Chapter 211 - Epilogue 3 (1/2)

After two years

Everland Park

Giggling and peals of laughter bounced along the dense trees and colorful flowers. Children ran all around while a woman chaste after them in a blindfold.

”Here!' Here!” hollered the children.

”Here, Miss Waltz!” another girl giggled, running and hiding from the approaching Lilybella.

”Tehehehe. You better ran before I catch you,” Lilybella said, tongue ŀɨċkɨnġ her lips. Her hands were extending, feeling her surroundings as she took tiny steps.

When her hands felt something, she flung herself forward and laughed. ”Ha! I've got you now! Ready for Lilybella's ultimate attack! The tickle tickle beam!”.

Ahahahaha!

”How unladylike,” said a man inside a car parked near the park. He then looked at the man beside him. ”My Prince, we've been spying on Miss Waltz for some time now. Is this enough proof that she is not fit for nobility? What she's doing is against the rules of a noble lady. Should we . . . blah . . . blah . . . blah . . .”

Daniel ignored his guard and continued to watch Lilybella. He didn't know where the hell his guard got the idea that they were spying on her to obtain proof of her breaking the rules of nobility.

Well . . . what he was doing was indeed spying, but that's not the point. He didn't know that they have rules for a noble lady not to play with children. It must be his guard's prejudice—the imaginary rules for a noble lady.

Daniel took another intake of air. Why was he spying again? Ah right . . . because of that.

That bento box Lilybella took out and shared with the kids.

His stomach growled like there was no tomorrow, and saliva dripped from the side of his mouth. When was the last time he had that kind of reaction? A long, long time. Ever since Lilybella left, all food was bland. He thought Lilybella put something in his food and even went to a specialist. But all results were normal.

What was he feeling, then? What kind of hunger was he feeling whenever he saw her?

It was not normal.

And he came to the point that dignity and status were shit compared to his hunger.

”Ah! Your Highness, where are you going?”

His guard called, but Daniel just got out of the car and never looked back. His eyes were turning red, not straying from the food in Lilybella's hand. He had to have it, or he'd die!

”Your Highness?”

Daniel stopped at that familiar yet distant voice. His eyes then went into Lilybella's stunned yet astonished face. All the children scattered at the arrival of a stranger while some went ahead and played with each other.

But Daniel overlooked that. All his eyes took in was hers. Were her eyes always this beautiful? They were big and shiny and . . . full of emotions that took his breath away.

There were many things he wanted to say to her, but all he managed was, ”Can I have some of that?”

”Eh?” Lilybella blinked before she scooted over to make space for him and hurried, ”Of course, Your Highness. Please have some.”

Daniel didn't think and just sat and gobbled everything that Lilybella handed to her. He was in a desert for a long time, aimlessly looking for an oasis. And when he found it after two years, his head spin for a few seconds until he felt like he was floating.

It was so good he might cry!

Daniel flinched when all the food in the box was clean to the last morsel.

”Do you want another serving, your Highness? Though I have to go back home and prepare one for you.”

Daniel cleared his throat and fixed his ŀȧpel. ”Ah no,” he said, a bit disoriented, couldn't look Lilybella in the eyes.

”Are you . . . *cough.” Daniel coughed between his fists and cleared his throat. ”Forgive me for my lack of manners.”

”It's okay, your Highness. Lilybella is not into formalities anyway.”

”Right . . . So how are you this past two years?”

Lilybella's head tilted to one side and smiled. ”Lilybella has been well. She's been into different communities in Everland and is cooking for the children in the orphanage. Lilybella is also a volunteer teacher and . . . and . . . ,” Lilybella enumerated with her fingers.

But Daniel wasn't listening. Was her face glowing, or was it the sun? How could her lips be so cute and her voice so soothing? Was he still hungry that he was hallucinating?

”Your Highness?

Daniel blinked. ”Y-yeah?”

”Lilybella asked how you're doing these past years?”