Rosie's Games

Marie could not help but pinch her arm as she stopped herself from shaking.

"I always thought that Miss Marie would be the one who would receive the blessing. It turns out that—." Dorothy had a look of worry on her face as she blinked at Marie. "I apologize Miss Marie. But please do not worry… the one who will receive the blessing will surely treat us well." Dorothy gave her a warm smile as if she was comforting her yet, Marie did not miss the mockery in her eyes.

The woman was mocking her.

Yet, she could not do anything to rebut her words. She gritted her teeth. Her face was still pale and she could still feel her limbs shaking from what just transpired. She then looked at her mother who fainted after her turn. Right now, some servants are escorting her mother out of the gardens towards the physician's quarters.

"Oh— it seems that no one would receive the blessing— " someone from behind them uttered. "Isn't it a pity?"

"There is still one," someone said.

"Miss Rosalind Lux— " Federico's right-hand man said. "Please come in front of the orb."

"Isn't she the one with the black hair?"

"Why would she join the awakening?"

"I thought every one of the Lux Family had white hair?"

"I heard about this before. Let me tell you about the rumors— "

Just as they expected, many people who joined the event started gossiping as they waited for Miss Rosalind's arrival.

"Please do not worry, I am sure that my sister will be here," Dorothy said, smiling at everyone. Marie immediately frowned.

"Rosalind Lux! Please come to— "

"Where is Rosalind!?" Martin Lux asked as she looked at Victoria. The ones who were allowed to sit on the stage and near the orb were the blessed ones. Their spouses and families were sitting on the luxuriously decorated tables in front of the stage.

There were about seven tables in the front and each table had the families of the blessed ones. Behind them were tables of the nobles and even Dukes and duchesses of other Kingdoms who gave presents to the Lux Family.

"Where is Rosalind?" Victoria immediately asked. "Everyone should join the ceremony…can someone find Rosalind?"

While everyone seemed to be wondering where Rosalind is, Federico and Martin were receiving more taunts from Lachlan Blaize.

"Ah… the black-haired one. We should find her and let her test the orb," Lachlan uttered. "Everyone in the ninth generation should be given a chance to touch the orb. This was only right." He looked at Martin. "I heard that she is your daughter, your Blessedness Martin." Despite Lachlan and Martin being members of the eighth generation, Lachlan was way older than Martin.

"This is only right."

"But how come she is not here? Did you perhaps forget to send her an invite? I heard that she just came back from the North. Did you just remember her after your eldest daughter failed to receive the blessing of the Goddess?"

"I think that is enough your Blessedness Blaize," Martin uttered. "My family matters are my concern. Though, I could not help but wonder why your Blessedness seemed to know about my family. Did I miss anything? Or was it just because his Blessedness really liked to know everything about my family. Please, next time, if his Blessedness wanted to know something, do not hesitate to send me a letter. I would gladly tell you everything that I can."

Lachlan's face blushed as Federico sneered.

"Your Blessedness Lachlan, it seems that your knowledge about the Lux Family has become very unhealthy. I suggest you take a step back and worry about your family instead." Miss Myra Gliss chimed in. "Now, where is that last member of the Lux Family? It is very disrespectful of her to have us wait like this."

Martin immediately called his secretary and asked him to find Rosalind.

"What did you just say?" Martin frowned when he heard that there was already a problem. They just found out that Rosalind's house was a mess and she was nowhere to be seen. He immediately looked at his wife, silently asking her what happened.

"For her to arrive so late without a little consideration of our time— " Lachlan Blaize uttered. "Your Blessedness Federico, is this what you have been teaching your descendants?"

"Blaize, I am telling you to shut your mouth. This is not the time for this." Federico uttered. He cannot lose face now. "Martin… go ahead and find your daughter. In the meantime, I am taking them to my study. We have something important to talk about."

Hearing this, Martin immediately got up and asked his wife to follow him. Since this was the matter of the Lux Family, only the members of the Lux Family followed them towards the house where Rosalind had been staying.

"I could not believe that she would not arrive at the ceremony," Dorothy muttered. "I know that my sister, despite her black hair and different eyes, has always wanted to try the awakening."

"It is not something that many people could just try," Victoria said. "The awakening is sacred."

Silence filled the area as they continued walking. Not long after they finally arrived at the house.

Dorothy could not help but eye Jeames who was standing not far away from her. If she was right, the only thing that awaits them in the house is… a letter from the one who took Rosalind.

Those people would ask the Duke of the North for five hundred thousand gold coins in exchange for Rosalind's precious life.

"Search the house," Martin instructed.

The person who told them that the house was a mess immediately opened the door only to freeze.

"Eh?"

"What is wrong?"

"This— when I left the house was really a mess. But now— Why was it so clean?"

Martin's face immediately turned ugly.

"Search the house! Rosalind should join the awakening ceremony today!" Rosalind might have black hair and everyone was not expecting anything from her but all of the blessed ones are here.

How could they show that they did not treat Rosalind like she was not a member of the Lux Family in front of the other families?

Martin… did not want to lose face!