Chapter 870
Aurelia took a deep breath to look as calm as she could and forced a smile.
Carme was distracted for a split second. For some reason, she suddenly recalled her first meeting
with Helene.
They were simr in age and often attended various events with their elders. She was the standard
youngdy, while Helene seemed a little rebellious for the royal family, always doing something
shocking.
Each time she did those baffling deeds, the teachers in the pce would execute their authority to
teach disobedient ones with a cane.
Helene was often punished, and before she was hit, she would be so nervous that her shoulders would
shake involuntarily every time.
Carme felt her brain go numb. She looked at Aurelia again and saw her long chestnut hair. She could
not help the chills that ran down her spine as she shuddered.
How could it be?
She forced herself to calm down. This must just be a coincidence.
Carme straightened up and coughed before smiling at Aurelia. “Ms. Aurelia, you don’t have to be
nervous. You’re summoned today because I heard that you’re a skilled seamstress. I’ve seen the dress
you’ve custom-made for the Irwin heiress, and it was gorgeous on her. The patterns and design on it
stand superior to the embroidery artists in the pce.”
“Y-Your Majesty, you’ve ttered me,” Aurelia stammered to say.
She ducked her head down with flitting eyes as sweat drenched her palms.Content is property of N?velDrama.Org.
After she was “invited” to meet the queen today, not only was there a cumbersome protocol, but her
phone had also been taken away ording to the royal family’s rules. She could not even contact the
outside world.
“I have a few pieces of clothing here. The embroidery on them isn’t looking great anymore, so I hope
you can restore them for me.”
Carme smiled and added, “I’ll pay you ten times the price.”
Aureliaposed herself and looked up at her.
The queen was elegant and maintained herself so well that she did not look one bit like a woman in her
40s. She also kept up a smile when she spoke to her, her demeanor graceful and open. That
demeanor could not be easily faked.Books Chapters Are Daily Updated Join & Stay Updated For All
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In spite of it, Aurelia did not really like this person whom she was only meeting for the first time for
some reason. She was only scared—scared of Carme’s status and scared of getting in trouble, that
was all.
Carme raised her voice. “Ms. Aurelia, did you hear me?”
“Oh… I did.” Aurelia’s heart was lodged in her throat. “Your Majesty, would you like me to re-embroider
them?”
“That’s not necessary. Just restore them.”
Aurelia picked up the garment to study it closely, but she took quite a while and still could not figure out
how it was embroidered. There was a kingfisher on the robe with emerald green feathers. It looked
lifelike, but the embroidery technique and craftsmanship of the gold thread used as adornment were
things she had never seen.
The hall was unsettlingly silent as if it had fallen into a vacuum.
Aurelia could only hear her thumping heart. She looked up after a long time and abruptly met
Carme’s cryptic gaze.
“Ms. Aurelia, problems?”
“I…”
Aurelia felt her throat tighten as she put down the garment and got up to bow.
“I’m sorry, Your Majesty. I don’t know how to do it.”
“What?”
Carme arched her brow but was not surprised.
The craftsmanship was a world-ss gem only a Southeast Aciatic local—an old veteran artisan—
would know. Forget Aurelia, even younger embroidery artists in the pce would not be able to
recognize it.
“I said… I don’t know how to.” Aurelia’s voice grew less audible as she clutched the hem of her dress.
“Is that so?” An icy smirk glinted in Carme’s eyes. “And I thought you’re an amazing artisan who
could embroider anything, Ms. Aurelia. I didn’t expect these pieces of garments to stump you.”