Aria opened her eyes once again. It felt like waking up from death. Was she going to have to start all over, again? She'd failed seven times already. All she wanted was to be loved by that stupid family, but she couldn't even achieve that.
"I'm going to fail again, aren't I?" she asked herself, defeated.
Another new beginning. Another chance to get it right. But how long could she go on like this? How long could she suffer?
"Just why?" Aria stared out the window, remembering past failures and the manipulation she'd endured.
Her past self had been full of dreams, wanting nothing more than an ordinary family.
"How could I have endured it?" she wondered.
Trying to be loved? To be recognized as part of the family? To just be accepted? But no matter how hard she tried, she only met with pain and disappointment.
All Aria ever wished for was an ordinary family to call her own.
She dreamt of the loving hugs she'd get on her birthday, blowing out candles on a cake.
When it rained and stormed, she dreamed of holding a teddy bear gifted by her parents and feeling safe and comfortable.
She wanted the freedom to be a child, to complain to her parents about studying or eating, to get into trouble for eating sweets after dinner and getting cavities, but to still be loved and taken care of no matter what.
She wished for parents who would sing lullabies to her and snuggle up with her when she was sick.
Aria couldn't help but admit she had been greedy in her past life.
The desperation for love and acceptance made her expect and hope for too much, even though she now viewed those expectations as unreasonable.
Despite being admired as the most beautiful flower in aristocratic society, and helping the Agnes family strengthen their footing by acquiring information,
This was not enough...
"Did you truly believe you could become a true Agnes?"
Being dedicated to the family only brought her emptiness. She had been brainwashed to believe that she was getting something in return, but in reality it was a one-sided relationship.
Aria was tired of everything. She was sick of the continued, repeated life and the torture she had endured over and over again. She had done everything possible just to be loved and accepted, to save and improve the family reputation. But in return, she got abuse, torture, neglect, and so much more.
"I'm tired..." she muttered, lying down on her bed. With no emotions left,
"Hihi.." Someone giggled it's coming from the door, as she stared expressionlessly at the door. She no longer even tried to guess who was there. She knew the prank was coming, and she had experienced it all before.
"Lorenzo..."
Lorenzo had often locked Aria in her room
"Hmm..."
Aria remembered both the beginning and the end of her lives.
It was her family who killed her in her first life
*FLASHBACK*
Aria thought back to the time when her brother had locked her in her room.
"Please unlock my room, brother!" she begged. "If I am late again this time, I have to starve for three days. Please...."
"Only three days? I thought you'd starve for a week if you are late again! Geez, so annoying," he had replied, ignoring her plea.
Aria was often kept locked in her room, deprived of food and company, all as punishment for being tardy or failing to meet expectations.
*END OF FLASHBACK*
I remember that I had to starve for more than three days a week because of lorenzo It became a routine for me to soothe my hunger with water.
I didn't want to die of starvation, so I used to stand outside of my room and wait for the head maid to fetch her for her lessons. This way, I wouldn't be late or punished.
However, I contrary to what I expected, I was still punished for acting unladylike by standing outside my door...
'So after that I escaped through the balcony.'
In order to reach the first floor, I tore apart of my blankets and tied them together like a rope. That i would hand the rope on the balcony post and then climb down.
Unfortunately, the bedding I had was made from poor quality cloth. The fabric couldn't bear her weight and immediately ripped apart when I tried climbing down. I fell and almost died. But there's unexpectedly happend after that
I survive i didn't die...
Aria awoke in comfort and surprise.
The dragon spirit had saved her from death and was now her friend.
She looked around in wonder, taking in her new surroundings and her chance at freedom.
The dragon and Aria had become close in their first life together.
Aria felt a connection with the dragon and knew she could trust it.
She had never imagined being saved from certain death only to befriend a magnificent dragon spirit.
As she looked at the dragon flying by her side, Aria felt an overwhelming sense of relief that she had escaped her previous life and survived her fall from the balcony.
Continue~
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I Became the Precious Daughter of The Villainous Grand Duke
De TodoAria, the adopted daughter of duke agnes who experiences death Seven times. In each of her lifetimes, she sacrifices herself for the sake of her family she dies believing that this time her family will love her, She was abused and abandoned by them...
