“Would you think postponing it for a few days would be wise?”Ruri blinked slowly as she tilted her head. “Won't that ruin your plans?”"It's just... my instincts tell me that even if I'm not the one pushing it, many other people will do it in my stead without them realizing it, so..."“Okay, let's postpone that part. Then what about things related to Bella?"“For that, let's process it as quickly as possible. We have to get Bella out of that place faster. Have you got what I asked for the other day?"“Yes. Following your instructions, I found them gathered in the private study room of the city library. And when Menitto threatened them by mentioning the name of the person you gave, their leader agreed to make a transaction with us."I breathed a sigh of relief. “We need to test it first. Then if no other symptoms follow, let's give it to Bella.”“I understand, sister. And speaking of Bella, she seems to have stumbled upon something troublesome.” Ruri handed me a folded, crumpled paper
Blinking her eyes innocently, Luelle replied. "I heard she's fine and is resting now."Jermaine sat on the sofa across from Luelle. She raised her eyebrows slightly as she watched Jermaine's movements. 'Why isn't he sitting next to me like usual?'“You heard, huh? You… didn’t check on our daughter yourself?”"I did when the doctors checked her right after they arrived at the scene."Jermaine rubbed his face roughly, then buried his face in his hands. Luelle kept noticing Jermaine's strange behaviour, which made her pick up on an uncomfortable vibe from him.After letting the clock on the wall speak itself with the ticking that filled the room, Jermaine opened his mouth. It started with a heavy sigh.“Do you know what I've been through today? Moreover, what have I heard regarding the results of the investigation into this incident?"“Are you finally going to decide the punishment for that woman? She dares to harm our daughter, so of course she will get the same painful punishment, righ
The head of the guard looked at me silently for a while. Then he answered. “There are no such people.”“Ah, is that so?”Was it the disappointment I felt when I realized that no one would visit me in this place for the last time?I thought with their twisted personalities, at least Jermaine or Luelle would come here to rub salt in my wound, but even that didn't happen. It didn't seem like they would suddenly be the ones to wake up to their feelings of guilt, so their absence now was quite surprising to me.“We will finally leave this place, baby,” I whisper to my baby boy, who snuggles in my armpit.Finally, evening arrived. The guards opened the prison cell and then escorted me out to walk all the way to the back gate. I looked around in all directions as I knew it would be the last time I would take in the beauty of this place with my eyes. After all, this place was once the most comfortable place I could live because I was not comfortable in my own family's house.I spent my late t
Four days after the exile of the former queen to the monastery, the people of the kingdom were shocked by the official news coming from the Royal Family about her sudden death. The news came like a bolt of lightning on a hot summer day. Not even the big media company, which is usually very up-to-date regarding news about the former queen, sniffed the tip of this news. The changing tides that occurred in just four days since the news of her exile that night sent all media companies into a frenzied state.As the official notification comes from the royal family, there is not much variety of information that can be written in the newspaper. Even though they tried to sniff out the rest of the investigation, trying to get insight from other views, they came to a dead end. That's because the events that occurred were explained so clearly and openly by the Royal Family."I can't believe that until the end, that woman wanted to deceive our kingdom by joining hands with those barbarians."“Tal
In her past lives, Sashal thought exile to a remote place was a better punishment than the death penalty. At least that way, she can still give birth to her child even in a place where there are many shortages. That's why she accepted the exile punishment without making many protests or tantrums. She followed the punishment decided for her.However, on her way to the monastery, a group of wolves attacked the group accompanying her. She and her party died at that place before arriving at their final destination. When she restarts her life, she thinks they are an army of rebels who want somehow to possess the former queen for their mission of revenge. That's why they attacked the group that escorted her. But after going through three similar incidents, each time she was sentenced to exile, she knows better.The wolf squad consisted of men sent by Jermaine who wanted to kill her. It was at that moment that she realized that no matter if she somehow avoided the death penalty 'route' in th
I blinked confusedly.I'm sure I just crawled into the hole in the border wall, but I was on the other side already. I couldn't grasp what happened with my reasoning as to how it all happened, as I was sure the dividing wall was thick enough for me to pass through in an instant. So I was looking forward to crawling for a while in deeper darkness, but that didn't even happen.‘How did this all happen?’It was so confusing that I was late in realizing Rohan's presence. "Finally, you're here, my princess."I shifted back to my human form in response to Rohan's approach. He knelt in front of me, then pulled me gently into his tight embrace. I could feel his strong arms wrapped around my entire body while his fingers gently caressed my back. I took a deep breath near his neck.‘Ah, this is the warmth I was looking forward to.’The soft aroma like the scent of earth after rain, that wafts from Rohan's body, always bewitches me to linger in his arms. It was a form of comfort that only Rohan
Rohan smiled at me delightedly, then escorted me towards a carriage he had prepared. At first, he was whining at first because he wanted to princess-carry me after all this time we were apart. But I rejected his offer quite firmly, even though my heart wavered when I saw him acting adorable. I was still wary of the gazes of his subordinates, who had not changed their expressions from their flat expressions. Even Sir Faresh gave me no look after that once bow. Rohan helps me climb the carriage as I carry my baby. Then we sat side by side in the wide carriage. As the carriage began to move slowly along the forest roads dense with trees, Rohan told me about his agreement with Menitto, which he made at the beginning of his arrival in Southern Olf. The deal was originally just a bet they made with each other. But since my time at the abandoned Palace, Menitto struck another deal with Rohan when he met Rohan's man, who acted as his spy.“Haa, I don't even know Menitto made such a request.
Starting with a heavy sigh, I said. “Let's get off the carriage, then apologize to everyone who has been waiting for us.”I said so while staring straight at Rohan's eyes. His face gradually reddened for some reason, and then he parted his twitched lips. "Okay, but first, release your grip from my thigh, or you will wake up something that has been sleeping for a long time."I glance down quickly only to realize that my hand is gripping his thigh. “Oh! I-I was—”“Ah,” He moaned.I didn't realize that the more shocked I was, the harder my hands gripped his thighs. With a late gasp coming out of my mouth, I pulled my hand from his thigh. I felt blood rush to my head, making my face hot and red.Rohan giggled. “Whoa, we almost couldn't get off the carriage to calm this dude down. Isn't that right, princess?”I bit my lower lip. I'm sure my face is now red like a ripe tomato.He tilted his head slightly to look at my eyes. “So you have naughty hands, princess. What a surprise…”“That's—ugh