Chapter 26
Unfortunately, I just followed him without any resistance. His aura was so strong, even stronger than King Zavier's aura. The aura of a bully and a crazy sociopath.
He took me to the balcony where a few moments ago I had come to enjoy a bottle of wine alone. He took off his luxurious, sweet-smelling coat and placed it on my shoulders.
"You're okay, right?"
"I-I-"
"You hit him in front of everyone. You really are my girl, Ella! I love you more and more." He said with a wolf smile that made me even more scared.
Damn it, the more I looked at him, the more he resembled Keith, that crazy bastard who made me almost die many times because of his cruel torture. He was the person I hated most in the world and at that time I swore to myself that I would never forgive him. Even if I had the chance, I would definitely take my revenge on him.
"I have to go back to my family, they must be waiting-"
"Why did you just leave then?"
"W-what did you say?"
"That afternoon at the place we promised, why did you just leave me at that time?"
"I-I just-"
"You want to say that you became interested in him because he helped you when you drowned in the lake?"
"What are you-"
"Listen to me! I warned you not to approach him, you know I will never forgive anyone who dares to break their promise to me!"
He did the same thing that bastard did to me. Namely threatening me. In the past, that bastard always warned me not to complain to Xavier every time he and his bastard friends beat me up.
He knows that Xavier is very strong, Xavier is an expert in martial arts, Kyokushin Karate, Muay Thai and Taekwondo, even wrestling. Xavier even fought with thugs who often robbed me of money on the street and the crazy thing was, he managed to beat them alone. After remembering, since getting to know and being close to Xavier, I can become who I am now. At least even though I wasn't as strong as him to beat the thugs, I didn't just sit there and cry in the corner like a loser. I will fight as best as I can and that courage has emerged since I got to know him.
"I will be close to whoever I want, I don't need your approval!" I said. I don't know why that brave sentence just came out of my mouth. I don't know why but even though I'm a woman now, I feel that I don't need to be afraid of anyone.
"What did you say, Ella?" He looked at me with very cold eyes and honestly the look in his eyes managed to make me shudder..
"You must be talking about His Majesty the King, right? You're afraid of me being with him, isn't that right? To be honest, I'm not interested in you or him because I'm not interested in men. But if I had to be forced to choose, it's clear I would choose His Majesty King Zavier. Goodbye-" just as I started to leave, he grabbed my hand and held it tightly.
I was forced to turn to him to see what he was doing to me. His eyes became colder and sharper, he made the atmosphere in this place very tense.
"There's something strange about you. Who are you? Are you really my Ella?" He asked a question that was quite surprising. He started to doubt whether I was really Eleanor Marquitas or not.
"Of course, I-"
"I know very well what you are like, Ella. You were so crazy about me, you adored me so much and you even prostrated yourself at my feet so that I wouldn't leave you. But now you act as if you've forgotten everything you've done to me. What's wrong, Ella? Have you really forgotten about it? Or are you really not Ella, but an impersonator?"
My hands were shaking, damn, this was definitely not a favorable situation for me. I have absolutely no idea what Ella Marquitas was like, I have no idea what her life was like before I became her. But-
Suddenly I remembered the movie I saw with Mary Jane on the day of the accident. The film entitled Love Story is adapted from a famous classic novel which tells the story of an evil queen who is married to the king, but on the one hand she is in an forbidden relationship with the king's half-brother.
"No no, that movie definitely has nothing to do with this. Ella Marquitas? That's right, the evil queen's name is Ella Marquitas, right? And the king is called King Zavier, I remember, the queen's lover's Duke is called Duke Aiden De Velgmegeur. Damn it , what is this? Why do they all have the same name?" I shouted loudly in my heart.
Scene after scene in the film reappeared in my head. The scene of how the queen sleeps with the Duke while the king is traveling on assignment in another area. Is it possible that the life I'm living right now is the life of a crazy woman named Ella Marquitas in films and novels?
"That's still not certain, I have to confirm it again." I thought.
"What's wrong, Ella? Why does your face look confused like that? What are you thinking?"
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