CHAPTER 8
Renee was having a pleasant morning with the company of another sibling and a cheerful friend.
Her friend, who introduced her name, Yu MingXi, was a good maid as well as a best friend sent by his brother who she was very grateful for, because of his consideration, she wasn't that lonely on this very sad place like the palace.
She heard a report sent by a maid she planted in the Yuren palace that she suffered quite a loss when she attended with her elder brother, Ransen.
I was right when I planted people over there, that overbearing woman is really someone who never forget to create a ruckus everywhere, and right on the first day of stay was she so daring.
Although I can't easily admit the fact that nobody would dare to stop her, because of her ruthlessness, Yu's reputation suffered a loss and her face was so swollen when she came back that she have to force the imperial doctor to heal her within ten seconds.
So daring on the very first day, just like...
She remembered a scenario, when her father brought her to the Hareth family to make connections it was still not the time when the marriage between him and the current empress lasted for 10 years, only eight years at most. She was still 8 during that time, it was vague but something she could never forget. That time, she disobeyed her father's order to not wander around the Hareth's grounds and ended in the place of the first young master's garden, he saw a leisure five-year old boy having evening tea under a very huge umbrella.
He has white hair, pale skin, and deep purple eyes. All the features he had can make up a very cute boy, but feeling the cold aura he exudes and the indifference on his small and young face can say otherwise.
At that time, it was just one glimpse but she felt her hair stand up immediately, my intuition shouting at me, the young boy was very dangerous, she wants to leave but she can't, that's why she saw more behind the shrubs.
At that time she was in a statue like state, a servant was dragging a chained man who was ordered to serve tea for his young master. The servant who was dragging a living person has no sympathy on his blank face as he did such delirious things, and the young boy didn't seem to mind all this things, still cold and indifferent, he didn't even spare a glimpse.
The servant tried to obey the forced order of the servant but was shaking too much in fear that he actually spilled the tea while handing it to the first young master.
That was then the first time, he had a change in expression, he frowned and showed disgust to the clothes he wore, now spilled with black tea.
It wasn't even really tea, it actually looked like poison. He was furious and signaled his servants to whip the slave with a thousand whips. She witnessed all of this happening right before her eyes, she was shivering even though the weather was sunny. She witnessed the weak slave almist losing his breath on the 40th whip, that was the time she awoke and took multiple step back, but she made a sound that way and attracted the sharp ears of the servant whiping the almost dying slave.
They all stopped and turned to her who is already vulnerable and cannot hide so she can only sit back in fear, shivering. The boy stood from his seat and went to her, with an umbrella still above his head. He stared at her, then reaching out his hands, he was handed the bloody whip, he was about to hit when a servant who came with them immediately came to her rescue in panic, excusing her with her identity, his father also came immediately to take her away upon hearing all this.
At that time, she was so afraid but she was still so stupid, she turned her head to look at the young master, and as a result he turned to look at her, brows frowning and letting out a smirking whisper.
'Li.ttle. Wit.ness.'
The last thing she dared to look at, was the purple pupils glowing mysteriously even during the day. To think, one day she will also hear a commotion because the very twin of that freak came. She heard.
'She has purple pupils, the only similarities the two had in appearance, as they say.'
During this time, she was holding up the teacup and saucers, she didn't even notice she was in a daze and her hands trembled. She was only able to get out when she heard the surprised voice of Yu.
".. What?"
Speaking of the devil she appeared when she was called, she summoned herself right at the greenhouse's very door. I was about to stand up to greet her 'uninvited' visit, when she immediately waved at me as she got closer.
"Hello, cousin!!"
What?! She was shocked.
"Who is your cousin?"
She can only ask in a doubtful voice over that statement she would consider a nightmare if it concerned her. Maybe she was portraying to others?
"Ay, aren't you my cousin?"
".."
'I don't want or even dare to be related to your crazy family, who the hell would even want to become your cousin!!'
Too bad, she can only scold inside and explain patiently outside.
"Ah, Dear Lady Hareth, it's such a pleasure to be your cousin, but I'm not related in blood with the Empress, I'm sorry to say that I'm ashamed to think of myself as your cousin or even someone blood related to such a wonderful person such as you."
"Aw. Don't think of yourself as an outsider, you see, whether blood related or not, as long as you become a member of my Hareth family, then you can proudly say yourself that you are one of us. And, please stop with the honorifics."
"I..I see, Lady Hareth."
"I told you to stop with the honorifics right? Just call me Nympha, or even use Nym alright?"
"Ahaha... haha."
'Bah, who haven't heard of the event where you hit a woman with a hundred whip who dared to call you that when you kindly told them so. You siblings... really like whipping people to death, don't you?'
And when she spoke, it was wearing a smiling face but the tone was way too flat to call it heartwarming.
"Lady Hareth, why don't you take a seat first?"
"Ah sure."
She ordered the palace maid to drag a chair from the table exactly three meters away and sat on it. She wore a casual smile while folding her legs in an arrogant way, asking the palace servant to ask others for a large umbrella spread out six meters on each side and told her to hold it three meters away from her.
Renee was dumbfounded, and so was the others. Her sister tried to stand up to lecture but was immediately shut by her and warned her not to talk carelessly.
Nympha seated comfortably and looked at the heroine then back to Renee.
"Dearest cousin, may you do me a favor."
Don't say it, she already has a bad feeling when she first looked at her friend before her. But she knows, whatever request it is, she was helpless.
END..