Chapter 20 - Life Extension (1/2)

Chapter 20: Life Extension

Ailea looked up and saw a white bird flying in the sky.

“He’ll be here any minute,” she murmured.

And like she expected, Lawrence riding the back of his horse and men following him from behind rushed to the Outer Palace.

The life she lived in this lifetime was different from her last one. The biggest difference was Lawrence’s visit which she thought would happen only once repeated again in this lifetime.

Ailea shook her head. She didn’t want to think about it further.

On those two visits, Lawrence came to her room and drove her into a corner spouting horrid things. Like a cunning child, he laughed at her, said that she was a beast, a horrid beast. He seemed far more interested in bullying her in this lifetime, though.

Ailea stood still holding Blue while men on horseback surrounded her.

Lawrence jumped off the horse.

“Hello, Your Highness,” Ailea greeted with a smile.

“…You didn’t get the dress I gifted you?”

“Dress? Oh… yes, it’s inside.”

“You’re not trying it on?”

“I kept it folded neatly in the case it got dirty,” as she said so, Ailea caressed Blue as if she had little to no interest in Lawrence.

“What are you doing with that cat?” asked Lawrence, a little offended that Ailea wasn’t overly interested in himself.

“It got hurt. I’m treating her…”  Ailea belatedly remembered that the castle would burn in a sea of flames soon and sent Blue out. “Blue, stay out. It’s dangerous.”

But the kitten didn’t listen to her and nestled deeper in Ailea’s arms.

“I won’t marry you, Ailea,” said Lawrence as she watched Ailea repeatedly try to let the kitten go and watch her fail.

“…I see.”

“I’m going to kill you.”

Ailea hesitated at his remark. Soon after, she looked at Lawrence and handed Blue to him.

“Keep her out of here,” she said.