บท 57: Belle Of The Ball

"Lady Jovana, any news?" When Jovana got home, she was met by a very worried Melissa, her maid, who was waiting in the living room.

"Elijah is out of danger and on his way to a full recovery."

"Oh, praise to the Saints that watch over us. This is the best news I could hope for," Melissa said as she walked away, while Jovana couldn't ignore one compulsive thought.

If her involvement with Serendipity got exposed, the king would punish all her servants along with her and her brother because, by the law, servants follow the destiny of their masters. The nightmare where hundreds of people lay dead on the floor of the lab flooded back to the surface of her thoughts. 'I can only hope it will never come to that. The cruelty of those measures is just another reason to overthrow the tyrant.'