Violet smiled, and asked, "Are you sure it''s okay to take so much? Won''t Sebastian be upset?"


    Ss forced a chuckle. "Not at all. Lady Carissa came personally to collect it, so he won''t mind. Anything she takes is fine. He instructed this before."


    "I''m jealous. Sebastian''s incredibly generous with Cari," Violet remarked.


    Ss nodded. "He treats Lady Carissa like his own daughter."


    "That much is true. When we were at the Southern Frontier, Carissa came loaded with medicine, iming it was all from Sebastian." Violet hooked her arm through Carissa''s, and added, "By the way, I saw Vi outside earlier. Mr. Lewis, you know her, right? She used to be your cousin''s wife."


    At her words, Ss'' knife slipped, and he identally cut his finger. Blood instantly welled up from the wound.


    "Why were you so careless? Hurry and wrap that up!" Violet urged.


    Ss hastily pulled a roll of gauze from the drawer and wrapped it around his finger, his tone noticeably strained. "It''s nothing. Just a small injury. Are these slices enough, Lady Carissa, Ms. Spencer?"


    "Yes, of course," Carissa replied, taking a piece of paper to wrap up the Evergreen Root. "This should do. I think there are about seven or eight slices. Let''s grab some other things-I don''t know much about herbal medicine, so just choose what you think I need, Mr. Lewis."


    Ss fumbled for two vials of medicine. But as he handed one over, he eximed, "Wait! Sorry, that''s the wrong one!"


    He quickly set one vial back, and retrieved another matte ss bottle before presenting it to her.


    "This is the right one. It''s a blood-nourishing tonic to help replenish energy. The other one is for palpitations. If she can''t sleep well at night, just take one or two. It''s fine either way. The most important thing before delivery is to build up her energy and strength." As Ss spoke, he avoided making eye contact with Carissa. He simply hurriedly rattled off the details. Carissa epted the bottle, and resolved to confirm the instructions with Ivyter.


    As she and Violet stepped outside, Vi had already vanished. Violet approached the sanctum attendant, and asked, "What was the illness of thedy who was just standing here?" Violet had visited Arcane Sanctum several times, so she recognized the attendants. Since thedy Violet mentioned hadn''te for treatment herself, the attendant spoke freely. "Her maid was getting some herbal tea. It was to dispel the heat in her body. Thedy was just apanying her."


    "Oh, I see." Violet thanked him, and rejoined Carissa as they left the building.


    They climbed into a carriage, which was understated in its design-more a reflection of modesty than royal opulence.


    Their destination was GraceholdN?velDrama.Org holds ? this.


    Estate, and they were on their way to


    visit Leona. With the days ticking


    down, Leona was nearing her


    delivery, so Carissa hade personally to request a few slices of thousand-year Evergreen Root to aid


    her during childbirth.


    "Don''t you think there''s something... I don''t know, hard to exin, between Vi and Ss?" Violet asked as they traveled. "It''s like they''re hiding some big secret."


    Carissa narrowed her eyes, recalling


    Zoey''s attitude toward Vi. "I


    noticed that too. There''s definitely something going on, but it''s not our concem. It seems more like an internal feud or perhaps some inappropriate rtionship.


    "Inappropriate rtionship?" Violet frowned. "Well, I won''t bother asking ire to look into it then. We don''t need to get tangled in something like that."


    "That''s right." Carissa didn''t want to dwell on it. Before long, the carriage arrived at the entrance of Gracehold Estate.


    Carissa rarely visited, but she knew Leona''s situation well. na and Leah kept her updated.


    With Leona''s pregnancy


    progressing, she had put aside her thoughts of getting a divorce. She would try to endure until the baby was born. Afterward, she nned to use her health as an excuse to move out with the child for some peace and quiet-far away from Samuel and his family.


    Aside from Samuel and Dorothy, everyone else at Gracehold Estate was not difficult to deal with. They simply didn''t genuinely care for Leona. Disheartened by their indifference, Leona figured it would be safer to leave. She had shared this n with na, who had then informed Carissa about it.