Chapter 9

'Hi my darling? How are you today? I'm really sorry because I wasn't the one who saved you when you fell into the lake that time, I really regret it. I hope you don't hate me, my love.

Are you feeling better? How about we meet? Can you come to my mansion in the woods next Saturday? I want us to spend time together in that place away from the palace. I really miss the curves of your beautiful body, I miss your kisses that are as sweet as honey. I miss you my darling.'

I shuddered to read this disgusting letter that was clearly written by a ridiculously philandering man.

"What the fuck-"

My stomach is so nauseous that I feel like I want to vomit. Oh damn, this is absolutely crazy. How can I live in a world where people still write love letters like this?

"Ella, what are you doing?"

Suddenly, Kenneth approached me and with a confused face, he looked at the paper I was holding in my hand. I hurriedly hid the letter behind my back so he wouldn't have to read this ridiculous letter.

"Kenny, I-"

"What are you hiding behind your back?"

"I'm not hiding anything!"

"I saw you holding paper earlier!"

"Just normal toilet tissue, yes toilet tissue, hahaha...not something you want to see! T-then I'm going to go to my room first. See you later?" I said as I stepped boldly towards my room and immediately closed the door tightly.

"Ah damn, I almost got caught receiving a love letter. I can't imagine if he knew that I had a secret admirer."

I took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. I'm starting to wonder who this person with the initials 'EDV' is? Is it possible that EDV is the Ellios De Velgmegeur that Jannet said this morning?

In the letter he clearly asked me to meet him at a mansion in the woods on Saturday. Mansion in the woods? Obviously only rich people can build a mansion on a very large land like in a forest. If it was true that he was that rich, maybe he was the Duke they were referring to.

For some reason I feel there is something strange about what I am experiencing right now. Like deja vu, yes, it feels like this has happened before.

When? Where? And how does it feel like this has ever happened? I can't remember it clearly, but it was really strange.

I decided to look for something around the table in this room and when I opened one of the drawers in the bookcase, I found a box containing dozens of letters that had been written and arranged very neatly.

I read the letters one by one to connect them with the letter I received. EDV, all the letters were given by someone with the initials EDV. Apart from that, all of these letters also contain romantic words such as dialogue in the theater drama Romeo and Juliat.

"What the hell? How come there are this many? This guy must be a crazy stalker. I can't let it go, I have to meet him and see what kind of disgusting he looks like.

I found a calendar and realized that tomorrow was saturday, which meant tomorrow was the promised time to meet.

I waited for that day feeling annoyed and nervous. That bastard named Ellios De Velgmegeur makes me look like a cheap whore in the eyes of this family and I hate it. I want to teach him a very valuable lesson.

"You want to go, Miss Ella?" Kenneth asked when he saw me sneaking out of my room. Today he looks very handsome.

"Wow..." Without realizing it, I was amazed following my old habits as a womanizer.

"Wow?" Kenneth frowned as if confused by my ridiculous reaction.

"I-I mean, you look so charming today!"

"Oh my God, Miss Ella! Stop acting silly. You're really weird. So, where are you going?"

"I don't want to go anywhere, do I look like someone who has plans to go somewhere secret?"

Kenneth looked at me for a moment, then glanced at his surroundings to confirm something. He took my hand and took me to a quieter place.

"Tell me!"

"What did you say?"

"Where are you going?"

"Me? I told you, I don't want to go anywhere!"

"Don't lie, Miss Ella! I know you're hiding something from me. You'd better just tell me or I'll complain to madam!"

"You mean, you want to complain to that witch?"

"Witch? You also think that madam looks like a witch?"

"You think so too?"

"Yes, I have to admit that sometimes I think that she looks like a witch because she is too strict and disciplined towards her daughters. But I'm sure she did all of that because she hoped that you could live a better life."

"I think she's just a greedy old woman who wants to sell her daughter to a rich man,"

"What?"

"She's just a greedy old woman, I've known one like her before!"

"Don't say that if you don't want madan to hear you!"

"I don't care if she hears it, it would be great if she actually hears it!"

"Oh my God, it's you. So, you're going to see him again today?"

"Who do you mean?"

"I know you got a letter from Duke Ellios yesterday. He invited you to meet!"

I fell silent as I realized that it was a mistake because I was trying to hide something from him, it seemed like this wasn't something that could be kept secret.

"Actually, who is Duke Ellios De Velgmegeur?"

"You really don't remember or are you just pretending?"

"I don't really know him, Steve. I mean, Kenneth."

"Who is Steven? Since you woke up from your faint that time, you have been calling me Steven!"

"Forget it! Even if I tell you, you definitely won't believe it. Now you better tell me, who is Duke Ellios De Velgmegeur and what relationship do I have with him? Why did he send me that ridiculous letter?"

Kenneth sighed, then laughed a little as if he found my question funny.

"You once told me that you fell in love with a man and that man was named Ellios De Velgmegeur, who is His Majesty King Jacob's half-brother."

"Really? I fell in love with another man?"

"Yes, you were the one who told me that at that time!"

"Oh shit-" I really feel like vomiting right now because I think back to the dozens of romantic letters in the box that I was forced to read. My eyes feel like they're stained.

"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

"No, I'm fine! You'd better just continue with that!"

"You were often invited as a dancer to parties held at the king's palace and also Duke Ellios' palace. Because you met often, you fell in love with him!"

"That's not possible!"

"Isn't that possible?"

"Do you believe that?

"Why not? You are a very beautiful woman, Miss Ella and Duke Ellios are very handsome men, no less handsome than His Majesty the King."

"Damn, I hate handsome guys!"

"So, did I guess right? You want to meet Duke Ellios somewhere?"

"I just came to see what he was like and why he wrote that disgusting letter."

"If you go, madam might notice because you're not at home!"

"You'd better do me a favor by not telling the old hag that I'm going out, you understand?"

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