“I cannot come to you with my problems when you have the weight of the kingdom on your shoulders. I would rather suffer in silence so I do not bother the king-” “Your husband,” Tobias corrected Hazel, placing his hands on her shoulders to comfort her as her eyes filled with tears. It pained him that he had not noticed how much the palace had been slowly breaking her. “I am your husband first. Do not hide your sadness from me,” he said, wiping away a single tear that slipped away with his thumb. … Hazel Wallace never thought she would make it far when she was picked to enter the selection for the next queen. In a surprise turn of events, she finds herself tangled up with the future king, Tobias Castro. Hazel once thought she would be strong enough to survive living in the palace walls. As queen and with Tobias by her side, she had nothing to fear. That was until the crown was placed on her head. Soon she realised the dangers in the palace and how not even the queen was safe from scheming men and women. Each day she spent in the palace, Hazel felt like a piece of her was slowly breaking away. Eventually, Hazel wanted nothing more than to run out of the palace, but after betrayals from people she thought she could trust, Hazel sought to become the person she was before entering the palace and get revenge on those who sought to take away her crown. Tales of Castro Nobility story timeline order - The King’s Unbreakable Wife The Knight’s Mysterious Maid The Duke’s Masked Wife
"Look at you, cowering like a fool," Grant said, irritated by the sight of the young woman he was trying to make use of. "I gave you one simple task and yet, you have nothing to report back to me so why are you standing before me?"
"I-I apologise. The queen's maid caught me and then-"
"So why would you approach me when you have nothing of value to tell me? You've proven yourself to be a waste each time I see you. Perhaps it is time that I cast you to the side," Grant said, but still, he needed her.
There wasn't someone as gullible as she was to always be ready to do what he wanted even though it might cost her life.
Julia panicked as she didn't want Grant to dispose of her. She tried many times to do something to make him happy. It wasn't her fault that the queen's maid came out at the same time she was listening to the conversation. "I will find something better this time. Please give me another chance."