Chapter 58 - Invitation (1/2)

The morning came quickly and Helios was the first one to wake up . When he saw that everyone else was still sleeping he ordered the maids to wake them up and went towards the guest room . The guards bowed in a polite manner then opened the door .

” Everything alright ? ” asked Helios .

” Yes , Your Highness ! Although with a bit of difficulty we brought miss Aria inside the room yesterday and made sure she didn't go out . We have been guarding here all night as per your orders . ” said the guards proudly that they had fulfilled their task .

” Very good ! ” said Helios and then the guards opened the door .

When Heios entered inside he thought of ' surprising ' her a little . Unfortunately the one who received a surprise was him when he saw that the bed was empty .

” You guys ! Come here ! ” said Helios with a very angry tone .

” Yes , sir ! ” said the guards .

Helios had ordered all beforehand that in front of Aria no one could address him , Mana or madam Margrethe with their royal title . This became the most gossiped topic among the servants and guards in the palace . They found it weird why the royal family had given such an order .

” Since you claim to have done great job guarding her so that she couldn't escape then why is this room empty ?! ” asked Helios with a terrifying aura surrounding him .

” We don't know Your Highness ! We swear that we have been guarding all night ! We only went two minutes in the bathroom half an hour before you came , Your Highness ! During the time we were away Bob was the one who was guarding .” said the guards with their voice trembling .

” Where is he now ? ” asked Helios .

” He went to the bathroom when we came back ! ” said the guards kneeling and trembling .

” Where is he now ? ” asked Helios whose patience was running out .

” He.....” said one of the two guards and then they heard some steps . It was Bob who came back .

” Your Highness ?! ” asked Bob surprised .

” Your friends said that you were guarding before they left . Tell me where is the girl that was staying in this room ? ” asked Helios .

” Your Highness , I was guarding the door and Her Majesty came . She asked me who was inside and I told her it was the girl sir Bekora brought back then she ordered me to release her immediately . She said that she would talk with you personally about this . ” said Bob a bit scared .

' That little tigress is getting along quite well with my grandma . The fact that grandma likes her is even more suspicious . I wonder what's going through her head . ' thought Helios and then looked at the room .

' Since she doesn't like to stay put in a nice room , next time I will lock her up in the castle's prison . ' thought Helios glancing at the room before leaving .

After confirming the situation Helios went out to the garden where he , his grandma had some pastries before . He was sure that Aria and his grandma would be eating breakfast together . When he was about to arrive at the resting place in the garden he noticed that grandma and Aria were chatting happily . Aria's smile was so warm , like the sun, and made Helios unable to shift his attention elsewhere . He walked towards them without making a noise . Madam Mrgrethe noticed that he came near but Aria didn't cause she was sitting in front of her and reading carefully a file while eating .

” Either eat or read little tigress ! ” said Helios with a smirk when he saw that Aria choked .

” Cough....Cough...You ! Don't you have any job to do ?! ” said Aria covering her mouth .

” When I saw that someone had released the little tigress from her cage , I worried that she would cause trouble since she doesn't know how to listen . ” said Helios with a smile and grabbed a pastry from the table .

” You are really an irritating person , you know ! ” said Aria with anger .

” Really ?! Everyone else thinks of me as the ' perfect ' person ever . Why are you the only one who thinks differently ? Do you have bad eyesight or psychological problems ?! ” asked Helios who was enjoying himself .

” No need ! I am not the one who needs to see a doctor , you are ! How many times do you look at yourself in the mirror during the day ?! Judging from how much of a narcist you are I think that you would even kiss your own reflection . ” said Aria with a calm look .

' Wow, that was a hard shot ! Hahahahaha ! ' thought madam Margarethe when looking at both of them .

” Girl , you're playing with fire so be careful ! It can be dangerous ! ” said Helios a bit angry .