章 173: A strong yet vulnerable person.
Nyx, Cassandra, Blanc and Pavard left the office building of the Galvins.
"Sir Pavard and Sir Blanc, thank you for overseeing the contract and be the witnesses and the keeper of the contract." Cassandra said to the two old men before slightly bowing to them.
"It is a pleasure working with you dearie. Last time I have met you, it was during the noble one's funeral. You have grown up to be a fine lady!" Corentine Pavard said, reading the lips of Cassandra.
Cassandra smiled before turning to Florent Blanc.
"You have impressed me well today, little girly. It seems like my teachings did make you grow and mature to be the person you are today." Blanc said to Cassandra before he turned to Nyx.
"I thank the two gentlemen for accepting my request to be the contract keepers and witnesses for today's matter." Nyx said to the two old men and was about to give a bow of courtesy to the two of them.
But before she could do it, she was stopped by Florent Blanc.
"A future Nobless must not bow to anyone but to her parents who brought her to this world, Little Noble one. Whoever claims to be noble, must conduct himself or herself nobly. One must act in a fashion that conforms to one's position and privileges with which one has been born, bestowed and/or has earned. These are the words of the first Nobless!" Blanc said shaking his head in disapproval of her conduct.
Pavard nodded in agreement.
"You're mother was the noblest person in the entire Sacred noble families and clans. As you are her daughter and her successor, you are by birth a noble." As he said he gave a bow to Nyx.
'Dammit, that old set of bones beat me to it!' Blanc said in his mind.
He too followed up with a bow toward Nyx.
Nyx was surprised by the situation and didn't know what to do.
She felt awkward as the two of them bow to her.
After giving Nyx a bow, Blanc spoke up.
"I was your mother's contract keeper, little noble one. My deepest sympathies to you. It must have been difficult growing without your parents by your side while having to shoulder such burdens on yourself." Blanc Sympathised with Nyx as he too understands the difficulties of growing without parents.
Hearing Blanc, Nyx stiffened. Her emotions became unsteady.
She quickly realised, why Blanc's words caused emotional reactions within herself.
'This is the first time someone sympathised with me...'
Nyx once wanted to hear those words from someone, anyone.
But she never heard it until now.
She was confined to her own house till she was a teen.
Aurora always treated Nyx and Aaron as the same. Two different threads of the same soul.
Kira, Rodney and Max? They have always treated Nyx with respect but kept themselves away from Nyx by drawing a thin line between themselves and Nyx.
Erisviel is Nyx's friend of few words, she may understand Nyx but she can't express it herself well.
Sabastian, Nyx's sworn brother. He knew everything about Nyx, he understood that his words would be meaningless to her. So he never said it to Nyx.
Zulkernyn and Ian are dense.
Ana learning about her feelings for Nyx avoided Nyx.
"Thank you..." Nyx was only able to voice out these two words before she turned around and entered her car.
The three noticed it even though Nyx tried so hard to control her emotions.
"That child, Cassandra... You must care for her, she is a strong young woman but everybody has vulnerabilities and people deal with them in different ways." Blanc said as he turned to Cassandra.
"She must conduct herself like a proper noble, dearie. After she takes back the Prince industries, tell her to visit the old Noble House of the Aurier's. There, she will learn the etiquette of a proper noble."
The three talked for a few more minutes before parting ways.
Cassandra got inside the car and saw Nyx had her eyes closed as she leaned her head on the glass window.
"To my apartment, Heath." Instructing the driver, Cassandra leaned back comfortably at the backseat.
The inside of the car was silent.
Cassandra gave Nyx some space.
She knows her niece well enough that Nyx has listened to the conversation she had with Blanc and Pavard.
Fifteen minutes later, Nyx turned to Cassandra before she broke up the silence inside the car.
"Even though I might be faced with a lot of difficulties, sometimes it may be very intense, sometimes it may be less severe, nonetheless I always have to express that I'm strong. I'm strong it is true, I'm strong. But I'm also vulnerable. By identifying my vulnerabilities through self-understanding I become stronger. But there's also a part of me who locks up some emotional knowledge deep inside myself to not be affected by emotions that makes me fragile. Underneath the layer of my strong self, I'm a vulnerable person. And underneath my vulnerable self, I'm a fragile person. That's how I deal with myself."
Cassandra leaned towards Nyx and hugged her.
Nyx hugged Cassandra back, holding her tightly she continued.
"I yearn the warmth of my parents... I miss them, aunt Cassie." Nyx softly spoke.
"I know... I know, Nyx..."
~~~
Two days later, at Cassandra's apartment.
Both niece and aunt were eating breakfast at the dining table.
Nyx had a frown on her face, as she was staring at her aunt.
Timothy just dropped off a few documents for her regarding Nameless' expansion in Starglitter City.
She saw that Cassandra avoided Timothy.
Nyx also noticed that it was not only her aunt but Timothy too avoided Cassandra.
"What's going on between you and Timothy? Why were you two avoiding each other?"
"Are you two dating each other?" Nyx asked Cassandra raising her brows.
Something is going on between Cassandra and Timothy.
She doesn't know what but she is going to be a nosy niece and find out about it!
Cassandra flinched hearing Nyx before she raised her voice in response.
"No, we are not!"
'Whoa, what extreme reaction! There's definitely something going on.' Nyx said in her mind.
"Aunt Cassie, are you sure there's nothing between the two of you? Cause I don't believe it. Come on, tell me what's going on between you two or I will go ask Timothy about it. As my loyal subordinate, he will not lie to me."
Nyx gave an intense stare to Cassandra.
Cassandra didn't know what to say.
She was hesitating whether should she tell Nyx or not.
Stomping her food, Cassandra sighed deeply.
Making up her mind, Cassandra told Nyx why they are avoiding each other.
Staring at her Nyx with a guilty expression on her face.
She said some words that made Nyx who was about to put a piece of meat on her mouth, drop the fork.
"I slept with Timothy..."
Though Cassandra's voice was soft, Nyx was able to hear it very clearly.
Nyx widened her eyes in shock!
"Though I expected it. The impact of your words is way too strong when hearing it personally!" Nyx said as she abruptly stood up from her chair.
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