Rivalry

Audrey searched her memory to know exactly where they were at the moment. In her memory, she recalled talking to her cousin, Selene.

Selene just like her enjoyed a dandy status in their clan as well. This cousin of hers shared the same preferential treatment from their clan because both two of them came from the young generation with powerful backing.

Audrey had her overprotective brother as a general of the kingdom's military force as well as the close peer of the emperor. While Selene was the sole daughter of her parent, who both died as highly decorated soldiers during the war.

With that being said, both of her parents were celebrated as the hero of the nation adding more fame and prestige to the Lee clan. It was for that reason why it did not come as a surprise for anyone to know that their grandfather, the clan head doted both of these granddaughters.

Selene and Audrey were both candidates for the position of the crown princess as well. As a rule of thumb, the crown prince would have to marry an influential family daughter as a source of power. Marriage was the best way to secure a good connection between the two powers. This was done to ensure the stability of power for the future of the kingdom, and also to ensure that the kingdom could maintain its reputation with the passing of time and it just so happened that the Lee Clan was the perfect match for the royal family.

While the two young ladies seem to be amicable at the surface, there was a secret competition between the two. One of them has to marry the crown prince and trained to become the next empress. Many believed that the title of the crown princess suited Selene better but no one had the gut to express it publicly. However, they believe it with their heart.

The other party often goes out and to do various charities for the poor. She even went out of her carriage on one occasion just to save and personally fed a hungry slave on the road. Dirtying her beautiful silk dress on the process since the road was muddy at that time due to heavy rain. Nonetheless, the lady did not fret on it and her smile was still as warm as the summer breeze.

Lady Selene was the goddess on everyone's eye. She was a dutiful, elegant, and kind-hearted person. A true ladylike, which was a complete opposite from the troublemaker Audrey. But of course, Audrey knew her cousin better than anyone. Hidden behind those sheepskin and angelic face, was a wolf and a truly vile character. Selene was too scheming and her favorite pastime was to play the victim on her own grand scheme. This pretense used to irritate Audrey the most that were why they did not go along well.

On that day before her tragic fall, Selene told Audrey that they should meet at the cliff; saying that she had something important to tell her.Audrey, of course, refused to meet her at first but when Selene told her that it had something to do with her parents she caved in.

The whereabouts of her parents was a great taboo on their clan. She tried learning about it before but everyone told her the same story, they died on a mission. No more than that. It was for that reason why Audrey immediately took the bait and agreed about meeting her cousin in secret even though she was not feeling exactly good about it in the first place She simply could not just let go of the chance to learn more about her parents. If only the poor girl had an idea that it would lead to her early death as it turned out that her bad initial intuition did not fail her

On the night of their meeting, Audrey fled in the cover of the night and made her way on the cliff with utmost secrecy, just as how they agreed upon. Yet before she could even reach her destination, a group of men dressed in all black and a face covered with a black mask ambushed her on her way. That was how the foreign memory ended and it was clear as broad daylight for Audrey that there had been some foul play involved in this incident. Other than that, she also highly suspected that Selene had something to do with the unripe death of the old Audrey. However, they were not the same person anymore so Audrey decided to let the matter slide for the meantime. As long as Selene would not bother her in the future, she was willing to forget it and let bygones be bygones. After all, the other party technically did not harm her and her doings even actually worked to her advantage as well. Since Audrey's sudden death gave her leeway for resurrection. Somehow she should even thank Selene if ever she really had something to do with the dying of the previous owner of her body.

Or maybe not?

WHATEVER!

Anyway, Audrey was not insane enough yet to blow her own cover by befriending someone that she should not trust, in the first place