Reborn to Choose Better의 모든 챕터: 챕터 21 - 챕터 30

Vivian arrived back at Fairmont Estate. She'd barely stepped out of the carriage when Mary came hurrying toward her."Your Highness, you're finally back!"Vivian's stomach dropped. "What happened? Is something wrong? Is it His Highness?"Mary waved her hands dismissively. "His Highness is fine." But her expression quickly slipped back into worry. "Ms. Hazel has come to the estate again."Vivian paused. "Hazel?"Mary lowered her voice and explained, "Hazel Sullivan is General Sullivan and Madam Rebecca's oldest girl, a year younger than His Highness. She's always had feelings for him. Years ago, when the general was still alive, she brought it up more than once that she wanted to marry His Highness."However, General Sullivan didn't support it. He'd already planned to match her with one of his deputy commanders. She refused outright and cried, carrying on until the whole thing fell apart. Eventually, she married the third son of an earl's household and became his first wife."Viv

The manservant stopped and looked at Vivian."He tore a parchment and can't pay for it. Even if you kill him, you still won't get the money back. You'd just be wasting your energy," she said.Simon laughed again, his eyes fixed on Vivian with open interest."Why don't you take me in, Your Highness? I'm good at everything," he suggested in a low voice, drawing out each word with obvious intent.Mary felt every alarm in her head go off at once. Having worked at the palace, she'd seen enough to recognize trouble.For one thing, the whole scene felt staged. The timing was too convenient, too perfectly placed for Vivian to stumble across. For another, Simon's face, especially those eyes, carried a faint but unmistakable resemblance to Julian.Mary glanced anxiously at Vivian. What was she going to do?Simon's voice was quiet and rough, and he clearly knew exactly what he was doing as he added, "I'd make sure you're very well taken care of, Your Highness."Vivian looked at him, genui

Rebecca froze. The stables?"The stables!" Hazel let out a low, amused laugh, the corner of her mouth curling up. "That girl is more careful than I thought. She hid him in the stables and snuck off to meet him at a time like this!"It was already dark outside. If the two of them slipped behind a haystack or around the back of a building, no one would find them for a good while, no matter what they were up to.Rebecca's face flushed with excitement. "Then, what are we waiting for? Let's go catch them in the act!"Hazel grabbed her wrist. "Hold on, Mom!""How can I hold on? We've been waiting forever for a chance like this!" Rebecca was practically vibrating."If you go right now, they probably haven't even gotten their clothes off yet." Hazel knew exactly how these things worked. "Wait about fifteen minutes. If you go when they're right in the middle of it, they can't run. They'll have no choice but to get dragged back without a stitch of clothing on."Rebecca nearly burst out la

Wheels rolled over the ground, slow and steady.Vivian looked up and saw Damian seated in a wheelchair, his face pale yet strikingly handsome. Harvey stood behind him, pushing him forward slowly as they approached. She was both startled and overjoyed. Damian had actually woken up again? But why was he here?She felt her nerves kick in. How much of that conversation had he heard? Before she could think it through, the wheelchair came to a stop a short distance away."You've arrived at just the right moment, Your Highness!" Rebecca pointed straight at Vivian and turned to Damian as if presenting evidence. "Look at her. This is what the Sinclair family sent us. She's been married to you for what, a few days? The moment you fell unconscious, she hid a stable boy here and snuck out in the middle of the night to be with him!"Even though Vivian had done nothing wrong, she still felt uneasy. She looked toward Damian. The light was faint, but she could just make out the line of his jaw goi

Vivian hesitated, then looked away slowly. "No..."Damian's expression remained the same. "Help me to the bed."She took his arm and steadied him as he got up, walking him to the edge of the bed to sit."When you take over the household tomorrow, try not to burn the place down," he said.Vivian straightened up. "I won't!"Without saying anything else, he let go of her and laid back. Vivian looked down at her wrist, still able to feel the warmth where his hand had been wrapped around it. A brief silence fell, then she looked again toward Damian on the bed.He'd fallen unconscious again. Because of his earlier movement, his collar had come loose, the fabric having shifted enough to show the firm, solid muscle of his chest. A light sheen of sweat made his skin glow under the low light."Your Highness!" Harvey's voice reached the room before he did. "How is His Highness?"Vivian jumped, quickly turning her gaze away. She knew she'd been staring. The tips of her ears went red before