Chapter 6 (1/2)

Chapter 6

He had a characteristic languid smile on his face, but in Deatrice’s mind, it wasn’t simply a question. It was a question thrown her way with a subtle attack.

“If you’re talking about those six years when we broke up, I got along well and then I was met with a misfortune.”

“I heard that your fiancé had passed away.”

She pulled herself at his remark and answered with a straight face, “His corpse hasn’t been found yet, but that’s what people say.”

“Well. It will be much better if his body is found. This situation is much harder. It’s like holding on to false hope. You must have had a hard time,” he spoke. Those who would have heard this from a distance might have thought of his statement as an ill-natured remark, but his attitude rather characterized his remark as comforting.

Lucius has always been good at confusing others with his attitude. It was this same attitude that got her interested in him in the first place.

Lucius was a friend of Deatrice’s cousin, Elwood More, but she was never close to her cousin, hence, Deatrice never talked with Lucius.

When Deatrice’s mother passed away and Victoria More, her aunt, helped Deatrice debut in society, her relationship with her cousin was in an ambiguous situation. This brought Deatrice and Lucius to greeting terms at the ball.

Elwood’s younger sister, Charlie More, had a worse relationship with Deatrice, compared to Elwood. They needed to be friendly with each other as they debuted with the same chaperone, but Charlie was one cunning and obsessive being, so much that when a man asks her for only a dance, she would fall in love with the man and never let him go. Elwood had received strict orders from his mother to take care of Charlie More if any such situation arose.

“Please, Angel,” Elwood spoke in a tired voice to his friend. The person who he was referring to as an angel lifted his head and looked at Elwood. With blonde hair and red eyes, Lucius looked no less than an angel.

Elwood spoke, “Please save my sister. This is her fourth time dancing with Wick. She must have decided to end her social life here.” It was sarcastic of him to speak of his younger sister.

Deatrice thought that Lucius would agree with what Elwood had said. Because she knew how men would view a woman who only dances with one man.

However, Lucius acted the exact opposite. He raised the corner of his handsome lips and spoke ambiguously, “She must have fallen in love already.” It was difficult to decode his attitude and made people wonder if he was being sarcastic or he meant to say it in a good manner to tell Elwood to stop being harsh on his sister.

Elwood sighed and patted the angel on his shoulder. To keep his friend’s heart, the angel danced on one song with Charlie More and walked away, and therefore saving her from society’s ridicule.

Coming back from her thoughts, Deatrice recalled the angel’s words. It will be much better if his body is found. You must have had a hard time.

She looked up at him without saying a single word. Her actions made Lucius smile at one corner of his mouth.

Later, he turned his head to look at the flower again. “I know your feelings, but you must go on with this marriage.”