The Lost Prince
CHAPTER 112 FORBIDDEN LOVE OF GRANIA
Initially Gibson looked at the girl in red with a sharp glare. But once Grania was close to her distance, the look in her eyes instantly changed.
At first his eyes were round in surprise. The following seizure evokes a piteous taste of sorrow mixed with haru.
After that it turns flat. Along with his hand that was still raised, it was lowered slowly.
While Grania stopped in front of Gibson when it was about 1 spear less. While Gibson turned to face the other direction as if reluctant to face and look directly at Grania.
"I'm sorry, why did you go to this place?" ask without facing Grania. "It's already night."
"Did your verses tell me about your life history, sister..., may I call you brother?"
"Just call my name, miss," Gibson said in disagreement. "No need for Miss to call me that. I don't deserve to be respected by nobles like Miss."
Gibson's tone was like expressing his grief and disappointment that fused into anger and resentment.
"At Centauri Palace there was no term for nobility or common people" Grania said as if to correct Gibson's assumption of him. "So I'm no longer a noble here, because I've become a citizen of Centauri Palace."
"But even if you disagree, I will still call you brother" he continued, "because you are older than me, Brother Gibson."
Gibson was silent as if he did not speak to Grania. His eyes were still looking in another direction, as long as they did not look at Grania.
Because Gibson didn't want Grania to know that she was so touched that Grania called her sister. Clearly his heart was happy that his mother-sister called him brother. A long-missed call.
But along with that his heart grieves, because from birth Grania only knows that his brother is Dareen Ardiaz, not himself. She is Grania's first sister.
Her heart grew sad and saddened that the only people who knew about it were her and Mrs Brianna, the woman who had given birth to her. It is still a secret that not everyone knows.
"Sir Gibson, did your verses tell you about your history?" grania asked him a question that Gibson had not answered.
"What do you care about my history, miss?" gibson said in a flat and sharp tone, still without seeing his interlocutor.
But his heart was more touched when he heard Grania's question. The question was a signal that Grania cared about her.
"Why are you acting like that to me, brother?" grania said she was offended by Gibson's attitude towards her.
Not Grania was angry, but grieved as if Gibson hated her.
"Are you angry with me? Why?"
"Is it because you hate women? But why can you be nice to Miss Fariza Luna?"
Those questions made Gibson's heart even sadder. She shouldn't be angry or hate Grania. The girl had nothing wrong.
The guilty one is his mother. Gibson should just be angry and hate him. Not Grania either.
And Gibson was shocked. Why is Grania carrying Miss Fariza's name on this? Is Grania jealous of Fariza? Because he was kind to Fariza, and Grania was not.
Does that mean Grania likes him too? Since when did Grania like a poor man like him?
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He met with Grania as he can now count fingers. At least 3x with this meeting. The second time when he was a kid. They met at a party hosted by Princess Aurellia at the Kejora Palace.
The first meeting was not intentional. But the second meeting was as if Grania wanted to meet. But Gibson always tries to avoid.
Since childhood, she has known that Grania is her sister. Because since childhood she already knew who her mother Grania, the woman who also gave birth to her outside of marriage. Since childhood he has hated the woman who gave birth to him and the woman's new family.
As for the time of the Tournament of Martial Children Nobles he was one team with Dareen Arfiaz, it was very forced. Because Prince Nevan asked for it very much.
After all Dareen Ardiaz did not show any hostility towards him. Maybe because Dareen Ardiaz does not know that the one team with him is his brother. Somehow if he finds out?
Gibson doesn't know since when Grania liked him. But that's not what his mind is. If Grania really likes it, it can't happen. He must quickly prevent it.
Grania must not love her own brother, a mother-brother.
"Why are you quiet, Brother Gibson?" grania asked who immediately shocked Gibson. "Did you hate me a long time ago? Is that why you always avoid me?"
Grania's tone of voice was getting sadder. Sad that Gibson didn't seem to care. But Gibson is still silent.
In the midst of her increasingly violent feelings, Grania ventured to Gibson and stood right in front of him. His pair of teary eyes stared fixedly at Gibson.
"If you really hate me, I'm fine" Grania said. "I'll stay away from you and won't bother you anymore...."
"But at least you told me why you hate me," Grania continued, "so that I know what I did wrong and correct it."
"If one day I can forget about you and already like another young man, I already know my mistake and have fixed it...."
Of course Grania's horrible speech surprised Gibson. To the extent that he stared back at the girl with round eyes so surprised.
He just thought Grania liked it. But now Grania blatantly expressed her liking to him.
"No, you can't like me or love me!" gibson said in a somewhat quivering voice between conscious and not because he was still overwhelmed with shock.
"Why?" cecar Grania's. "Why can't I love you, brother? Is it because you already love Miss Fariza?"
Tears that had piled up on her eyelids immediately rolled just like that on her delicate white cheeks. Grania was no longer able to contain her sadness.
Seeing that Gibson was even more moved.
"I have not and will not express love to Miss Fariza" Gibson said truthfully. His tone of voice is now softened. "Because I don't deserve her."
"If you haven't been with her, why can't I love you?" Grania's tears ran down her cheeks hearing Gibson's words just now.
Gibson must rack his brains against this determined girl. Because he didn't think Grania had changed.
She used to know that Grania was a quiet girl and didn't talk much. But now it was no longer him talking much, even good at talking.
To be frank now that they're brothers, Gibson thinks it's not the moment yet. She should be able to tell you well that Grania can't love her.
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For a while the two young people were silent and looked at each other. Only their facial expressions spoke to each other.
Soon Gibson raised both his hands to Grania's face, then both his thumbs wiped the shaggy-haired girl's tears gently and quietly. While Grania let it go as if impregnating Gibson's fingers stroked her delicate white cheeks.
"It is not appropriate for you to shed tears like this" Gibson said in a calm and gentle tone. "There is no need for you to cry just for not getting love from a poor man like me. There are still many better and more dignified youths than I am."
He immediately looked the other way because he could no longer resist Gibson's gaze. Because Gibson's twinkle in the eye turned soft, calm, shady. Instantly her beautiful face was instantly dice-red for enduring embarrassment.
If Gibson was already in such a calm mode, the aura of his good looks immediately came out. The girl who doesn't beat her heart when she sees it.
"At the same time you're setting up who deserves my love" Grania said.
Gibson actually wanted to smile at Grania's behavior. But he tried to hold it.
"Have you heard all my verses?" ask Gibson like he got an idea.
"Yes, I've heard it all" said Grania still glaring in the other direction.
"Do you understand the meaning?"
"You were born to a mother, but your mother didn't take care of you" Grania explained the meaning of Gibson's verse. "Even throw you away to cover up the disgrace of his family because you were born out of wedlock...."
"Yet you grew up without a caress and without a mother's love" Grania continued. "Even you grew up in the agony of having to live on the streets like a vagrant child...."
"...Your verses tell me about your life history. Aye, right?"
"Yes, you are right" Gibson said, acknowledging and praising Grania's intelligence in understanding the implied words.
"Now you know that I am a child born out of wedlock" Gibson continued. "I hope you don't want to love me anymore."
"I want to love you even more, sister" said Grania, looking back at Gibson. "I want you to share your suffering with me so that your burden of life will be light. Don't you take it yourself."
"Don't you think about it yet" said Gibson, almost dead of mind in the face of the girl's naughtiness. "Remember that you are a nobleman who should not be just anyone you love."
"I told you earlier that I'm not a noble anymore" Grania still chuckled. "I am free to love anyone who deserves me. Because Centauri Palace does not restrict and does not discriminate the initial status."
"You still have parents and they're still royalty. At least you notice their feelings that would be ashamed of their child having a lover like me."
"I don't want to...."
"Miss, listen, listen to me first!" gibson immediately interrupted Grania's speech.
"You love me or whoever it is your business" he continued, "but please listen to me first. For now you should not bring your feelings to me. Hold it until it's all clear."
"What's clear, brother?" Grania was suspicious.
"Until everything is clear whether you love me just out of pity for me or your love is sincere."
"But I sincerely want to love you, Brother."
"Later on, Miss," Gibson still tried to persuade. "Patience first. You haven't told your mother whether you can love me."
"But I can make sure your mother doesn't approve of your actions."
"Then I don't want to ask your permission" Grania was stubborn. "I'll ask Her Majesty's permission. He'll let me."
"Here you go," said Gibson, had run out of reason to persuade Grania. "I don't want to argue with you about this anymore."
"If you listen to my advice, I say thank you very much" he continued. "But if you stick to your wishes, it's up to you."
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Hearing that, Grania cried again. Although only sobbing but enough to make Gibson feel sorry. And can hardly bear to say that they are brothers.
"You may forbid me anything, I try my hardest to support him" isak mengelasen Grania in the midst of his tears.
"But if you forbid me from falling in love with you, you better kill me. Because it's the same way you killed me...."
Either what Gibson wants to say is not going to be obeyed by Grania. Because it looks like Grania really loves her.
"I'm surprised by you, Miss," Gibson said half-murmuringly. "Why do you love me so much? What is the privilege of this poor young man to a Miss like you?"
"Because you are a good young man" Grania said, trying to hold back her tears. "From then until now your nature has not changed. That's why I've liked you since I was a kid."
"Have you liked me for a long time?" Gibson was surprised to hear that.
"Yes, but you don't feel it because you keep avoiding me."
"Here you go, lady, you don't know me any further. Keep your good assumptions to me first. I hope you follow my advice for now."
"No, I don't want to follow your advice!"
"Say you declare love to me, but you have not denied my advice" Gibson quipped.
"But...."
"Already! I want to go back to my room" Gibson said, quickly cutting off Grania's words. "I don't want to argue with you anymore."
After that Gibson turned around and continued to step about to leave this place. But only 4 steps, Grania who was still in her place immediately reprimanded.
"Do you want to leave me, brother?"
Her crying that was about to subside had already started to explode again.
"If you want to live there please!" gibson said, continuing to step up. "If you want to come home, come on!"
Grania immediately burst into tears. Making Gibson have to stop, continue to quickly return to the place where Grania was still standing crying.
"Have, have, don't cry!"
Gibson continues to persuade Grania to stop crying while wiping away the girl's tears. Some time Gibson persuaded, finally Grania stopped crying anyway.
As Gibson's appendage persuaded Grania to stop crying, Gibson held Grania behind him. After that they left the place.
"Yes Miss, don't cry anymore. Later when people see us, I think I'll do what you did."
"You've been why me."
"Yes, yes, I'm sorry."
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