Upon hearing those words from her brother, Seraphine was indeed taken aback and stumbled. She made sure to cover all clues. So, how was it he found out about it?
Kayden wouldn't leak out about this matter. This made her recall about the other person, and creases appeared between both of her eyebrows.
"That Alexandar did it, right!? Wow! That jerk!" Maybe because of how he informed about the incident to her brothers made her lose her composure.
Her attitude did bring surprise to both her brothers. While Clayton was amazed, a helpless sigh escaped from Lyle's mouth.
"Even I wouldn't be able to indulge you if you disrespect the Crown Prince like this," Lyle expressed.
"No one is here," Seraphine pointed out, "I can't believe he would be such a snitch though. Who knew he had this side to him? What's it to him? We don't even know each other!
Even he was gambling t
"You really have a knack for being troublesome," Clayton expressed.This made Seraphine feel amused since Clayton got more often into problems compared to her."Where is your escort?" Lyle questioned.To this, Seraphine responded, "Kayden would be coming in a while.""You are really close to him, aren't you?" Clayton voiced out."What's with stating the obvious? Of course, I like Kayden the best." Seraphine giggled.Seraphine could see her brothers didn't dislike Kayden although they were far from being friendly with him. Probably they trusted him as someone proper to keep their eyes at Seraphine.Kayden did give off that reliable vibe despite his age.At this, slight hesitancy was seen on Clayton's face prior to him speaking out, "Do you want to get engaged to him?"Hearing this out of the blue d
Seraphine stared at Kayden with approval in her eyes. Since he was her escort, they were dressed in the same colour even with some aspects of their clothing matching.Kayden really suited this formal look due to his features. It gave him a mature yet charming vibe."You are really handsome, and here I was feeling confident about how I look." Seraphine chuckled. "At this rate, you would be the centre of attraction instead of me."Kayden greeted her brothers prior to responding, "I would be glad if that happened, but with someone eye-catching as you, there is no possibilities for this."This did not make Seraphine shy, and she boasted, "Even you believe I look beautiful, right?"As much as her brothers loved her, they really did not want to listen through her nonsense once again. Therefore, they took the initiative to leave."There is work needed to be handled,
Seraphine's eyes fell on Alexandar for split of a second, and upon noticing her gaze, he smiled at her.Seraphine politely returned back with the lift of the corner of her lips.At that instant, she felt Kayden pull at her hand, and this led her to raise her head to stare at him. With his eyes, he indicated it was time for both of them to get down.It seems she got a little distracted.The contents during original Seraphine's debutante was indeed blurry to her, but considering the mess she caused to the plotline coupled with how she doubted whether or not this was truly the world in the novel, Seraphine did not bother to think hard on this.At this moment, something came into her mind, and lifting her head, she whispered to Kayden: "Dancing is required later on. I forgot to practice it with you beforehand."This made Kayden question, "You don't know how to da
This is why characters like her die first.Seraphine boredly stared in her direction."Lady Seraphine, do you really believe you're someone high and mighty? Maintaining distance with us, is it fun to look down on everyone?" Irene expressed.Her loud voice managed to attract the attention of many. Seraphine did not understand where she got the courage to act impulsive.Then, her eyes fell on Laurel, who was observing the situation, and finally everything fell into place."Cat got your tongue!? Just because you are learning fencing, do you believe you are someone great!? Don't you know you scornful your actions are!?You bring shame to your family! Can't you see understand that!? A woman learning fencing!? How disgusting is that! You should know some propriety! As a woman, do you enjoy rolling on the ground with other men!?"Seraphine truly
Seraphine was indeed in a dilemma.The knot done was too tight, and even if she managed to get rid of this, there was no assurance she would be able to escape. Certainly, the man wouldn't have planned this without any preparations.As Seraphine continued to chew on her bottom lip anxiously, she heard the sound of door opening and, immediately, closed her eyes, pretending to be asleep.Back then, in order to get rid of the man, she made the excuse of being hungry. However, in this condition, it was a miracle she was not throwing up.Hearing the footsteps that came in her direction was starting to make her anxious, and her name was being called couple of times by the man."Seraphine? Sweetheart? Have you fallen asleep, sweetheart? I have brought something for you to eat."The perverted man sat in front of her, and subconsciously, Seraphine found herself quiveri
Leaning against her bed, Seraphine held a cup of hot chocolate and took a sip out of it.From what she got to learn of the situation, the man who kidnapped her was a baron, and his family was influential either.For him to avoid the security of Vougeious family and abduct her on his own seemed almost impossible. This did imply someone was helping him behind the scenes.Seraphine didn't understand how the baron got obsessed with her, and upon a report from her brother, she got to learn once he sent a proposal for engagement at their house.The letter sent was obviously discarded by her brother's assistant.However, when Seraphine got to learn of Baron's name and compared the notes she had written on all the events that occured to original Seraphine, she found a match.In the novel, it was revealed that Baron was able to kidnap Seraphine and
Kayden placed his hand on her cheek and expressed, "Thank god you are fine."There was a hint of vulnerability in Kayden's tone that gripped her chest, and she rubbed her cheek against his hand.Following that, she commented, "It's good to be back."Throughout this time entire time, Kayden was extremely afraid. Ever since he got to learn of her disappearance, he experienced extreme fright and felt frantic.He went through great helplessness and did not know what to do, other than desperately praying for her to be back."When I saw you curled up about that tree," he started, "immense relief filled me. It was as if my heart had finally began to beat again. Seraphine Vougeious, you truly have the knack for worrying me to death."Seraphine chuckled. "You found me? This makes it seem like we are fated."Kayden touched her hand and intertwined
"I am just really happy," he confessed, showing her a gratified smile.Seraphine chuckled. "Didn't I tell you I was blessed with great luck? But honestly, it's truly strange someone like that took interest in me. When did the Baron even see me previously?""That man," Kayden vocalised, "There is more to it than that."Seraphine nodded in agreement.°°°Calling for Noah in her room, Seraphine sighed and said, "This is not something I am sure about, rather just a suspicion. Check up on my classmate Winter Cross. She is from kingdom of Anerxia."Her words caused Noah to silently stare at her for seconds, and then he questioned, "What makes you doubt her?""The reasons can't be said," Seraphine vocalised, "But if my guess is right, she is able to use magic as well. By the way, how did you managed to find me so quickl
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.