Chapter 96

'Is it that woman?'

The woman, with her dark purple hood pressed down deep, gave off an aura of mystery. Her chin and lips in the light of her lantern were especially beautiful. She probably looked like she was quite a beauty once she pulled up the hood. Ben , slightly nervous, swallowed his dry saliva. Come to think of it, I felt strangely familiar with the woman's lower rank and her figure. She seems like a woman I've seen many times …….

“Please have a seat.”

It must have been an illusion. The woman's voice was sharp and heavy, like glass beads spilling on a tin plate. He had never known a woman with such a peculiar voice. It was all thanks to the 'voice-altering candy' Raileen gave him, but there was no way Ben knew about it. He didn't recognize Annette and quietly went to sit across from her.

It was his first time reading fortunes, so Ben's posture was very awkward. But his gamblerlike doubts he went nowhere. Ben wondered if this woman might be an impostor, as she peered under her hood her. As her fingertips touched the mysteriously colored crystal ball, to her surprise her, a soft light emanated from the inside of the surface.

'What trick is this again?'

Ben was started. The atmosphere became more plausible because of the light flowing from the crystal ball. She was like a mysterious being who had stepped out of a legend. At this time, she, who was looking down at her crystal ball, opened her mouth.

“You have two names.”

What bullshit is this? Ben, who was trying to deny it with a frown, suddenly stiffened. Apparently he was living under a false name until a few months ago. How does this woman know that? Ben had time to think further, the woman went on with her words.

“Someone very powerful authority is backing you. He is one of the first people in Deltium with the noblest blood. Am I wrong?”

“That, how do you do that?!”

Ben shuddered. Goosebumps ran down his spine. This fortune teller in front of me was real! He must have really seen through everything and said this. Spoke in a rather reproachful tone.

“Looks at you…… You've done a lot of bad things. Isn't it? Have you ever betrayed someone or done something so severe that it left a deep scar on your heart? Especially for women.”

Ben recalled the past when he had kidnapped the daughter of a noble family. He also recalled the face of the mistress of the landlord who had accused him of his own guilt. There were so many corners to be stabbed that I couldn't pinpoint just one.

If Annette had looked up at this time, Ben might have noticed a familiar face in her lower ward.But Annette just kept her head down and stared at the crystal ball.Because of this, Ben never recognized her identity as her .Sharp enough to make me sweat cold.

“There are so many people who hate you. Sometimes, intense emotions like resentment have a direct negative effect on the other person. Have you had some bad luck lately? No matter what I did, it didn't work out, and I couldn't 't 't get the results I wanted. It's a common karma of those who have bought a lot of resentment.”

“Right. Just like that! Then, what should I do to resolve that resentment?”

Ben, stunned by Annette's words his, tilted his upper body his. In fact, most gamblers tend to mistakenly believe that they are out of luck. Even though it didn't happen yesterday or today, it feels like I haven't had more luck lately.

Ben was eager to get rid of his karma as soon as possible. As he seemed completely hooked, his graceful fingers fumbled over his crystal ball stopped abruptly.

“What can I do? You have to apologize directly to the person you grieved against.”

The light that had been flowing softly from the crystal ball suddenly became brighter. Like pouring oil into a fireplace. Ben, acccustomed to the dim interior, involuntarily frowned and covered his face.

At that very moment, the woman took off the hood she was wearing deeply.

“You, you…!!”

Upon seeing Annette's exposed face, Ben's eyes widened in shock. He was the owner whom he had served for nearly ten years, even though he had a fake identity.

'How the hell are you here? How do you know I'm here?!'

Leaving her in front of her, Ben March instantly reverted back to her coachman her, Ivan. His mind was in a mess of confusion. Unknownly, Ben jumped up from his seat and stepped backwards. He was like someone who had seen a ghost from the past.

Perok-

At this time, Rylin, who appeared behind her without her presence her, swung her fist and stunned Ben. It was an extremely clean fist fight. This gorgeous beauty, who seems to be far from violence, unexpectedly showed amazing movements. Her chance before she even fired a word at the long-awaited reunion Ben.

Raileen shook her slightly stiff fist a couple of times and smiled neatly like a flower Seeing Annette's face her exposed through the loose hood of her, he praised her softly.

“Thanks to the customer's good medicine, I caught the mouse easily. You are also good at selling drugs.”

Annette, who had been praised, was not happy at all. What do you mean the lady has a knack for selling drugs?

Annette looked with mixed eyes at the back of Ben March's head, who had fallen at his feet her.I was happy to catch him, but there was still a long way to go.Annette swallowed his sigh and nodded.

“You did a great job, Ms. Rileen. Now help me move him.”

* * *

After Ben March's interrogation all night, Annette headed to her mansion. The early morning sun rising over the mountains was particularly dazzling. Maybe it was because I knew everything, the feeling was new.

Annette was supposed to spend the night at Celestine's mansion, nominally yesterday. Rafel was visibly unhappy about this bizarre friendship, but he couldn't help it. Because I couldn't say anything about my spouse's friendship. To return home calmly with a perfect alibi.

“I'm back, honey.”

“Here you are.”

Upon entering the mansion, Annette spotted Lapel and greeted him. It was rare for Rafel to be awake at this hour. He was far from being a morning person. Finding him loitering on the porch, Annette was a bit puzzled.

'Why did you wake up so early? Did you not sleep well last night?'

If he had stayed up all night, he could explain why Rafel was awake now. Annette was saddened that the music box she had given her didn't work. She inspected Rafel's face of her, who involuntarily got closer, but there was nothing particularly bad about her complexion of her, and her eyes of her weren't bloodshot.

Annette was puzzled. Lafel's face was bright as he looked at him, and an unknown vitality hovered around him. In particular, his dark blue eyes shone bright blue today. He was just as excited as a dog who had been waiting all along for his master to return. Of course, he wouldn't be like the Lapel he knew.

“Did you have fun yesterday? What were you playing with?”

Lapel, who slightly avoided Annette's gaze at her, asked bluntly. At this, Annette smiled embarrassedly. Here, he couldn't answer, 'I kidnapped and interrogated your only uncle.' Rafel knew that she had a 'pajama party' with Celestine last night.

Annette, who came from a torture party instead of pajamas, responded while averting his eyes with unobtrusive natural movements.

“We just talked about things. It was small talk, such as how she and I first met at the palace, common acquaintances, and first impressions of each other.”

“Right.”

Lafel was far from a socialite. Human-to-human exchanges were particularly distant. So, he thought, it must be so if Annette did it. After a brief conversation, a rather awkward silence lingered between the two.

“…….”

It was the moment when Rafel was contemplating how to break this silence. Annette raised her gaze from under her long eyelashes and looked at him. And he came up with a very out-of-the-box question that didn't suit the situation .

“Rafel, what do you think of Majesty Celgratis?”

“What? What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

“Just Yesterday, Celestine seemed to be very harmonious with her family. So I suddenly thought of you. Your Majesty is your only real father, right? So I want to know what you think of him. If you don't want to answer, you don't have to tell me.”

Having already been rejected by Lapel several times, Annette's attitude her was close to resignation. I said it was a question I had to ask, but I didn't expect Rafel to give me a specific answer. She silently faced Lapel, waiting for his reaction to her. Then, a disapproving wrinkle formed between Lapel's handsome brow his.

Rafel was not used to this kind of conversation asking about his feelings. If it was like before, I would have dismissed it coldly, saying, “What does that have to do with you?” But now I couldn't. Rafel's love had He realized that the unfamiliar feeling that had been sprouting in his heart all along was his love. All of this was thanks to damn Claire Bayern.