
Marion's easy-to-fear attitude made her name clear of Ashley's blacklist. There was no way people seemed to be able to truly make someone despair.
Marion's superior may also be Ashelia's target. But it also depends on their plans. If their goal is to infiltrate and take over her family, then it's not Ashley's business but Vincent's.
When Aselia asks for help, all she wants is revenge instead of protection. Therefore, if they are planning something and getting rid of Ashelia is part of the plan, then it is certain that it is Ashelia's target.
It is possible to interrogate Marion, but Ashley's movements are limited because Vincent - who he thinks is his father - sided with Marion as well.
While waiting for the development of Marion's plan, he still needed to find out about the other candidates. It is possible if the target Ashelia actually has nothing to do with Marion.
What if it starts with asking the person who is eavesdropping?
"You're satisfied, here."
"Or the cave cut off your ears."
Someone then appeared from behind the door. Without letting a second pass he immediately kowtowed for mercy while explaining the reason.
The man was wearing a servant's garment and one hand was tied to a cloth because of a broken bone caused by someone. Ashley could immediately recognize who the person prostrating in front of her was.
Not meant to eavesdrop, he just didn't dare interrupt Ashley's tense conversation. As one of the female victims, he really did not dare to mess around.
A letter came that morning. Letter to Miss Midgraff. Despite his fear, he still had to give it to Ashley while convincing himself that nothing would happen because he would only deliver the letter.
Who would have thought if bad things happened no matter where Ashley was.
He came shortly after Marion entered her non-living room. Because he did not dare to disturb, he shut himself down to enter the red zone. But on the other hand, he also could not return because the letter had to be given as soon as possible.
While feeling the tension inside, he waited patiently behind the wall.
Then when he found out someone was walking out, he hid. Marion leaves Ashley's room unaware of the man's whereabouts. But unlike Marion, nonanya has been aware of his presence since.
He was shocked, not knowing how his nona could be aware of his presence. His intention of wanting to wait a little longer and pretend as if he had just come had failed.
"Bring here."
The man got up and gave me his letter. His eyes then met with Bellena who was cleaning the broken cup. They were just staring at each other, like two innocent little children who were under the tutelage of an evil witch.
"Where are your hands." Ashley asked making her focus back on Miss Midgraff who was standing in front of her.
"Because my right hand is fine, so you don't have to worry." He answered while slightly bowing.
Ashley glanced at him which she certainly did not realize as her eyes continued to stare at the floor. What Ashley asked was the state of her hands, but the man answered with the focus of his work. As if he wanted to convince if he would try to keep the Midgraff family's affairs would not be disturbed.
"Bastian nyulitin lo?" Ashley asked again as she walked to her desk.
Bastian's? The waiter had no idea who he meant. But given the past incident, the person connected to him was the butler. With this estimate, he replied,
"No, he did a lot to ease my work."
While opening the drawer to retrieve her letter knife, Ashley moved her hand hinting that the man could leave.
The waiter then lowered his torso while walking back a few steps before turning around and leaving the room. His feelings became very relieved because nothing happened there.
He left one side of the letter. The fragrance of the flower peaked as it pulled the paper tucked inside. Ashley was silent for a moment before she sniffed the letter.
"Pfumery indications?"
"Yes, Miss. To get rid of the smell of wood and also as a characteristic of a person." Reply to Bellena who just finished.
"Hm. Sounds more like flirting to me ."
He then read the contents of the letter written on the paper, paper with embossed motifs that were like manually painted.
Not long after, he threw it away like worthless paper. Bellena who had seen the stamp of who was listed there was shocked. He hurriedly picked it up and put it back on the table.
Wanting him to say not to act like that yet he was self-conscious and just gulped his saliva.
Read the letter for a moment. A special birthday invitation was addressed to Ashelia from the daughter of Kalia, the daughter of the second prince.
Ashley certainly didn't know that. You know, he probably wouldn't care. He was just thinking about what he would do after this to get a clue about the other candidates.
Without any signs, suddenly the stomach on his left side was very painful. He flinched back in shock and made Bellena immediately focus her attention on Ashley.
The woman's eyes grew confused by what was happening. His stomach felt like it had been pierced by something and the inside was burning.
That feeling was not foreign to him. As he tried to recall it, that very close memory felt so distant.
His head did not hurt, but he felt like he was spinning. It felt like it was uplifting and floating in space.
The pain then spread throughout his stomach. He pressed his stomach under his ribs. He was surprised when he felt the liquid on that part because there was no previous.
He looked down and his hands were already covered in blood, as if he had long since pressed the wound on his stomach. Still pressing the passage, he was confused by what he was witnessing.
Is he dreaming? His consciousness still hovered somewhere.
"ar. os..."
It was like hearing someone's voice. His head felt so light but also heavy that it was difficult to see around him.
Then two palms cupped his face and directed him to the source of the voice. Still with a swaying look Ashley looked at the person in front of her.
That face was so familiar in Ashley's eyes. At that moment he looked so panicked and angry. His mouth kept shouting something.
Along with the return of Ashley's consciousness, the voice sounded increasingly clear.
"Boss!"
"Don't close your eyes!"
Aw, Kenny.
His right hand of trust was now right in front of him.
Ashley looked around. Modern-style tall buildings rise here and there. The sound of timeless gunfire, the screams of people trying to inform each other, and the indiscriminate pain in his abdomen, made him fully aware.
It has returned.
^^^Connected...^^^