That afternoon Celestial, Cecilia and Eleanor sat together to enjoy the tea and sweets that the waiter had brought for them. Cecilia was familiarly chatting together with Celestial because they were the same age.
Although Celestial had played more with Moran since childhood, it turned out that she and Cecilia also spent a lot of time together. That's when he learned about the relationship between Celestial and Cecilia, which turned out to be quite close.
All these things were never told in the novel, that's why she tried to answer Celestial's every word that did not arouse suspicion for the woman.
She was worried that if he answered wrongly because she didn't remember what happened between them or rather didn't know, it could damage her relationship with the royal princess.
"I remember once as a child you were very happy to be near Moran. Even back then I felt very jealous because you kept getting close to my brother," said Cecilia, which was immediately rewarded by a smile on Celestial's face.
"I remember that, but you don't have to worry if one day I marry Moran. I have no intention of taking him away from you, he is still your older brother," she replied, which made Cecilia feel relieved.
She then asked Mary to show the 4 gift boxes she had brought for her. She said that the gift was deliberately prepared for her future sister-in-law.
"It's been a long time since I visited you because I was busy helping the royal troops prepare for the ongoing war. That's why I came back with this gift that I got and deliberately bought for you," said Cecilia who took one by one the boxes from the maid.
"You are too kind Cecilia, I feel bad for not preparing anything for you. I will give you something that you might like later."
Celestial then opened the smallest box first, and it turned out to be a hair pin.
"So pretty, very beautiful flower shape. I like the combination of blue and pink flowers," she said praising the tiles she got.
"I brought it when I also wanted to buy one for me. I have the same one as you so we can wear them in pairs. You'll be my sister-in-law, who I'll think of as my own sister," Cecilia said and handed over another box.
In the second box, there was a dagger that had a very beautiful carving and also had saphire blue eyes like Celestial's hair.
She even tried to attach the hairpin to Celestial's hair. She slowly rolled the woman's hair and then attached the hairpin.
"I thought you would look very beautiful when you wear it," said Cecilia.
"Thank you so much, I really like it."
"That's right! You look very beautiful Lady Celestial!" said Odette praising her Lady's beauty.
It was just that again Eleanor was not happy with what she saw. Slowly her jealousy and irritation peaked every time she saw people around her praising Celestial and giving her gifts. Yet they did not do the same to her.
They could smile at each other, talk intimately but they didn't do that with her. It wasn't that she didn't want to but they never gave her the chance to get close to them.
"You do look very beautiful, Celestial. Wearing that hairpin makes you even more beautiful. You are very lucky," Eleanor praised her even though she was not happy with what she saw in her heart.
Celestial chuckled when she got the compliment. Before she could reply, Cecilia interrupted her.
"Of course she's very beautiful. Even from childhood Celestial looked so cute," said Cecilia.
"Really? I don't know about that."
"I'm sure when Lady Celestial has a child with Prince Moran, their child will definitely be very cute. The beautiful Lady Celestial together with the handsome Prince Moran," Odette commented, which Cecilia agreed with.
It made Celestial blush because they were talking about her future child. That again made Eleanor unhappy because it felt like they were rubbing that reality into her face.
"Isn't it too soon to talk about something like that?" asked Celestial, who still felt a little blush by the teasing from her servant.
"Do you think it's too soon? We're just talking about it but could it be that you're already imagining things?"
They all chuckled as they again teased Celestial. But that was when her step sister began to open her mouth again.
"I think it's too soon. We don't know what will happen in the future, but we're already talking about children. It would be very sad if one day it never came," she said spontaneously, which made Cecilia and Celestial immediately turn to her.
Eleanor's words were enough to make Cecilia unhappy because it seemed as if Eleanor was saying that it was not certain that Celestial and Moran's marriage would actually happen. It could be that something made them not end up together.
With a sharp look in her eyes, Cecilia stared at Eleanor with an unhappy look.
"So you mean to say that Celestial will separate from Moran one day? You think that they won't get married after planning this for so long? Who do you think you are to say something like that to us?" she asked in a voice that was firm and serious enough to make Eleanor realize what she had said.
She gasped in shock as soon as she heard Cecilia's tone that was so cold to her. Not only Eleanor, Celestial was also surprised to hear it. She didn't expect that Cecilia could behave almost 180 degrees different from before.
But for Mary, it was not surprising because Cecilia often spoke in that tone to the royal troops. Given that she often trained them, that's why Cecilia has a firm and serious nature, but she can still be gentle with the people she wants.
But this time Eleanor actually made her feel annoyed, especially her words that seemed like something bad happened between Celestial and Moran.
"I didn't mean to say anything like that, it's just that I was trying to comment that no one knows what will happen in the future. It's possible that she'll still be married to Prince Moran or that he'll be with another woman," she replied, trying to defend herself.
Now Celestial was not happy when she heard it. Does this mean that Eleanor has indeed started to like Moran? And if it was true, she predicted that the incident where Moran and Eleanor were caught kissing by the real Celestial would happen soon.
She was sure that it happened because Eleanor had seduced Moran first. That's why she would make sure that it wouldn't happen to her this time.
'I won't let it, we'll see.'
While walking closer to her, Cecilia continued to stare intently at Eleanor and then she spoke again.
"You are not the Celestial who deserves to say about her relationship with Moran. That was their decision, and you don't deserve to speak as if you know what will happen in the future."