11 Going Back Home Part 1

"Max, you need to take care of Erella."Marchioness Camille reminded her nephew. Today is the day she will return home but she felt unhappy. Because she didn't want to return home and see those three evil witches' faces. If not the reason she needed the consent of her stepmother for her engagement with the young duke, she will never see those evil witches' faces anymore. She will just sneak back home to take her little friends with her. But the Marchioness already informed her stepmother through the letter. So she didn't have any choice but to return home.

'Tsk! For sure those suckers will give me trouble first before giving me consent with the engagement.' Erella thought nibbling her fingernail.

'What should I do? Do I need to use my magic on them? Hmmm...' She thought. Then she shook her head.

'I can't use my magic on them. Surely, I'll kill them accidentally because I can't still fully control how much mana I will let out if I use magic. They don't deserve to die yet with their misdemeanor towards me. 'She whispered. Then recall the past days she practiced using her magic. When she focused on controlling how much mana she will let out, she could use magic below average or sometimes low-grade magic. But when she forgot to focus, she damaged the entire practiced hall. Marchioness' dark aura caused Erella to return to the present. Erella felt her hair on the neck stood up.

'Gosh! Aunt Camille is really terrifying!' Erella thought.

"If I see any scratches on her, you'll receive a hard punishment, Max." Marchioness Camille warned him and the people who will accompany them. She was dumbfounded. Max who was her most beloved nephew was threatened because of her. It seemed that she became number one in the Marchioness' heart than Max. Her face turned red beet because of the warmth she felt from the love of Marchioness Camille. She smiled and went back to the Marchioness to embrace her.

"I promise, Max and I will come back in one whole piece, Aunt Camille." She said and kissed her cheek. The Marchioness was stunned for a moment by the unexpected kissed she got from Erella. When she returned her senses, she wanted to kiss Erella back. But Max who became jealous of her took Erella in her embrace and held her in his arms.

"Aunt Camille, my FIANCE and I need to go now," Max said unemotionally emphasizing the word fiance. Marchioness Camille frowned at him. But Max ignored it.

'This brat! You are now jealous of your aunt! I let you go for now because I'm in a good mood.' Marchioness Camille thought and sighed.

"Max! As you said, I am your fiance! Why are you still treating me like a kid?" Erella exclaimed puffing her meaty little cheeks.

"I am not," Max said poutingly. He looked like a dog who was deprived of his treats. Erella looked at him but Max made his face sadder with his puppy eyes. Erella gave in and sighed. The Marchioness chuckled at them.

"Ok let's depart now," Erella said and wave goodbye to the Marchioness and the people from the duchy. Then she told Max to board the carriage. The two of them went inside the carriage and sat on the opposite sides. After they sat down, the carriage started to move. Then she noticed, Max was kept on looking at her bashfully.

"What do you want Max?" She asked him straightly while looking at him with knitted eyebrows. Max didn't answer her. He was just kept on scratching his cheek while blushing. It took her a couple of minutes before she realized what Max's wanted. Max wanted her to kiss him too on the cheek like what she did on the Marchioness.

POOF! Erella's face turned red like a tomato!

'KYAAAA! Is this true? My man wants me to kiss him!' Her inner self screamed in delight. She was really delighted to kiss him on his cheek too but her eyes landed on his luscious lips. Her eyes turned wide-eyed while biting her lower lip.

'KYAAAAAAAAAAA!Darn lips! You are making me a sinner!' Her inner self screamed once again and she felt like her blood was rushing out from her nose. She turned her face right away from him while covering her nose. Maybe blood will really come out from her nose. They were already far from the von Heinlein estate, Erella was still not looking at him. She was still looking outside the window. Max thought she hated the idea of kissing him on the cheek so he became more low-spirited. But he thought wrong. She just did it because she didn't want him to see her embarrassing self from lusting his lips. Then she thought of how they became engaged to one another.

Two days ago, the Marchioness and Max suddenly called her in Max's office. She thought they will scold her or ask for payment for breaking the hall where she practiced her magic. But to her surprise, they asked her immediately when she sat down on the big dark chesterfield if she wanted to be engaged with Max. Due to her surprise, Erella's mind didn't work immediately. She looked at them with her mouth slightly open. Looking at them, if they were serious about what they said.

'Are they pranking me? Or is this just a dream?' Erella thought while looking at them intently. She had no awareness that the two in front of her became anxious because she didn't answer them yet.

'Uhmmm..... Lady Erella if you are thinking about our status----------------- Max didn't finish what he was saying because Erella interrupted him.

"Of course! I will be happy to be engaged with Max. But are you sure? Look at me. I looked like a kid. Maybe people will talk bad things about you because of me." Erella said worriedly. She felt the Marchioness' dark aura surrounded the room together with Max.

"Aunt Camille? Max?" She called confusingly. That was the first time she saw Max became furious. The Marchioness and Max suddenly went calm.

"I'm sorry dear." Marchioness Camille apologized.

"I'm sorry Erella." Max apologized.

"We don't care what the people say. We only care about you. Maybe you will feel pressured because of the huge gap in our statuses."Max added. Erella looked at them while tilting her head in confusion.

"Ohhhhh. I forgot about our status. You are a duke and I'm just a daughter of a baron. Is it really fine to be engaged with you?" She asked.

"Dear, we don't care about your status. Even if you are just a commoner, Max will still accept you as his future bride." Marchioness Camille said seriously

"Then, I don't see any problem to refuse this handsome gentleman," Erella said grinning. Max's face turned red. The Marchioness suddenly sighed a relief.

"Thank goodness you agreed! Because I already send your stepmother a letter regarding your engagement with Max." Marchioness Camille said smiling.

Suddenly, Erella's thought about two days ago cut off because the carriage suddenly stopped. Max instantly hugged her to protect her from what danger they will face. He sensed something ominous was happening outside. He hugged Erella more. But Erella tried to come out from his embrace because she wanted also to see what was happening outside. All of a sudden, blood was splattered on the window of the carriage and she saw a gruesome face of a monster.

"KYAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Erella shouted in surprise.