Odette wiped her tears then took a deep breath. “If you want me to feel better, go away from here. You’re only making me sadder.”
Anwen was stunned. “W-why? What did I do wrong?”
“I SAID GO! GO AWAY!” Odette’s voice was loud. This took Anwen by surprise. “I don’t need you! GO AWAY!” she snapped again.
Anwen still refused to leave, but when Odette continued to yell at her while crying in despair, she finally reluctantly complied with the queen’s wishes.
She would go back to the palace and see how her brother was. Right now, she thought Rion and Odette were having a big fight because if it was a normal fight, Odette wouldn’t have cried like that.
Anwen left the Lilium Residence to go to the palace. She ran fast under the falling snow. The cold air pierced her skin to the bone.
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Three days had passed. Odette was preparing breakfast for herself using the ingredients she bought yesterday. She took a deep breath countless times. No matter how hard she tried to distract herself, she couldn’t forget about Rion. She didn’t know how the man was right now.Was the man eating well and … during these three nights, was he able to sleep?Odette remembered that Rion couldn’t sleep at all when they had a fight.She pressed her lips tightly. Her face gradually reddened and the corners of her eyes filled with tears. She couldn’t contain the sadness as she recalled Rion lying on her lap while telling her to help him to sleep.'... I can’t sleep without you. You are my sleeping pill.'Rion’s words echoed in her mind, and it made her tears fall uncontrollably. When Odette ate her soup while crying, the soup also reminded her of Ri
However, his hunch said that wasn’t the reason. “It’s okay, you don’t have to feel bad because I don’t feel bothered at all,” he said when he noticed Odette who was continuously staring at him while her body moved restlessly. Odette felt threatened. He was a man with wrinkles on his face, but his body looked very fit and strong. If he had evil intentions, then he would easily do those intentions right away. What’s more, the surrounding area was still very quiet right now. Odette just smiled flatly in response to those words. They were silent for a while and just smiled at each other until Dario finally started to talk again. “Were you fired from your job?” Dario asked Odetted. “Huh?” Odette looked at him questioningly. Dario, who was pretending to not know anything about Odette, asked again. “Don’t you work as a pala
Getting such a tempting offer, the shop owner didn’t want to miss the opportunity.When else was she going to get someone working in her place and she didn’t even have to spend any money paying that person because someone else would?“Hey, wait!”She ran to Odette and Odette turned around.“Yes, Auntie?”“I changed my mind. You can work in my shop,” the woman said after catching her breath.“But, you said...”“Actually, I’ve been feeling unwell lately, especially when it’s winter. It’s getting more difficult. My daughter won’t be able to handle the shop alone, so if you want, you can work from today, but I can’t give you a high salary.”Actually, Odette felt a little strange because the woman suddenly changed her mind
“Ahem.” Odette cleared her throat after a few seconds and made her face look as normal as possible.“I’m sorry, but I can’t help you,” she said. Now, her status was unclear.“Why?”Odette was silent. Fivi immediately noticed something was off.“Has something happened between you two? Did you fight with the tadpole.. er, I mean the king?” Fivi asked again when she saw the queen’s face looked really gloomy.Odette’s brows furrowed slightly. She didn’t like the way Fivi called Rion.“Stop calling him a tadpole,” she said, showing her displeasure clearly.Fivi chuckled a little. “Ah, I’m sorry.”She said it without the slightest guilt. She then returned to the original conversation, but Odette’s answer didn&rs
In the evening, Odette, who had come home from work, wanted to prepare the food she bought at the market for dinner because she was too lazy to cook.As she was getting ready to eat, someone knocked on the door. Before opening the door, Odette first peeked from the window, and it turned out that the person knocking on her door was her new neighbor.When Dario realized Odette was peeking in the window, he waved his hand at the girl with a wide smile on his face. Odette’s brows furrowed when she saw the vegetables the man was holding were swaying along with the movement of his hands.“Could you come out for a bit?” Dario asked her.Even though she was confused, Odette still opened the door.“Hi, neighbour.” Dario greeted with a broad smile, while Odette looked at him strangely.“Take this.” Dario gave the vegetables he
“Did your plan work?” David asked, and Dario nodded while eating the food from Odette.“Well, she’s like a Celestial, has a soft heart for people.” Dario recalled the figure of Odette in his mind. “She’s also a bit like me,” he added.“Of course. After all, she’s your daughter. Princess Odette is very kind and you take advantage of her,” David said casually.“You make me feel like a bad person. Okay, I am bad, but my intentions are good now. I just want to get closer to her so I can protect her more freely. Tomorrow, I plan to go to work at the market, so I have an excuse to take her home and go to work together because we’re heading in the same direction.”David looked at Dario then said, “How long are you going to pretend like this?”When he heard David’s question, Dario’
In the Panthera Palace, Rion was also standing and looking up at the falling snow. His eyes showed the feelings that were difficult to describe.Outside the room, Trish watched him with concern.“Trishy.” Anwen approached the man. “You can rest now. I will watch over him.”Trish nodded slowly. He also lacked sleep from watching over the king.“I’m going to take a nap. Wake me up if something happens,” he said.“Brother...” Anwen decided to approach her brother after the man just stood there in a long silence.Rion just glanced at her. His face was pale, and his eyes were surrounded by dark circles. There was no spirit. His gaze was very empty.“You’ve been standing here since last night. You haven’t slept. You haven’t eaten either. I’ll get some food and w
From behind the tree, Dario watched Odette approach them.When Odette stood a few steps away behind them, Lucifer immediately turned his head, followed by Trish and Anwen.Odette’s steps suddenly stopped when she came face to face with Lucifer. A gust of cold wind gently blew her hair.She squeezed the hem of her own shirt, trying hard to keep herself from running into the man’s arms, but the thing beyond her helpless wish happened. The man strode to her and hugged her very tightly.Her eyes opened wide. She was very surprised. She then looked at Anwen and Trish questioningly.“I missed you,” said Lucifer.Anwen signaled to Odette that it was Lucifer, but Odette didn’t understand what the young girl meant. Then, she was really surprised when Lucifer suddenly stumbled forward and was about to fall on the cold ground.