It was already past midnight when Alice returned to the inn. She carefully returned to her room and was just about to open the door to enter when she heard a noise coming from the end of the hallway. Alice couldn't contain her curiosity but slowly approached the source of the sound.The growl wasn't loud and interrupted, but it was clearly an uncomfortable groan. Alice stopped in front of the door of that room. Wasn't this Arthur's room?Alice knew that it would be rude to try to eavesdrop or spy on others, but the sound coming from the room made her unable to ignore it. Alice knocked on the door and called:Knock, knock, knock."I’m Alice. Are you okay, Arthur?"Inside, the growling suddenly stopped. Alice stated once more:"Is something wrong with your injury? Do you want me to call doctor?"There were some weird noises. It was unclear what Arthur was in a hurry to do. Just as Alice was about to knock on the door again, it suddenly opened, startling Alice. Standing in front of the d
Alice started the day with frustration and shyness. As she stepped out the door, she bumped into someone, lost her balance, and fell to the side. Expecting to suffer a scene of humiliation, a large hand was able to grab Alice's biceps and pull her back. Alice stood close to the man's chest, felt the light breath above the top of her head, and looked up. Arthur's calm, handsome face immediately brought back all of her memories of last night and her embarrassing dreams. Alice was too embarrassed, did not let Arthur speak; she pushed him away. With one hand against the wall and the other covering her face, Alice didn't want anyone to see her strange expression. Lily thought that something was wrong with Alice, so she panicked: "What's wrong with you, Miss Alice?" Alice hurriedly waved her hand. She straightened, adjusted her expression, and turned back to Arthur. Faced with Arthur's unchanging expression, Alice was a bit speechless. It felt like she was the only one who made things
The shack and dirty house in the middle of the forest was built with trees and used grass and leaves as a roof. Inside, the hoarse man's voice continued to let out unearthly curses, accompanied by the horrible sound of whips. “You're useless! This bastard! I asked you to serve the guests, not asked you to hit them! I have warned you many times already. You cost me a lot of money again. Shit! You pissed me off and asked for it! ” The thin and small figure curled up tightly, shivering and receiving each cruel whip lashing down. The dirty and ragged old dress couldn’t cover the pale skin bleeding out from the new wounds that stacked up against the old. No matter how much the whip struck her down, that poor girl still didn’t let a groan of pain, a scream or a beg for forgiveness come out of her mouth. She just shivered from the pain that was constantly torturing her body. After about a hundred times of hitting, kicking, and cursing, it seems to have calmed down a bit. The skinny man
Alice wasn't in too much of a hurry to wait for the right moment, but she truly loathed every inch of her skin that he touched. The golden eyes shone with coldness. The thin arm raised the staff high, aimed at the man's head straight, and then used all her strength to smack it down. The man was suddenly attacked . He was stunned and slowly straightened his back to sit up. Unable to speak, just 'ah...uh....' for two times, he reached out his hand to touch the nape of his neck. The whole hand was covered with blood. His face was pale and he fell down. As an aside, his eyes gradually lost focus as he looked at the girl with long white hair was holding the stick out of nowhere, saw her take it and smacked it down again. Alice, with a bloodless face, stared at the bloody stick with a few spikes on it, gasping for breath. She tossed the stick aside, then grabbed the thin blanket on the bed and wrapped it around her body. She didn't know if it was her own blood or the bastard's, but the st
Soon after, about two more men who cut down the bushes in the way also appeared. They reverently worship.“We’re late, please forgive us prin-”Before he could finish speaking, the mysterious face-masked man waved his hand and said:“Quickly tie up this pig and take it to the horse.”The other two nodded to move forward, only to realize that there was something black hiding behind the tree. They opened their eyes to look, immediately drew their swords and were stopped again.“Don't mind him, we'll come back home soon. I’m tired.”They hesitated to withdraw their swords, hearing orders to quickly cut down a small tree and use it as a burden to carry the big wild boar back.When the three of them were about to leave, the masked man turned his head to check, ‘that man’ was also following him slowly.Does it look like ‘he’ wants to get out of this forest?There was no reason at that time, but he automatically slowed down to lead the way. It seems to show pity for the person who is struggl
Alice tried to pull her hair away from the man, she wanted to come and hug her mother right away. But the man caught her or pressed her hands behind her back easily, not giving her a chance to move forward. “It was so touching… fuh fuh fuh. But two of you can stop here. You should complete your mission before I change my mind. My former Marquise.” Then she ordered her henchman to put down a piece of paper and an ink pen. Tears kept flowing so that Alice couldn't see clearly what paper it was. She could only see her mother's boneless fingers holding the pen with difficulty and writing down something like a signature. As soon as she stopped writing, the noble-looking woman bent down and grabbed the paper. Seeing the line of crooked signatures, her heart trembled with joy. “Ah ha ha. Confirmation of annulment of Alice Rothnors inheritance. Signed by The Marquise of Rothnor - Irene Rothnor. A ha ha good! It’s very good! Ha ha ha ha!!!” Alice was surprised to hear what the woman has re
The Rothnor mansion seemed to shine in an area when dawn shone on the multicolored glass windows and bright white walls. This structure was built in the Baroque* style, which was popular for the design of churches and monumental theaters. The characteristic of Baroque architecture was that it showed off the strength and power of the owner of the building. The image of the mansion made a strong impression with its brilliance and strong feelings due to the details, colors, and light when facing and enjoying it. From the outside gate to along the paths in the courtyard of the mansion, there were trees and flowers, enough to know that the owner of this place loved nature very much. Prominent in the middle of the garden was a transparent greenhouse with lots of flowers, dahlias, and an extremely eye-catching small aquarium.Gentle rays of sunlight penetrated the thin white curtain. The small figure was still curled up in a warm, thick blanket, lying on the large bed like a princess. The l
Irene looked at Alice's panic-stricken, tear-stained face and suddenly felt her heart ache. She stroked Alice's soft white hair, gently wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and she spoke: “Don't worry baby. I’m not going anywhere. I'm here with you.” Alice was really emotional and couldn't believe what was happening. “I love you really really much mom.” She was really alive again. Miracles have really happened. Alice has indeed gone back in time. It was the god who had mercy on her and gave her a chance to redo everything, wasn’t it? If that was the case, Alice vowed to protect her mother to the end. She will not allow anyone to have the opportunity to take advantage of and take away what already belongs to her. She was hugging Madam Irene again. Alice's innocent face gradually turned serious and angry. His eyes showed hatred. The lovely smile was also gone, but instead there were gritted teeth, determined to take revenge. The innocent, useless seventeen years old Alice would be