Lee Ah Ri

'who were you in that life'

khalid asked lapiz who was laying on the bed

'….'

there was no response from lapiz other than a deadly silence

'is it something you don't want me to know'?

he asked her with a sad yet serious face

'my past life is not something to be told outside'

[especially when it's not something I don't want to remember]

she said while in a cold voice, lapiz looked a bit down when khalid mentioned her past life, it consisted of memories lapiz didn't want to remember

'I see then i shall take my leave Sebastian will explain what happened to you later, and please take her'

he left the room without looking back Sebastian also bowed to lapiz and left the room with khalid

'are you sure about this'

the butler who had a doubtful face asked khalid

'yeah, I think it's better if I don't cross the line, and it looked like she didn't want to speak of her past'

khalid stopped walking in the hallway and turned back, he could see Leo and the other three knights following him along with Sebastian

'Leo protect lapiz secretly do not let her notice you and make sure if someone dares to approach lapiz with ill intentions kill them right away'

Leo nodded however his face contained a curious expression on what happened inside

'Sebastian make sure that lapiz is healthy since she is finally awake many people will target her especially the west so make sure nothing like this happens again'

Sebastian bowed with respect the only one left where the three knights

'Ivan and jesper stay here and protect the whole mansion i am heading back to the dukedom Gautier will be with me'

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'my lady are you okay'?

lily asked lapiz as she poured water on the glass

'yeah i am'

she replied with a dull expression

'who the hell is that man'?

she asked with a furious expression, lily chuckled at lapiz's statement and gave her the water

'what? what's so funny'?

[i can't tell the lady that my lord is actually her soon to be husband]

lily sat on the bed with lapiz and held her hand

'there was a time in the past where the mansion fell into huge debt, at that time we servants who didn't have a master to lead them were in big trouble, we had to hear all the insults that came from the noble's mouth'

'at that time the one who helped us was the duke, he helped this mansion which had no master to rule raise into an honorable position'

lily stood up and sat on the floor while still holding lapiz's hand

'when my lady was freezing to death because of the curse it was my lord who helped you, he transferred his MANA into your body while going through endless pain'

lapiz suddenly flinched after hearing that sentence

'he heated my body'?

'like warming up my heart'?!

she asked loudly

'yes'?

lily answered while tilting her head

'no way'

lapiz's eyes widened while blushing a little

[then those times when i felt warmth was because of him?]

she thought to herself, lapiz rushed to downstairs with a happy expression

[there were times in the past where i would often get all cold and faint and at those times it was his warmth that kept me going]

[then even when nanny died was it also him, was he the person who helped me with his warmth]

[was he the person who often appeared in my dreams]

[was he the person i always wanted to meet]

she rushed outside with a lot of questions and finally saw khalid getting on the carriage

'WAIT'

she shouted which gained khalids attention, lapiz grabbed his hand and supported herself

'haah'

'haah'

she breathed heavily

'was it you'

she asked him while glaring

'it was you right'

'the one who saved me that day'

she gritted her teeth while waiting for his response

'what'?

khalid tilted his head in confusion

'rather than that are you alright'

he asked her with worry

'you saved me on that day'

'when i was 8'

'on the day when i lost hope'

khalid flinched at her statement he could see her struggling to breathe yet trying to get the answer out of her

'i did'

'on July 7th where you turned all blue and was freezing'

'on the moment you were dying'

'i did save you Ah Ri'

(authors note: lapiz is called Lee Ah Ri and not heajun in her past life)

he whispered to her, suddenly tears started flowing out of her eyes she kept wiping them, but it didn't stop

'so it was you'

she said in a weak voice, Sebastian, and the knights were confused lily was standing on the door while having a warm smile

[my lady i hope you will treasure the lord more than anyone]

lily thought to herself while holding a blue necklace

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[there was a time in the past when i lost my precious nanny, during that time in orphanage the only people i had were my nanny and Yuna]

[after losing her both me and yuna were left in the dark, at that night i wanted to be alone and went to the forest to get my mind out of things]

[it was a cold night with snow falling, i was freezing to death while crying at that time there was a small heat in my heart, a heat that told me not to give up]

[i could hear a sweet voice coming from my mind it kept calling me although i didnt know where it was coming from]

[it was you that saved me that day it was you who always helped me stay on my feet, i always wished i could see you]

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'i will tell you'?

she whispered

'what'

khalid asked while lowering his head

'i will tell you who i was in my past life'!

she shouted

'My Name Is Lee Ah Ri'

TO BE CONTINUED....