He frowned, certain he had heard his name. Shaking his head, he dismissed thinking it was his mind playing tricks on him. Moments later, the coachman next words made it sure that it was definitely not tricks that were being played.
"Sir, there seems to be someone chasing our carriage"
Rex looked out of the carriage window and saw a familiar figure.
"Stop the carriage!"
Rex ordered, stepping out as it came to a halt. He waited as the figure approached, her silhouette growing clearer with each step. It was Sarah. Her face was flushed, her breathing ragged as she closed the distance. Before Rex could speak, she collided with him, wrapping her arms around him in a desperate embrace.
"I'm sorry"
"Please don't leave"
"Not like last time"
With those words he understood and played along. Afterall, he didn't want to ruin the good intentions of a certain someone.
"I will have to"
"No, I will behave"
"I won't act like that to you anymore"
"Please, please don't leave"
"I beg of you"
"Do you promise"
"Yes, yes I promise"
As she promised, he turned his back to her and almost walked to the carriage but was stopped by Sarah again wrapping her arms around his waist, stopping him and hugging him.
"Why are you still leaving?"
"Didn't I promise"
She asked, tears glistening her eyes. Rex turned to face her, wiping away her tears with a gentle hand,
"Silly girl, who said I was leaving for good"
"You are not"
Sarah asked tears still flowing from her eyes. Rex chuckled.
"I'm just visiting my mother"
"I'll be back in a few days"
Realization dawned, and Sarah's face turned crimson as if steam started to come out from the top of her head. She spun around wanting to flee but her waist was caught by Rex. The situation had reversed.
"Release me"
"Haha, no"
The carriage to the train station now included another passenger, Sarah. With the reasoning that it would make her tired to walk back, he took her with him. He told the carriage drive that he would pay for her return as well after she returned home after sending him to the train station.
As for Sarah, who realized she had been tricked, she sat with a pout on her face,
"So, you were tricked by Laura"
"Humph"
She crossed her arms, refusing to elaborate.
"Haha, you promised that you won't act like that"
"Are you going to break your promise"
She hesitated before looking at him but her eyes darted towards another place as her face became red because she couldn't look at him in the eyes. They chatted for a while but it was mostly Rex doing the talking and Sarah's short responses. Of course Rex knew that this was only because she was a bit shy due to what happened before. But progress was progress and he had to thank Laura for it.
Upon arriving at the train station, the carriage driver stopped and waited. The train had already arrived,
"I have to go now"
She nodded but she finally looked at him in the eyes and asked,
"When will you be back"
"Hmm, two or three days later"
"Let me add you on WeTalk"
"Then you can contact me with your phone"
The two exchanged accounts before Rex stepping into the train, into the advanced apartment for nobility and important figures. He looked at Sarah and waved his hand with a smile while the train moved. Sarah also waved back her hand lightly.
After she could no longer see him, she looked back at her phone which had the icon of Rex in her friend chat, there was a hello emoji. She smiled brightly and left the train station and went back to the mansion with the carriage from before.
Upon arrival, she could see the teasing face of Laura. Her anger instantly surged and yelled,
"Laura"
"YOU….you"
She started to run and Sarah couldn't catch up with her who was using the wind element to her advantage.
"Don't use your element if you dare"
"Why not?"
"You, you lied"
"But didn't it work out for you"
"That..."
Sarah thought back to the WeTalk and the conversations he had with Rex on the carriage but she refused to let Laura take the win here and so the two sister started to run around the place.
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After arriving at a train station to the city, he stopped. His current destination was none other than the teleportation tower. It was quite easy to spot. The tower with the T logo on it was exactly it.
He passed the reception and went into the room which also had other people. The teleportation started and reality started to warp and a very bright light flashed. When he opened his eyes he was still at the same place.
Rex had already used it several times before so, he went through the doors which had opened. The reception looked similar but the receptionist and workers were not. Then an woman in office wear approached him. Her black hair was styled into a neat bun. He emerald-green eyes sparkled. She wore a fitted blazer and a pencil skirt. Her high heels made click clak sounds as they walked on the floor. Her legs were not covered which showed their whiteness and her thighs which were like round apples.
"Young master"
She bowed her head lightly.
"Ayana, you are here to pick me up"
"Yes, madam told me that I should go"
He looked at her with suspicion as he got to her face.
"Did you request her that you wanted to go"
"Of course not"
She said with a teasing smile with her tongue out and Rex couldn't tell whether she was lying or not so he gave up. She led him to a car which she opened the door for him and the driver was still Ayana. Sometime later, they arrived at a skyscraper which his mother owned. They were in a county which was
They went through the door and immediately rows of employees started to bow to them. They went to the elevator and arrived at the highest floor. The doors to the elevator opened and there was a desk with stacks of paperwork. Behind the desk was a chair which showed it's back to them.
"Mom"
As soon as he called out the woman sitting with her back towards them stood up in an instant.
Isabella Levantes. She had long silver hair, her eyes were of a piercing blue and her lips curved into a smile as soon as she saw her son. Running towards him quickly, she threw herself onto him. Whatever elegance and authority that she exuded before was not present when meeting her son. She wore a navy dress and her heels clicked constantly as she ran toward Rex. Due to the height difference, she was carried off the ground.
"Hehe" She started to giggle as she sniffed him.
"Hmm, the smell of a woman"
"Ayana, did you get close to him"
"No, madam"
She said with touching her face.
"Your smell isn't like this either"
"Dear, did you went around and visited some places you shouldn't"
She looked at him with a sharp gaze not letting him leave her hug.
"Of course not"
"It should probably be from Aunt Mei"
Isabella continued to look at him with a gaze before looking at Ayana.
"Ayana, you can leave now"
She nodded and left with the elevator. Isabella fell down from his embrace and quickly went to the sofa and patted the space beside her inviting him.
"Mom, is it fine to kick out Ayana like this"
"What's wrong, are you worried for your assistant"
She said with a tease on her face.
"Huh, assistant"
"Yes, your assistant for your barony"
"Didn't you say you would manage it for me, mom"
"Even though I said that, I feel like it would be better for you to manage your own barony"
"If I manage it, it would have dissatisfaction among other nobles and it is part of the Grimes's land, so meddling in it wouldn't do great for me"
"I understand mom"
What she wanted to say was that before, when he was injured, she could manage it for him and she said that she would manage it to make him feel better. But now that he had recovered, she couldn't take control of land owned by the Grimes.
"How about you accompany mom to go around the place"
"Of course mom, but before that I need to tell you about something"
"What did you want to tell"
"There should be no one here right"
"Mom, who healed me when I was injured before"
"It should be Medicine master Ramos"