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"Please! Shall I sleep with you tonight?

" asked Eve for the fifth time but Eli still shook her head and pointed towards the door.

nThough Eve had acted like this in the past too. But Eli knew that Eve was worried about her. She wanted to sleep with her so that she could console her indirectly while talking about other things. She did not want to be weak even if it was her own sister. This way she would worry the whole family.

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"Eve, i am tired. We will talk some other night. I want to rest for now.

" In the end Eve could only sigh and nod. She gave one last look to the closed door and dragged her slumped body out of the room with a heavy heart.

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"Why was she so stubborn!!

" she muttered as she started walking towards her room when she heard the sound of a thud.

nThe door was closed mercilessly creating a strong sound. She frowned when she realized the sound came from Evan's room.

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"Why was she angry now!!

" she mumbled but the will to know was strong enough to change her path and walk towards Evan room.

nBut before she could even take two more steps, her eyes widened with shock and she had to cover her mouth to not make any sound. Leo! Was it really her brother Leo? Oh my! His shirt was torn from his chest area and his bare chest could be seen. While his pants had a lot of kiss marks and rubbed lipstick marks all over. His hair that had always been done properly was falling all over his face.

nEven the nights were looking at him with shock. He glared at the knights standing on the door or Evan. The knight was so scared that he trembled and bowed his head as low as possible. She could not help but imagine the vivid scenes of him and Evan.. she shivered at the very thought and held the curtains nearby.

nShe needed to tell this to Eli as she was too embarrassed to talk to her father about this. After giving one last look to Leo, she held her gown in her hands and ran back towards Eli's room.

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"Eli.. Eli… I have something to tell you.

" but no matter how much she knocks on the door. It did not open. Nor did Eli reply to her calls.

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"You will regret it! I will not share the information with you tomorrow.

" she threatened as her lips formed a pout. She knew that Eli was awake, yet she was not opening the door. But if she would not share it with her, how would she sleep!

nShe took a deep sigh and walked towards her room. Laying on the bed, she continued to imagine something happened between Leo and Evan. her face turned red and warm and she hid herself in the blanket. But no matter how much she tossed and turned, she hardly caught any sleep.

nEvan's eyes fluttered when the morning rays caressed her skin. She stretched her body lazily on the bed when she felt the diamonds touching her bare skin. That was when she realized that she had still not picked up her last night gown that was covering a big part of her bed.

nShe moved and sat up when her eyes fell on the opened window. She remembered she was sitting there and looking at the moon. Then how did she end up in her bed? She tried to remember, but she could not recall her standing up from there and walking up to bed. Or she would have picked up the clothes and jewelry too. She could not dare to lose any of that, or else she had to work all her life as a servant to pay for them.

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"My lady, you have been called to the dining room for breakfast.

" The door was knocked and a knight called her.

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"Yes, I will be there in five minutes.

" She rolled out of her bed quickly. When the voice came again.

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"Shall I send a servant to assist you?

" she was not yet comfortable with someone else bathing her. She felt too embarrassed to do so. So she shook her head.

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"No, I will manage, thank you.

" The voice did not interrupt her again and she ran to the bathroom to wash up and change her clothes.

nWhen she reached the dining hall everyone else was already sitting there except Eve. She bowed her head and wished good morning to everyone present there.

nWillam smiled and returned her greetings enthusiastically while Eli just nodded her head. But when she looked at leo!

nHis gaze coolly brushed past her as if he had not even seen her, and he continued to eat his breakfast.

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"......

" was he ignoring her now so that she would not ask about her reward anymore. To think that even nobles try so hard to save money! She could not trust anyone anymore. She should have asked for money before taking part in the competition.

nConsoling her broken heart with some words, she walked and sat on the other side of Leo and started eating her breakfast silently. But before she could even take a bite of it. Sound of hurried footsteps sounded behind her.

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"I apologize for being late. Good morning father, Eli, Evan and LEOOOO..

" the mere pressure Eve had used to call Leo was enough to catch his attention. He tilted his head and looked at Eve who was smirking and wriggling her brows.

nHer eyes were dark and she was looking haggard like she had done labor all night. Leo frowned and avoided her. Though he loved Eve equally, he knew that she loved gossip and gibberish most of the time. She was the most pampered child of the palace and never grew up in true sense.

nEve frowned when he ignored her and started having his meal again but she was not among those who would give up so easily.

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