"If you don't believe me, why are you asking me in the first place?" "Because I feel that the sudden incident of me being here was not a coincidence and I feel you know something. The answer you gave me earlier, I believe was not an honest answer." Odette looked at Athreya suspiciously. "I have a feeling you had something to do with all of this." "So, should I say yes just because you feel that way? Sounds like you're forcing me to justify your point." "It is not like that." "Then, how?" Aathreya smiled. In Odette's eyes, it looked like Aathreya was playing with her and mocking her. "Let's just say I agree about the portal, but how did my item that I left behind in the future suddenly be here? Do you know the reason?" Aathreya was tongue-tied. In his mind, he was trying to make an excuse to answer Odette's question. He knew that the thing the girl referred to was her phone. He brought it with him because he thought Odette would miss her mother, and that phone had many memories of
Odette swallowed her dry saliva when she thought that the man would strangle her or throw her against the wall for accidentally calling him Rion. The alter ego's expression was so different from usual that she failed to recognize it."I-I..." She frantically tried to escape and distance herself, but the man wouldn't let her off. "Don't do it again."Odette stared intently at the man in front of her and got startled when she saw the change of expression that occurred on his face. His sharp eyes slowly softened. It made her astonished and confused at the same time. She didn't even know what to say."You are very different tonight." Lucifer smiled faintly. "So beautiful," he added and kissed Odette's hand. His gentleness surprised her again. For a moment, the cat got her tongue. She could only remain silent as she observed him carefully, trying to understand what was really going on with Lucifer."Huh?" Her eyes widened in surprise when Lucifer suddenly carried her in bridal style. "W-
CHAPTER 132 - POISON"You?" Rion had come to his senses, and as usual he would look disoriented for a moment. "Did I relapse?" he asked after looking at his surroundings."Yes.""This time who else showed up and why did I hug you?""Lucifer."Rion was surprised. "What did you say?" "Lucifer."Rion looked into Odette's eyes, trying to find the trace of lies in those beautiful eyes, but he couldn't find what he was looking for."Let's go. Everyone is probably looking for us," said Odette with a faint smile and then walked away, leaving Rion behind.Before following the girl, he stood in his place while thinking hard. He had many questions in his head. Whereas Odette kept thinking about Lucifer along the way. However, it shattered when she realized she was still holding the crystal from Aathreya."Where did you get that thing from?" Rion asked as soon as he appeared beside Odette and saw what she was holding."This… this is from Aathreya.""Aathreya? Why did he give it to you?" Rion fu
"She just drank poison."Odette was surprised to hear Rion's exclamation as well as Doctor Alex."What do you mean? I'm fine.""Doctor Alex, check her and make sure she's poisoned or not." Rion focused on Doctor Alex and ignored Odette's protest.Aathreya and Narine entered the room before Doctor Alex said anything in response to Rion's words."Alice, are you all right?" Aathreya asked as he approached and grabbed Odette's shoulder anxiously. He looked deeply worried, making Odette a little surprised and confused by the man's attitude. The three people in the room felt the same way."Y-yes," replied Odette awkwardly.After hearing that, Aathreya let go of Odette's shoulder and stood up straight."Give it to me," he said to Rion, asking for the glass that Rion was holding. Rion gave it to him with a determined look in his eyes.Aathreya then dipped his index finger into the remaining liquid that was in the glass. Everyone looked at Aathreya who was smelling the liquid while holding th
Lightning flashed and thunderclaps sounded as if the sky was about to split open from the explosion. Under the torrential rain, a black-haired woman taking her young son's hand while running aimlessly.She didn't know where her steps would take her. She only knew she had to save her son's life."MOM, WHY ARE WE RUNNING?"The grey-haired boy asked as he continued to run after his mother's fast pace. He raised his head up and his eyes narrowed because of the rain. He looked at his mother's tensed face which focused her gaze ahead."MOM, WHY ARE WE LEAVING UNCLE DERIL? MOTHER, LET'S GO BACK!"The sound of the rain made the child have to scream while talking to his mother. He kept asking his mother to come back, but the mother ignored him. Having been ignored repeatedly, he began to feel irritated.He slapped his mother's hand that was holding him and then stopped running, making her mother startled and spontaneously stop too."WE MUST RUN, RION!""I DON'T WANT TO!" Rion hid
"Mom… MOTHER !!!!" Little Rion woke up and screamed, making the doctor who was beside him startled. "Your Highness!" The female doctor who treated him approached and tried to restrain the boy who wanted to get off the bed."MOM! MOTHER! MOTHER !!!! WHUAAAA... MOTHERRR!!" Little Rion cried hysterically and tried to break loose as the doctor continued to restrain him, but he stopped when Roland, an old man with the same hair and eye color as him, entered the room and stood in front of him. The doctor who was between Roland and Rion immediately stepped aside.Rion looked up and looked at his grandfather's face with eyes filled with tears. "Grandfather, mother—"SLAP!The doctor covered her mouth. She was very surprised when Roland suddenly slapped Rion hard. "Your Grace—" She halted her words when Roland glared at her while Rion, who had been slapped, twisted his neck and glared at his grandfather with eyes full of fear and confusion."Aren't you ashamed of crying like a baby like tha
*** "What did you say? How could the king know?" Duchess Scarlet was surprised to hear the report given by Yami. "I don't know, Madam." Yami hung her head low.Duchess Scarlet glared at the young man standing next to her. "You said I just need to wait for news of her death tomorrow night. Then, what is this?""I'm sorry, Madam. I also didn't know how the king knew about this." Like Yami, the man also lowered his head.Duchess Scarlet was worried about herself and wondered if the king knew that the one who planned to kill Odette was her... If so, then the news that would circulate tomorrow wasn't Odette's death, but her death.Rion would not tolerate her actions.However, if the king had known, he should have sent the knights by now to arrest her."Madam, I heard that Lady Odette is in a coma. If you want, I will arrange another plan.""I don't think the king knows who poisoned the woman. He must have sent the knights to investigate this, so it's best if you don't do anything. Your
Realizing that he had shown excessive emotions that made people suspicious of him, Aathreya let a deep sigh under his breath and asked Narine to come out.Although Narine looked reluctant, she obeyed Aathreya's words. As Aathreya passed Anwen, he smiled and said, "Please take good care of your sister-in-law."After that, he left the room. Anwen continued to stare at his back with a confused face.Outside, Narine perched on Athreya's broad shoulder and told the wizard not to worry too much as the antidote they made worked well."Hmm, thanks, Jackson.""Narine." The fairy said nonchalantly, staring at Athreya with a weird look. However, she abruptly hid behind Aathreya's neck when she saw the knights coming from the front."Why are you hiding?""I don't want to be seen by humans.""Then, what do you think was in the room earlier? Pebbles?""It was an emergency. Anyway, you have to make sure those who have seen me don't talk about me to other people," Narine said, and then quickly hid we