THE VILLAINESS TURNS THE HOURGLASS

Chapter 25. Oscar Frederick, Part II

Chapter 25. Oscar Frederick, Part II

Translator: Khan

Editor: SootyOwl

Mielle should not be meeting Oscar yet, but her grief-stricken letter to her brother seemed to have shortened the period. Cain must have returned to the mansion, hurrying his horse through the night's dew, because of the sorrowful letters from his only lovely sister.

Cain had never returned to the mansion during the semester, but apparently, when Aria saw that he had come with Oscar, she realized he seemed to have been worried about his sister.

Of the weekend, the two days of the week when he could barely rest, he would have to spend a whole day overworking the horses pulling the carriage to and fro the academy, and the rest comforting his beautiful sister.

Mielle, who was unusually lively, greeted him with sparkling eyes. Aria thought she looked despicable, smiling at Oscar, who took his coat off and gave it to his servant. Aria's hand, which was gripping the handrail, tightened.

Oscar handed Mielle a bouquet of white lilies that his servant had given him. There was no way to know whether he had been the one to actually prepare them in advance.

"Oh, my God! I've never seen such a beautiful and fresh flower."

"Thank you."

Those must have been words of vain and empty formality, but Mielle's cheeks blushed with that ridiculous overture.

'Yeah, let's do that. If her last moments come, I will rub those lively cheeks in the mud. It'll be worth seeing her face covered in bloody grains of sand.'

"Go quickly and decorate my room with these flowers."

"Yes, miss."

Mielle asked her maid several times to handle the flowers she had received with great care.

Aria would have to go back to her room first. Unlike Mielle, who was neatly dressed from head to toe, she was in very simple house clothes and with slightly disheveled hair.

It was obvious that no one had spoken a word to her about the visit, and they had done so deliberately. They had to have told others to clean the mansion and groom the garden, but Aria had known nothing about it. Thinking of that, she overflowing with anger.

It was at that moment, when Aria, who was biting her lower lip because she couldn't overcome her anxiety due to their warm greeting, tried to turn around. Suddenly, Oscar's eyes met hers.

"...!"

She didn't want to face him in those tacky clothes. She had wished to always be beautiful and elegant for him because he was the best means to drive Mielle into hell.

Aria, who had forgotten the blink out of surprise, slowly stepped back. Oscar's eyes narrowed due to the unexpected encounter, and he frowned.

Her heart throbbed. A figure who didn't seem to have noticed her in the past was looking directly at her. She would take the seat next to him this time.

Aria couldn't even wipe the sweat off her hands to receive his gaze. It was Mielle, who followed Oscar's gaze to her, who broke the tension that seemed to have stopped Aria's heart.

Faced with Mielle's frightened eyes, Aria's frozen heart quickly turned to lava. Her whole body was infused with hot blood to make her aware of the reality.

'Yes, it was only a little bit faster than how it was supposed to have been done, but what I have to do is clear.'

Only then, did Aria find her true self to greet him extremely politely. Although the distance between them was significant, her elegant gesture, like that of a butterfly, was visible to everyone in the room.