Why the villainess ran away

Chapter 12

-Ezekiel-
My sist- she was distant and different that day. So much different than her usual annoying and clingy self. She felt indifferent and immune to everything the last day I saw her before she disappeared.

It's not like I cared. It was her fault and her fault only that my mother died. Lilith is vile and undeserving of what she has...... right?

She has been gone a few days now and I thought she would be already back. She knew nothing of the world and was a crybaby so everyone thought she was just throwing another temper tantrum.
Now a whole search party was sent and all the officials know of her face. If something did happen to her I'd actually be overjoyed but we still need to sell her to the crown prince for political support.

I despise her. She is still ruining things when she is missing. I hope someone finds her injured so she finally learns her lesson and stays in her place.

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It has been almost two weeks since she was gone and everyone is panicking, the princess(*a duke's daughter is called a princess*)  of the dukedom is missing and her engagement is still unannounced.
Someone tried to poison my cup today, the silver spoon turning black when I stirred it. I asked the maids about it, furious about this happening and they told me how Lilith always used to get poisoned and suffer tremendously , drinking from my cup to check. Ariel would never be so dumb as to drink poison.
She hasn't come back so we all think she is now dead. People keep saying it's for the better and I thought so too. But, why do I keep finding evidence that claims she helped all the servants unbeknownst to them. And took the blame for so many things that were of no fault to her?
I feel like I have been living with a stranger all this time. It's too late now; she is dead. She was useless anyway and there is no point in overthinking I guess. It's just that last day is making me go insane. No, not insane, just, momentarily distracted from my duties and while spending priceless time with Ariel.

Ariel sounds concerned about me these days. I love that she is. She is mine. Although, sometimes it feels like she is a little obsessed with my missing sibling.

I want her attention solely on me.

But it gets me thinking, wh- what if something actually happened to her?

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author's note: please- I made his personality so moody it's scary, does he love her in a twisted way or does he hate her in a twisted way? I guess that's up to interpretation for now. Oh also very sorry! This is just a little pov for him because it always annoys me when characters are introduced and then have no contribution to the story or anything.,,. I hope I don't do that... No need to worry though, the main story will be back in a few days with some action!! also i never knew i can hate a character of my own making so much.I was literally contemplating not even including him in the story but it is what it is.