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nChapter 43

nAria’s heart beat faster and flushed as she got closer to Sabina’s room. She started kicking her sole to the ground.

n‘I’m nervous.’

nShe doesn’t know what makes the visit so nerve-wracking.

nLloyd was both puzzled and dissatisfied with Aria’s reaction he had never seen before.

n“Rabbit, you were so shameless in front of me….”

nBecause it was true that she stroked his hair, kissed him, and held his hand, she smirked and averted his gaze.

n“Because you never had a face like that.”

nWhat?

nAria looked straight up, but Lloyd only stared forward.

nThis, should she answer or not?.

n‘It seems like he said it out of nowhere.’

nAs she pondered, they arrived at the door of Sabina’s room.

nPerhaps as he had often come and gone, Lloyd naturally opened the door and walked in, so she met Sabina in an instant without having to prepare her heart.

n‘Sabina.’

nIt was the first time Aria had met her in person. But Sabina was just what she imagined.

nHer ailment was clear on her face and body, but her spirit was not withered at all. She was stiff and completely flawless, but naturally relaxed.

n‘Cool…….’

nThat was the first thought she had.

n“Are you feeling a little better?”

n“There’s still pain.”

nSabina shrugged her shoulders and touched the sword adorned next to her.

nIt was in the cabinet, but it didn’t seem to be for decoration. The blade stood sharp and it was maintained consistently, and traces of the years were felt, like the paint staining and discoloration in some places on the handle of the sword.

n‘As expected, she’s cool…….’

nOne day, when her body fully recovers, Sabina was depicted wielding that sword.

nAria looked up at her with twinkling eyes without realizing it. Sabina, who looked at her, grinned and asked in a mischievous way.

n“Would you like to touch it?”

n“Mother.”

nLloyd let out a sigh, and he briefly discouraged her from doing so.

n“Hmm”

nSabina poked him in a funny way and swiped Lloyd up and down.

n“Class, class, class, train, train, train…….”

n“…”

n“It seems that youth has come to my boring son who only knows how to study. The fever of first love is more summer than spring.”

n“It’s not like that.”

nLloyd shook in reply.

n“No way. With that hot youth on your head.”

nHot youth.

nIt is the flower language of the flame tree.

nSabina almost took the red flower off the boy’s head.

nIt was then that Lloyd, who just noticed Aria’s prank, turned his head and glared at her.

nThe knights and employees that did not look away all the way.

n“You … .”

nLloyd looks good in red.

n“…”

nHo.

nLloyd let out a sigh and ruffled his disheveled bangs.

nShe had the talent to keep him from getting angry no matter how angry he was.

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nAfter that, Aria and Lloyd went to visit Sabina every day. Then, they had an unexpected encounter with Tristan.

n“Hmmmm.”

n“…..”

nTristan raised the corners of his lips crookedly and smiled with a mischievous smile. And Lloyd hardened his expression as if he had seen something he couldn’t bear to see.

nAria looked at the two father-and-son without a word. They seemed incredibly out of touch together.

n‘It’s like looking at sworn enemies.’

nIt wasn’t to the extent of hate. It was more of a one-sided hatred.

nAria looked at Lloyd, who looked like lava. The eyes were almost pitch black.

n‘Before, it wasn’t this bad?’

nAfter all, it was right before Vincent was kicked out. And in another situation, they had to agree with each other over the gutter rat issue.

nThe situation outside was getting more serious, so there would have been no time to pay attention to each other.

n“So, you suspected the child to be a spy and tried to kill her before? Are you going to get married now?”

nThen Lloyd was surprised.

nThe momentum to jump out at any moment and cut off the Grand Duke’s head was slowed down for a moment.

nTristan leaned back without a smile.

n“Do you think I will allow it?”

nIt was the tenacity of a daughter-fool father, who said that he would never marry his daughter to any bastard.

n‘No, His Grace has no daughters and only two sons.’

nBesides, the bastard he was wary of was his own son.

nDwayne, who watched the scene from afar, was very excited.

n“Who made this child my marriage partner in the first place?”

nLloyd did not lose and responded. With his arms folded and his head tilted languidly.

n“And you were going to build a play park when before you were going to toss the rabbit for dog food.”

nThen this time, Tristan had no choice but to harden his expression.

n“Do you think you are qualified to talk about permission?”

nSilence fell between the two father-and-son.

nIt was as if invisible sparks were flying as they confronted each other without a single step back.

n“You both are trying to kill me.”

nIt was Sabina who broke that silence.

n“I can’t believe it. Are you both out of your minds?”

nTristan and Lloyd sunk at Sabina’s eyes burning with anger. At that time, both of them deeply regretted it.

n“What the hell were you two doing while she was wandering around for a while?”

nSabina opened her arms towards Aria without hesitation.

n‘Are you asking me to come closer?’

nAria hesitated, blushing, and she approached.

n“Where in the world can I touch such a small and precious baby?”

nSabina grabbed Aria’s waist and lifted her, and placed her on her own lap.

nShe was so strong that it was hard to believe that she was a person on the brink of life-and-death just a few days ago.

nThe red eyes stared gently at Aria. Because she was worried that there might have been some trauma left in the child.

nBut Aria just sat there, blinking her eyes wide.

n“Is this what it is?”

nWith her hawk’s eyes, Sabina found a very faint sword mark on the nape of Aria’s neck.

nWith her expression hardened, she glanced at her husband and son, sharper than the blade.

nI’m fine.

nAria took the card out of her bag.

nI came prepared for everything.

nOf course, she expected to be rejected. For this life, she was risking her life to save Lloyd.

nIf she were to die at his hand, she thought it would be impossible as it is.

nHowever, seeing the card, Sabina’s expression was crumpled like a piece of paper.

n“Don’t say it’s okay. If you keep saying that, you’ll think you’re really okay.”

nHow can that be okay?

nSabina said firmly.

n“It shouldn’t be okay. That is nothing to say even if you hate these two father-and-son for the rest of your life.”

nThe two father-and-son who were mentioned without a story, flinched at the same time.

nWhile confirming the existence of a conscience that she didn’t even know existed, and she wasn’t supposed to know in the future.

n‘As expected, the Madam……!’

nThe Valentine’s only common sense!

nDwayne was so moved that he almost applauded.

nThe moment it came out of Sabina’s mouth, seeing Sabina speaking without hesitation in the murderous remarks made her relieved.

n“It sounds like a thing of long time ago to hear.”

nAria nodded her head.

nWhen it’s their first meeting.

nWhen they see someone they don’t know, that might be the case if the nature of their meeting was to take up swords instead of greetings.

nThat’s what she thought…….

n“But it is just something that happened because it’s been a long time?”

nSabina said something completely unexpected, and Aria became confused for a moment.

n“Don’t talk to those two until you get a proper apology. And if you don’t want to forgive them, never forgive.”

n“….”

n“It’s not like it’s been a year. They didn’t even know you were hurt.”

nObviously this……. Aria glared at Lloyd without realizing it.

nHe also looked at her with a complicated expression as if his thoughts had increased.

n‘You just can’t take care of your wounds.’

n‘You look like an idiot who didn’t even know you were hurt.’

nShe definitely has heard the same thing.

n‘That’s what he meant.’

nLloyd knew what state Aria was in. And she realized later.

nIn her previous life, she suffered a lot of worse things that can’t be compared, so what she experienced at that time was really nothing.

nShe received sincere affection from the employees.

nSomeone is willing to run around for her.

nSomeone is willing to find out what she likes and do it for her.

nSomeone is willing to get mad at her whenever she gets hurt.

nThinking about it after she became friends with Tristan and Lloyd.

n‘I think I got hurt.’

nIt wasn’t that she wasn’t hurt.

nThe calluses around her wounds were hard enough for her to bite in pain.

nAria had a tearful face. She suddenly became sad. It was the first time she felt this way.

n‘Is this sadness?’

nIt wasn’t that she was afraid to die or anything like that. Her feelings for Lloyd didn’t change either.

n‘That can’t be true.’

nIt was just a little bit of her heart pounding.

nAs Aria shed tears and stifled her nose, Sabina hugged her tightly without hesitation.

nAria smelled a faint herb in Sabina’s arms.

n“Both of you, get lost.”

nSabina beckoned her husband and her son to go away.

nLloyd’s tenacious gaze was fixed on Aria for a moment and did not fall.

nHowever, for this time, he had no choice but to back away.

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