Chapter 242 - Precipitated Meeting (4) (1/2)

Predatory Marriage — Chapter 242. Precipitated Meeting (4)

Translator: Atlas / Editor: Regan

She didn’t know why this had occurred to her and instantly regretted it, but Leah had no choice but to press on.

“…I ate almost all the dates you gave me.”

“I’ll send you more.” Ishakan turned away. “I’ll send them with Haban.”

Looking at his back, her heart raced. This wasn’t enough, she wanted to see him more. She didn’t want to say goodbye like this. But it was embarrassing to ask him to stay when she had been the one to leave him behind in the peach orchard. She should satisfy herself with this limited conversation, she knew it, but she couldn’t restrain herself.

“Besides…” The word burst out impulsively, and her voice sounded very faint and small even in the silent alley. Ishakan stopped, and Leah pursed her lips. She had expected him to keep going.

“Besides?” He asked shortly.

If she hesitated, he would disappear. She had one chance, and this time she wanted to say something that came from her heart, but her mind was blank. She didn’t know what to say.

“I miss you…” She mumbled. Simple, nervous words. It was coherent, but so embarrassing, it would be a miracle if no one laughed.

But Ishakan didn’t laugh. His eyes softened, and Leah steeled herself.

“I’m trying to find my memories,” she said, rushing to explain herself even though he hadn’t asked. “I came here because I saw…something.”

She glanced at Haban, who was waving his arm in the air behind Ishakan and mouthing exaggerated words.

Ask him for help!

She hesitated. She had been trying to do it herself, without his help. But this time, it might be better to take Haban’s advice.

“I think it’s too much to do alone,” she mumbled. “It’s overwhelming…without you, Ishakan…”

Haban nodded enthusiastically. Beside him, Genin echoed the gesture silently.

“Can you help me?” Leah asked, picking out each word, and Ishakan nodded.

“Tell me what you want.”

Leah had been curious about many things, but given the opportunity, she began with the issue that troubled her most.

“Are there any Tomaris casting spells inside the palace?”

“The Queen Mother.”

That was unexpected. Leah blinked.

“Her Majesty the Queen Mother?” She asked, bewildered. That meant Cerdina was a Toma woman. “Cerdina is a Tomari?”

The words struck her like lightning. So many speculations linked together and so many things were instantly clear, as soon as she had this crucial piece. Had Cerdina hidden her true identity? Or had Leah’s father accepted her, knowing this fact? – Posted only on Novel Utopia