"What?!!!" she exclaimed, looking at jodeth.
"Yes and then he called us to antechamber to ask abt 'her'. jodeth emphasized on 'her' and roselle exactly knew who she was talking about. Joseph was just quite sitting there.
Roselle looked at him and went to the sofa to sit next to him. They were at Roselle's house.
"I know you're upset and not doing well emotionally but you gotta talk about it to let it out" Said Roselle patting his shoulder.
He looked towards her and nodded with a tight lip smile.
She knew Joseph was sensitive unlike jodeth, not like jodeth was very strong emotionally she was good at pretending and being all fine and only roselle could see her vulnerable moments but Joseph was a sensitive guy and everyone knew about it. He use to try his best but he was real bad at pretending to be okay and that's fine man are living being and they are totally allowed to be as vulnerable as anyone else.
"come on Josie we gotta stay strong, father needs us"
said jodeth and gestured them to hug her.
They both stood up and hugged her. All three of them were always that way, they were each other's comfort zone.
"rose we gotta go back to the apothecary in castle, father is still not awake but we'll be back till evening"
said jodeth and Joseph started picking up his stuff from the sofa.
Rose stood there for a minute thinking about something and then she said,
"Jo can I please come with you to see uncle award" making pleady eyes
"I'm not sure your Dad is going to approve this" said Joseph for the first time since they came.
"and who's going to tell him?"
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He was walking back and forth when Jason entered his room.
"You're here" said Ryle.
Jason nodded and bowed, while ryle gestured him to sit down.
they both sat opposite to each other on couch like benches with expensive animal skin dyed with maroon covered on it.
He was patiently waiting for his father to initiate the conversation.
Ryle looked at him and said "I want you to get married"
That could've given different emotions but only if there were other people sitting Infront of him but it was Jason, he did not feel shocked.
Low key he knew his father is going to talk about it sooner or later which was not his plan atleast at the moment.
he scoffed making Ryle squint his eyes.
"Ever tried to know how well the last one's marriage is working, Father?" he said in a calm tone though it was sarcastic it came out yet so polite and respectful, Ryle sighed.
"I made a mistake and it won't be undone, it can not be -"
"It can " interrupted Jason.
Ryle looked at him in a questioning way
"Let him be, ask them to divorce each other"
he said with yet a calm tone
"Are you out of your mind Jason? Do you think it's a joke? does she look like a joke to you brothers?" Ryle said in a mad way
"It is the right thing to do" said Jason
"you want me to announce their separation? is this why I asked her hand in marriage for my son, just to send her back?" he said loudly
Jason's eyes turned a different way,
"Who said to send her back?"
Ryle looked at him confused
"I want to marry her"
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