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“No, that’s not it.”

Lucerne sat subsequent to her this time. Elisha clutched her mattress sheet. Like that, she seemed up at him. His eyes fluttered.

“You’re killing me.”

As his face drew shut, Elisha felt his agency arms holding her shoulders. She stayed nonetheless. His nostril brushed in opposition to the tip of her nostril, and he kissed her behind the ear and cheek whereas caressing her again to appease her.

“Have I ever been offended in entrance of you?”

“… … No. However I heard rumors… … . They mentioned that in the event you get mad, individuals will certainly die.”

“Did you think about that may occur to you?”

Elisha silently agreed. He moved his face and stared squarely at her.

“Sure,”

Lucerne mentioned quietly.

“You’re suspicious. Elisha. I’m not silly.”

“… … .”

“However I’ll put up with it this onetime. Since you… … .”

—Since you cried, Lucerne swallowed his phrases. One tear of hers made him withhold his higher judgment and verdict, placing himself in danger. To the extent that he let her stroll round in broad daylight, flaunting his weak spot.

It was value it.

“I have no idea. So… … I’ll maintain again for now.”

Even when this have been the final delay, even when it have been the final probability he gave Elisha, he would nonetheless do the identical.

“… … .”

“I believe crucial factor proper now could be to alleviate your fears so that you just don’t get scared.”

These phrases contained Lucerne’s bewilderment.

Elisha would have been shaken if she hadn’t simply dreamed of her previous in a haze. She had a hunch. However she nonetheless vividly remembered the ache of being shunned and scorned by Lucerne.

She acutely remembered her disgusting, hideous self. It was sufficient to style that feeling as soon as. But when she have been to get damage twice by the identical man….

Even when it weren’t his fault, Elisha would helplessly and totally collapse. This was a life she narrowly attained. It was her solely probability. She didn’t need to put herself on high of that sandcastle. However, if she gave her coronary heart, it could be throughout.

‘It wasn’t even love,’

Elisha thought. Even then, that horrible coronary heart of hers that Lucerne had taunted her with merely held curiosity. So long as Elisha owed him tons of cash.

So long as she was a contract bride bought for a ransom, love couldn’t sprout.

“Elisha,”

Lucerne mentioned languidly.

“We could go residence?”

Elisha nodded. She felt like she was about to burst into tears for no motive. As an alternative, she leaned her cheek in opposition to Lucerne’s arms.

Nevertheless it’s additionally very peculiar, Elisha thought. She was frightened, however then again, she didn’t need to be away from him.

***

The next day, Elisha recovered and was again to her traditional type. Lucerne, Elisha, and his occasion determined to depart within the morning. It was early, so Illione was the one one to see them off.

“Common, I can’t imagine you’re going again in such a rush. It’s a disgrace.”

“If we take a break from coaching for too lengthy, the knights will develop into ineffective.”

Illione smiled.

‘You’re going again as a result of Elisha isn’t feeling nicely.’

Illione had that a lot sense. Final evening’s love letter commotion had already unfold in secret.

An aristocrat who fell head over heels in love with Elisha went loopy and wrote her love letters. Gossipers declared that she handed out as a result of she was too ‘naïve’ and ‘harmless,’ unfamiliar with excessive society.

So Elisha’s status bought higher. She was so cute.

***

Elisha seemed round whereas Illione and Lucerne have been speaking. Discovering the shadow lurking behind the constructing was not troublesome for her.

‘After executing a dangerous stunt, sending reconnaissance. It’s exactly Carola’s approach.’

Elisha stepped into the shadows and approached. Her opponent rotated and located Elisha drawing close to and was stunned, shocked, and frozen.

“It’s too late to run away.”

“… … .”

“Hi there, Miss Mimosa,”

Elisha greeted her calmly. Hiding within the shadows was Mimosa, Carola’s handmaid.

“Or ought to I name you Miss Mimosa de Gentel?”

“How are you aware my title… … .”

“I’m sorry I couldn’t greet you yesterday. It was proper earlier than midnight, so, certainly, it was yesterday.”

“… … .”

Mimosa’s eyes trembled.

“What are you speaking about?”

“Properly,”

Elisha enunciated softly.

“I assumed I would provide you with a tip.”

“What?”

Mimosa seemed dumbfounded. Elisha took out a gold coin from her bosom. It was an bizarre imperial gold coin.

“You need to get this a lot. Mimosa has one thing massive to have fun, proper?”

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