(Aurora’s POV)
I gave a few final instructions to the maids regarding the evening preparations after lunch. As I exited the kitchen to head back to my room, faint voices caught my attention. I paused, tilting my head curiously. The voices were coming from the hallway near the large bay window, where the sunlight streamed in softly. I recognized them immediately….Uncle Nathaniel and Owen.
I hesitated for a moment but then stepped quietly toward the source of the voices, hiding myself behind a wall. I wasn’t trying to eavesdrop, but something in their tones stopped me from walking away.
“…Your mother was truly one of the best people I’ve ever known,” Uncle Nathaniel said, his voice filled with fondness and sorrow.
“She loved you boys so much. I see so much of her in you, Owen. You’ve go
