The Duke's Daughter's Third Life

Chapter 74

Please support me on Patreon or Kofi!

Remi was tying up her hair at her small vanity mirror on her desk as she glanced over to the sleeping figure on the bed. She sighed, and once she was done with her hair, she walked to the sleeping figure and shook furiously.

"Aeliana, wake up now or else you're going to miss your brother's graduation!"

"Ugh...what time is it..?" Aeliana deliriously muttered, popping her head out of her cocoon blanket.

Remi stared at her roommate's messy, tangled, long hair and sighed. She pointed at the clock that slowly ticked and answered, "It's 8:36 a.m."

Aeliana let out a yawn and slowly got up, rubbing her eyes as she murmured, "I have half an hour before the ceremony starts.."

Remi watched as she shuffled her feet over to their shared bathroom. She chuckled and got dressed in her uniform and by the time she was fully dressed and ready to leave, Aeliana walked out of the bathroom with a fresh face.

"Remi, you can go first. I have to style my hair."

Remi nodded and waved, "I'll see you at the auditorium then. Don't be late, you have around twenty minutes left."

Aeliana gave her an okay sign before sitting by her desk and combing through her tangled hair.

"I'm so close to chopping all my hair off again." she grumbled, wincing as her hair got caught in the comb.

After a bit of fighting against her hair, she braided it and twisted it into two space buns. She wore a pair of flower earrings and got dressed into her uniform.

She checked the clock one last time before rushing out and arriving at the auditorium with three minutes to spare.

"Eli~ over here!"

She hurried over and slid next to the chair beside Violetta, whispering to her, "Sorry, I woke up late today."

Violetta smiled and waved her hand, "You were busy with archery all day yesterday, no big deal. Besides you made it on time, it's just about to start."

Aeliana returned a smile before the ceremony began. The principal stood by the side, waiting with a big proud smile on their face as music began playing and the emcee, who was a teacher, started reading out each student's name.

One by one, the graduating students came up to the stage, giving a light bow before taking the certificate from the principal. It went through from the first to the last class. Aeliana watched with a bright expression as she saw Claud walking with his head held high and back straight yet confident.

Once he took the certificate from the principal, his eyes quickly scanned through the crowd before making eye contact with Aeliana. He smiled and waved, his eyes curved upwards, holding a gleam to them.

The ceremony continued until the principal ended their speech to the graduating students. Once it was over, the auditorium turned loud and cheerful, with family members and friends gathering around and enjoying the joyous moment.

Violetta went to find Daphne, allowing her to spend time with her brothers. It didn't take long for her to find Claud and her three brothers as a crowd of ladies and men had surrounded them. She stood there for a second before taking in a deep breath and making her way through the crowd.

Once she made it through the crowd, her brothers instantly noticed and turned to her. Darius held her by the arm, keeping her steady as she found her footing. After a while, the crowd of people around them finally dispersed, giving them some family time.