Chapter 2482

The sound coming from her mouth, in that increasingly blurred spiritual perception, no longer sounded like it was coming from herself. Those text contents that had become meaningless, the red hair leaping like flames in front of her eyes—these normal things all became different with the strange mood at this moment.

Angelina continued to stand in front of the fireplace reading, her voice very steady, as if she wanted to brew a cup of the most complex aged fine wine with her current mood, to be savored slowly in the long years to come. And when her voice overlapped with Aunt Galina's voice, she only knew that she... would probably have to take a bath in a while.

After an unknown amount of time, the slightly flushed Duchess also left Xia De, tidied up her dress, and walked back to her chair to sit down again:

"Help our knight tidy up."

She heard her aunt's soft whisper and saw the Duchess throw a handkerchief to the maid. So the black-haired maid also walked toward the knight she was thinking of and suffering for, and after cleaning him slightly, the black-haired maid knelt down in front of the chair.

The princess and the Duchess on the side were both watching Angelina sharing the story, completely ignoring the maid's actions, but at this moment, Angelina seemed to hear the trembling of her soul:

"Even the maid can... but I can't..."

Unknowingly, she seemed to have acquired the ability to observe the 360-degree space at any time even if her eyes didn't move, but at this moment, she hated this ability that made her unable to escape.

The head maid cleaned very carefully, and after cleaning, she got up and left to rinse her mouth, not disturbing the salon's progress. Angelina didn't want to think about what she had just done, because just a moment later, her sister stood up leisurely again and walked toward Xia De.

Angelina Cavendish felt her heart breaking at this moment.

Afterward, even time became blurred. She didn't quite remember how long she had read, nor did she remember how the story in her hand had changed to the next one.

She only remembered the red flames constantly leaping in front of her, and the moving sounds that made her legs go soft constantly coming and seducing her. The flames in the fireplace behind her seemed to be burning more and more vigorously, but far less vigorously than the fire in her heart; sweat also increased due to the rise in body temperature, but far less than...

First her sister, then her aunt, then the maid in charge of cleaning, they took turns appearing, and sometimes even when those Cavendish "princesses" with superb riding skills were enjoying themselves, they would ask the maid to lean over and kiss Xia De at the top of his head.

She couldn't describe what this night meant to her.

"Angelina~ Angelina~"

When she came back to her senses, the slightly cold wind of the summer night blew in from the window, making Angelina shiver slightly. The flames in the fireplace had gone out, and she was wearing slippers, with a coat that seemed to be Galina's draped over her.

The little princess stood at the door connecting Room No. 2 and Room No. 1, Rhesia was in front of her, and many maids were cleaning up the living room of Room No. 2 behind them.

The salon seemed to have ended.

Rhesia, with a rosy and shiny complexion, stood in the living room of Room No. 1, pulled Angelina's hand, and let her follow her to the sofa:

"What are you dazed for? The salon is over."

Saying this, she reached out and touched her sister's forehead:

"Angelina, you shouldn't be heat-struck, right?"

Looking at her sister's concerned expression, Angelina couldn't imagine that the person just now was also her.

After being stunned for a moment, Angelina shook her head gently, feeling that the wind blowing in after opening the window had dissipated the heat on her body, but the skin that had become sticky due to sweat and other reasons was still very uncomfortable.

"Galina went to the bathroom to take a bath. In a while, we'll go take a bath together, and then go back to Yodel Palace."

Rhesia also saw the discomfort of her sister who sat down with her, so she said again.

Of course, there was more than one bathroom in this house, but in Rhesia's view, as the hostess here, she couldn't use the guest bathroom to take a bath, otherwise she would become a guest.

Angelina hadn't realized this yet; she just nodded woodenly, looking like she still hadn't walked out of what happened just now.

"Um... what about Xia De?"

She asked in a low voice, very worried about whether something had happened to Xia De, who had been treated like that by her sister and aunt.

"He is in the washroom next door. Mr. Detective is very clean."

Rhesia was particularly satisfied with this point. Although the development of the steam industry had driven the improvement of urban infrastructure, in the current era, not to mention those commoners who were reluctant to pay for gas, even among the great nobles, there were many people who only took a bath once a week.

And Xia De's cleaning habits clearly satisfied Her Highness the Princess very much.

"Angelina, do you think I'm too harsh on you?"

Seeing that Angelina was still in a daze, Rhesia asked her again.

The little princess opened her mouth, and then reacted to what question she had heard:

"No, I did do something wrong this time."

She lowered her head, and then found that she was still clutching those few pages of paper. The edges of the paper had become wrinkled because they were soaked by the sweat of her palms, and when she touched those wrinkled pages, she felt as if she had returned to the fireplace with orange light just now.

Rhesia gently stroked her hair and said somewhat gently:

"No, I am indeed too harsh on you."

Angelina's body trembled slightly:

"Sister, please don't say that. I know you are doing this for my own good, and you have hopes for me."

Rhesia looked at her sister:

"If this were an ordinary era, I wouldn't force you to do all kinds of things like this. But after the journey to Green Lake and Moon Bay, you know that the era we live in is not ordinary. Angelina, one day you will have to do things on your own, and I hope you can grow up as soon as possible."

"I know, sister. This time in Moon Bay, Emilia grew up right in front of me. She is amazing."

Angelina still said in a low voice, sounding like her mood was still a bit listless.

Rhesia thought she still felt aggrieved by this punishment, but in fact, Angelina knew herself that she was "burned out."

"Then do you know what this punishment was for?"

Rhesia didn't feel good in her heart either, but she knew this was necessary. She held Angelina's sweaty hand, which reminded Angelina that not long ago, that hand had been intertwined with Xia De's.

"I was naturally very unhappy that you portrayed Dorothy as that kind of woman, but you have sincerely apologized to her, and Dorothy has forgiven you, so the punishment shouldn't have been so severe."

Two pairs of very similar green eyes looked at each other:

"And you also answered the question I asked you before you left Tobesk. Angelina, I am very happy that you can understand what you want, but you understood your desire, yet you did nothing in terms of action."

Angelina felt a bit guilty, and Rhesia continued:

"During the time in Moon Bay, I didn't expect you to do great things like that elf lady, but you couldn't really act like you were on vacation. Although you helped with some scattered work, during the entire Moon Bay operation, Angelina, you tell me, are you satisfied with your behavior?"

Angelina felt even more guilty. Her most memories of this summer were sharing books with Emilia, feeding and grooming the little unicorn together, occasionally chatting with Xia De on the manor and the boat, or being led by a high-ranking witch follower during relatively safe periods, strolling around Moon Bay city with Emilia:

"Not satisfied, I did nothing."

She said in a low voice, already understanding the purpose of this punishment:

"If I do nothing, then what I desire will never reach my hands, and might even be... toyed with by others right in front of me."

Rhesia raised her eyebrows. The form of punishment actually didn't have such deep meaning; she just wanted to play something different and punish her sister by the way.

Of course, she wouldn't point this out:

"It's good that you can understand and learn a lesson. Angelina, even if you can't be Xia De's helper, at least you can't hold him back. Tonight's matter ends here, and you must study hard from now on. The courses at Zaras Academy, Galina's guidance, and Dorothy and I teaching you personally—you know how much we value you."

Saying this, she patted Angelina's shoulder:

"The girls of the Cavendish family have never been women who can only hide behind men. Come on, Angelina."

"Yes, sister."

Only then did Rhesia show a soft expression:

"I apologize to you for tonight's matter. From what I just saw, this was a bit too stimulating for you, and it also hurt your self-esteem a bit. Even if there is so-called punishment in the future, I won't do this kind of thing again.

Let's go clean up in a while. I'll help you wash your hair. Speaking of which, it seems like the last time I washed your hair was before I visited Casenrick last year."

The memories of the scene just now flooded into her heart again. That complex "taste" of being so hot all over that she was about to explode, her heart was about to be torn apart but watching Xia De being teased and having inexplicable stimulation, flooded into her heart again, so much so that her spirit and soul seemed to be about to leave her body again and enter that wonderful "full-sense" state.

So even Angelina found it incredible when she thought about it afterward, and she said in a low voice:

"If I make a mistake, this kind of punishment can come again in the future."

"Oh?"

Rhesia looked at her with some surprise. Angelina, who realized what she had said, only hoped that she could immediately find an ant hole in the floor cracks of Xia De's house and drill into it.

Fortunately, before she could make excuses for what she had just said, such as "I was bewitched by Little Mia," Rhesia asked with gratification:

"You want to use this way to motivate yourself not to make mistakes again, right?"

"Yes... yes!"

Angelina nodded quickly, Rhesia smiled with gratification, opened her arms, and hugged her sister.

The two princesses hugged each other tightly, and the scene was very harmonious and beautiful.