"I will leave when he returns, grandfather. I can not leave you alone." her voice was resolute. Even if he pushed her away himself, she would not leave.
The man was stunned but then his eyes narrowed.
"You are as stubborn as your mother. You would be another curse on him." His voice was full of venom. But Eve did not reply. She sat there and worked on the herbs as the physician told her. She had asked the physician to not involve any servant.
Not that she did not trust them but she did not want a single mistake in the task. At the end he understood and they both worked on it together.
She stood up and passed the glass of water after an hour. But the grand duke did not take it. As if she was not standing there.
