THE VILLAINESS TURNS THE HOURGLASS

Chapter 200. Confirmation, Part VII

Translator: Khan

Editor Group: Liber Reverie

Anyway, Aria would not go to anyone but himself, and even if she left him, he would not let her go, so he had plenty of chances to ask. So he kept his mind deep in his heart, wanting to know the truth.

"You'd better go home because it's late, and you might catch a cold."

He wrapped up her shoulders covered by his coat and changed the subject, pretending to be casual. In no time, his look was changed and smiled with a soft smile that he had always shown to her.

"... Yes."

In response, Aria looked suspicious, but she was naturally beside him, convinced that there would be a reason. She was also good at hiding her facial expression, and he didn't know what she was thinking, but maybe she thought it was nothing.

She then took a step forward and immediately her vision turned to her room. When he cleared his doubt, he felt a sense of regret for not wanting to part with her. As he looked down at her face, thinking of the conversation that would take a moment, he said, as if something came up.

"It will all be settled soon."

"... Oh, I see. I thought it would be the time after a while, but already... and would Mielle show up?"

Aria said, paying great attention.

"Maybe so, because they think they'll win."

"I hope she'll be back as soon as possible," said Aria, and her doubts about Asher had disappeared. She was delighted as if she were a kid playing a new prank.

'What is so fun? Is it because Mielle will be ruined? Or is it because the Count's family will be ruined? Or both?'

If someone knew Aria's cruel temper with a sulky smile that seemed to have a secret design, he would have been busy calming his surprised heart, but she was only a beautiful woman to Asher.

"I'm afraid I'll go now. I'll see you on your birthday."

"That long?"

Since it wasn't that late, he took the hand of Aria, who was surprised and asked him a question. He asked Aria with a lovely smile,

"Will you visit the Imperial Castle?"

"That's..."

As she hesitated because she was also busy, he smiled a little.

"If you allow me, I will secretly visit you like this if I have the time. If I can't, I will make sure to send you a letter."

"... I see."

It was really late, so he left regret behind and kissed Aria on the back of her hand and said goodbye then disappeared.

Soon after he disappeared, Aria, who had had a soft girl's face, looked at her hand with a cold face.

"The ring..."

The ring that had taken Asher's attention! It had been a royal ring for generations, and he had explained that when Asher used his power, its color changed. After a while, it returned to its original state, but it reminded her of the ring that glowed blue, immediately after using its power.

The last time she had listened to it with no attention, but he had said that the color had changed when he had seen her ring. She had forgotten, but she remembered that he had also looked at her hand with strange eyes.

'...No way!'

Because of the crazy idea, her face hardened. She also wondered that if she used the hourglass, the ring would shine like Asher's.