BELLE'S POVI opened my eyes as I felt my body touching a cold surface. I tried to move my body to cover the cold that some of my body is feeling. Minutes later, the cold feeling was still there, why is it suddenly cold here?Did Marie open the curtains? “Marie…” Huh? Why do I feel like there’s something that I’ve forgotten?I rolle on the bed again, where’s the comforter?I reached for it but a hard surface was all that I touched and I couldn't move my hands.Why is it hard here? I rolled again, but I stopped when I realized something. I immediately sat and opened my eyes, but what welcomed my eyes was complete darkness. I couldn’t see anything. What happened to me? As I can remember, I was running towards Marie and then suddenly, my eyes were covered.What happened after that? I tried to move but there is something on my hand that is preventing me from moving.Am I being tied up?Oh my gosh Realization hit me. I am tied up!I tried to loosen the grip, why is it so hard?! W

BELLE'S P.O.V"How's everyone?"I had given that question a thought before I asked her.I know that it is me who runs away from my obligations in the mansion in the south, and I am the one who avoids them and pushes myself away from them, but I am also concerned about those people who genuinely care for me and who might be thinking about me right now.It is not a question directly to Hendrick but to Charlotte and the other nobles that I became friends with."They are just fine, my lady. Although they were asking for you sometimes, like when you will come back when I told them that you are busy and there's still no definite date of your return, they will just shut and accept it."Is that so…"I am glad."How about Hendrick? I want to ask her that, but I know that she will just glare at me as she still doesn't forgive Hendrick.Although we were not really in a relationship when I found out that he would have a child with someone else, May is still mad at him for not telling her sooner

BELLE'S P.O.V"Hendrick?" I was so scared to call his name, but I still managed to do so without my voice trembling.Hendrick is hugging me without saying anything. His head is on my shoulder while his hands are on my back.The moment our body touched us, we could feel that those memories that I've been trying to forget came back.I slowly placed my hand on his back. I made sure that all of my feelings were not showing.I tried so hard not to cry in his arms.I tried so hard to contain my feelings as I badly wanted to hug him right now, but I knew I shouldn't do that.I don't have the right to do so in the first place. All I can do right now is be content with what I have.So this is what it feels like to love someone. You are willing to set their happiness as your priority even though you are hurting a lot, even though you suffered the most. You still want them to be happy…Hendrick isn't talking, he's not saying anything, but he is moving from time to time.He is tightening his gri

BELLE'S P.O.VWe cried in each other's arms; Hendrick didn't let go of me, so we felt each other's warmth, just like how his presence felt.This warmth keeps on knocking on my heart, telling me to forget everything and enjoy what is happening.But should I give him a chance?Everything's a mess. I don't know what to believe, and I am not sure if the leader of my choice would be good for me. I can choose to let go of him and keep him away from me, but I can also choose to stay with him, forget what had happened in the past, and believe in him. Is it worth it? Will my decision be worth it for me? Ever since I came to this world, there have been a lot of things happening to me. I've been in danger multiple times, and I can't even imagine how many smiled because of the challenges that kept coming to me.I even forgot my main goal since then that I will choose to stay out of Hendrick and Georgia’s eyes so that they will not kill me. I could live happily without dying, but it looks like a

BELLE'S P.O.V I was wondering where they were when I saw Benedict roaming the place. I called for him and asked him, "Benedict, have you seen May, Arkanghel, or the guest I took last time?" Benedict nodded his head. "Where are they?" "They're on the training ground, my lady. Should I accompany you there?" "No, I can do it. All right, thank you. You may go now." Benedict bowed to me before leaving. I change the direction of where I am going since the training ground isn't in this direction. Where is the training ground again? I forgot about it for a moment, and I remembered that it was at the end of this mansion. It is like an annex that is connected to the main mansion. At first, I didn't know it existed not until Alfonso brought Benedict and the others. I remember that I was like this before when I couldn't find anyone one day, so I kept wandering around the mansion to find them. I know that day where the training ground was when I saw another knight roaming around to get