Chapter 104 - Celie (2/2)

The woman who is attentively listening to Lilie has now her mouth wide opened, forming a big 'O' shape.

"A mistress?! Like the woman who stole another woman's husband?" she asked innocently yet loudly, she can't help it!

"Why would she even do that?" she added, completely huffing in disbelief.

"Calm down, remember, we cannot fully judge a person without knowing the full story" Lilie added now smiling a little.

"The man loved her deeply, she was the first woman whom this man loved and probably the last…I cannot tell you everything, but to make the story short, Celie was thrown off by this man in an unbridled way. Fate was against their side"

What Lilie uttered crushed Helen's heart, she guessed that maybe for some, love does not conquer everything. Lucky for her, Hannibal is always there for her, she knew he won't exchange her for anything or anyone.

"Yanyan was not there for her friend during her darkest moments, but now, she made a silent vow to help Celie's current situation. And well, that's it."

"What?! What is the ending??" she asked eagerly, Lilie is really a great storyteller!

What she's narrating is a rare story, there are so many questions left to be answered, that can't be the ending! What happened to the children? To the man? To the man's wife? To Celie?

A loud knock came in, "Good day, there's a delivery for Miss Celestia Wresea" a voice said on the other side of the door.

"There's no Celestia Wresea in here Lilie, the delivery man might get the wrong room," Helen panicky said, momentarily diverting her attention towards the door.

Many times, she had heard the name Celestia, but that woman never existed in her world.

"I got this" was all Lilie said, standing up from her cushioned seat.

"Please bring it inside," the brown-eyed woman said politely to the delivery man who gestured his colleagues to enter.

Five men entered the room. One is holding a medium-sized carefully carved box made in gold and silver linings. Another one came, holding a bouquet of yellow daffodil, a flower that symbolizes a new beginning. After that, the third man entered carrying a bouquet of mixed color of blue and red Hydrangea, a hybrid. The last two also went in with one carrying a basket of chocolates and another a basket of fruits.

"This is too much!" Helen exclaimed after the last delivery man left.

"Open it" Yanyan said, handing the luxurious box to Helen. Her hands trembled to receive it, it looks too expensive for her liking!

"T-his is not for me" she replied, slightly shaking.

"Trust me, it's for you" was all Lilie said before arranging all the deliveries. Logan had become a thoughtful young man. She will surely laugh at him the next time they meet. The pragmatic emperor really has fallen hard.

The box contained two letters in the front. Helen reads the first neatly folded one out loud.

"To my beloved,

I never knew that a person's heart can be capable of beating this fast until I met you. You are my sunshine in this dark world, a blooming flower amidst my desert, you Celestia, will always be my Eve. Time will test us again but please hold on to this love we shared, I'm not used to writing this kind of letter but I hope my message passed through, it only meant I love you.

Yours forever, Adam"

Helen quickly closed the box, "No, this is not for me! This is for Adam's lover" she said, denying it too much. Her cheeks started to have a slight tint of red, she's invading somebody else's privacy!

"You want to know the ending of Celie's story, right?...

There's no ending Helen because the story still continues up until now" Lilie smiled sympathetically.

'The finale is up to you'

Little did Helen knew, the box contained more than what she saw, inside it is the Blue Belle of Alutia Sapphire and a letter saying "Next time it will be a ring."

The things Logan sent, they were her past, the letter that Adam wrote, the Blue Belle of Alutia and his promise that next time, it will be a ring he will put on her.