Annabelle’s arms hung limply by her sides. Zacharias‘ legs were broken, while the bodyguard had a wound on his head. They were barely hanging on to life, but when they saw me, they begged for mercy.
I blew on my tea. Nonchalantly, I said, “Don’t kill them, Gregory.
Gregory smiled. He did not give me an answer. “This I’ll hold that wedding for you in six months.”
isn‘
don’t want you dirtying your hands.”
over. Far from it, actually. But you should stay out of it and get some rest. Recover.
A few months later, I could finally have the cast taken off my legs. A while of rest and recuperation later, I could walk normally. Wendy said yes to my proposal, and everyone was preparing for the wedding.
I’d been spending months with Wendy, and I realized she was different from her sister. In my previous life, I thought Annabelle was beautiful and outgoing, so I fell in love at first sight and never took my eyes off her.
Now, I got to know Wendy, and I thought she was lovelier than her sister. She was a gentler person, too, and that made her better for me than Annabelle. We had our wedding at my family’s mansion, and it was one for the century.
All the bluebloods of Seatopolis showed up and offered their congratulations. Flower petals fluttered, and applause thundered. I held Wendy’s hand, and then one final question struck me.
I bent over a little and quietly asked, “Hey, how’d you know where I was when Zacharias was going to hit me? How’d you show up on time?” Wendy fell silent. When she looked at me again, there was an unspoken sadness in her eyes. Ah, I knew that look. I knew the answer behind her eyes, so I stopped the conversation.
Theld her head and kissed her forehead. “I see. I won’t waste my life this time around. You won’t have to worry about me. We’re going to be together forever.”
Wendy’s face lit up, a smile curling her lips. She nodded with determination.
