Chapter 13 (1/2)

Episode 13

Riya asked, swallowing her saliva.

Eliah, whose eyes had become dilated due to the alcohol, burst out laughing at her words.

“Haha! You’re a wuss, you only realized now. You’ll find out eventually. So, do you want me to tell you?”

Riya was taken aback by this and quickly changed her posture and sat down.

Finally, it appeared that the mystery could be cleared up this time.

“Please, Elijah-nim. Do you not feel sorry for me? Could you please tell me the truth?”

“Pfft, your fate has already been decided because you were late. I’m not sure why you don’t recognize me, but I do know you. Think carefully. We were in a very interesting situation.”

Riya sucked her saliva and begged Elijah with her eyes.

“Please let me know! Could you please explain why I’m doomed to die and why I’m in this situation?”

It may appear servile, but she had no choice but to find out.

“Haha, shall we think about it?”

In front of Elijah’s cheekily moaning, Riya gathered her hands and begged eagerly, when the door suddenly opened and Seir entered.

The servants and maids were taken aback and moved to one side, while Seir approached them and stared at them.

He couldn’t help but be taken aback by what he saw in front of him.

Elijah, red-faced and drunk, sat arrogantly crossing her legs and staring down at Riya.

Riya Lisburn knelt at her feet, clasping her hands together and pleading.

“Raise yourself, Princess Lisburn.”

Seir’s voice, which had become cold, was tinged with uncontrollable rage.

Elijah, taken aback by his appearance, attempted to stand up quickly, but her feet twisted and waddled.

Seir turned his head as if it were abominable as he looked down at Elijah’s disastrous state, who was falling down with a drunken face.

And he reached out to Riya, who was pleading on the floor.

“Please take my hand. What a disgraceful appearance, the servants are watching. You’re a princess, so you should act like one.”

He was distracted after Yucal’s reprimand and went to see Riya, but when he heard she was at Elijah’s house, he ran to see this shocking scene.

Riya, who had previously threatened Elijah, is now begging and pleading at Elijah’s feet.

He had been wondering if this was the truth all along.

“No, that isn’t it…”

Riya tried to make an excuse while resenting Seir for interrupting her plan to find out the truth, but Seir’s rage was stronger than she had anticipated.

“And all the servants here are just standing there, doing nothing? I suppose you should all be punished.”

Frightened by the words, the servants and maids rushed in to help Riya, while the others apprehended Elijah, who was drunk and staggering.

“Take Elijah out and lock her in the cellar like Riya.”

Elijah sobered up at his abstract command, then sobbed and clung to Seir.

“Ah, Seir-nim! I’ve done nothing wrong. I’m going to tell you everything. Please listen to me.”

Seir, on the other hand, turned his head and didn’t look at her.

Charlson, who ran in after him just in time, was stunned and reeling when he saw this scene.

“Ah, Madam Elijah!”

He yelled, obstructing the servants.

“Do you dare not let go of that hand? I’ll take Madam Elijah there myself.”

In his vile appearance, the servants slipped away and let go of Elijah’s arm.

Charlson looked at Riya as he assisted Elijah, who was on the verge of collapsing.

When Riya made eye contact with him, her heart sank.

His eyes were red with rage.

“Riya, are you alright? You can rely on me.”

Seir hugged Riya’s waist and drew her into her arms in front of Charlson’s staring eyes.

Charlson’s poignant eyes touched her hot until the door closed. In those eyes, he made it clear that he intended to kill her sooner or later.

Riya buried her face in Seir’s arms and shut her eyes tight.

‘I’m dead now.’

“No, Seir-nim, it’s not like that. Elijah hyung-nim did not mistreat me, and I was not beaten. We only drink and…”

Seir used his finger to block Riya’s lips, preventing her from speaking.

“It’s fine. I’ll only accept your admirable heart to protect her. What you’re saying won’t change the fact because I saw it with my own eyes.”

‘Ah…’

Riya just wanted to cry in front of this complete shambles.

Seir whispered sweetly into Riya’s ear.

“It breaks my heart to hear you’ve been begging and pleading at Eljiah’s feet like this. Don’t be concerned. I’ll keep you safe. I’ll keep your mind at ease in the bedroom tonight.”

Instead of waiting for her to respond, Seir snatched Riya into his arms and bit her lower lip.

‘You’re a jerk! I’m going to die as a result of you!’

No matter how hard she tried, this man was unlikely to doubt and be wary of his henchman, Charlson, simply because she said Charlson was looking for an opportunity to kill her. Seir

Seir would not believe what she said because Charlson is a trusted knight.

‘Then I have no choice but to survive, even if I have to work hard with my bad brain.’

Riya nodded and screamed her fighting spirit from inside.

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When Riya returned to her bedroom, Dragon Quangi was sound asleep on the floor.

Riya carefully placed the petals she had ripped from Elijah’s garden on Quangi’s shoulder wound.

Surprisingly, the wounds and blood stains vanished right away.

It was well worth the effort to obtain it.

Riya stumbled into her study room after comforting Quangi, who was tossing and turning because his sleep had been disturbed.

“Did you hear about the knight named Charlson, Madam?”

Miryu conversed with Riya, who was trimming the contents of her writing in the study while putting the laundry in a basket.

“Wait, what about him?”

“I’ve heard that because he’s such a quick and accurate hunter, the chefs in the castle specifically request him to catch chickens and rabbits. He always aims very precisely at the vital point and takes his prey’s breath away in a split second. Isn’t it also a little frightening to collect flying axes? It’s no surprise that his eyes are out of the ordinary for some reason.”

Riya set the pen she was holding in her trembling hand down.

She then opened the drawer, took out the script book, and reread the part.

While Riya is sleeping, Charlson sneaks in and kills her instantly with a razor-sharp axe blade.

She read it several times and even memorized it.

The script’s heinous content stated that he axed Riya to death and then committed suicide on the spot.