It was the time of the night that Victoria would never expect such a thing to happen to her. She wasn't even informed that Howald and the rest especially Ashiel come back at night. However, with Howald's attitude, she already expected that he loves surprising the duke
With the way that things have gone, for the time being, Victoria couldn't even deny what she's currently feeling. It's a mixture of warmth, and longing that had been clenched to the way that her heart won't stop beating faster than before. Everything seemed to be unusual to her and that's the moment that Ashiel was already hugging her
The familiar scent of the young man enveloped her whole senses. It was making her dizzy but at the same time, it was also making her feel warm all over. With Ashiel's turn to even hug the lady, Victoria did the same. She hugged the young man as if there was no tomorrow while her tears continued to flow down her cheeks
