Luckily though, Lady Melissa had often lived through these types of insane diets, unconsciously, of course, unintentionally starving herself as she was too carried away with her work to notice that she had been skipping a meal or two during the whole process of it.
Though even she had a limit, as she was sure that by the rate she was going to be permitted inside the Shayla estate's manor, she was already going to be on her death bed by then, dying because of the dehydration she was receiving right now.
As if on cue, Derreck came back, as he signaled to the bodyguards to allow Lady Melissa inside, bowing their heads down at her whilst Lady Melissa smiled, she was finally back.
Duke Gaston merely stayed silent the entire time, as he watched what was happening, observing each one of their actions, though he was observing Lady Melissa's the most- whether he realized it or not.