The carriage halted as two servants quickly knelt and offered support. Slender hands grabbed onto each hand as the noble ladies alighted. Odessa glanced at her older sister; the latter appeared uninterested in anything.
"Must you always show your boring expression, sister?"
Odessa side-glanced at her older sister. She couldn't help but let out a breath as Ouida has gradually become their father. The smile on her older sister's face never showed itself again.
She would see Ouida living every day with the same routine, rarely seeing her enjoy tea as she used to. Odessa felt her older sister would eventually be in a different world. Her clenched fists hid from sight.
They were the first to arrive at the Grandis' mansion. Ouida preferred not to trouble herself with unwanted attention from the other Imperial Nobles.
