"It's because a child was pushed to the extreme that she didn't have a choice but to give up in having a normal family… A child who was abandoned because she was blamed for a sin, she didn't commit…! An innocent child left to fend off for herself. "Family" was a word that disgusted me the most." She said, as she remembers her life before and her new family now.

"It's not like I have a choice to pick my own parents… If there was such a thing, then I would like to ask to be just an orphan. In that sense, I will not need to know how it feels to have a parents in the first place…right?" she said as she stood up.

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"I'm not in the mood to hear some nonsense so, I will have to excuse myself"

*thud!

The door closed and Carsillion was left alone.

"She's damaged far enough that she abandon any thought of human relationship that she could have, she doesn't have any trust in people…" he reached for his temple using his manly hands.

"I really want to kill your husband, Monica! How can he do that to a child?... Monica, how should I approach this broken child?" he sighed.

***

The next day, Adley was still attached to Evelyn like a sore thumb that Gab was gritting his teeth while Silvester was looking at the second prince with suspicion.

"Why is he always around Eve?" Gab asked, still looking at the two who were walking inside the hallways of the main building.

The two guys were both in the shade of the white oak tree, planted near the main building where you can see the floor to ceiling window that reflected the inside of the cream corridor.

"Do you think that I know?... Eve wouldn't even let me near her, saying that I should distance myself from her first." Silvester said, looking at the red hair guy who was taking his anger out at the poor tree.

"Don't punch that, it didn't even do anything but your hitting the tree…!" he continued.

"What do you suggest? I'll take my anger out with that second prince?! Then Eve would again take the blame." Gab said.

"Seriously you…! You're attitude towards Eve and everyone was too stretched. It makes everyone think that your mad and wants to become her lover." Silvester said. Gab responded with a chuckle and he looked straight again where Evelyn's shadow was cast.

"How I wished that I was really her lover… then I can kill that guy who was looking at her right now!" Gab explained while he punched the poor white oak tree.

"I'm not going to give Eve to someone who is obsessed and possessive…!" Silvester warned him.

"And who the hell are you to talk like that? What are you her father?" he asked as he grab the collar of Silvester.

"I may not be her father, but I could be considering how close my relationship with her… SO, don't you think you should be nice to me?"

"And what kind of relationship do you have with her? I'll kill you If you said anything unnecessary…"

"Man, Chill! You don't own her! Remember your position… before you're a man, you're his knight and she's your master. You should remember that!" Silvester said, pulling his hands from his collar and pushing him.

"You should really think through what will happen if your emotion comes first before your responsibility!" he said and he walked away from Gab who was still standing beside the Oak tree.

Gab grit his teeth in anger and smacked the tree. "Do you think I would be this frustrated if I'm not thinking about the consequences!" he said to no one.

"I'm just his escort! Sh*t!"

***

Cabel saw Evelyn who was with Adley, he crumpled his face and the atmosphere around him turned dark all of a sudden.

"The f*ck?! Another bug around her?!" he said as he saw Evelyn happily chatting with Adley and viewing the roses in the main garden.

"What the… why am I getting annoyed by this?! Why is she smiling like that with that mutt?!" Then Cabel decided to walk in their direction.

"Lady Evelyn…!" he called.

She turned around and saw the gloomy atmosphere with a hint of anger as his sapphire eyes glow differently.

"Oh... Sir Cabel, good day!" she greets him, looking at Cabel who was glaring at Adley.

'What the hell is wrong with this guy?!' she thought!

"Sir Cabel, what a coincidence to meet you here." Adley said.

'Coincidence, my a**! Look at him glaring at me with eyes saying, "what are you doing with him?!" That's what his face is saying right now!' she thought silently.

"Yes… what a coincidence. But I'm here for Lady Evelyn, can I borrow her your highness, we have something to discuss about the hunting event." He lied to his gritted teeth.

"Of course, Lady Evelyn has an important role that she needs to fulfill…" he said while he looked at the hair of Evelyn that has a leaf stuck in her hair.

He reached for it that made Evelyn surprised and Cabel glaring at him like he will kill him. He looks like he would chop Adley's hand that touched Evelyn's silky-smooth hair.

Adley walked back and the two were left alone.

"Stop glaring, Cabel. He's gone. What do you want? What discussion is it?" she asked as he faced him.

"Why are you with him? Eve, I clearly warned you that you should be aware how dangerous the second prince is!" he said.

"Quiet! Why are you yelling?!" she said as she put her hand in his mouth, cupping it.

"Hmm … hmm…!"

"What did you say?" she asked.

"Hmmm!@!#@#$" then, he tapped Evelyn's hand that was still in his lips. Knowing what he wants, Evelyn jolts and steps back, embarrassed.

"Oopss… sorry. I should have known that you can't talk if I covered it… haha… how silly of me!" she embarrassingly said, but also she's trying to change the subject.

But Cabel knows why she does that and thus, he surrenders nagging her.

"I told you clearly! You…!" *sighs*

"It's fine, I'm bored, that is why I'm playing along with what he wants." She said as she crouched down to see the blooming red roses.

Cabel raffles his own silver hair. He looked down at Evelyn who was smelling the flower.

"Sometimes, I really don't get how your brain works!" he said as she grinned.

She looked up and saw his sapphire eyes and opened her cherry lips to speak, "You don't need to figure out how it works. Just listen to what I'm saying, because all of them were true!" she said, avoiding his eyes and looking at the flower again.

"You're lying again!"

She flinched at what he said.

"You're not a good liar when it comes to friends you consider… You think I would.t know if you just smile at me?"

"huh…? What are you talking about? Haha!" she replied while laughing awkwardly.

"You always avoid my eyes when you're guilty or when you're lying! And right now, that's what you're doing… so what kind of lie is it?" he asked, he also crouched down to match her eye level.

"Is it because you're guilty? You're hiding something? Scheming? Or you're lying because it was a dangerous type of scenario?" he continued.

She flinched again.

"Eve!" he called him sternly. She turns her head to the right to face him.

'How can this guy be so observant?! He practically knows what situation I'm trying to be in.' she thought.

"Don't worry, I'm just really bored. I want to play with the guy." She explained. This time, she didn't avoid his penetrating gaze.

'geez… what a guy!' she thought as she awkwardly smiled.

"I don't want you getting close with that guy! He's dangerous, Eve!" he tried to explain it to her with everything he got.

"If the Crown Prince is a scheming person, that guy is ruthless!" he said in a dangerous tone.

"I know…" she answered

"You know?" he asked.

"Of course, both of you have the same vibe…" she said looking at him.

"…Eve, I'm…"

She laughed when she saw his puppy eyes. She tapped her soldier a couple of times before she could stop and explain her side.

"I'm not saying that you're like him, though you kind of have the potential to become one… but that's not important. It's because right now you never killed anyone because of your greed. I'm not saying that killing is fine. I'm saying that the people who you have killed are worse than scum, so I guess the reason is acceptable… what am I even saying…!" she scratched her face with embarrassment.

He only looked at her, then he pats her head while his eyes are full of warmth.

"Thank you… I thought that you'd hate me if you knew that I'm not just the head of a guild, but I was also doing a mission that warrants killing." He explained.

"You seriously thought that? If I hate every person that killed someone, then I need to isolate myself from every person in this world! And you know what that means right, I should also avoid my family. What do you think about how many people were killed by my father?" she said jokingly.