"Well, we're maybe the same in that sense," said Harriet. "But when it comes to what we choose and decide, we're really different, aren't we, Mother?"
Harriet chuckled, while Helena furrowed her brows.
“The fact that you tortured the people around me and used nonsensical specific methods to educate me still makes me and Heath hate you. You're still a horrible person, and you're still making the wrong decisions," said Harriet.
“The fact that you can see what's wrong with what I did shows our differences. I didn't create a monster!” snapped Helena sharply.
“Mother, do you know what I realized after I get myself into this world?” asked Harriet.
Helena widened her eyes.
Harriet continued seriously. "That I'm not normal."
The two of them glared at each other when suddenly Liam appeared and touched Harriet's should
"There is a memory from my childhood about my mother that I will never forget."Harriet spoke when they were back in their carriage. When the others heard, they all turned to Harriet.“My mother vents her anger with violence and abuse, be it physical or mental, and she enjoys it. But after that, something in her eyes changed. It was as if… she was regretting her emotional outburst,” explained Harriet.Heath averted his gaze, as Harriet continued.“My mother has a severe mental illness, and people with mental disabilities shouldn't be allowed to raise children," Harriet said flatly. "Of course, all that mental illness can't justify the things she's done."For Liam, hearing all that Harriet had been through sometimes made him feel amazed. Harriet continued to grow as a wonderful woman even after all that.Harriet indeed grew up being mo
[Obsidian Port Town]Laurel put her hands together in front of her face, as if in prayer. But actually, she was trying to steal glances at Derek who was chanting the prayer after his sermon today.The handsome reverend had been doing this every week, so he recited his prayers in a relaxed and calm manner. However, as he was leading everyone in prayer, he unintentionally saw a woman sitting on the back edge of the pew.Derek caught the presence of Harrie Gold, a woman who had not shown up at church for the weekly sermon in several weeks.For some reason, she looked prettier than usual… was it because it had been a long time since he hadn't seen her?Derek closed his eyes for a moment, trying to shake off these distracting thoughts. That woman is already married!Well, even though her husband didn't have the same belief as her…
Hearing all the woman's insults, Harriet tried to show a friendly smile."Sorry if my presence bothers you, Miss. I have no intention of bothering you, really. Will you tell me what really makes you dislike me so much?”The woman furrowed her brows sharply at how calm Harriet responded to her insult. She was getting angrier for some reason.“So that's how you talk to a noble? You should just shut your mouth and leave with your tails between your legs after apologizing to ME while sobbing pathetically, you lowly bitch!"Laurel's loud voice made everyone around them turn their heads to them. Laurel didn't realize that in front of the church door there were still many people gathered for some reason and what she said just now ended up embarrassing herself.At this moment, Laurel's anger was running high, when suddenly, she caught the figure of an extraordinarily handsome man in her eyes.***Three days after he, Harriet and Zaha arrived at the north, Liam woke up feeling incredibly refre
In front of the church, there was a food cart selling hot loaded potatoes. The vendor opened the lid of his big steamer and began to prepare his wares by cutting the potatoes in half and mixing them with cheese and spices.The delicious smell began to waft through the streets, and soon, as churchgoers started to leave the church to go home, so many children quickly grabbed their parents' hands and clothes to ask them to buy them the fragrant street snack.The large church front yard became bustling, and the food cart began to be surrounded by a few people who wanted to buy some pleasant hot snacks in late autumn.Liam stood on the side of the road, waiting for Harriet to come out of the church. Maybe because the place was still too crowded, Harriet decided to go out later.Liam's figure, which looked so brilliant and dazzling attracted everyone's attention. Truly, anyone who saw him, men, women, chil
“This is Mr Gold," said Harriet, cutting off all of Laurel's flowery thoughts. And her next words made the flowers on Laurel's head immediately wither, "My husband."Harriet opened her eyes a little wider than usual. This made her warm, shaded gaze disappear into a gaze that looked half sharp and half friendly. When Laurel saw Harriet, she unconsciously flinched back.Why? Why did this lowly woman scare her?It was like seeing… a ruler looking down on her.No, no. The man behind her looked even more terrifying after Laurel watched him closely. Was it because she had insulted his wife earlier? Did this handsome man hear everything?“Ahem,” Laurel cleared her throat softly to calm herself.“Excuse me,” Laurel knew when it was time to back off. She had humiliated herself in public, and now that she had seen such a handsome ma
"Hmm, I've never been here before."Heinrich and Ezekiel heard Ezra's muttering, as the three were sitting in the horse carriage they rented to look for Ezra's missing grandfather.Ezekiel found it a bit strange to hear Ezra's words which actually still sounded normal, while Heinrich wondered if Ezra might say that because she had never been here in her previous seven lives.“But I didn't expect him to go this far from the Beryl residence in the West…” muttered Heinrich who closed his eyes again to see through his raven eyes.“My grandfather is still very strong, and he has great survival instincts. He used to be a capable soldier,” explained Ezra. She was very grateful that her grandfather was not at the Beryl residence during Ethan Diamond's attack.Ezekiel had sent his men to check on Beryl's residence afterwards. Some of the Beryl family had sur
Arai jumped down from her horse.She unloaded some toys and snacks for the children from the back pocket of her horse saddle and turned towards one of the humble houses in the Imperial Capital she visited.She walked over to the door, took a deep breath and knocked softly.When the door opened, Arai showed her best warm smile.“Sister Arai… welcome,” a teenage girl greeted her.The house looked deserted, and there were only the children, the teenage girl and an old maid looking after them.“Thank you for coming every day to visit us, Sister. But… we're really okay,” said the teenage girl.Mia Amethyst and her two siblings, Tammy and Robby Amethyst lost their parents at once.Yes. It had been three days since the funeral of their parents, Caitlyn Emerald and Paul Amethyst.&
The two basic levels of <Aura Awakening> also divided the Awakening itself into two types.The first type was <Aura Sensory> which allowed one to feel the faint flow of <Aura> of others and oneself. This awakening was common among physicians who learned <Aura> based medicinal techniques on the Varanus continent.Considering that everyone had a subtle <Aura> flow in their bodies, physicians used this to help heal their patients. It would be even easier if their patients were someone who had also experienced an awakening.Zaha had awakened his <Aura Sensory> when he was young because he was determined to heal others, not the determination to become stronger.Then, the second level, and the second awakening type was <Aura Manifestation>. This was the type of <Aura Awakening> that was most common among fighters.Unlike <Aura Sensory&