TVRTH [Book 1]

Chapter 43

The Secret Of The Hourglass, Part IV

Translator: Khan

Editor: SootyOwl

He also mentioned that he had received the gift, so that meant that he would not return it.

'What does he want to talk about in person?'

Again, Aria hurriedly and excitedly called for Jessie.

"Jessie!"

"Yes! Miss!"

"Get the letter paper and a pen! I need to write my reply letter!"

Facing her visible urgency, Jessie hurried to bring the paper and pen. As soon as she put them down, Jessie felt complicated feelings as she looked at Aria, who wrote the letter in a careful manner.

It was a great pleasure for her to regain her beautiful, bright demeanor since she had been a little nervous lately, but the problem was that it was Oscar who had given her joy. Of all people...

Before she announced the sender to the public, she came to Aria, so only Jessie knew the secret that it was Oscar's letter. However, it was only a matter of time before that information would catch Mielle's ears through their constant exchange. She didn't think there would be any big trouble because Mielle was friendly and benevolent. On the other hand, she was somewhat anxious. Jessie hoped nothing would happen.

Aria, who wrote an answer in a clumsy but neat style, ordered Jessie to seal it.

"So, send it back to Oscar."

Jessie was so flushed that she sealed the letter tightly with wax as red as her cheeks, which resembled fresh peaches.

Although she could not see what was written inside, with Aria's urging words, Jessie sensed intuitively that the contents would have a bad effect on the mansion.

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Aria either played with the hourglass or immersed herself in reading, unmoved as her birthday neared.

The most enjoyable of all the things she did was to order a good selection of tarts and macarons and then devour them in five minutes. She smiled at Jessie, who was speechless and astonished, then turned the hourglass over and brought time back to before she had eaten everything and repeated the process.

'What could make me happier than eating a lot of delicious food than turning back time to when I hadn't yet eaten?'

In addition, she would sometimes fill up a bottle of water and go into Mielle's room and pour the contents on her head.

Mielle's face, wide-eyed with embarrassment, was extremely eye-catching. It was somehow pleasant to have Emma's fierce hostility behind her.

'You treat me like a wicked woman, so I'll do something really bad and show you just how bad I am.'

At first, Aria grabbed her by the head, asking her to confess the truth, but she was almost taken into custody as Mielle shouted, "You are insane!" It was not easy to get a full confession out of someone when there was no confession to make yet.

Wouldn't it matter if she poured water on Mielle since she had encouraged her maid to do so in the past? No, it would be OK if she turned the hourglass over.

Of course, if anyone found out about it, they would probably say it was a worthless action, but it was a small pleasure for Aria's dull daily life. She wanted to resolve the sorrows of the past.

So, as usual, she played small mischief on Mielle with the hourglass and tried to savor the tea afterward. At that moment, Jessie, who had gone to the bookstore to check if the book Aria had ordered had come in, returned with a bright face.