Do Your Best and Regret

Chapter 14

".... I do not know what you mean, Jay,"

"I'm sick of it, so stop calling me and tell me why such nonsense is being spread, like the Grand Duke offered an oath to you."

I bit my lip reflexively. It's been a year and a half. It's been a year and a half since I reunited with Jade, who never came back after going to war with Heferti. I had a lot to say. I wanted to complain about why there was no reply to my letter and why the relief goods were sent back.

I thanked him for returning safely. When I said that, I hoped he would smile at least once. But in reality, Jade hasn't changed at all from a year and a half ago when he always ignored me.

Jade's eyes softened slightly.

"You're lying, right? I knew it. But, who would have rejected swearing an oath to a Lady, especially the from beauty like a Grand Duke."

"Really."

"What?"

Jade looked at me with an expression of disbelief and then snorted. I slowly opened my mouth to Jade's habit of telling me not to lie.

"His Highness the Grand Duke swore an oath to me. Jade, as you know, it was an oath as a knight to the Lady"

"No way!"

"Why do you talk like that?"

"What!"

Jade suddenly screamed at my mumbling words. His stomach was boiling and it felt like it was going to explode. Clearly, he should have sworn to the Princess, so why Olivia? Does that idiot even know what that means?

After fussing for a while, he suddenly became very quiet. Jade looked at me, forgetting to even breathe for a moment.

Come to think of it, what did I say?

Moonlight shone on me through the window above the door. Under the cold, cold moonlight, I quietly lowered my head.

His silver hair, just like mine, sparkled as if he would disappear at any moment. Jade's heart sank. Olivia never once lowered her head.

(Jade Pov)

Even when she was ten years old, Jade found out that Olivia wasn't his real sister.

"Was it because of you? Because of you, my mom!!"

Jade, who had been taking care of Olivia without his father and Conrad knowing, hated Olivia more than anyone else from then on.

She was dressed in shabby clothes and her lips were pursed. He thought Olivia had said something, but he didn't want to hear her excuses. Even two years after his mother's death, Jade thought Olivia was his younger sister. He regretted desperately that he had taken care of Olivia during that time.

From then on, Jade steadily harassed Olivia. Even if he leaves a bunch of frogs under her bed, even if he leaves her outside and locks the door when it rains on a cold autumn day, even if he tears up her favorite book and pushes her around for no reason. Even though she was alone in the social circle.

Despite it all, Olivia held her head straight. She doesn't lower her head like that.

While Jade was speechless, Olivia lifted her head. Her face was smiling like always.

"Why? Are you talking as if no one will swear to me?"

"That..."

"I can get it too. Of course, I am also an adult who made my debut."

(Olivia Pov)

As if was joking, I smiled rolled up the hem of my dress, and pretended to be polite. Jade's eyes narrowed as he stared at the scene.