Aria slowly opened her eyes
"Huh? "
She slowly raised her upper body. and saw a A black canopy, a black blanket, black walls, black furniture, and a black floor.
"I'm still alive... "
She thought she's going diead and start her next rounds, and then she relize that she ask for help and she looked stunned
She can't believe she ask for help to someone,
"How foolish of me... "
She now know where is she she is in Valentine Mansion, There was only one place like this in the world that has mansion is black.
'I need to go to the duke quick' she slowly stand up on the bed and she realize that she's wearing an expensive pajama.
She looked surprise this is her first time wearing an elegant pajama
As she stand up she saw a table in the below is snack
On the table was a glass bottle full of medicine, water, and sweet snacks.
She looked them surprisely and then she saw a macaroon
"What is this???" she questioned and then she saw a medicine.
She took the medicine first and then drank the water. But she didn't touch the snacks.
It was just out of habit.
She come to the window and see The rain froze into snow she looked up in surprise and looked up at the sky.
'It's already snowing in November.'
Aria watched the small flake falling down in reality she doesn't like winter she hate winter.
She didn't have any good memories of snow, so she wasn't as excited as an ordinary child. She just hated because snow is related to her death. In her Third life.
When she's going leave then someone opened the door aria turn away and saw a man with Oily brushed black hair, murky eyes, and a superficial and splendid attire to show-off.
And then she know the man is count Alvin Lampez, noah cousin who took interest to her in her previous life.
Aftet noah dissapear without trace the Duchy falls into the hands of Alvin Lampez
'he's disgusting man'
He was a man who desired money and power and had no basic common sense, let alone manners.'.
He took interest to aria, When she's only 17 year old alvin recommended to marry her when she will be turn 18 year old, aria turn disgusting to him because of that
'Once again I'm going see this disgusting man. '
"What are you doing here? " Aria sasked with no manners she doesn't need to give him manners.
"You don't have manner you b*tch!?" he shout at aria then aria spoke to him rudely.
"Oi, old man i just did what you do, do you know you don't have manners to lady like me, opening the door without knocking, do you how rudely is sound that"
Then alvin baceme angry to aria and aria just watching her with no emotion.
Then alvin grabbed her hand "Come with me i can sell you with your great beauty of yours?!" aria just glaring to him and finally spoke "Don't touch me. "
"What?! "
"You're disgusting old man don't touch as you want I'm more expensive that you're own life! If you want to sell me you need to buy me first. There's nothing is free now "
Aria said to him then alvin burst into anger
"You arrogant girl!! " when he's going hurt aria
aria closer her eyes she don't have strength to fight but A large hand was seen grabbing alvinarm, who was going slap aria, pulling it upward as if to break it.
Aria opened her eyes and saw a man infront of her. This is First time someone protects her.
"So noisy... " the man spoke and then alvin looked trembled after saw noah
"N-Noah"
'Ah, his name is so cool' Aria though
"What the hell are you doing in my mansion"
"That's because of this brat you keep this brat to expensive room?! "
"Why do you care, I do what I want is this you're house?, if i want this child kept to this house you don't need to care about it so leave now"
"But that brat!! " alvin spoke angrily "I said get out now!" noah shout to him with annoying expression
"Tsk fine." Alvin wanted to be angry. But he knew it was time to back off. Before leaving, alvin gave Aria deathly stare and strode away. It was as if he was telling her that he won't let her be.
when alvin left noah stared to the child
"You..." then aria stared to him confused "Nothing" when he's go leave aria stopped her "Duke I'm sorry that i disturb you" aria said with pitiful face he turn his head.
"thank you for saving my life. If it weren't for the Duke, I would have died at the hands of Brother lorenzo"
"You must have been flustered by the sudden disturbance because of me. I didn't think Brother would hire…"
"Enough."
Noah cut her off irritably with a bored expression.
"I don't need this pathetic stage act"
Aria blinked and closed her mouth.
Noah looked at her figure and anticipated the usual reaction.
She's a child. She's about to cry or turn blue.
But aria calmly smiled.
"You caught me... Then I will do as you say."
Rather, her voice sounded refreshed as if it turned out better.
Noah stared to the child and can't believe to aria response to him
"Lorenzo Agnes hired contractors to fake an attack on Duke Valentine . To condemn me to slavery...."
"Just say it straight i don't need excuse" he said then aria smiled again
"Very Well" she said then noah looked confused then aria spoke a shocking words to noah
"I have Suggestion for the duke here Please adopt me!."
Aria said with bright smile to her face that has beaming atmosphere with her
"W-What?"
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To Be Continued~~~