"You… why were you saying such silly things?"
Minerva pursed her lips and glared at Marcus, who was looking at her in amusement. If she was awkward about the way that Marcus looked at her in silence earlier, then she was too uncomfortable with what he had said.
"Were you flustered?"
"Stop saying silly things!"
Marcus laughed. "What? Did I say something wrong?"
Minerva glared at him, which made him laugh even more.
She didn't want to brag, but she had heard countless times how adorable she was, how cute, and how pretty.
But with the way Marcus had uttered it and even his expression, she didn't know but she had an urge to smack him in the face!
You're funny. I just told you that you were fascinating and yet you were suddenly agitated like this."
"How could I not? You were so old and yet you were hitting on little girls! Dis
"Mommy!"Minerva hastily ran into her mother, Kristina's, embrace as soon as she arrived at the garden where her father, Santi, and Uncle Lorenzo also stayed. She was instantly caught by her mother, so she buried her face in her chest while she clung to her neck."What's wrong?" Kristina asked. Minerva just shook her head."Ah, Aunt Kristina, Minnie was just embarrassed."Minerva's little head immediately sprung from her mother's chest and glared at Marcus, who had quickly followed her to the garden."Embarrassed?" She heard her father ask. Minerva instantly eyed her father, who coincidentally was looking at her with amusement and curiosity in his blue jeweled eyes.Hmp. Obviously, Daddy would question Marcus. Worse, he might also tease her together with Uncle Lorenzo!She pouted and looked at her mother.Kristina, upon seeing her daug
"...was there something wrong?"Minerva looked at Kendrick on the reflection of the mirror when he suddenly asked her a question. He was reclining on the door frame as he watched her looked at herself in the mirror.He probably thought that she must had thousands of thoughts on her mind right?She scratched her head. Well, she was just looking at her reflection... but with a lot of thoughts on her mind. So he was somewhat correct."Brother Kendrick, am I pretty?"It seemed that he was surprised by her question as he froze on the spot. Still, he answered."Of course. Why? Did something told you otherwise?"Minerva shook her head, "Nope."She stared at her reflection once more before she asked again."Then did you think I'm fascinating?"This time, Kendrick walked into her direction and sat beside her."Very." He ans
"Daddy?"Santi turned around to face his daughter, who was walking in his direction with the tiger plushie in her arms. Behind her was Kendrick, who had an odd expression on his face.He just swept a glance at Kendrick and looked at his daughter."I thought you were with Uncle Khalil and mommy."When they arrived at the Toen Empire, Khalil just greeted the family of three before he dragged Kristina somewhere.Santi scooped Minerva up in his arms and let her lie on his chest."Nah. Your uncle and mother might have something to talk about for themselves, so I gave them some privacy.""Oh."He caressed Minerva's soft silver hair before he looked at Kendrick, who was just standing on the side. His left brow arched as if to ask what he was doing.Kendrick furrowed his brows before he mouthed at him. Obviously, he didn't want Minerva
Minerva sighed. She had tried to appease thoroughly her father. However, the more that she tried to pacify him, the angrier he became. Thus, she decided to stay silent and let him vent.Fortunately, her mother and Uncle Khalil went into the garden where they were. As rational as she was, her mother managed to calm her father down.She smiled bitterly. She felt embarrassed by what happened. What if Marcus was just playing with her? What if she just took his words seriously when in fact he was just teasing her? She would definitely bury herself to the ground and never appear before Uncle Lorenzo and Marcus ever again!Why would Marcus say such ambigous words in the first place? Look, she became too flustered! This was the first time that she treated as such on both of her lifetimes. She did not know how to handle such situation. Who knew that it would result into th
"Why didn't you go and spend your time with your mother?" Sora asked as he leaned comfortably on the couch. He was now on his own as he leisurely ate the fruit inside the bedroom.Minerva remained silent and just blinked her eyes as she stared at the ceiling. Although it was a bit late now and she had been awake for a while, she still continued to lie on the bed and refused to get up.Apparently, Minerva had a lot of thoughts running through her mind. She was so distracted that she didn't notice that Sora was now in his human form and was just staring at her perplexedly.She was thinking about how to save her mother from her circumstances. But how? How could she help if she didn't know anything?"Hey, did you hear me?""Ah!"Minerva jolted in shock and woke up from a trance when Sora blocked her view of her ceiling and stared at her with his brow ar
Minerva sat on the bed and leaned her body over the tiger plushie as she stared at Sora, who sat on the edge of her bed."I was grateful that Mommy could wake up seven days a year. But honestly, it wasn't enough." She muttered, "What I wanted was to spend every single moment of my life with my parents. That's why I wanted to find a cure for Mommy."Sora looked at her for a bit. Tremors spread throughout his eyes as he stared at the little girl in front of him."I didn't know anything, nor had I a clue about mommy and daddy. I wanted to help, but I didn't know what to do. There were times that I wanted to ask them so I'd know. Being in the dark about Mommy's condition wasn't pleasant at all. Every day, countless scenarios kept on popping into my head. But I guess I had a fau
"Ah, Minnie, you're awake. I thought you were still asleep." Kristina gasped in surprise when she saw her daughter sitting on the bed while leaning her body against the tiger plushie. She looked so sulking that she couldn't help but worry."What's wrong?" She worriedly asked.Minerva's eyes jumped in bewilderment when she noticed that the door to the room she stayed in suddenly swung open. There she saw her mother, who had had an excited expression earlier, but now had changed into a worried one. Behind her was Santi, who looked perplexed as he looked at her.She immediately dashed in Minerva's direction and sat on the edge of her bed, gently grasping both of her cheeks as she scrutinized her from head to toe."Was there a problem?" She worriedly asked. Minerva pursed her lips and looked at Sora in her peripheral vision, who had now transformed into a puppy. She
"Your Highness!""Mm. What...?"Minerva asked groggily as she rubbed her eyes.Cassie pulled the curtains on the side so the sunlight would hit her face. Minerva couldn't help but groan and bury herself in the sheets. Unfortunately, Cassie was faster. She quickly pulled her blanket up."Cassie, it's too early." She whined."Your Highness, today's your fifteenth birthday. I had already given you fifteen minutes to sleep, but we couldn't be delayed any longer. Please get up so we can get prepared."Minerva grumbled, but nonetheless stood up. She yawned once again and stretched her arms. However, before she could stretch her arms further, she felt a hand grab her and lead her to the bathroom."Go get those...""Where were the...""Put those..."Just by hearing the panicked voices around her, Minerva felt she was dizzy and would have