The Atrocious Duke'S Wife
{Season 2} Cursed Ring

...~ The Atrocious Duke's Wife...

...Chapters...

...(1)...

Ah.. fuck! All the food in my fridge is gone! It seems like in two years, today I have to get out of my house for the first time.

It's really upsetting, but I can't do anything either. If you want to order online, I happen to have my wifi cut off this month and I forgot to pay for it.

I grabbed my hoodie jacket and put up the hood to cover my head. I wear a black mask to cover half my face.

When I was ready, I took my breath and put on my flip-flops and set foot into this terrible outside world.

Sunlight that directly hit and stormed, blinding my gaze until my palm was suddenly in charge of blocking it.

Many vehicles that produce smoke everywhere, there are also humans who are still walking to nourish the body.

For the first, I better go to the minimarket and pay the electricity and water bills or something else, and buy groceries.

Not far away, now lies a minimalist minimarket that became my destination.

I spread my feet and the cold air welcomed my arrival. The basket in the form of a blue patch, I reached and Iteng while my eyes ran around looking for groceries.

It seems like all the materials I need have been obtained, then just pay for it.

How'this? My savings won't last to bear the burden of my life for another week or so.

Do I have to find a job? But when they find out my true identity, do they want to hire an actress whose good name has been tainted like me?

Just thinking about it has made me flood with doubt.

"Miss...?"

Instantly I came to my senses from my daydreams and looked up at the cashier in front of me.

"Yes?" my reply and this cashier looked smiling.

"I just want to say, that we are currently holding a discount on our citrus fruits. The cut is 50%, are you interested?" he said while showing a bunch of round fruits that were beside him.

Citrus fruit... huh?

Suddenly my hand took one of them and ended up staring at it. How long haven't I been eating this?

Then...why do I remember it again? Didn't I insist on forgetting him? So why... I still miss him?

"Miss... are you okay?"

I gasped to find these eyes again draining a drop of water. I quickly put it away and took my breath which was starting to feel heavy.

"Yes. Then I'll buy it."

"All right, Miss." The cashier then counted all my groceries by typing the keyboard surface and then told me the nominal.

I pulled my wallet out of my hoodie pocket, then gave me some money to pay for all my needs.

When it was over, I put my foot out. Buying food, already. Paying electricity and water bills, already.

What am I supposed to do now? Did I go straight home?

Ah yes! I'd better visit the kids at the orphanage! I really miss them a lot.

How are they doing huh? For just information, when I was thrown in a foreign world at that time, the time in the world I was studying at this time also moved two years.

Yes, my two years there are the same as in this world.

Not wanting to linger, I went to wait at the bus stop. When the bus arrived, I immediately boarded it.

...~•~...

I finally arrived. It turned out that this place had not changed at all, everything was still as it used to be. when I was still living in this place.

Simple., yet comfortable and warm. I saw a lot of kids playing there. It seems, Freya's mother has adopted some new children again.

"Hey, isn't that Brother Cass?!"

"Where? Really true?"

"Not wrong anymore! I know how Cass looks! Brother!!"

I was a little surprised to find that the children I knew were very young, now growing tall and big.

There's Sean, Dean, and also Kean. These three twins are children who used to be very attached to me.

I can't believe they're this big.

"Sister! How's Brother doing? I thought you'd forgotten about us!" sean made me chuckle.

"That's right, brother. Dean thought he had gone to a faraway place and would never come back" Dean said calmly. Yes, that is Dean's nature, calm and gentle, very comparable to Sean who is jovial and quite noisy.

"I thought you were dead, therefore never saw us again" said Kean ketus who was presented by his brother.

"You can't say that! Besides... Aren't you the one who's really looking forward to Cass's sister coming home? Why are you so sniffy!" sergeant Sean.

From the looks of them, it seemed like they were going to have a fight right now.

"Already! Sean, there's no need to catch Kean like that" I said.

I also crouched down to match my height with Kean. I caught her cheek and looked at her who was turning her face away from me.

I painted a sweet smile that I used to persuade someone. Like the smile I always put on that guy.

"Sister didn't want to see Kean. It's just that, lately Big Brother has a lot of affairs, therefore it's not time to visit Kean. But want for whatever time, Brother will definitely remember Kean who always waits for Brother here," I persuaded.

Kean finally looked at me, with his lips that he was making.

"I'm sorry, Brother? Because Brother was wrong, not seeing Kean all this time."

Tests... Tests...

Yes, this is Kean's nature. Unlike his two brothers, Sean and Dean. Kean is a hard kid on the outside but soft on the inside.

Although he often said harshly, but in his heart he did not mean that at all.

"Sister Cass...!! Hicks...."

Me, Sean, and Dean chuckled and the four of us hugged together. I haven't felt the comfort of a hug in a long time.

"Cassandra?"

I looked behind me for a moment, and I saw an angel who had been kind enough to pay for my life when I was still unable to make money.

"Mother!" I cried then Mother gathered and embraced with us.

"You haven't been here in a long time, how are you, honey?"

"Cass is fine, Bun. I'm sorry Cass rarely saw you."

"No need, because Cass' presence now is enough for Mother and your sisters."

I smiled broadly, family is a precious gift of God.

Because it's family, because of the people I love, I can be happy in my short life.

"Come, Honey. Mother cook something for you to eat."

"Ah no need, Mother. Cass ate before he got here."

"Hmm, okay. Well, then, Cass's just gonna have Sean, Dean, and Kean, okay?"

"All right, Mother."

...~•~...

A few seconds later, suddenly my stomach sounds indicating a worm in my stomach asking for food.

Ah, I should have just eaten Mother's cooking. Why do I have to lie anyway?!

Now, I better fill my stomach first. It would be dangerous if the worms in my stomach were to go crazy, because they might just eat my entrails. And I really don't want that until it happens.

After a while of walking, look at a fancy restaurant that sells some food that is quite appetizing.

Because I had not tasted the taste of fancy food for a long time, I went into the place and sat on an empty pair of tables and chairs.

It didn't take long, a waiter came up to me. Quickly, I ordered a meal that I thought was quite appetizing, and the waiter then nodded and left me.

I turned my head there and looked around. It was a really fancy restaurant.

Many people were dressed in formal and charming dresses, even when I saw how much food I ordered earlier, I had choked on my own saliva.

You eat at a fancy restaurant when your savings are no longer able to finance your life? You're so great, Cassandra Augustine.

Or rather, Cassandra la Devoline? Until now, I was still confused as to which is my real name.

"Have you prepared a ring on the cake?"

Suddenly I heard the voice of the man beside me. I had no intention of eavesdropping, but because his voice was big enough that I had to listen to him.

"Yes, Sir. An engagement ring inside the cake, right? I'll immediately tell my officers to deliver it to you."

"good. Then hurry, my beloved will be here soon."

The man who was the buyer of the cake smiled. Does he want to propose to his girlfriend?

Well. such a way has been popular lately. But I don't like it very much.

How not? If you're unconscious and suddenly just choke on that ring? You might die silly!

"Hi, Baby. Sorry for waiting so long?"

Iris moved but not with my head. I can see there is a woman who can be said, well. But not as beautiful as I am.

The woman was sitting before the man earlier, it seemed like it was her fiance whom she had just fussed about.

Before long, there was now a servant who approached them and gave them a plate of cake.

The man looked nervous, could be seen from the sweat that began to pour in his temples.

Actually I was a little interested to see how the next incident happened, but I certainly can not ignore the food that has been served.

Wow.... How long have I not eaten such a sumptuous meal? I want to cry.hiks!

The fork and spoon are already in the two palms, it's time to eat!

Oh my God, this cake is so soft! How can there be such good food?!

As I was engrossed in my snack, my ears accidentally caught a voice from next to mine.

"This cake is so good, honey. I thought you knew everything you liked!"

Wait... didn't the man say that there would be a ring on the cake? Then...why is the woman unaware or choking?

"Ohuk!"

Damnit damnit! What is this...?! My throat is suffocating...! Someone help me...! I can't breathe!

"Miss...lady...!" With bated breath, I could hear many people approaching me as I fell down from the chair.

I. I can't breathe... There was something about. in my throat...

Until finally I really could not feel anything more after my eyes were closed perfectly that time.

Yeah, that's why I was able to meet him again. Cause I could be thrown back into that world.

All because of the cursed ring.

...04.01.2020...