Miss Pendleton (Update to C.222 END) - Chapter 47
“That’s it now. You can go to the ball like this.”
Miss Jensen quickly went to the dressing room and looked in the mirror. There stood a lady she had never seen before. It was the image of a dignified and extremely beautiful lady. Miss Jensen clapped her hands so hard that the dressing room resounded.
“It’s solved! The dress problem is solved. Thank you, Miss Pendleton. Thank you so much.”
Miss Pendleton sat on the sofa, feeling satisfied. Mrs. Nicely, who was beside her, looked at Miss Pendleton as if she were looking at a goddess. To handle everything so excellently. Indeed, a lady from a count’s family was different.
Mrs. Nicely sat next to Miss Pendleton. And clasping her hands together, she pleaded.
“Miss Pendleton, if it’s alright with you, please stay for dinner this evening.”
Miss Pendleton politely declined. She was hesitant about possibly encountering Mr. Price. Luckily, he was out of town now, but they could run into each other anytime during dinner.
Hearing the conversation between the two, Miss Jensen ran out of the dressing room.
“Why, Miss Pendleton! Please stay for dinner. Please?”
“No. I need to check on my grandmother, and I also need to prepare for tomorrow’s ball…”
“Oh, don’t say that. You’ve worked so hard for me, you should give me a chance to repay you.”
“Yes, Miss Pendleton. Please do stay. Our family’s formal dinner might be somewhat lacking, but it still includes high-class dishes recognized by the people in this neighborhood. Don’t hesitate thinking it might be below your standards.”
“Mrs. Nicely, I don’t think that at all. It’s just…”
Miss Pendleton fell silent, running out of poor excuses. Then the two ladies each grabbed her arms and started to insist. Have dinner and go. Have dinner and go. The two women chirped like birds on either side.
Miss Pendleton refused several times, but the two women were adamant. In the end, as always, she had to choose the latter between uneasiness and etiquette.
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
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After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
It’s progressing a bit slowly, but nicely… I hope there won’t be unnecessary distances between them due to misunderstandings.
I think this trip to Bath will be good to Laura. Meeting these women will inspire her to be more confident. I just hope her ex and Mr. Dalton don’t ruin it.
Each chapter leaves me in suspense for the future. Although the readers are given assurance from Laura’s feelings since the carriage kiss, I can’t help but doubt the next steps for this couple! Ian’s feeling are deep and tumultuous like waves against a cliff. I can only hope that when the two finally meet, he will remain level headed.