The Villainess Is Tired

A Request to Find its Quest

Chapter 39

Ashlyn's POV

It has become many restless nights for me. Yearning for my mother's words to read, to feel her sincere pleas. There was never a time in a day that I didn't reread her words. How? No, why? Why was I too late to discover her journal? Why didn't I had a reason to learn more than what my curse was made for? Why didn't I unfold what truth lies underneath my curse and my mother who is connected to it? Why didn't I ask myself once why was I coming back to the same family who made me suffer? I want all this shit to make sense. My mother knows more than what is happening to me. There are many missing pieces I didn't know. It's all driving me crazy. The truth itself is insane as it is. Looks like I'll supplicate an audience to the duke.

"Mia Ashlyn De Alegro!" I flinch as a shout goes along with it from the side. Or rather from in front of me. I shrugged, "What did you say, uncle?" I gave a slight smile. Uncle was pouting. Must be because I was in my deep thoughts. He's a bit scornful lately because of my thoughts bugging me. Uncle Philip sighed and chuckled, I concurrently chuckled to match his. "I said, the imperial siblings have woken from their coma. The princes are seeking your appearance. You haven't visited the empress since the last time you had fun with the princes. You know what's been happening to them, dear. They ought to see you, their friend, especially the crown prince. I think since they come around again. Crown prince Claude is madly requesting your appearance since yesterday evening. Victor had learned his request last night. That was around you, Adrian, and I was talking with Ezekiel through a magic orb. Brother pass me what the crown prince wanted. He told me to talked to you about it tomorrow which is now." Uncle stopped from his long explanation. "And I'm asking a while ago do you want to meet them up?" He finished with a question.

"Before I answer your question. I want to talk to you about something. I'll cut to the chase. I want to leave." Uncle was drinking his herbal tea when he heard me say I wanted to leave. He splutters his drink onto me. I was drench because of what he did. Uncle Philip became pale as he realized what he did. I saw how his features have turned flustered, "Uncle, it will surely be a help if you find a towel or something to help me get dried." I didn't hesitate to give a deadpan smile. In a flinch, he took a towel from his small cabinet and instantly gave it to me. By the way, I am in his room. I thanked him. He came back to his chair across mines. "I felt stupid at what I had done." He sulked. Mumbling a few more words at what he did.

Uncle came back to his senses as he cough, "Okay, tell me clearly. Why do you want to leave? I thought you are happy here. You have been living with us for five years now. Why the change of mind? What is going on? It's..... not like you." I simultaneously scoff. Hearing it wasn't like me? "If only you knew." I mouth. "What did you say?" Uncle Philip was confused. I waved as if I didn't say anything.

"I decided on my own to go to a boarding school abroad. To learn more there. I know many knowledgeable scholars are there." I kept my short as possible I think I did. "Ashlyn, dear, many geniuses are also here in the empire. No, in the whole continent. Why must go far away from us?" He stared at me intensely. "I've heard that the southern continent is a beautiful place." I saw how his shoulders slope. Describing it, it was like his shoulder is being loaded by boulders. "If you want to see beautiful scenery then we can travel to the whole Lune continent. All provinces and small kingdoms are ruled by our mother empire. We can go there. No need to go somewhere farther than here." He claims as he smiled. He smiled wide and was gritting his teeth preventing it to say more words than get into a fight. Uncle does that whether he doesn't want to say further things that will get into something. "That's why I want to go to a boarding school there just to see the sights in the south. Come on, uncle, It will just be a few years. I will also tell father. And I know, he'll agree to it, I think so." I said as I gave him my deadpan cute eyes. Though I had my serious face on my eyes we're tempting him to agree with me. Uncle couldn't take what was I saying, he was supposed to defend once again. Yet he gives up. "Okay, okay, then why are you saying that to me? Why not say it to brother directly?" His voice sound really defeated. "Just like what I said a while ago I'll tell father. Then you'll go to your spot and be there to support me. I need someone to back me up if father is against it."