Chapter 126. Making an attempt To Evade Him (1)

After taking part in with Leah’s hair, Cerdina picked up a number of strands that had fallen out and Leah escorted her to the principle entrance of the Princess Palace, then returned to her workplace. Sitting down at her desk, she picked up some paperwork. There was no lady-in-waiting to serve her. A sneer curled Leah’s mouth as she learn.

Carry her again to the palace? Cerdina simply needed to maintain tormenting her. No different motive would deliver her again. She wouldn’t permit it.

Leah smiled bitterly, slumping towards her desk. Closing her eyes, she counted the times till the marriage. There wasn’t a lot time left earlier than she may relaxation endlessly. Her will to dwell was lengthy gone. Demise was the one revenge she may have, and the one strategy to be free.

Cerdina had promised the day Leah left the palace, she would free her ladies-in-waiting from brainwashing. She had solely gotten Cerdina to vow this by wagging her tail like a canine. So after the marriage, she may commit suicide on the primary evening with Byun Gyeongbaek….

“……”

Leah coated her face together with her palms. She couldn’t suppose clearly these days. Since that day, all of the ideas she had had been interrupted and she or he was sunk in melancholy. Her thoughts felt like moist earth after rain.

The ache Cerdina had brought about and the horrible feeling of strangling herself saved replaying vividly in her thoughts. Each time she tried to rid herself of these reminiscences, his title at all times popped into her thoughts. It harm. She was attempting to neglect that title.

—Have you ever ever strangled somebody you’re keen on?

—Have you ever ever caught a knife in a coronary heart?

That mushy voice rang in her ears once more and her shoulders shook as Leah coated her ears together with her palms, silently sobbing. Alone, she closed her eyes and tried to eradicate the overflowing tide of worry.

Misfortune solely turns into larger when shared. He didn’t belong in her darkness. Leah wished with all her coronary heart that that radiant man would at all times be within the daylight.

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Time flew by. It appeared to go even quicker as a result of she wasn’t in her proper thoughts. Nevertheless it didn’t matter. Somewhat, Leah wished that it will go.

Tomorrow was the day the Kurkans would depart.

Leah walked alone within the backyard of the Princess Palace late at evening. Cerdina had been bothering her all day, and she or he was exhausted and needed to go to mattress instantly, however she couldn’t. As earlier than, she was certain Ishakan would go to her tonight.

She missed him a lot. However she didn’t wish to see him. She didn’t wish to need to say merciless phrases to him or reject him to coldly push him away. She would quite he simply left. If he did, then she may consider the love he had whispered to her was a lie and he had merely been attempting to steal Estia’s secrets and techniques.

Then she may finish her life with out remorse.

Leah saved strolling slower, hoping he would discover her, hoping on the similar time he wouldn’t. Her aimless steps stopped in entrance of the backyard of tuberoses. Or what had been a backyard. All of them had been pulled up and scattered on the bottom, in preparation for brand new flowers. Wanting fastidiously via the crushed and damaged blossoms, she discovered one which was nonetheless intact.

The second she reached out a hand…

“……”

A small stone fell in entrance of her toes. Slowly, she regarded up.

There was a person sitting on a department in a tree together with his again towards the thick trunk, smoking. Exhaling, smoke drifted in entrance of his solemn face. It appeared pure the best way he regarded down on her from above. Within the darkness, his shiny golden eyes stared at her as if he knew why she was strolling across the backyard, unable to go to her bed room.

Leah lowered her eyes and put a stable wall round her coronary heart. This time she hoped this man couldn’t attain her feelings.

As quickly as Leah stopped him, Ishakan dropped his pipe and jumped evenly from the tree. Regardless of the appreciable top, he landed with no sound. His actions had been extremely agile. As he approached her, she may odor the scent of tobacco.

“Greetings, King of the Kurkans,” Leah mentioned.

Ishakan smiled bitterly on the cordial tone. His eyes narrowed.

“I suppose there are other ways to refuse.”

Leah spoke, nonetheless avoiding his eyes.

“It’s late,” Leah mentioned, avoiding his eyes. “It’s not good for us to be gathered within the backyard of the Princess Palace, so…!”

Her phrases stopped as she inhaled in shock.

“You don’t must reprimand me.” A heat embrace enveloped her tightly. Quickly, she heard his voice once more. “Let me maintain you for a second, Leah.”