CH 126

Filina stood in front of Amy’s bedroom for a moment before heading back to the academy.

Bruno hasn’t been seen since he took Ariel out, three or four hours later.

The mansion, which had been noisy since the morning, was as quiet as it had been, with only a few employees moving about in a frantic manner.

Without Laura and Enoch, who usually stood by Philina’s side, the void felt especially large.

Philina stood in front of the tightly closed door and knocked with a cautious gesture.

But there was no sound from inside.

Filina thought for a moment and then opened her mouth.

“Mother, I’m Philina.”

There was no voice in her voice that came from within.

That didn’t mean he couldn’t go back to the academy without saying goodbye to Amy.

Filina looked at the door hesitantly, then put her hand on the doorknob.

“I’ll go in for a minute.”

She turned the doorknob with a slow movement. Then, a spacious room with a stylish structure came in front of me.

As Philina stepped inside, there was a faint scent of roses.

Amy was lying on a large bed, facing the opposite wall.

I couldn’t see her face, so I couldn’t tell what her expression would be, but I could tell just by the atmosphere around her how calm she was.

Philina stepped closer to Amy and spoke in a pale voice.

“I have to go back to the swordsmanship academy now.”

Amy had no reaction. As I walked closer, I saw her eyelids tightly closed.

But the deep wrinkles between her brows indicated that Amy wasn’t sleeping right now.

“I heard you haven’t eaten anything since yesterday afternoon. I told the chef to prepare the porridge separately, so eat a little during the day. You’ve been starving yourself all the time.”

Amy didn’t even make the slightest move. Philina’s expression looking down at her wasn’t too good.

Philina, who had been staring at Amy in silence, spoke slowly.

“It’s not my mother who need to starve right now.”

“…….”

“Don’t let father ruin your body.”

Philina bowed her head slightly in greeting, then turned away.

She didn’t show any regret in Amy’s non-return answer and tried to leave right away.

“…… Philina.”

But Amy’s words in a low voice forced Filina to stop again.

When she turned around, Amy opened her mouth, still with her back to Philina.

“Did you know that Ariel is your father’s biological daughter?”

I didn’t know what she meant.

So I stared at Amy silently without answering. Then she continued, burying her face deep in the pillow.

“Now I understand why you haven’t given your heart to Ariel until now. I was a fool to treat you like that.”

Amy misunderstood.

Apparently, she thought that the reason she had been mean to Ariel all this time was because she knew that she was Gabriel’s biological daughter.

But Filina didn’t know that until the end, even in the original story. All she had to do was get angry at my parents for adoring Ariel.

If it was just jealousy, it would have been better.

The truth was that the whole thing was nothing more than Ariel’s cunning scheme.

I hated my family for falling for it.

Therefore, it was not Ariel who confused Philina.

It was family, to be precise.

If Ariel’s scenario hadn’t taken it easy, I’m sure Filina wouldn’t have become a villain.

Of course, the puppet in the original doesn’t have any powers.

Filina spat out in a low voice.

“It’s not for you to blame yourself. It’s just a waste of time. So, when you’ve made up your mind, come out and have a bite to eat.”

Filina lay on the bed and stared at Amy in silence as she wiped away her tears, then carefully closed the door and left.

The atmosphere in the house was somber.

There was no culprit, only the victim.

Filina sighed deeply and then went up to her room.

Laura wasn’t home, so Lily took her place.

“Miss, don’t worry too much. We’ll take care of it, and we’ll help you get up.”

Lily said that, but she was afraid of what would happen when Gabriel arrived at the mansion.

In the original story, Philina’s parents don’t get divorced anyway, so there’s nothing to worry about.

The only problem is the people around them who need to be watched.

Philina said, looking at Lily.

“When Laura gets back to the mansion, will you tell her to write me a letter?”

“Yes, Miss.”

Hearing Lily’s answer, Filina walked out of the bedroom, carrying a small bag.

It was time to go back to the swordsmanship academy.

Filina left her bag in the academy’s dorm room and walked out to let Lawrence know that she had returned.

It was a special vacation from Weaver, and he needed a simple eye stamp that he had come on time.

Lawrence had moved back to his original seat in the Oval Office.

Carmen, who was supposed to be on the other side, was absent, so Lawrence had to work alone until the Vice-Knights Commander was reappointed.

Filina walked straight to the barracks.

The 1st Knights class was still in progress, and it was difficult to participate in the middle, so I sat on a bench nearby.

After all, it wasn’t long before the end of class.

He was now in archery training, and in the distance he could see Henry surrounded by cadets.

He answered the cadets’ questions with a calm face, but sometimes he looked at his opponents pathetically.

However, as if it was only Philina who noticed the gaze, the cadets clung to each other and motioned for Henry to see their training first.

With so many people crowding in at once, Henry slid his foot back with an annoyed face.

Then, several of them fell to the floor at once, as if dominoes were falling to see if the cadets had been properly tangled.

In fact, if Henry hadn’t pulled his foot out, it wouldn’t have happened.

The cadets were dangerously tangled, and when Henry, who was at the center of it, disappeared, they all collapsed together.

Henry deliberately avoided it, fully aware of the fact.

His nonchalant gaze scanned the cadet who was lying on the floor.

There was a mixture of slight annoyance and pathetic in his expression.

Everyone had fallen, and the sight of Henry standing alone was particularly noticeable.

Soon afterwards, they saw the instructor running up to them and shouting at them.

Henry sighed with boredom and ran a hand through his hair.

Beautiful silver hair, brilliantly shining in the sun, fluttered in the wind.

As he turned to the side, his gaze met Philina’s in the distance.

Henry’s eyes widened.

The expression on her face was so different from when she looked at the others, and she smiled a little.

Henry, who had been staring at her blankly to see if he had noticed the faint change in expression, lowered his head.

Somehow, his cheeks seemed to flush slightly.

But for a moment, Henry’s face began to contort as another cadet rushed beside him.

Filina stared at it from a distance, then shifted her gaze indifferently.

The sun was hot.

I didn’t feel any motivation.

Soon after, the cadets dispersed to see if the class had ended.

A huge shadow loomed in front of her. Obscured by the hot sunlight at once.

Philina moved her gaze and looked ahead.

Henry stood staring at me.

It was ridiculous to look at me with such a big man.

On a subject that until a moment ago was looking down on others with an arrogant face, I was reluctant.

She asked, looking at Henry.

“Why are you coming here?”

Philina asked, a little dissatisfied.

“I haven’t seen you since yesterday all day…”

Henry’s words were answered by her with a small smile.

“Did you wonder because I couldn’t see you? It was a special vacation for me.”

“Oh…, did you get it in connection with Deputy Carmen earlier?”

“Yes, that’s right. The general manager gave me three days off as a reward. I used one day yesterday.”

At her words, Henry nodded, as if his curiosity had been answered.

Then there was a glance at Philina.

Her suddenly friendly demeanor was questionable.

But he couldn’t bother to ask why.

I was afraid that Philina’s appearance would be broken by one of my questions.

Instead, he decided to ask what he could do to get a little closer to Filina in this situation.

“…… If only Sir Debussy would be fine, I would like to sit next to him.”

It wasn’t a question, it was a statement of his wishes.

She couldn’t understand how great it was, why she was staring at me nervously.

“…… Do whatever you want.”

She replied with a nonchalant face, and Henry sat down next to Philina, smiling brightly.

Suddenly, she looked back at him with a puzzled face.

There was one more bench in the hall besides where Filina was sitting. In addition, one bench was usually large enough to seat three or four cadets.

But Henry dared to sit close to her side.

Of course, it wasn’t too much, but it was close enough for each other’s forearms to completely bump together.

Filina looked at him dumbfounded, then glanced to the side.

Maybe it was because of Henry’s size that he took all the seats.

But there was enough room to sit down beside him.

Filina pursed her lips and stared at him.

At that staring star, Henry turned his head to the other side with a stiff face. It was to cover her face, which often blushed when she stood only in front of her.

But the tips of his reddened ears were straight in front of Philina’s eyes.

In contrast to his fair face, his towering physique caused a sense of urgency, as if he were going to eat me.

His rigid muscular body stood in stark contrast to his pretty appearance.

A graceful face and a not-so-elegant body.

The young boys who had secretly coveted Henry had been so fussy.

Philina had also asked Henry in her second life with a mischievous face.

‘Do you know why they like you?’

In response to her question, Henry exuded the nuance that he was not in the least curious.

Philina moved closer to him and pressed her lips to Henry’s ear. Then he revealed the secrets of the young children himself.

‘Your face is like a pure smile that doesn’t know the night . . .’

‘…….’

‘The body is so promiscuous.’

I don’t know how red Henry’s face burned at that moment.

A small sigh flowed across her face as she remembered her past life.