Chapter 71: Little peddler
The room was lit with candles, giving it a golden look and a bit of a romantic atmosphere, but romance was the last thing felt between the individuals. The lights reflected on his gold mask sparkling with the glass close to his lips
Whenever she remembered what his face looked like it reminded her he was truly the devil or a fallen angel of a sort to be this handsome on the outside but evil on the inside. The primary backstory about Cedric was that he grew up in the traitorous royal harem without a mother as his mum had died at birth.
Being in such a disadvantageous position and the first son of the prince made growing up difficult as many saw him as a threat. The reason he was sent to war at an early age was to kill him because the queen knew she could not openly assassinate him in the palace.
But to their surprise, not only did he not die on the front lines as a child, but he quickly rose the ranks on merits and became a hero of the kingdom. At one point, he had the makings of a hero, with his downfall being his obsessive and psychotic behaviour.
The smirk that hung on Cedric’s lips gave Abrielle a sinister feeling, it felt like he was deliberately trying to get her scared of him.
"You must have had a reason and knowing how annoying Alfonso is, killing him would have done the world a great favour." Abrielle answered, making Cedric’s grin turn into a smirk, "You make it seem like I was born with a vindictive heart, but I didn’t have a reason. It was an accident Alfonso would never forget because it reminds him of hell."
Alfonso would never forget because Cedric had accidentally set him on fire. It was a pure accident on little Cedric’s part, but who would believe the devil spawn made a mistake?
For a short, fleeting moment, she saw a strange emotion in those gold eyes, but she shook it off. She would rather not touch the untouched that was the broken villain; he was designed to be a psycho so that the male lead genuinely would shine. Beside a bright person, there must be darkness, the same for Abrielle, only that Cedric was also drawn to the female lead’s light.
Cedric placed his glass on the table and got on his feet barely had he taken more than three bites of his food. "I will be out till very late, make sure to get enough rest for the journey tomorrow." He informed her and then left the room.