Contrary to Minerva's expectation, Viscount Cerda wasn't as calm as she thought he was. He was gritting his teeth inside and cursing his daughter a thousand times in his head.
That stupid girl! She was already useless as a maceo, yet she let this punk unravel the secret that they were hiding for so long!
Viscount Cedra tried to calm himself. Despite the fact that this Marquis Montcada was a disappointment and a jerk, having doubts about his daughter's identity as a masterchef could derail their plan. He had to placate everyone and assure them that what this punk said was wrong. Especially now that the wench has suddenly gone missing. He had used some excuses for this, but it wouldn't be good for the long run.
As Viscount Cerda was thinking, he saw that a mage went forward to Marquis Montcada and whispered something. They did not know what it was. But all they knew was t
"Adira!""What? What's going on?"Adira's brows furrowed when she heard the hurried voice of Santi. This was the first time that she heard this tone of his that made her think that this was some kind of emergency.Blue light shone and three people appeared out of thin air. The first thing that she saw was Santi, who was covered in blood as she carried the unconscious Minerva in her arms. Her bloody face and clothes made Adira freeze on the ground until she saw a woman that held the child's hand. As soon as Adira saw the woman's visage, her body shook in disbelief."K-Kristina?"Kristina looked at Adira. Their eyes met, and Adira stood frozen like a statue. She only came into her senses when Santi called her."Adira! Call a physician!"Adira snapped into her senses. She glanced at Kristina one more time before she left and called for a p
"H-how... How was this possible?" Adira couldn't help but ask as she looked at Kristina from head to toe."I told you, didn't I? Nothing can stop me." Kristina said proudly. But, she sighed afterward and glanced at her unconscious child who was being tendered to by her husband, Santi.Adira had a lot of things to ask for. But seeing her worried about her daughter, she swallowed all the questions that wanted to come out of her mouth and instead asked something."What happened to Minnie?"Kristina sighed, "We were attacked by three people. I don't know what the identity of the two men was but the woman was somewhat familiar to me but I couldn't recall her at all."She told Adira about what happened. After Minerva fainted, Santi was mad and almost went berserk. But it seemed that they had prepared beforehand as before Santi went berserk, the three was suddenl
Minerva slowly opened her eyes. Her father, who had unexpectedly stood up on the chair beside her bed, greeted her sight.He leaned towards her and caressed her cheek."D-daddy?""Yes, baby. I'm here." Her father whispered. She smiled a little and looked around."Where's mommy?" She asked when she found out that her mother wasn't in the room. It was only the two of them here."Your mommy's in the kitchen with Rosemary. They're almost done now on preparing your food. Don't worry. "Minerva nodded her head. The tiger plushie was beside her, so she hugged it. She tried to recall what happened before she was here in her Aunt Adira's guest room.They were attacked on the seaside. It was a good thing that they were on a hidden side where there were almost no humans around. If not, there would be a casualty in this.As Minerva searched through her me
"Just… wow." Uncle Lorenzo said after he placed the knife and the fork down. He drank a glass of water and sighed in contentment that made Minerva, who was in his lap, glare at him."That was delicious! Little Rosemary truly lived up to her name as the masterchef." He said, and satisfaction could be seen on his face.However, Minerva, who was glaring at him with displeasure, retorted."Uncle, Rosemary cooked that for me." She grumbled unhappily."Huh? What was Little Minnie saying? Of course, I knew that it was for you!""Then why were you eating the food that was supposed to be my mana replenishment?""Little Minnie," Uncle Lorenzo said with seriousness laced in his voice, "You were under attack yesterday, right? What your uncle was doing was solely for your safety. Uncle was worried that something might happen to you, hence he was doing thi
"Were you sure that you're okay now?""Yes, daddy!"Her father sighed and patted her head. She looked at her mother, who was beside her in a plea."Okay, we'd go there now." Her mother conceded that it almost made her yell in surprise."Thank you, mommy!" She beamed and hugged her mother."You're welcome, baby." Her mother said and planted a kiss on her hair.Minerva beamed and giggled. They finally agreed!She looked at her Uncle Lorenzo, who gave her a thumbs up. She stuck out her tongue at him, and that made him do the same thing. Although he was making fun of her, Minerva was in a good mood, so she just ignored her Uncle Lorenzo.The reason was simple. She managed to persuade her parents to go to the small island that was also a part of Halen Empire's territory. Back at their home, when Minerva was reading the books about their nei
"Our Little Minnie was mighty! She managed to persuade Santi and Kristina to go to the island! Truly amazing!" Uncle Lorenzo exclaimed in his exaggerated voice. He patted her head and even hugged her as if he was proud of what she did. Minerva grimaced and pinched his back. He acted as if she saves the entire continent from chaos!"Ouch! Little mighty Minnie, you're too violent!" He yelped and rubbed his back. She scoffed at him."Uncle was exaggerating again." Her pinch wasn't even that hard!"Alright, alright. We'd better get ready first before we head to the island as soon as possible." Uncle Khalil said and stood up. Supposedly, it'd be only their family of three and Rosemary who'd head to the island. But since Uncle Khalil and Uncle Lorenzo were here, her mother decided to have them come with them. Aunt Adira, on the other hand, was also invited. But since she was
The Halen Empire was thrown into disarray when the news of the Holy Maiden, Princess Kristina Zariah Ventimiglia de Ivrea, the Duchess of Ivrea, was alive.When the people found out that the Holy Maiden gave birth to a jeweled eye wielder, everyone assumed that she was now dead despite the lack of confirmation from the Duke of Ivrea and Emperor Khalil of the Toen Empire. After all, the spouse of the Saint Archmages would eventually die as soon as a jeweled eye wielder was born from them.But who would have thought that out of all the spouses of the Saint Archmage, the Holy Maiden was the only one who managed to survive? Furthermore, she was in the Halen Empire together with the Duke Ysmael Santi de Ivrea and their daughter, Princess Minerva Chrysalis de Ivrea.Even though they were far from Halen's Imperial Capital, the people of Firdous Island were aware of the shockin
"We're here."Minerva was assisted by her father when they went down on the boat. She thought that her father wanted to carry her around, but seeing him assisting her, she felt glad deep inside. Obviously, Minerva wanted to experience the shore firsthand!As Minerva's tiny feet landed on the sand, she jolted in shock when a few sands went inside her slippers. It was a bit ticklish but she didn't mind it a bit. In fact, she was enjoying it! She kicked a bit of the sand and even buried her feet. Minerva giggled when the soft sand touched her little feet as she played.It was a good thing that her mother made her wear slippers. It was extremely practical footwear for the environment they were in."Was that a starfish?" She exclaimed in surprise when she saw a star-shaped creature on the sand a few feet away."Yes, little angel. That's a starfish." Uncle Khali