Chapter 76: Exclusively yours
Windows rattled as the ice-chilly winter breeze came inside the room. It whispered incoherent eerie words. The ever-busy streets of Swamp Creek seemed to have finally gone quiet. It was very late.
The candle lights flickered disturbed by the breeze. It was very quiet and peaceful.
She shuddered as soon as the cold breeze from the window grazed her skin. How long has she been in the tub? Did she fall asleep? she wondered. The water dipped as soon as she was out and her eyes fell on the side profile of his face. The second time she was seeing it without a mask.
Cedric sat her on the dressing stool and wrapped her with a towel that was folded on the dressing table. "What were you thinking about falling asleep in a bath in the middle of winter? Did you forget your poor tolerance for cold?" He berated her, but weirdly, his voice was not harsh.
As if on cue, a squeeze escaped her mouth. "Achoo," Abrielle nervously laughed, rubbing her nose. "Why did Evelyn leave you alone?" He asked, sounding mad this time with his palm on her forehead. Luckily she didn’t have a fever.
"I asked her to leave because I wanted some time alone. I didn’t expect I would fall asleep. Stop reprimanding me like my nagging mother about the cold. She would always be like Abrielle, don’t go out. It is cold. Make sure to wear more layers of clothes. We don’t want you to catch a cold. Don’t go out in the snow if they find out how weak your constitution is. No one will marry you." She ranted on and on based on Abrielle’s memories. It felt like she was truly Abrielle and not someone borrowing her body.
"Sounds like she loves you. It must be nice having parents that love you." Cedric said with a sad tone picking up another towel to dry her hair. Abrielle went silent for a bit knowing what he went through growing up in a royal harem without a mother.
"Yes, they did." She muttered, unlike the villain, the villainess was a spoilt daughter. Despite lacking talent, it didn’t reduce her parent’s love for her. They were ready to move to heaven to grant her every wish, including getting her engaged to the man who ended up killing their daughter.
She wondered how her parents felt after her death, knowing if they refused to grant her wish, she would still be alive. "You don’t have to help me; just get Evelyn, or I will do it myself." She stopped Cedric, she wasn’t used to being completely bare in front of him.