Second Life of the Villainess

Chapter 20

Aria calmly grasped reality and shook off her anxiety by thinking about the various things that were to come.

Soon, she became more relaxed and felt the sweet tea on her tongue. As she leaned back on the sofa, enjoying it in a comfortable position, Jessie suddenly entered the room with a servant from the jewellery shop.

"I'm sorry I'm late."

She bowed immediately to apologize to Aria. The accompanying servant did the same.

Aria forgave their sins with a very generous smile. Aria thought it was cute that Jessie had come back when she felt more relieved, and she had also noticed that Jessie had had a bit of luck.

"We prepared some jasmine tea and a tart." Jessie and the servant hurriedly arranged the table and set the refreshments.

Aria warmed her body with the new tea, which had been chilled slightly by an unexpected encounter with the chilly autumn wind. The sweet-and-sour tart with strawberries and blueberries melted gently in her mouth. It was not a common tart seen on the market.

'I think she went to a famous bakery to buy it.'

It wasn't bad. She felt better and better as she ate the delicious dessert.

Around the time two slices of the tart had been eaten, the knights who had gone out to find a carriage returned. They seemed to have crawled around like tortoises worn out by old age.

No matter how delicious the refreshments were, she did not have to stay at the jewellery store anymore, so she rose from her seat without regret.

Aria was escorted by her knights, leaving the jewellery shop behind. The carriage was waiting right in front of the entrance, and that made her feel at ease.

Nevertheless, Aria looked carefully around and stuck close to the knights. It would take her only a few steps, but she had to be careful because he had overpowered her knights once.

Of course, he would not be waiting for her since he had nothing to do with her, unlike before, but Aria had already died once, so she was careful of unknown dangers.

"Please, get on the carriage."

Nothing happened until she opened the carriage door and took the knight's hand. She felt like she could laugh at her concerns.

Aria, standing before the carriage, breathed a small sigh of relief. One more step and she would be able to hide in the carriage.

But as she was about to take that last step, something suddenly fell on her side.

"!"

"Miss!"

The knight who saw it quickly knocked it over with his hand. Then, that thing that had suddenly appeared near Aria's face fell to the ground with a crunching sound. When she lowered her gaze and looked at it, she saw it was a bouquet of tulips beautifully wrapped in fine paper and decorative ribbons.

Surprised, Aria's body froze, firmly attached to the carriage, and the two escorting knights quickly clung to her earth and drew their swords. The sharp swords were directed at a man who, with an awkward expression, picked up the bouquet that had fallen to the ground.

"Oh, my God! It was just a gift for the lady who protected my precious fortune... It must have been too sudden."

He smiled as if nothing had happened to him as he dusted off the flowers. His casual appearance stunned Aria into silence. Whether it was the same for her knights, they also became mute. The man dusted off the bouquet for a while and handed it back to Aria in a polite manner.