Chapter 106: The Temple of Azraelle II
"Don’t worry about it, Vanessa. We’ll try to do sothing, but then there is a problem," paused Elia, putting her hand under her chin. "We cannot involve ourselves with the temple. As agreed with a signed contract," Elia knew much about the relationship between them.
"I am aware of that. The Princess doesn’t need to help . I’ll find a way to earn more money," Vanessa clenched her fist. She knew asking for help won’t save her.
"No, even if we’re not supposed to. I’ll find a way to do so," Elia said.
Once Vanessa cald herself down, she left the office to finish the leftover tasks she needed to do. While Elia stayed inside her office, reading the files, Zed gave her the other night. Her lips curled into a smile, seeing similar cases like Vanessa’s.
The target of the temple is families who don’t earn as much. They offer them an amount of money for them to start their own business. But there is a twist. If they don’t pay the amount of money within the set ti, one of their family mbers will be held captive. And those who are lured into their so-called "teachings" are mostly their believers.
"This only happens once a year," Elia reads the last sentence written on the paper. And to think the year had one month left before the new year. Such a coincidence.
Elia placed the paper on the table, stood up from her chair then walks to the next-door office. She didn’t bother knocking and enters the office as if it was hers. Elia was greeted by Elliot with a smile, who dismisses the servant he was talking to earlier.
"What brings you here?" Elliot asked Elia, placing his hands on the desk.
"Did you know about Vanessa’s issue?" asked Elia while Elliot chuckles and nods his head.
"I do, and I assu you just learned about this?" Elliot crossed his arms, and his lips ford a straight line, neither smile nor frowning.
"And why didn’t you tell
about this earlier?" Elia asked in a stern tone.
Elliot stares at Elia in silence. The first reason becos he knew Elia will do sothing with him knowing. Second, he wanted to be the one to do deal with the temple. It’s not her job to deal with them but his. The last reason is that he wants to take revenge against them.
"I have no reason to tell you. Since eventually, you will find out about this matter," answered Elliot while she looked at him, unsatisfied with his answer. Elliot stood up and turns her back, looking at the window behind him, "I’ll warn you now. Not to dig deeper into the grave. I have my own reasons, and I wish for you to respect it."
This wasn’t like him to tell her not to get into his way. This isn’t the first ti Elliot was pushing here away. Every ti there are matters related to him, he tells Elia not to do anything and watches him do it on his own. It’s unacceptable, but she wanted to respect it too. But this is a different case. She’s not going to back out this ti.
"I’m afraid I cannot respect you this ti," disagreed Elia, reaching for the doorknob. She didn’t look at him rather didn’t want to and said, "This ti, you’ll have to bring
with you. Just like what you always tell ...you’re not alone."
Elia turned the doorknob and walks out of the office. As she opens the doorknob, she was greeted by Air and behind him stood a familiar figure.
Broad shoulders, tall, and platinum blonde hair just like hers. She didn’t know what made her run towards her father and give him a hug. But she was sure she felt a heavy feeling in her chest. It wasn’t the first ti talking to Elliot like that, but it just so happened.
The servants present looked away from them, seeing Duke Louis glaring at them. He wanted to surprise Elia after not seeing each other for a long ti, but it looks like it didn’t work. As an absent father, he didn’t know how to comfort her. Just like father and daughter, if it was Alia Beaumont. She would have taken of this easily.
"What’s wrong?" Duke Louis asked Elia and awkwardly places his hand on her head. Was he doing the right thing? He didn’t know either. Elia didn’t respond, putting Duke Louis in a difficult situation. He suggested, "Do you want to continue in your office?"
Elia releases her father and nods her head. She entered the office first and followed Duke Louis. When they settled down, Duke Louis asked, "Is there a matter? Did sothing happen?"
"I don’t know. When I saw you, I just wanted to give you a hug," Elia shook her head, looking down at her fingers.
"You don’t need to tell . To be honest with you, I don’t really know how to comfort a person. I never really comforted except for your mother," awkwardly laughed Duke Louis, and so did Elia, who chuckles, seeing the flustered expression on her father’s face.
"You’re doing fine," said Elia. "I don’t really know how to comfort a person too."
After a short silence, Duke Louis ca to a conclusion and asked, "Did His Imperial Majesty say sothing to you?" Elia nods her head. This isn’t like her at all. Sotis she hates it when her feelings grow unsure. Usually, the answers are within her head.
"His Imperial Majesty doesn’t like it when others involve himself with a case he wants to deal with. And when he acts like that, it ans it’s related to his parents. The late emperor and the late empress."
Now, as Elia thought about it, her father is making sense. But isn’t better to have soone help than deal it alone? Elia asked herself, and her father said, "I am no in a position to say this, but I wish for you to help him."
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