand mother? Or maybe she should send a letter to the other mansion to confirm? She wondered if Emma was back and fine, she’d really like the maid to come with her to the palace after marriage.

_let me find out if she’s back first._

Ara sat down at her desk and began to write a letter to the other mansion, to confirm if Emma was back from her visiting.

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