Seraphine wasn’t a saint or a forgiving person by any means. She didn’t want to hold a grudge against Alexandar. Maybe subconsciously, she understood all of this wasn’t his fault although she couldn’t remember anything about it.
Moreover, hating someone equates to one wasting their emotions and thoughts over them, and Seraphine did not want to dedicate those to Alexandar. It seemed he had been suffering and repenting on his own without having her to do anything.
“Even in the previous life, I am not the one you loved; it’s Kayden whom you held fondness towards you even though that man abducted you. Both of you are really fated to be together. I can never take his place in your heart, can I?”
This made Seraphine eyes widen in disbelief. Although it was hard for her to believe she had feelings for Alexandar in a romantic sense, she thought she shared some kind of fondness towards him or else why would she choose to get marr
Seraphine was in a pale green dress. Sitting on the bed, she read through the book in her hand. There was no interest in those dull orbs of hers. It was as if she was reading the book for simply passing time.Her features were sickly, and her eyes were swollen. It appeared that she was completely out of life and tired. Although her appearance on the outside was fairly calm, nervousness was gnawing at her insides. The anxiety made it hard for her to breathe, and for instances, she wanted to stop breathing. She was exhausted living.It was tough for her to carry on, and every day, her will to carry on was only diminishing. What’s the use of leading such a life? There was no advantage that came with it. Ending it was definitely the better option.Just as Seraphine was engrossed in her melancholic thoughts, she heard the door open. This caused her to release a sigh, and she softly voiced out, “I have already said that I don’t need tea. Just how man
If truth was to be told, Sharon didn’t care about the past life she has only heard from Seraphine’s mouth. Not remembering anything of it, she couldn’t treat it as her reality, as if that Sharon was a part of her. She didn’t care about what happened between that Sharon and that Seraphine. Situation causes people to change a lot, and the Seraphine now was the one she adored.Looking at the trembling girl, there was nothing she wished more than wanting to have her spirits recovered, and seeing the past life she was starting to remember, Sharon had a feeling matters would take turn for the worse. As much as she and the rest wanted to be of help to Seraphine, they were barely able to do anything.“Seraphine, there might have reasons behind you being that way. You know, you were totally different from how you are now. There is a story that could have caused you to act that way. Nothing is your fault; the Seraphine I know isn’t a bad perso
Seraphine needed to get back to being her cheerful self and knew that her being this way only negatively affected the others around her. Having repeated that to her countless times, Seraphine believed it at this point, but getting her to feel better was harder said than done.In this life of hers, she might have not done anything wrong, and maybe what happened in her past life wasn’t even her intent then. But that didn’t change the situation is a result of her actions, and if not because of her actions, it is because she exists.She understood well how she was victim to Alexandar and Aeryes. Even so, it was because she was their target this happened. Just what was so special about her. The only other person she despised more than herself was Alexandar. Of course, Aeryes was there too, but Seraphine didn’t know if he could be categorized as a human.A long time had passed since the dream she had, and by now, her heavy emotions had significantly
Finding Elliot was easier said than done. It was as if he disappeared into thin air, and no matter how much Seraphine searched around, she wasn’t able to catch information about him. This was truly frustrating to think of.Knowing that he would only show himself when he wanted to, Seraphine decided to leave searching him and concentrate on gaining her memories by herself. The other option was Alexandar, but at this point, she was too disgusted with him in order to face him.However, the obstacle that lied in this plan was herself and her inability to force herself to remember, knowing it would cause her a great deal of pain. She was way too resistant.As such, months had passed, and everything returned to being completely peaceful. But Seraphine knew countless puppets were present between them, and they were simply unaware of their existence. It was frightening to think about.Kayden had make a remarkable recovery, and as a year worth of time had pa
At that, he shook his head in response, indicating a negative answer.This made Seraphine frown. She wasn’t expecting him to let her on anything in the first place. Having a clear idea of his personality, unlike her, he had the habit of dealing with everything on his own whilst keeping her in the dark. She wasn’t fond of this side of his.Staring at him with utmost seriousness in her eyes, she threatened, “I swear that if you dare to go anything dangerous this time around, I will kill you off personally and then visit your grave with my lover. I am being honest.”This brought a smile to Kayden’s face while he extended forward and patted on the girl’s head, enraging her further. She glared at him, hoping that he wouldn’t be brushing this as a trivial matter.Although he wasn’t aware of all of it, when he had his eyes closed, he didn’t lose his consciousness throughout the entire time. Because of that, h
In a bright mood, Seraphine bid everyone goodbye before heading for the trip with Kayden. She wasn’t pretending to be happy but rather felt so after a long period of time, genuinely.One of the inventions in the Hedia was flying carriages. Seraphine knew they had to be extremely expensive, but with money being no matter for Kayden, the two of them selected the ride.Once they crossed the borders, they booked a flying carriage. Staring out of the window, she was in amazement with the clouds around her. She did want to open the door and feel them, but Kayden forbid her against it being a spoiled sport.Never was she so high up in the sky, and she didn’t have the chance to ride an airplane when she was at Korea. There were few birds that flew at this altitude, and in an overly excited mood, she observed the creatures.“Whoa! This is seriously cool! It would be better if someone would let me touch the clouds,” she complained, wearing a
“Go ahead if you have a death wish,” he vocalized, making Seraphine pout.“Why are you being mean again?” Seraphine groaned. A frown appeared on her face while she folded her arms on her chest. While actions spoke louder than words, it still bothered Seraphine how Kayden rarely talked to her sweetly.She added, “Sometimes I feel as if you’re my guardian, rather than my lover.”Staring at her deadpan, he commented, “That’s what I believed my role to be.”Sticking her tongue out at his words, she enunciated, “Then, you better keep your distance with me. Your actions would be deemed inappropriate for a guardian.”“Oh?” He raised an eyebrow.The way he managed to appear handsome effortlessly bothered Seraphine by a large extent, and thinking about the long line of rivals she has to deal with, it made her feel annoyed. Surely, Kayden’s beauty and magnificenc
The bitterness did not go unnoticed by the older man who subtly smiled at that and smoothly responded, “Are you that desperate to get married to me?”This caused Seraphine’s eyes to widen, and her cheeks heated up. It was common for couple to get married here as long as they love each other. There was no long dating period usually, but Seraphine did take herself to be a little too young to be thinking in that direction.“Me? Why would I want to get married to you?” Seraphine scoffed.He laughed and teased, “It’s nothing to be shy about. If you want to, I will agree along.”Sticking her tongue at the man, she expressed, “Says the man who is too much of a coward to kiss me.”However, before she was able to celebrate her victory with those words, she realized that those orbs of the man in front of her darkened, and a dangerous glint appeared in them, alerting her. She gulped, understanding th
Both Jiyeon and Taeyang was on the cleaning duty for the class. As Jiyeon was arranging the table, she noticed that Taeyang was staring at her with a mildly amused smile on his face.That aggravated her, and she expressed, “What? What are you looking at?”Without saying anything, he made his way over to her. Then, extending his hand, he touched her face and stroked it before voicing out, “You don’t have to do anything to make me jealous.”Her eyes widened at his words, and she stepped back, feeling totally exposed under that gaze of his.She then stuttered, “W-What do you mean?”Clearing her throat, she spoke with more confidence: “What sort of nonsense are you uttering now? Me making you jealous? Why would I do something so absurd?”She scoffed.He chuckled and stated, “Is that so? I know you well, Seraphine. You can’t hide from me.”“What? How can y
“Hold on, hold on, he actually said that to you!?” Aera exclaimed in disbelief. “Whoa! He is seriously a player.”Sitting on her bed, Jiyeon took a sip from her strawberry milk and stared down. The events of the other day still heated up her cheeks. Taeyang simply looked too dashing.“How did he know I was there though?” Jiyeon questioned. “Could it be a coincidence?”“About that,” Aera voiced out, “I might have spilled out your location to him.”Jiyeon raised an eyebrow.“Well, he called me, asking where you are as your phone was shut off, and I told him you’re on a date. Then, he questioned me about the location, and he is too scary. I wasn’t able to hide it.”Jiyeon could see where Aera was coming from. After the confrontation she had with Taeyang the other day, he really had a fierce side to him. Maybe because she w
Just as she was about to hug Yejoon, Jiyeon felt herself being dragged back by a large force, and this caused her eyes to widen. She turned her head to look at the one behind it and was shocked to see Taeyang standing there.What was he doing here?His eyes fiercely stared at her, causing her to be shaken up, and it appeared that he was only slightly away from bursting off at her. This was the first time she had faced this side of hers, making her wonder on how she had possibly offended him.“Who are you? It’s too impolite to pull someone this way,” Yejoon voiced out.Jiyeon smiled at him and expressed, “It’s fine. I know him. You can leave now.”Yejoon seemed a little hesitant. Nonetheless, he nodded before leaving. Before she could wave her hand at him, her face was gripped by Taeyang, and he forced her to meet his eyes.“Who is he?” Taeyang questioned, and his tone held immense intensity&mda
Jiyeon totally erased from her mind about asking Taeyang about why he stayed with her that night. This was surely done out of friendship, and there was no need to make the matters awkward by probing into this topic. This is how Jiyeon managed to convince herself.But when Taeyang came for the tutoring session on the next day, Jiyeon felt pained upon seeing him, and it was hard for her to keep on behaving normally as if nothing had happened. Taeyang surely had noticed something due to how silent she had been. That’s why, she appreciated him not asking anything about it.As Jiyeon was going through the book in her hand, Taeyang’s phone rang, and a picture popped up on the screen. It was the image of the woman she had seen with him yesterday; she was called Jihye.“Excuse me for a second.”With that said, he stood up and received the call. Jiyeon observed his expressions. His eyes widened for a second— probably shocked by what h
Jiyeon’s breathing for that instant stopped, and her heart clenched painfully. A nauseating feeling arose in her stomach. That’s why, holding her mouth, she stood up and rushed towards the washroom. At the same time, her eyes were flooded with tears.Seeing Jiyeon’s reaction caused a frown to form upon Taeyang’s features, and he did call after her. But she paid no mind to his words. He wanted to go after her, but that’s when his attention fell on her phone. It seemed that she saw something on the device.Picking the device up, his eyes fell on the screen, and that’s when he understood why she had shown such an intense reaction. This was due to a certain name she had seen— Kayden.He shut her phone and let out a sigh.°°°After washing her face, Jiyeon came out of the washroom and then said, “I am sorry. I suddenly felt sick.”Taeyang stood up and made his way over to Jiyeon. H
Taeyang shot her a quizzical look, not clearly expecting her to mention this right now, before that changed to amusement, and he voiced out, “Why are you so curious about that?”Jiyeon believed that she had decent acting skills when she smiled and said, “Am I not your friend? This simply is an enough reason for me to know about it. Now, quick, quick, tell me who is it that managed to steal that heart of yours.”“Because you are my friend?” The boy stated.There was a certain amount of amusement present in his tone, and this caused her to feel nervous. Certainly, he didn’t notice her intentions, right? Although she did feel very much exposed under his gaze, she tried to convince herself that the boy wasn’t capable of reading minds.Jiyeon nodded.“Can I not ask as your friend about the girl you like?”“Of course, you can ask,” Taeyang said, “And as for who the perso
“Of course not. What are you talking about? You can feel comfortable at here. You have done a lot for Jiyeon, and we are thankful to you for that,” her mother voiced out.Hearing how gently her mother was speaking made Jiyeon scoff and say, “I didn’t know that you are able to talk in this manner, Mother; I thought you were only capable of shouting.”This caused her mother to glare at Jiyeon and state, “Shut up! Make yourself useful for once, and set up the table.”Although Jiyeon rolled her eyes at her mother, she did as the woman ordered as she made her way over to the kitchen. Tilting her head from the kitchen, she could see that small conversation went on between her mother and Taeyang. This caused her to wonder what the content was.Nevertheless, Jiyeon was quick to her feet and arranged the table without causing much accidents. Once done with that, she took her seat and called for
Jiyeon had to admit that Taeyang was great at explaining her. It was as if he understood her and knew how to keep her concentration on the subject. No matter how much she wanted to distract him or ask him unnecessary questions, he didn’t let that happen.And as for the last part of the session, he gave her few problems to solve, saying, “After you are able to solve them all and get half of them correct, you can go home.”Jiyeon was dumbfounded by the expectations he held on her. Even on the subject she found the easiest, getting half correct was hard for her.“Can’t we lower the bar a little? Today is the first day after all. Let’s settle for forty percent.”He shook his head and voiced out, “If you get more than fifty percent, I will reward you.”That did sound appealing to her, and knowing that there was no place for argument, she attempted the questions I hopes of attaining that reward. At th
It didn’t take Taeyang long to finish making the breakfast, and even though Jiyeon had a large intake of sugar now, that didn’t take away from her appetite when she smelled the pancakes. This caused her to feel sudden hunger.Taeyang placed the glass of orange juice in front of her before serving her pancakes and covering those up with syrup. Yurie’s mouth watered as she held her fork and voiced out, “Thank you.”After that, given how delicious the pancakes were, it didn’t take her long to finish eating them, and once done with that, she stared at Taeyang with impressed eyes.“Whoa! This is seriously good,” Jiyeon voiced out, “You really have a way to lower my self-esteem.”“Don’t worry about that. Collectively, you are way better than me.”This made Jiyeon scrunch up her nose and vocalize, “We both know that is not the case. I am far from being half as good as you.