Back at Hindman Manor, Bella tried to coax Clara to stay for dinner, but the latter insisted on leaving, saying that she still had a lot of things to do in her pack.
Bella chuckled as she watched Clara leave. It was always fun to rile her own friend up.
'Now what do I do…'
Absently, she leaned on one of the nearest shelves beside her inside her sister-in-law's private chamber. She was about to doze off when she suddenly got startled by a bubbling sound coming from one of Jayra's transparent bottles.
"Bella? Why are you even still here?" Jayra asked while she continued on with her work.
"Well, I'm currently not in the mood to help Mother in preparing for dinner," Bella explained with a shrug. "Apparently, Lord Osman will be joining us for dinner tonight, and my ears are far from ready to get bombarded by Mother's nonstop tips on how I should act in front of the admiral."
