The Beauty And The Wolf - Chapter 113

~Portwell Mansion~

The weekend finally comes.

Amber was getting excited, waiting for her aunt inside the room.

A few minutes later.

Cornelia climbed the stairs and walked into the hallway, stopping outside Amber’s room. She opened the door with her key and entered.

She saw Amber, already dressed up, standing in the middle of the room, she said, “Let’s go, child!”

“Yesss! I’m so excited!” Amber rushed to her aunt’s side and they left the room.

A moment later.

The women can be seen descending on the staircase and finally exiting the house going to the carriage waiting outside.

Once they settled comfortably inside the carriage, Cornelia instructed the driver to start their journey.

The driver steered the horses to move forward, heading to the iron gate.

Fifteen minutes later.

The carriage moves smoothly on the road along with other horse-drawn vehicles.

The women enjoyed the pleasant ride, loving the picturesque scenery along the way.

Time went by.

They finally reached their destination and the driver parked the vehicle in the designated parking area for carriages.

The women exited the vehicle and proceed to the market.

Cornelia brought Amber to the store, selling all types of wigs.

They went to the counter and told the saleslady their purpose in coming to the store.

The saleslady removed five different black wigs from the cabinet and showed them to the customer.

“Wow, they’re shiny, they looked like real hair!” Amber gushes.

“Yes, they’re real hair, my lady,” the saleslady said.

“Nice!” Cornelia commented. “Chose what you like best, take your time,” she told Amber.

Running her fingers on the hair, Amber picked up the wavy, shiny black hair. “I like this one!” she said.

“Are you sure?” Cornelia asked.

“Yeah, definitely, it’s my type!” Amber replied cheerfully.

“Okay, let’s buy it,” Cornelia spoke and looked at the saleslady. “Can I have two of this, same color and style?” she said.

“Sure!” the saleslady replied with a smile.

Amber looked at her Aunt. “Why we need to buy two wigs, Aunt?” she asked, confused.

“Because you’ll have to wash the hair at some point and you need a spare one to use right away,” Cornelia explained.

Amber grinned. “Great! Thank you so much, aunt!” she said gratefully.

The saleslady packed the two wigs and put them in a paper bag.

Cornelia handed the money to the saleslady.

After they finished their business in the store, they proceed to buy the supplies needed for the kitchen so that the cook can continue preparing delicious foods to feed the entire workers working in the mansion.

Two hours later.

The women finally finished their errands in the market and once again boarded the carriage, going back to the mansion.

Their journey back home was smooth and pleasant.

Upon arriving at the Portwell Mansion, the driver deposited the food supplies into the kitchen while the women proceed to their rooms upstairs to change their clothes.

Amber can’t get over her excitement, she quickly flattened her hair and put the black hairnet around her head, and then placed the wig on her head based on the instruction written on the piece of paper.

She carefully arranged her wavy black hair on her head… done… she looked at herself in the mirror.

Tears of joy sprang from her eyes. She’s looking a hundred times better with her fake black wavy hair than with her white hair. She’s younger-looking now and she loves it!

The door opened and Cornelia stepped inside.

Amber looked at her. “Aunt, what do you think of my hair?” she asked for her opinion.

Cornelia inspected the wig that was carefully attached to Amber’s head. “Wow, it looks like you’re still wearing your original black hair. You look good with your black wig!” she commented.

“Thank you, Aunt!” Amber said happily. A few seconds later, she looked at Cornelia wearing a sad expression on her face. “Aunt, what do you think is the reason why my hair turned white?” she asked earnestly.

Cornelia sighed. “I guess it’s because of the curse that was cast upon you when you’re still young. Don’t worry too much about it because we already found a solution to your white hair, besides, the recent changes in your hair also bring back your original face. Your situation today is better than before, right?”

“Yeah, right!” Amber nodded her head, back to her merry self.

“Alright, if you’re ready you can finally leave this room and keep me company all day long,” Cornelia said.

Amber’s eyes sparkled in delight. “Yes! I would love to!” she beamed.

“Let’s go!” Cornelia said.

The women left the room and went downstairs so that Cornelia can resume her daily supervision around the mansion and the property.

Cornelia’s main job was to supervise the workers and make sure they performed their job well. Then tour around the property to check out the condition of the crops and plants and hear the workers’ suggestions, complaints, and demands. She keeps the whole mansion and the whole property going on behalf of Lady Helen.

Amber was enjoying tagging along with her aunt. She got to see the other people working around the mansion and the plantations tirelessly, wearing a satisfied smile on their faces.

Cornelia introduced Amber properly to the workers as her niece from the province.

Everyone said hello to Amber and treated her with the same respect that they have given to Cornelia.

Amber’s first-day tagging along with her aunt went well, it’s more rewarding and satisfying than reading books in her room.

She finds the whole experience liberating and satisfying. She’s looking forward to joining her aunt tomorrow morning for another day of touring around Lady Helen’s property.

Evening comes and they ended their day in the dining room, eating their delicious dinner.

After eating, they retired to their rooms to rest for the night.

A few minutes later.

Amber was lying on the bed, staring at the window recalling the activities she has done with her aunt throughout the rest of the afternoon.

The workers are pretty nice to her.

All is well and she’s no longer holed out in her room.

Outside, the full moon was its brightest tonight, looking beautiful and enchanted, accompanied by the explosion of luminous stars in the sky.

Two hours later.

Due to her hyperactive mind, Amber’s eyes were still wide awake.

Suddenly…

Ivy the bird appeared out of nowhere and landed on the window sill.

Amber smiled brightly and went to the window. “Hello, Ivy!”

“Hi, hows your day?” Ivy asked.

“Fabulous! I meet new people today!” Amber gushes. “Me and my aunt tour around the property, supervising the workers,” she added.

“Nice! Did you enjoy touring the property with your aunt?” Ivy asked.

“Yeah, very much! I’m looking forward to keeping doing it every day,” Amber responded merrily.

“I’m glad you like the experience. How about hanging out with me tonight, let’s explore the neighboring areas?” Ivy suggested.

Amber smiled. “How?”

“By going on a magic carpet ride with me! Just for half an hour then I’ll return you here to your room,” Ivy said.

“Really-? How does a magic carpet look like?” Amber asked.

“Alright… I’ll show you one! Here it is!” Ivy said. Voila and behold, a maroon-colored carpet with intricate design about two meters in length landed on the floor.

Amber’s eyes widened in surprise. “Wow! So this is a magic carpet?”

“Yes, dear! Hop in! And I’ll take you on a half an hour magic carpet ride around the neighboring areas!” Ivy said.

Amber was looking at the carpet wondering if it can even fly.

Ivy saw that Amber was hesitating to step into the carpet. “Do you want a demonstration, dear?” she asked.

Amber nods her head. “Yes, please!”

“Alright!” Ivy said and flew into the carpet.

A moment later, the carpet hovered in the air with Ivy on top.

“Wow! Amazing!” Amber gushes delightfully.

Then the carpet landed back on the floor.

“Common, what are you waiting for? Hop in!” Ivy said.

Amber was still hesitating. “What if I fall into the ground?” she asked worriedly.

“Don’t worry, you won’t fall out of the carpet! I’ll guarantee your safety with my life. I’ll make an invisible barrier around the carpet, it’ll protect you from falling. And no one will see us because I’ll make our presence invisible in everyone’s eyes,” Ivy reassured her.

Amber sighed. She wants to try riding the magic carpet but at the same time, she was also hesitating.

“Alright, just hop in the carpet with me. We won’t go out tonight, we will just stay here inside the room,” Ivy said.

Amber finally conceded and stepped into the carpet to Ivy’s delight.

A few seconds later.

The carpet hovered in the air and remained in that position for a few minutes, moving a little bit on every side just to give Amber a taste of how it feels to be on top of the magic carpet.

Excitement and wonderment were flashing on Amber’s face. “This is amazing!” she raved looking at the floor below.

“Do you like the experience?” Ivy asked.

“Yeah, very much!” Amber replied in a thrilling voice.

“Good! How about we try the carpet outside the house?” Ivy suggested.

“Okay, fine. Just around the property because I can’t venture too far away,” Amber said.

“Okay, no problem,” Ivy said.

Amber holds on to the invisible barrier surrounding the carpet. The carpet wasn’t moving fast though, it floated steadily out of the window and then slowly hovered in the air.

“Do you like the speed?” Ivy asked.

“Yeah, not too fast and not too slow either,” Amber replied, completely satisfied with the comfortable speed of the magic carpet. She tied her hair in a ponytail as it keeps getting blown away by the wind.

The magic carpet circled the mansion and hovered in the air around the property, never going too far away.

Amber enjoyed the magic carpet ride immensely. It’s entirely a different experience for her.

Suddenly, tiny droplets of rain fall from the sky.

“Oh, no! It looks like it’s going to rain!” Amber said.

“Alright, our ride is over. Time to go back to your room,” Ivy said and instructed the carpet to bring them back to the room.

A few minutes later.

The carpet entered the window smoothly and landed on the floor.

Amber left the carpet and went to her bed. When she turned around, the carpet was gone and Ivy was already on the bed.

“How is it?” Ivy asked.

“It’s a fantastic ride!” Amber replied happily. “Thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to ride your magic carpet! I appreciate it very much!” she gushes.

“Don’t mention it. I’ll go home now. See you tomorrow!” Ivy said.

“Okay, take care. Good night!” Amber replied.

“Night night!” Ivy flew towards the window and disappeared into the darkness of the night.

Amber shut the window, turned off the light, and went to bed to sleep for the night.