“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
"This was a lovely surprise from the two of you," Renee said, surprised by what Hazel and Helena planned.
She was overjoyed by the sight of her daughters coming to her in the garden and asking for a moment of her time so they could sit together and have a small lunch together. It was nice to see Hazel and Helena laughing with each other like nothing was wrong in the first place.
They helped put an end to the worrying she was doing and trying to distract herself by looking around the garden. Renee would always love that her children were able to solve their problems after speaking and they would always try to put her in a better mood.
"Well, we all knew that you would continue to be sad that we couldn't have a good sit down with each other before dinner so I hope you enjoy this," said Hazel.
Making amends with Helena was all the more important at that time because of how they were able to make their mother happy again.