Claudia just remembered that today there is a meeting scheduled with members of the Scarlet Community. Luckily it wasn’t too much work as he managed to complete them one by one over the last few weeks. As usual, the women sat at the round table, Claudia’s eyes were focused on Arabella because this time the main star was Arabella who would help her.
"By the way, we’re going to hold another big event soon. Do you guys have any ideas what to do?" asked Larissa while looking at her friends.
"I would like to have a music festival," suggested Alice.
"May also. "It’s been a long time since the city of Edinburgh had a music festival," added Davina.
"What do you think, Claudia?" Larissa looked at one of her members who looked gloomy listening to a simple suggestion from Alice and Davina.
The word ’music festival’ is actually still very sensitive for Claudia. Even though she didn’t experience it directly in the past, the memories of the past wounds experienced by the real Claudia felt very real. Claudia swallowed nervously while holding the teacup.
Among all the members of the Scarlet Community, only Clarissa is the most sensitive when her friends act unusually. Spontaneously, her left hand grabbed her friend’s right hand with a look of pity.
"Are you not feeling well?" Clarissa asked worriedly.
Claudia shook her head. "I am alright. It’s just... I’m still a little traumatized by the hostage incident fifteen years ago."
Larissa responded to Claudia’s opinion while nodding. "What you say is true. If I agree, the king will end my life without mercy."
"Shall we go to the mountains?" Clarissa suggested.
Davina raised her right eyebrow. "What are you going to do there?"
"Once in a while I want to clear my mind while climbing a mountain." Clarissa looked at all the community members as if they didn’t agree with her proposal. "Could it be that you’ve never climbed before?"
Larissa patted Clarissa’s shoulder a little vigorously. "Clarissa, I know your family owns a mine and you must often work in the field. But, do you want me to die at my father’s hands if you hear me climbing the mountain without a bodyguard?"
Clarissa scratched her head embarrassedly. "Then, I take back my words, Your Majesty."
The suggestion that the music festival be held again is a good idea according to Claudia. Because she was actually curious about the movements of the mercenaries, would they do the same thing as fifteen years ago? Or now they have actually repented because the mercenary squad was captured by Harry’s team and given the death sentence one by one.
"Your Majesty, I agree with Alice and Davina’s opinion," she said enthusiastically.
"Are you sure this is a good idea, Claudia?"
Claudia nodded quickly. "Besides, now there is no ban on us holding a music festival. There is no harm in us holding it."
Arabella raised her right hand. "Okay, then I’ll find a reliable musician I know."
*****
After holding a meeting with members of the Scarlet Community, Claudia invited Arabella to drink coffee together at a cafe near the community building. As usual, Claudia ordered a matcha latte because in the real world, that drink is her mainstay menu.
However, things were different from Arabella’s point of view when she saw her friend ordering a different drink menu than usual, making her forehead wrinkle. "Since when do you like matcha lattes? Don’t you like coffee?"
"Right now I’m not too busy working. "The hotel anniversary matters are ready, there is one gift left that I have to give to my husband."
"It turns out you’re very romantic, huh? I’m curious what gift you want to give. You want to give him a sword? Gun? Or perhaps... you want to give him a child?"
Hearing that all of Arabella’s guesses were wrong, especially the last guess, Claudia laughed so hard she almost choked. "That’s precisely what I wanted to ask you today. If I remember correctly, you have an acquaintance who is a brooch maker."
"Yes, that’s true. Why?" Arabella glared. "Could it be that you want to give Harry a brooch?"
"So what if I just give him a brooch?"
Arabella laughed lightly as she moved her lips closer to Claudia’s face. "Are you sure Harry will like your simple gift? Isn’t he a perfectionist type of guy? You should give a much more luxurious gift."
"No. I’m sure Harry will really like my gift, because it fits his puzzle."
Arabella could only stroke her chest while taking out a business card. "This is the business card of one of my acquaintances. Apart from being a brooch maker, he is also my family’s mainstay blacksmith. He is very friendly, you can visit him whenever you want."
After talking with Arabella, Claudia decided to return to the hotel to prepare for the hotel’s anniversary event. However, when she walked out of the cafe with Arabella, she accidentally ran into Vivian who wanted to enter the cafe.
*****
On the other hand, Vivian’s purpose in visiting the cafe was to discuss something important that her family should not know about. Vivian looked at the photos that Lana had given her regarding recent moments together with her ex-lover and his wife.
"Again they were having fun behind my back." Seeing the appearance of her ex-boyfriend’s wife in the photo, Vivian remembered a beautiful woman who passed her when she entered the cafe. "It turns out that woman is Harry’s wife now. If you look closely, she is very beautiful. Because she is too beautiful, I feel like getting rid of her."
"Based on my research on Claudia’s background, she is one of the main members of the Scarlet Community."
Vivian laughed lightly while sipping black coffee. "The community also has a princess Larissa. Now she dares to stick to Larissa so that someone will protect her."
"Do you want to join that community?"
"No need. I don’t want to be in the same camp as that bitch. I’m not the type of woman who gains power only through dirty means." Vivian snapped her fingers for a moment. "I think I know who to use."