Chapter 161. At the Dinner

The next day at dinner, the maid entered her room, saying everyone had to be at the table according to the orders given to them, as an announcement was about to be made. She had purposely skipped her breakfast and lunch—first, because Shehryaar had come back; second, because she wasn’t feeling well.

She got up, showered, changed her clothes, and once she was ready, she went outside her room. Sometimes, it felt so surreal to her that she could walk, that she could open the handle of the room and just step out and walk. Walk as much as she could. Her feet weren’t bound to anything. This little thing felt like such a big blessing to her that she still, to this day, wasn’t able to put it into words.

As she made her way to the dining room, she could hear the faint sound of voices coming from inside. It seemed like there was some sort of gathering going on. When she opened the door and stepped inside, she looked at Shehryaar’s chair, which was to the left of the head of the