"Do you know what you did wrong?"
Yesha, Yelan and Molly knelt on the floor with their hands raised up. Their faces were pale and the three of them were facing the wall. They were being punished by Harriet.
"Answer me," Harriet said sternly from behind them.
“W-we were wrong!”
“R-right, we were wrong…”
“We were wrong…”
The three teenagers knew they were wrong.
“Because we were not coming home by the time we said we're going to come home…”
“…because we made trouble in the market…”
“…and… ummm…”
The three of them weren't sure what their fault was that made Harriet angry.
"And?" asked Harriet again.
The three fel
"To think we'd meet them here," Heinrich said to Ezekiel in the sitting room of his room.He smiled triumphantly because the hotel he found was better than the one Ezekiel had rented. The room was more spacious and had a sitting room, although there was only one room left.He was still upset about not getting a room before, but it seemed he was reaping his luck now."I never thought that they knew the people who helped Sir Beryl either," said Ezekiel flatly. "This is such a bizarre coincidence."Heinrich smiled warmly. “How about we visit them tomorrow, after stopping by the foundation? We don't know why they're here, and it wouldn't hurt to find out either, right?”"Maybe it has something to do with Duke Almandine's treatment," said Ezekiel. "We know that they told everyone they are in the Almandine Duchy and can't be bothered, but the truth is, they are here."
"Okay, let's play Truth or Drink," said Ezra, setting up a fairly strong northern gin in three small shot glasses. “We replace the dare by drinking one shot. We'll take turns playing, okay?"The two princes looked at Ezra with raised eyebrows. They were interested.Ezra clapped her hands enthusiastically. "Okay! I'll start first. Ask what you want to ask."Hearing Ezra's words, Ezekiel felt unsure. What would he ask Ezra?"I'll ask you, is that okay?" Heinrich asked.Ezra nodded confidently.“You said this was an 'Unrequited Love' club. That means, Your Highness, your love is also not reciprocated. Who's the person that doesn't love you back?" asked Heinrich, who immediately dug a pit for Ezra.Ezra's confident expression immediately turned into one of shock. Her eyes widened and glared at Heinrich who was smiling warmly with
"Because he always falls for another woman every time I try to get close to him."Celine Diamond, and now Harriet Goldlane.Ezekiel had always fallen in love with women other than her. His eyes never looked at her, and his love was never hers. Six lives had passed, and now, as before, Ezra had given up hope.She was already happy enough to see Ezekiel happy—even though in her previous lives, she had always wanted to try to save Ezekiel from himself and Liam Almandine's wrath. Only to fail and be killed at the hands of the man she loved or those closest to him.She knew this was a different world.She knew that maybe another future was waiting for her.But there was still Sorcery in this world, and there had been a blatant war against Sorcery. Ezra didn't want to let her guard down and let all the happiness blind her.She wanted&hell
As the light of dawn began to climb up into the sky, and the cold northern air began to blow into the room, the sound of a small sneeze was heard in the silent and dark room filled with empty bottles and drinking glasses."Hchiii!"“…ah…chii!”The thin voice that sounded small and adorable like a startled little animal disturbed the sound sleep of the two men in the room. Ezekiel and Heinrich who had been heavily drunk last night began to slowly open their eyes at the sound of the sneeze.When Ezekiel opened his eyes, he saw someone's long black eyelashes that were shaking because that person was also opening their eyes. And when he saw their eyes open, he saw a deep and slightly hazy blood-red colour.The first thing Heinrich saw when he opened his eyes was a pair of beautiful black eyes with a cold glint that made him feel that something was very wrong
“We should help Brother Bill and Brother Ben every day! If everyone does it together, the work will go faster,” said a seven-year-old child who was lifting a garbage bag with one of his friends.“You're right… we can do it before learning to read every morning,” said the six-year-old who helped him.The children gathered and discussed their plans, and all agreed.“If we help, Brother Bill and Brother Ben can go to work faster and come home early to play with us!”"Ahhh! You are right!""You're so smart!"The attitude of the little children made the teenagers who saw them shake their heads while smiling. The teenagers who also lived at the foundation woke up early every day and helped their older siblings, and now they were happy that their younger siblings were starting to find the passion to help too.
“C-could it be… Sister and Brother are... The Prince and Princess?"Ezekiel and Ezra didn't have time to answer the boy's question when someone called out to them."Your Highnesses, welcome," said Bill, who greeted them politely.Hearing this, the little children gasped in awe that they were right and exclaimed, "Woaaaahhh!"They surrounded the boy who guessed correctly and patted him on the back, laughing cheerfully. After that, Ben approached them and patted them on the head while asking them to salute the two Crown Prince and Princess who came to visit.The little ones obeyed and bowed their bodies in adorable gestures. “Welcome, Your Highnesses!”Ezra, Ezekiel and Heinrich smiled happily seeing the cute attitude of these children welcoming them. The children were carefree and unafraid of them, and still behaved the same as before even after they knew their identities.“Your Highness, let's go inside. Let us welcome the three of you,” said Ben then.The three followed the two orpha
Today, the sewing machine that Liam bought for Harriet arrived.After finishing lunch, suddenly someone knocked on the door, and Harriet's sewing machine appeared in front of the house.This was a simple treadling machine commonly used by novice seamstresses. Harriet chose it herself, and although she had never sewn before, Harriet had done a lot of research over the years.As the sewing machine was placed on the edge of the living room, and as soon as Harriet sat down on the bench Liam had prepared for her, her heart began to pound with enthusiasm.Liam pulled up another stool to sit next to the sewing machine, facing Harriet. And he saw the corners of Harriet's lips gently move upwards.Harriet's long, slender fingers ran down the body of the sewing machine and felt the details carefully. Her eyes slowly narrowed as she began trying to insert the needle, adjust the bobbin and t
Ezekiel remembered something.At that time, he accidentally saw Harriet's expression at the boutique.Harriet was writing a message to Liam on a card, and the woman had an expression he never thought he'd ever see. At that time, he was so intoxicated by the effects of the Sorcery that he didn't know what had happened to his head—but it was also the first time.It was the first time Ezekiel had seen Harriet as a 'human', not as a perfect, flawless noble.And today, he saw it again.Harriet Goldlane was a woman who was always able to show how perfect she was in front of others. She had a warm and friendly smile that always accompanied her cool head and calm demeanour.However, in front of that man—and only for that man…She was willing to show what lies behind all her perfection.She showed her weakne