Alister should have known that Emilio's crush on the girl named Ariana was not as superficial as he thought. Even if Emilio was shocked to discover that the girl of his dreams lived in the slums, his son soon returned determined to meet the girl. Alister recalled how worried Emilio had been a few weeks ago. Alister knew he couldn't forbid his son. So, the only thing he could do was to immediately send Emilio the address he had gotten.["But Emilio, Father cannot rest until I can ensure your safety. That slum is not a safe place. If you really want to meet that girl, at least bring some bodyguards to accompany you."]"I understand."Emilio was not an unreasonable man. After his father offered some extra protection, Emilio immediately accepted without much protest. Emilio hung up his call after that. The teenager hurried to prepare, then returned to his house in a hurry."Young Master, we have prepared the car."As expected from his father. As soon as Emilio came out, he was immediately
" ... Master!"" ... Young Master!""Young Master, please stop your punches! You're going to kill him if you don't stop!"When Emilio regained consciousness, the teenager could see that one of the two bodyguards who had entered with him was trying to separate his body from the man who had been knocked unconscious by Emilio's punches. But when Emilio realized that the man was still breathing, he immediately tried again to finish the man off. In two previous lives, the man had planned Ariana's murder. And in this life, the man hurt Ariana again with both hands.As Emilio saw the big hands on Ariana's skin, Emilio could only think that the man wanted to kill Ariana again. Familiar faces overlapped when Emilio saw the man. Emilio didn't think he could forgive Marquis Daedalus, after what the man had done to Ariana so far."Let me kill him! He'll kill Ariana if I don't kill him this time!""Young Master!"As the commotion Emilio had caused reached Ian's ears, the Emilio family's driver imm
After everyone entered the car, they quickly left the slums to avoid any unnecessary commotion. Along the way, Emilio, who had Ariana on his lap, refused to let her go. Now, Ariana's clothes were also covered in blood from leaning on Emilio's body. However, the girl felt she could not be angry, especially when Emilio looked at her with a melancholy gaze."Does it hurt?"Ariana looked up when she heard Emilio's question. The girl recalled the more severe blows she had received in the past and shook her head to answer Emilio's question."Not really."Although Ariana was embarrassed that Emilio touched her face so carefully, she still forced herself to speak to the young man. Ariana's clear eyes caught that Emilio was getting sad at her answer. Emilio's eyes glazed over again as if the young man was saddened by Ariana's injury."Young Master, are we going to the hospital this time?"Ian, who was sensitive to Emilio's feelings began to speak to divert the teenager's sadness. But instead,
If someone were asked to briefly describe Ariana's life so far, they could probably only describe her as a poor, beautiful girl. Ariana had to live with an uncle who didn't hesitate to beat her whenever she disobeyed. And even though Ariana was born smart, she was forced to never go to school because of the strange arrangements made by her uncle.Ariana was not allowed to leave the house without his permission. She was also not allowed to do anything to her body, including cutting her hair like she did today.Throughout her life, Ariana had to live in fear because of her uncle's aggressive nature. Since childhood, Ariana has learned to be cautious so as not to upset her uncle and beat her again. But her uncle's obsession started to get angrier when he started to see Ariana differently this year. Her uncle started seeing Ariana as a grown woman, and that made it impossible for Ariana to get a good night's rest while he was home.Ariana thought she would never get a good night's sleep a
"Welcome back, Ma'am."Melisa gave a small nod in reply to the greeting her maid gave her as soon as she arrived home. Unlike usual, this time Melisa returned early because she heard the news that Emilio had found the girl he was looking for. Melisa also got a report on what happened after that. Though she didn't feel so good, especially when she heard that Emilio had almost killed someone else to save Ariana.Even if Emilio had a change of attitude due to falling in love, changing to the point where the gentle Emilio turned into an aggressive person was not a good sign. Melisa frowned with a complicated feeling. The change in her son alone was enough to give Melisa and Alister a headache. But now, they also had to deal with the trouble Emilio had caused because he was making noise in the slums."You're back."Once Melisa reached the living room, she saw that her husband had arrived home first. Just like her, Alister also seemed to be thinking about things before Melisa arrived. The ma
Due to Emilio's previous rude actions, things were a little awkward when Ariana and Emilio finally went downstairs for dinner. Emilio still accompanied Ariana to meet with her family. But because his feelings still hadn't calmed down due to Ariana's previous remarks, Emilio unconsciously kept quiet more because he was busy with his thoughts. Ariana also didn't dare to say much because of that. She followed Emilio obediently until the girl could finally see Emilio's parents.Although Melisa and Alister could not possibly lack the money to hire many servants, they had agreed to only hire servants who would go home when nighttime had come. Except for the times when Melisa and Alister both couldn't make it home so they had to call a servant to take care of Emilio, all the housework was done by the two of them at night. When Emilio and Ariana came down from the room upstairs, Melisa was preparing dinner with Alister helping to set the food on the dining table."Ah, sit down first, Kids. The
"Ariana, can we talk?"On the second day that Ariana was at Emilio's family home, the young man deliberately waited for her at the door just to talk to her. Ariana could see that Emilio had not slept well last night. Her heart softened, so she nodded easily to Emilio."About last night ... When I forced you ... I, I didn't mean to pressure you like that. I just ... Imagining that I had to lose you again made me lose control. I feel like I can't breathe. It feels so hurt, Ariana."Ariana looked at Emilio while recalling her conversation with Melisa last night. That woman had also said that Emilio loved her so deeply, to the point where he would do anything just to protect Ariana. As of now, no one knows why Emilio went overboard just for her. But according to everyone, Ariana was the only one who could affect Emilio's emotions for now.While accompanying him in the room yesterday, Melisa requested that Ariana stay for Emilio's mental stability as well. This was the first time Emilio co
After eating, as Emilio had promised, the young man prepared to take Ariana shopping at the mall. But before they left, Emilio showed her the shopping bag he had brought home from school and handed it to Ariana."You can't possibly use Mother's oversized clothes to go out, Ariana. On the way home, I saw that these clothes seem to suit you. Let's see if you like it and are willing to wear it."Ariana took the shopping bag from Emilio's hand and immediately knew that the clothes Emilio had bought were expensive just from the soft and smooth material they used. Ariana subconsciously looked at Emilio without saying anything, and the young man immediately continued his speech in a hurried tone."Consider this my apology for ruining your shirt with the blood on my hands yesterday," he told her. Ariana knew Emilio only wanted to make her feel indebted. After all, the secondhand clothes she'd gotten from the discount store were no match for the expensive clothes Emilio had bought her."I unde