Lord Preston's Secret Tutor (47 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 23
Suddenly, she felt glad that she had asked Jacqueline for help. Trust now filled Madam Ritz’s eyes as she gazed at Jacqueline’s back.
Jacqueline looked at the room beside the entrance and asked,
“Is this the cloakroom, Madam?”
“Yes. On the day of the banquet, John will take and store the gentlemen’s coats and hats. Amy will be in the ladies’ room.”
“We’d better prepare two more mirrors for the ladies. If many of them need to touch up their appearance at once, the waiting time will be long. Judging by the guest list, there are quite a few invitees.”
“Understood, miss. John, bring two more mirrors into this room.”
“Yes, Madam.”
The two moved in sequence from the entrance to the cloakroom, then through the drawing room and smoking room, all the way to the banquet hall, just like nobles attending a grand reception.
Drawing on her experience attending countless banquets, Jacqueline pointed out shortcomings with a sharp eye, and Madam Ritz immediately accepted her suggestions.
“Strongly colored flowers won’t suit this place. People will say we’re trying too hard to stand out. In high society, whether you’re overly extravagant or overly plain, there will always be gossip—there’s always someone eager to find fault. It would be better to replace them with flowers in softer hues.”
“I’ll inform the gardener. We should prepare a few more peach-colored carnations.”
“An excellent idea, Madam Ritz. Ah, this tablecloth is clearly exquisite at first glance. Was it made from fabric recently imported? It looks familiar from a catalog.”
“That’s correct, Miss Jacqueline.”
“A superb choice. I imagine several noble ladies will show interest in this tablecloth—they’re quite attentive to fashion trends.”
Madam Ritz subtly revealed her quiet pride at Jacqueline’s praise of her taste. As Jacqueline moved toward the dining room, she asked,
The Male lead Always Seduces Her with His Beauty (Matriarchy)
Xin Jiao Zhou is the leader of the world’s premier sect. She has just experienced betrayal from all sides, was poisoned in an assassination attempt, and faced death squad attacks while the poison was taking effect. After finally clearing out the scum from her sect, she was drugged again while trying to detoxify.
After waking up from a night of unconsciousness, she gained a “beautiful and kind-hearted” husband.
Xin Jiao Zhou: “???”
He fell ill.
She came to see him, bringing breakfast.
As she put down the breakfast and was about to leave, his hand slipped while holding the spoon. “Clank!”
She turned around upon hearing the noise.
He looked up at her, his eyebrows drooping: “My hand… has no strength.”
“Shall I… feed you?” she asked tentatively.
He opened his mouth cheerfully: “Ah—”
Thinking she was drowning, he jumped in without hesitation to save her, but nearly drowned himself. In the end, it was she who swam over to rescue him, giving him air underwater.
After emerging from the water, his ear tips turned red. He lightly brushed his cheek, tucking his sideburns behind his ear, revealing delicate, pink-tinged ear tips. He lowered his gaze, too embarrassed to look at her.
Xin Jiao Zhou: He’s truly beautiful, kind-hearted, and adorable.
A certain someone when disciplining subordinates behind the scenes: “If they don’t obey, just kill them.”
What’s that? She might already have someone she cares about in her heart? A certain someone: Find out who it is, kill them, and then there won’t be anyone.
What? She met a man by the riverside? What? That man even hurt her? A certain someone: Whichever hand hurt her, chop off his entire arm.
Love at first sight without realizing it, gradually falling in love, slowly getting closer…
Family and national grudges, schemes and desires, good and evil, crime and punishment, she and he face the future together, seeking justice with passion!
A naturally dark female lead who could accidentally destroy the world but is actually an honest person VS a weak, pitiful, and helpless but skilled fighter, beautiful white-cut black male lead
My heart is not of stone, how steadfast is your love? — Tao Yuanming “Imitating the Ancients (No. 3)”
— Reading Guide —
Cold female lead & dramatic black lotus with hidden yandere traits male lead
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Why did she suddenly gave Collin to him?🤧 .. I wanted colling to stay with her (٥↼_↼)
Ohh ~ I think he’s starting to get worried for our FL😌 .. A worthy of governess
Nice one FL😆… But still it hurts me reading it as they mocked her as the impoverish noble girl.. I felt the range of windsor😭
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Even when officers caught the culprit and requested testimony, nobles refused. O
There’s so much retro detective fiction around now… I never even suspected such a thing existed
Gale remembered a remark once made by a subordinate. He fully agreed with that s
I also agreed. What’s rhe use of being a police officer anyway, if not for that?
Calmly and silently.
This man is absolutely perfect. So worthy of respect and admiration.
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Asnia Macaombang
That James Bstrd should be in prison🤬 … I feel heartbroken for our FL😭 and him Windsor doing justice for her family’s downfall
Ashiel_26
That James Bstrd should be in prison🤬 … I feel heartbroken for our FL😭 and him Windsor doing justice for her family’s downfall
lamlam
i know romance in this novel is going to burn slowly, but i hope it happens soon
lamlam
really enjoying reading this story so far.. can’t wait to read more
lamlam
very interesting novel.. it’s perfectly the genre that i prefer