"Happy birthday sister!" The bug gave me a huge box.
"Thank you." I said. Everyone in the Mansè greeted me for my 16th birthday.
"My, our Lady is now grown up, I can't wait for this year's Coming-of-age celebration!" Lady Samsha said then gave me a small jewelry box so I thank her. I'm already 16 years old and ready to expand my connection outside this Mansè.
"T-this is from the third Prince?" Den asked shockingly while handing me a box golden box. When I open it there a small letter written in Baybayin, there's a key inside.
It's a treasure in Vilonè.
- Luxius.
Why would the Luxius give me a Treasure in a place that owned by royals?
After four years he's still pursuing me while the Marquis is also pursuing him for his favorite daughter Lilliane, who was rejected by Luxius for like a million times. Luxius is now 17 years old and at that age he's already a commander of Royal knights.
"Its from Prince Sansebastian Lady Arthia!" Den giggled while handing me a shoe box and a jelwelry box. She looks excited and I know why.
There's a rumor circling around the whole Empire that the Second Prince Sansebastian is seeing the Marquis' daughter and its me, and these servants in the Mansè believes it because they see Sanse visits the Mansion when he has time and we actually got closer. He didn't bring up the marriage proposal anymore but it's obvious that he is still trying his best on me. He doesn't even deny the rumors. Back then before I died, this is year is his marriage with the Princess of the near Empire, he's already 19 years old, a right time for a man to get married (in this world). But since he's still fooling around with me, he won't accept any Princess or Lady for marriage. But he already built his own name like before. He handles Politics inside the Empire, with the highest rank in nobility.
There's also a letter inside the box.
To my Lady Arthia,
Congratualations on your birthday. I hope you can enjoy this special day. I can't come and meet you at the moment because of work, I hope you'll understand.
P.s. See you at the coming of age ceremony.
- Sansebastian
I smiled while reading he's letter. He's hand written never failed me.
"My, my, Lady Arthia is similing because of the Prince' letter." Samsha said while covering her mouth. I smiled and blushed.
"We're a good friend." I said then open the other presents for my birthday.
Lilibeth gifted me a Dress and it's shabby like her. While her daughter Lilliane gifted me a necklace like the one she stole but it's ugly. I'll throw them later.
I smiled while looking at my gown for the coming of age ceremony. I've been prepairing this for like the whole year.
Next week is Lilliane's birthday then the day after that is coming of age for every lady in the Empire who turned 16 this year. After that ceremony is the New Moon banquet of the Empire. There's a festival in town and party in the Palace for the whole week.
I'm excited.
"Happy birthday Lilliane." I bitterly said then handed her my gift. I made sure its the prettiest gift she'll recieve in her birthday that she won't be able to throw it away unlike what I did to hers.
"Thank you." She said with a smirked on her face feeling proud and put my gift away. My eyes widened.
How disrespectful. When you were given a gift you're suppose to gladly open it infront of the person, but instead she put it away.
Well I didn't expect a proper etiquette from her anyways. She's unlike the Lilliane I know before. She's been rude to me since the day she knew that Luxius liked me.
I just smiled and look at her gifts. She only receive 5 gifts, one from me, from her mother, from Petra, from her nanny and from the Marquis. The servants hated her so they didn't bother gifting her.
I really like how the world turned upside down.
"Well, I'll prepare for the Coming of age ceremony tomorrow, Peince Luxius might dance with me." I said then flip my hair then turn around.
I left her dumbfounded in her room.
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Coming-of-age - Young lady reaching their legal age (16) -In this World
Baybayin - is an indigenous Indic script that has been widely used in traditional Tagalog domains
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