𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐭í𝐚 - 𝐤𝐚𝐥𝐢 𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐬 [𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗢𝗘𝗙𝗧𝗩] (ONGOING)

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"Huwaa😭 I'm so f*cking dead..." (m/n) cried into his hands as he slouched over himself as he sat on the comfortable seat of the carriage. Penelope sat across him, she was the opposite of him, feeling so delightful of herself.

"I feel quite happy with myself." The previous tension about her walking on eggshells regarding the otome game had subsided. Two weeks had passed since Penelope had left the Eckharts and all is fine and dandy on her part.

Penelope had read the letter the Duke had sent her and she felt mixed regarding it. It consisted of words like, "I'm sorry, my dear daughter. Please come back home." and "I've replaced all the staffs, refurnish your room, bought every type of gems the jeweler had to offer. Return home to me, my child."

All she wrote was, "Everything's alright, father. Do not fret. Hate you love you, XOXO ❤️." with a crudely drawn heart. Penelope had noticed changes regarding herself, one of it being her healthy weight gain. She had taken a liking to tasting treats every now and then. "Who knew my favourite hobby would be dessert tasting." She hummed to herself.

Derrick had also written her a letter. However, she refused to open it and had only sent a paper with one word on it. "No 👍🏻". Including a crude hand drawn. No news from Reynolds however, the Duke had mentioned about his punishment and she wondered if she would meet them.

As if she'd care.

If her life was just a novel written to entertain others, why should she give two shits anymore? She was adamant on living her life to the fullest, not wanting to let the barrier of death barricade her from her happy ending.

"Why are you fretting so much?" She asked the (h/c) who looked like he was trying to melt into the carriage couch. If it was not obvious, they were heading to the hunting contest as a representatives of the Dofour. Lucian returned to the south, Arius was too lazy to come so they had to attend.

(m/n) sighed as he looked outside the window panels. "I just...don't wanna meet the crown prince..." The crown prince? Oh. She had just remembered about the promise he forced her to oblige.

"The next time I see you, I want a full length paragraph in detail about how and why you fell in love with me?" The handsome blonde smirked with his glinting sword to her neck. Callisto seemed evil in Penelope's eyes and she does NOT want to see him again.

"...damn." Now Penelope's depressed. (m/n) is crying. Everyone's sad.

"Urm...Your Grace. May I take off my hands from my ears now?" A certain girl who had been sitting beside Penelope the whole time asked. Her gloved hands cupping her ears were growing tired. It was Emily!

"No. We're still talking secrets." (m/n) huffed as he wailed about wanting to run away. Emily couldn't even properly hear him but judging from his expression, he didn't allow her wish. She sighed as she glanced at her lady.

Few days back, Emily had appeared at the Dofour Estate. How the hell did everyone know where he lived? It seemed Arius' presence made a ruckus around the capital. Invitations to tea parties arrived but (m/n) rejected them all. Rumours of the Mad Dog of the Eckhart fleeing had spreaded as well. Somehow, it was also spread that the second son of the Dofour had tamed the bitch. (m/n) didn't like what it implied.