Strangely from that day Alfred always have dinner or breakfast with Yerenica everyday. At first Yerenica was nervous a little but now she getting used to it
As they see more often Yere thought that she is a little closer to him. But not close enough to do whatever she want to him, there is something that block her from getting more closer to him
Like there is an invisible wall between them, eventhought he answer her question with only two or three words
Yere think that its still better than never have interaction with him
She only need more time until she let down his guard
The servent also took notice of the change between the siblings, they feel happy for them and especially thankful to their lady Yere
Because of her the Duke gloomy mood seems a little up and the mansion is peaceful than before
They really appreciate their lady courage, who laugh and talk happily to their Dangerous Duke. She always smile and look energetic whenever she is with the Duke
Her energy is indeed good
Yere look at herself in a mirror, she touch her face in a deep thought
" My mouth is all sour from all the smile, he should have a little affection for me right after all those smile "
System - Stupid, who told you to always smile when you are with him, do you think you are a smiling machine
' Don't you know smiling is a good medicine
not only for the one who smile bit also for the one who see it '
System - If smiling is a medicine then you will already OD
OD - Overdose
Yere "____" OD my ass
Yere ignore the stupid system
Just as she about she open the door a servant enter her room
" Miss Cara send a letter and say that she did not feeling well and cancel your class, she also deeply apologize for this "
Yere suppress the excitement in her heart
"I understand, you can leave now " she answer calmly
After the maid left due to her excitement Yere do a little dance in her room
" What will I do ? I am free this afternoon"
She jump around
System roll eyes at her childishness
" W..What about I have a picnic on the garden " she praise herself at her great idea
She asked the maid to prepare some snack
' But picnic by myself will to too lonely right ?'
" Where is Cami ? " she remember she didn't see Cami this morning too
An old maid step forward and bow her head
" Replying to Lady, miss Cami go out to buy something "
" Ah... I remember she tell me before" she exclaimed
" Miss Cami will almost here, Lady will I call someone else for you "
Yere hurrily raised her hand
" No need, just tell Cami I am waiting for her at the garden when she back "
" Okay lady " the maid bow and retreat
She take a basket that fill with snack and a piece of cloth to sit on
She walk happily toward the garden
She look around the best spot to have a picnic when she suddenly heard a voice
She look around and found two maid who wisper to each other
Seeing how secretive both the maid are Yere feel really suspicious
She hide behind a big tree and eavesdrop
" I wont tell anyone, just tell me " she pull at an old maid infront of her
" Then i'll tell you but don't tell anyone about this, only a very few maid know about this.
If you leak this out, you will lost your head " she look around her surrounding in alarm
The maid nod her head hurrily
" I still remember the day Duke Alfred born, at that time the dutchess nearly die after giving birth. The mansion is in chaos and all attention goes to the Dutchess
Some people took advantage of this situation and kidnapped the newly birth Duke Alfred "
Yere who eavesdrop was stunned at her place
' What!! Alfred was kidnapped at birth
But it was not written on the novel "
System - I already tell you there is a loophole in the novel
" From that day the mansion that are full of happiness turn into a gloomy and quiet mansion until a Duke and Dutchess take home a young girl, that is lady Yerenica "
" What...Lady Yerenica is not a blood of Dukedom " the maid shout
" Lower your voice, we both are done if someone hear us " the older maid cover her friend mouth
" The mansion return into its original happy place, the Duke and Dutchess take care of Lady Yerenica just like their daughter. They even forget their lost son
Until that day, the day when 10 years old Alfred come home by himself with a blood on his shabby clothes and hand.
His face never change even when he look at the blood on his body, he look expressionlessly at everyone, never let anyone near him, even at a young age there is a dark aura around him " the old maid shiver remember that day
" So this is the reason why I only know Alfred at my memory at the age of five " Yere wisper
" Then did the Duke say who kidnapped him ?"
The maid shook her head
" He never mension who kidnapped him but everyone in the mansion see a bloodthirsty in the little boy eyes, I still remember the Dutchess even remind the young lady Yerenica to stay away from him and she care for her adopted daughter than her blood related son so is the Duke "
Yere nod her head in understand
' I understand, at the novel the villain kill his little sister because his parents care more about the real Yere and when he found that she is not his real sister. He kill her '
System - the reason the real Yere don't like her brother because the Dutchess tell her to be aware of her brother....oh.. everything clear now..but hey hey why are you crying
Yere wipe her tears
" It just that the reason the real Yere died because they favor her than their real son....why is my step-mother and step-father put me in this position. Don't they know that I am going to die because of this, their faviourity is too expensive for me"
System "___"
" No one know what happen to him during he was kipnap but one thing is clear that trauma make him the person he is today " the maid shook her head in pity
" What are you two doing there ?" A butler voice suddenly ring
Both maid jump in surprise
" If I heard you gossiping around during working time, you will get punishment "
Both maid bow their head and walk away
After Yere sure that the butler walk away, she hurrily come out from the place she hide and walk slowly toward the mansion absentmindedly
We look around her surroundings
Where am I ? Am I lost in my own home ?
She suddenly see a figure from a distance
The early morning sunlight was bright and dazzling. It sprinkled on top of the pool and emitted a layer of golden radiance on top.
The breeze was soft and gentle. It caused a little ripple on the water.
It was a breathtaking view!
Currently, the golden sunlight was shining onto the man's body.
His outfit was white as snow and his hair was as unruly as a waterfall. The light breeze was blowing against his sleeves, and a few strands of his hair was also in the air. It looked very elegant.
Alfred was simply quietly standing and staring into the distance. It was as if his entire body was encircled with a ray of golden light. His beauty was honestly a bit disturbing.
Yere felt like she had been shocked by lightning. Her heartbeat was beating irregularly.
The moment her bright eyes landed on his back, she couldn't take them away.
Originally, Alfred had his back faced towards her. But suddenly, he glanced slightly onto the side. Most likely, he had sensed her burning gaze.
The Sun shone onto the side of his face. It was perfection. Yere felt like she was admiring a supernaturally fine craft. This was the work of God!
His skin was smooth and white like jade. There was also a hint of transparency like crystals.
His eyelashes were long, thick, and dense; just like a black brush. Yere was surprised. She wondered if he was secretly wearing fake lashes
After all, she had never seen a man with eyelashes this long. Plus, they looked great!
But Yere couldn't keep daydreaming because when her eyes made contact with Alfred's cold pupils, her heart started to shiver.
Eh, soooo cold!!!
Staring into his pupils was like staring into a thousand years winter. There was no temperature at all.
Although he was just casually looking at her, she already felt her blood turning colder by the second.
She lightly trembled and quickly broke off the eye contact. She didn't dare to keep staring into this thousand years winter.
Because, she was afraid this man's icy glance will freeze her.
But, deep down, she was silently criticising him.
Yere suppressed her urge to shiver violently and imitated. She playfully greet him
" What a coincidence brother are you also here to walk around the garden "
" Mm."
In regards to Yere's greeting, Alfred made a light sound to show he acknowledged it.
Then, he suddenly turned around and started to walk toward Yere.
The moment she saw this, all the hair on her body couldn't help but stood still. She immediately straightened her back and looked straight at him. Her face was filled with caution.
The way she reacted was like how a weak animal would react when it sees a big strong animal approaching. The big strong animal may pounce on her at any moment!
He was coming over. What was he planning to do?!
Yere was super nervous. Her eyes were tightly locked onto the handsome man with the expressionless face.
He clearly had been blessed by the Gods. He had been given a glorious face. But there was nothing but coldness on it.
And the closer he was getting, the more she felt like there was a powerful ice-cold stream of air heading towards her. It was causing her heartbeat to accelerate, and it was making her very anxious.
Just as Yere was about to take a few steps back, Alfred suddenly stopped within three steps in front of her.
" Did you mix up East and West again ?"
Yere was stunned and didn't seem to understand until Alfred sexy raspy icy voice spoke up.
" What are you doing here in the East garden ?"
"EH!?! E-e.....east garden?!"
Le Yao Yao's eyes became big and round.
' The forbidden area!!!! Shit '
" B...brother would you believe me if I say I mix up again ?" she bit her bottom lips in shame
Hearing her words, Alfred's brows knitted and she felt wronged on the inside.
So, she continued her awkward position. Her scalp was numb; her facial expression was frozen; her mouth was slightly opened as if she wanted to say something, but it kept opening and closing. It was as if she had cotton stuck in her throat. She couldn't make a sound.
He looked down at the small face that was the size of his palm, and the skin was as white and smooth as jade. Underneath the moonlight, it even looked like it was sparkling and translucent.
Her five features were perfection!
Her brows were curved like crescent moons; eyelashes were long; nose was small and exquisite. Lastly, his eyes subconsciously landed on top of the perfectly outlined mouth.
Those cherry red lips were slightly sticking up. They looked plump, moisturized and sweet!
He look away quickly
It was like something was trying to germinate inside of him. His calm lake was being disturbed by a tiny rock. And it was creating a lot of ripples...
It made his heart pound...and he felt bewitched....
He had no idea, but when he gazed at her, his eyes had turned scorching hot...
There was some obsession involved...
In the end, he slowly lowered his handsome face towards the cute and exquisite face..inch by inch and raised his hand and knock on her head
Yere feel a fain in her forehead and rub the place
" Stupid " she heard a voice
She was caught of guard
She didn't dare to look up; so naturally she had no idea what he was thinking.
But, she felt a burning gaze on her the entire time. It never shifted away.
The gaze was so powerful that it increased her heart rate, caused her scalp to turn numb, and cold sweat to run down.
It was only a few seconds, but shefelt as long as a century.
Just as she thought she was doomed for sure, the low sexy raspy voice entered her ears once more.
"You did it with intentions?" He teased.
"Eh....!?!"
Hearing this, Le Yao Yao's face froze. Then, without thinking, she lifted her head and blurted
"Of course not! Eh.....!!!!"
She was terrified that the villain had misunderstood something. Yere quickly wanted to explain herself. But when she looked up, she was faced with the dark, deep, cold pupils.
At this moment, Alfred had narrowed his eyes as he lazily looked at her.
She wasn't sure if it was the Sun above her head or what, but she noticed those pair of eyes were no longer as icy as they once were. There was a light brilliance shining from within.
His gaze was too intoxicating. If he looked at a person like this, the person would gladly give him his soul...
Yere's beautiful eyes stared blankly at him. Her cherry lips were slightly opened, and her eyes were no longer blinking as she became totally hooked onto this bewitching man.
Perhaps, to everyone else, this man was a reincarnation of a devil and a God. But to her, all she could feel was -
This man was indeed too dangerous!!
He was like an enchanting poppy. Extremely beautiful and seductive. But once you get too close, you will die a fatal death!
So this man could only be admired from afar and must not be disrespected!
" I will send teacher to teach you that "
The moment Yere came to this realization, her eyes flickered and she came back to reality.
" No...thank you brother for your concerned but no need" Yere say hurrily
' Miss Cara is more than enough ' she though
Alfred narrow his eyes when he see her panic face
" Brother have a good day " She runaway in panic
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At night.
Yere is scared that Alfred will talk about the topic of finding a teacher so she only ate a small bun and run up to her room
she woke up due to hunger.
She touched her flat tummy and slowly sat up from the bed that was very soft and fluffy
She looked out the window and stared at the moon. Since they didn't have clocks here, she had no idea what time it was. But seeing how the moon was inclining to the east, she assumed it was around two in the morning.
Yere think that waking up a maid to cook her something is a rude behaviour so..decided to drop that idea and continued to sleep. She'll just eat breakfast in the morning.
But , she couldn't fall back asleep.
So, she quietly snuck out of bed and put her shoes on. Then, she pushed the sliding door open and walked out.
The bright moon was dangling up in the sky while the stars were glowing. The stars looked like sparkling diamonds that were scattered across the horizon. The beauty had no limit.
The cold moonlight was emitting a milky white light; it gently spilled across the land and made the atmosphere appear very mysterious and charming.
She left the room and carefully observed her surroundings using the light from the moon.
Le Yao Yao was so caught up in her thoughts that she didn't realized where she was going. By the time she snapped out of her faze, she had arrived in front of an elegant scenery that was luxuriously constructed within the courtyard.
In front of her were multi-storied buildings. Compare to daytime, the nighttime view made the atmosphere look much more fascinating and enchanting.
'That the kitchen ' she though
This was the first time she experienced the night view of ancient buildings. It was very refreshing.
Currently, she was completely fascinated by the scene in front of her. She was acting like a granny arriving into the city for the first time; everything was new and extraordinary to her.
But shortly after, Yere felt an uncomfortable feeling.
She had been here for a while now, yet why wasn't there a single person in sight?
Although it was late at night, there should be some people on night shifts, right?
Suddenly, the silent night was interrupted by a horrifying sound of cry
She cover herself in fright
' System, is there s ghost ?' She tremble
The system didn't answer her
Yere feel more and more terrifies
While she was thinking, Yere slowly walked towards the sound like she was being possessed.
The cold moonlight had enveloped the entire land. It made the environment appear very fresh and calm.
In front of her was a lovely garden.
The garden had many type of expensive flowers. As the wind blew, the fragrance of the flowers could be smelt all around.
On the right side was a clear lake that had little ripples.
Underneath the moonlight, the lake was emitting a silver ray of light. It was a breathtaking view.
Above the lake was an exquisite white jade pavilion. The music was coming from the pavilion.
So, Yere had no choice but to slow down her steps.
She heard a voice
" Please forgive me, I don't know that was yours " a pleasing voice can be heard
Because there was a white cotton cloth hanging down from the pavilion. She couldn't clearly see but she see two shadow standing infront of a man who is kneeling and beg non stop
She find that the situation is not good she try to turn around and run but before she move a cold thing touch her neck
A man raise his sword at her throat without any hesitation
" Who are you ?" he say roughly
She froze in her place , her body tremble in fright
At that time a system suddenly say
System - Finish the side mission
Save the servent from the hand of of the villain
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