Chapter 627

Elgin:

I only spared Silver a brief glance before walking past the father-daughter duo and heading straight to my study.

“Did you see the look on his face?” my mother snapped at me, acting as if it were somehow my fault that he was becoming the council leader.

“I know. That cocky bastard managed to climb his way into power once again,” I muttered, clenching my fists until my knuckles cracked.

“I should be considered for the council leader position too,” my mother snapped the moment she entered the room, clearly annoyed.

To be fair, my mother had worked hard for this community.

She had organized charities and had always been involved in major decisions.

So the fact that they approached Silver’s father instead of my mother honestly felt rooted in misogyny.

“Don’t worry,” I told my mother as I turned toward her. “You heard about Lord William passing away, right?”

My mother’s eyes widened slightly, as if she had already understood what I was implying.

“I’ll recommend your name next,” I said, placing my hands on her shoulders.

There were tears in her eyes, and I hated seeing them.

It made me angry. First, Silver had taken Madeline away from me, and now, because of Silver’s father, my mother’s dream was slipping away too.

“You know I’m the most suitable candidate for this position, right?” my mother said quietly.

I nodded, letting her know she did not need to explain herself.

I already knew that.

“Anyway, don’t worry, Mother. I told you everything will be fine,” I reassured her, giving her another firm nod.

“I’ll talk to the council myself.”

But before I could continue, my mother suddenly shook her head, as though she had just realized something.

“You do realize Silver’s father will now be part of the council leadership team,” she pointed out. “And with you planning to marry Rosetta, he’ll do everything he can to stop me from getting the position.”

The disappointment in her voice was impossible to miss.

The way she looked at me made it seem as though she blamed me for all of this, as

if I were the reason her dream was about to fall apart.

“Mother, come on, you can’t just—” I started to say, but then I stopped myself.

“And we don’t need to go to him. We’ll speak to Lady Abigail instead. She’s a woman, and she’d want another woman beside her.”

The moment I said that, hope returned to my mother’s face.

“You need to talk to Silver,” my mother warned me. “She has to understand that just because you’re marrying Rosetta doesn’t mean you’re abandoning her.”

When I told Silver about Rosetta, I had expected a dramatic reaction.

I thought she would cry, beg me not to do it, or at least fight with me.

Instead, she had only nodded.

She did not cry.

She did not beg me to stay.

Honestly, that reaction unsettled me more than anything else could have.

That was why my mother’s words felt right.

I should have gone to see Silver at least once.

With everything happening around us, it only made sense for me to talk to her.

“Okay, well I will speak with Silver,

said, gently tapping my mother’snét

arm fore fixing my hair and

walking out of the room. .net>

I did not know whether my charm

would still work on Silver or not but

one thing was certain Connet

Whatever I wanted, I always found a way to make it happen.

The moment I stepped outside, I spotted Silver sitting alone on the couch.

Her expression was blank as she stared at the TV screen.

I had no idea what was playing on the news.

I had turned my phone off earlier.

The only thing I knew was that the Warriors had announced Lord Williams’ death.

It was hard to believe so much had happened in just two days.

Everything felt strange.

“Hey,” I greeted as I slowly lowered myself onto the couch beside her.

But the moment I sat down, she immediately tried to get up.

I caught her hand and pulled her back onto the couch.

As soon as she landed beside me, she shot me a glare.

“I want to be alone,” she muttered.

That was when it truly hit me.

She had not even asked what I did with Rosetta today.

Was I really losing her?

No.

I couldn’t let that happen.

I needed to do something fast to keep her from slipping away.

“Then you can spend more time with me,” I said, watching her raise an eyebrow.

“Why? Did Rosetta bore you?” she scoffed, shaking her head.

I looked down for a moment before lifting my gaze back to hers.

“Silver, no

and you know that too. You matter me

Toe can take your place

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The moment I said that, she looked at me and burst into laughter.

But her laughter died the minute I added, “I am doing all this for you.”