Chapter 113 Emelia's Pov My heart dropped, “What?” I whispered, staring at the pouch in her hands. The smell was so bitter, so pungent, I could feel it burning the inside of my nostrils even from across the table.Cassandra didn’t flinch.“Asphora root and Cindale leaf.” She repeated calmly, “Two of the most dangerous medicinal plants when combined. On their own, they’re mildly poisonous, but together? They’re lethal. Slow-acting, highly corrosive, and nearly undetectable in medical scans unless you know exactly what you’re looking for.”I already knew what it was since Miranda said that was what he was being poisoned by but I was so shocked. I looked back down at the photographs in my hand. Esteban and Edward standing side by side like old friends, exchanging a parcel like it was an afternoon snack.“You’re saying this is what’s in the parcel?” I asked slowly, almost afraid of her answer.“Yes.”“But… How do you know that?” I narrowed my eyes at her, suspicion curling again in my c
Chapter 112 Emelia’s Pov “So? What was it that you wanted to talk about?” I crossed my arms, staring blankly at her. We had gone to a small cafe near the institute and she had rented the whole place out so we could ‘discuss without any interruptions’. Since she had allowed me to choose the place, I figured that giving her that ability would make things go faster. I didn't even want to be anywhere near her. “You're not even giving me a chance to make small talk with you. Did I make you angry to that extent?” I clenched my fists, “Why not answer that question by yourself? Any sensible person knows that they hate to be deceived, and that is what you've been doing to me all this while, isn't it? I must have looked stupid to you running around and trying to find out who it was that poisoned grandfather. I will admit, I should have seen it from the beginning, with how eager you were to help me, I should have known that something was wrong. But, that's fine, I was the one who was thought
Chapter 111 Emelia's Pov “W… What?! ELLA?! You mean, the ELLA who is one of the most famous computer prodigies in the country?! That same ELLA?!" Lena’s eyes went so wide they looked like they might fall out of her face. She pointed at me, then at herself, then at me again like she was struggling to solve a complicated math equation without a calculator.I nodded with a small smile, already bracing myself for whatever she was about to display.“Yes, that ELLA. But my real name is Emelia.”Lena gasped like I had just revealed I was the Queen of England in disguise.“You… You’re my teacher?! You… You’re going to teach me?! Really?!” She squeaked.I reached my hand out in a friendly gesture, “There will be a lot of teachers that will teach you, Lena but I'm mostly claiming you as my personal student. It’s nice to meet you again, Lena. I’m looking forward to working with you.”That’s when it happened.Lena moved to shake my hand but, somehow, she tripped. On nothing. Not a cord. Not a c
Chapter 110 Emelia’s Pov I saw everything. From the moment Ethan had rushed to pull Lena away from the gates, how he slapped her and how rough he was with her. I couldn't hear what they were talking about but from the expression that others had on their faces when he said something, I could tell that he had offended not just Lena, but everyone. It took me every muscle I had in my body not to rush down and help Lena. It was Jeffrey who held me back, saying that the guards loved Lena as she was a loveable child and they wouldn't let anything happen to her. That was the only thing that grounded me back. Though it took me quite a while to find her, I wouldn't let anything happen to her starting from now. A few minutes later, the doors were knocked on. “Enter.” Jeffrey muttered. The doors opened to reveal Lena Austen, the girl who had done everything she could to save me in my past life but because of her kind-heartedness, she ended up dying. The guilt that I felt would never leave, s
Chapter 109 Ethan’s Pov “What… What the hell?!” I exclaimed, feeling extremely shocked when one of the security guards clasped her shoulders and even handed her a box of something, probably candy. She smiled widely at them, clapping even3 in delight. Another whispered something into her ears and pointed towards the directions of the institute. She nodded and said something to them, then afterwards, she moved to walk into the institute. But I saw red.Before I could even process what I was doing, my feet were already moving, fast and furious, across the pavement. I shoved past a group of students and stormed through the open gates, the sharp hiss of air scraping through my teeth as I neared her.“Lena!” I barked.She turned.Those wide, innocent brown eyes blinked at me like she hadn’t just committed the biggest offense in her miserable life. My hand lashed out on instinct.Smack!The sharp sound echoed like a whip crack across the courtyard. Lena’s head jerked to the side, her pigta
Chapter 108 Ethan’s Pov I stomped outside, my heat beating frnatically and angrily against my ribcage. I could not breathe! I could not breath because I was angry!How? How could it be possible that Emelia was able to get into HM Institute when even I was not able to get in? How?! Ever since I was a child, I had prided myself in being a genius. Everyone loved me for how smart I was, they all complimented me for the way I thought, for how matured I carried myself, I was a cut above the other children in my age group. Even those who were much older than I was, were all envious of me and wished they were in my place. I basked in that feeling for a long time, feeling irreplaceable but how come that had changed? Not only was Emelia so sure that she had no feelings for me anymore, she was also a student that was highly regarded in the institute? The Emelia I know would have never been able to make this work! Never! A few memories came into my head; it was a little gossip that I heard fro