***
"What the hell?" Ronan asked while holding three new books in his hand.
It was the first ti a girl rejected Lazarus. The man slumped in his place. Ronan turned around, pretending not to recognize Lazarus until the man got up on his own. Lazarus held his heart, which was beating very fast.
"Ronan, I think I’m in love," Lazarus muttered, making Ronan roll his eyes.
Lazarus always said those words whenever he t a girl who wasn’t swayed by his charisma. Just like his first eting with Arielle. Lazarus said the sa sentence to William, saying he was in love with Arielle. After that, he slept with another girl.
"Oh, I wish I knew her na. Just the na alone is enough to make my day."
Ronan was glad that at least there were still many girls out there who were smart enough not to give their nas to a playboy like Lazarus.
All the way ho, Lazarus had forgotten about his hunger as he kept talking about how smooth the hands of the mysterious girl he had t were .
"If I ever get to et her again, it must be fate."
"Please stop your bullshit, Lazarus. You’re just bewildered because she ignored you. After you find a prettier girl, you will forget about her," said Ronan, but Lazarus didn’t listen.
"Ah, Madam..." Lazarus mumbled while imagining the beautiful girl earlier.
After they arrived at the palace, Ronan saw a carriage parked in front of the Whitethorn Palace. It was a very coincidence that Arielle appeared with soone that neither Lazarus nor Ronan expected.
"Sasha!?" Lazarus exclaid.
Sasha, who was carrying Riel, raised his hand to greet Lazarus.
"Hello, Lazarus, how are you?"
"What are you doing here?"
"The princess invited ," he answered briefly.
"Ah, I invited Sasha to accompany today."
Lazarus covered his face in annoyance. He thought he would not see the boy for years. He never thought that Sasha would co back so quickly. Lazarus regretted escorting the boy away in such a cool way. If he knew Sasha would visit the palace so soon, Lazarus had better go to bed that morning.
Ronan also didn’t expect that Sasha would visit so soon. He saw sothing new in the boy. The clothes Sasha was wearing were now much nicer than the ones he had worn in the palace. His disheveled hair was neatly trimd like a real nobleman.
"Well, welco. I hope you enjoy your day at the palace," Ronan said.
Sasha nodded. "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Ronan pulled Lazarus with him before the man bothered Arielle’s day again. The girl smiled and said thank you. Then, she went with Sasha to the Whitethorn Palace.
***
Arielle and Sasha spend ti together enjoying their tea. She invited Sasha to introduce him to Aie. The first thing the boy did when he just ca to the palace was to see Arielle’s rabbits. He even asked the princess to take Riel out of the cage.
"What about Crimson? Is she often crying like before? Arielle asked curiously. She missed the little baby.
Sasha shook his head. "Crimson really likes Mama."
"Mama?"
Sasha’s face imdiately turned red, and he nodded shyly. "T-they said I could call them mama and papa."
Arielle stroked Sasha’s hair gently. She was happy if Sasha could adapt quickly to his new family. Seeing the boy calling the Ferdi couple as his parents, it was a sign that Sasha had opened his heart to both of them.
"I just found out that Mama and Papa aren’t married yet. So yesterday, Papa had a wedding party in haste," said Sasha, while laughing happily. He still rembered the uproar in the Ferdi residence when they found out that Viscount Ferdi had children they never knew about.
"Did they treat you well?" Arielle asked.
Sasha pouted his lips. "Mom and Papa treat well. The servants are also kind. It’s just that so aunts and uncles don’t seem to like Mama."
Arielle could understand the situation because based on Lazarus’ story and Viscount Ferdi’s confession, their relationship was strongly rejected in the past. However, Viscount Ferdi had beco the head of the family.
At least, he had gained the freedom to choose his partner. It was proven by him who married his old lover. Even though he knew his wife’s past was full of misery.
"Then, how about your marriage, Your Highness? Does everything run smoothly?"
Arielle nodded. "I had t with the designer. The palace is getting busier, and Lucas is also busy with other things, so His Majesty helped find a new personal assistant to replace Lucas and Tania."
"What about Tania?" Sasha asked as he put the teacup back on the table.
"Tania is very old, Sasha. I don’t want to bother her with trivial things," Arielle replied.
"I am not that old, Your Highness. I’m still strong enough to take care of your baby in the future," Tania chid in. She was knitting by the fireplace while listening to the endless conversation between Sasha and Arielle.
Arielle just laughed, not responding to Tania’s words. She hadn’t had ti to tell Tania about Ronan’s plan to not have a child. Arielle didn’t want Tania to be disappointed when the old woman knew that Arielle agreed with Ronan’s decision.
Tania had said several tis that she could only rest in peace if she had taken care of Arielle’s children once again. To be honest, Arielle didn’t think about having children at all. It wasn’t because of Ronan’s decisions alone. It was because she had other bigger responsibilities.
For her, helping to lt Northendell’s eternal snow was more important right now. And Ronan’s curse.... Arielle was sure the man would never change his mind until the curse was completely lifted.
"Oh, I can’t wait to et your new personal assistant, Your Highness."
"You know, Sasha? My personal assistant is Lord Kael’s younger sister!"
"Are you serious?" Sasha asked, with sparkling eyes.
"You sound so happy?"
"Of course! Lord Kael had told several tis about his sister. I really admire Lord Kael’s younger sister because she almost broke Lazarus’ bones once!"
"Eh?"
Sasha jumped up and down in his place. His hands were clenched into fists, holding back the excitent in his little body.
"Since Lord Kael told about his sister, I really wanted to et her. I want to know how to take Lazarus down to the ground! Because one of my dreams is to beat that pervert!"
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