A Rare Sight
Lucas walked back to the room and this time, he brought his work along with him. The porridge will be sent over by his chef as he did not have any female maids here.
He entered the room without knocking and placed himself on the small working area he created inside. During the time that she was asleep, she was often having a nightmare. She would shout, cry and create a ruckus but she didn't woke up. Jonas said that it is better to accompany her during those times and create an irreplaceable presence in her. Rosella didn't mind his presence but she was really hungry.
When she looked up to Lucas, she felt that he looked familiar.
"Do you know my late brother?" Rosella asked after some time. He knew that the man knew her being a princess.
Lucas then removed himself from his work and walked towards her. He sat on the corner of the bed but enough to be close to her.
"Joseph is my best friend." Lucas said solemnly. He was his only true friend but he was murdered. He need to get a clear justice for him.
"So, you know me personally, Mr. Mo?" Rosella's tone was quite aggressive. Lucas laughed lightly and then stopped abruptly.
The coldness he has been hiding spread inside the room and nearly suffocated Rosella. The bloodlust is clearly visible in his eyes and the anger he had been hiding from the moment he knew that Joseph was murdered, surfaced.
He laughed maniacally and pinched her chin to look up to his eyes.
She clearly was afraid of him and yet she tried to resist it.
"Of course, who didn't know the Blue Empire's First Princess to elope with a commoner?" this rhetorical answer made Rosella frown.
"What do you mean?" Rosella knew that something was wrong after she jumped off and went missing.
"What could it mean?" Lucas still refused to answer her but asked back with a mocking tone.
"Do you think that you could've stopped your fake sister and that sissy fiance of yours from snatching the power from you after you jumped? How naive of you Princess. It's time to wake up from reality. Those two were like bloodsucking demons who are not satisfied until your blood runs dry." Lucas was angry. He was angry because this woman didn't ask his help even though, she had the means to and she still had some time.
How silly of her to jump over a cliff to die and think that it will stop those hyaenas from eating that piece of power left by her parents.
This shocked Rosella greatly. She didn't know much about the power struggle within her own kingdom. She knew that if she treated her people well, they will reciprocate with care also but a rare sight of greed from her own sister was seen.
Her brows wrinkled while thinking and the knock up on door neutralised all the raging emotions between the two of them.
Rosella's hand turned white from clinching the blanket so hard. So many thoughts running across her mind.
Lucas' hatred vanished in an instant and he released her chin. He looked at her thoughtfully.
"Eat well and you will have energy to fight with your fake sister." Lucas walked towards the door and opened it. The chef had a smile on his face but upon seeing the gloomy look on his young master, he retracted it abruptly. The chef passed the small table to his young master and bid farewell.
Fake sister?
Is Stephanie not a true daughter of her father? Then her parents have died in vain if it was true.
Lucas arranged the nicely cooked porridge in front of her. The aroma from the food brought her back and stared at the man who was stirring the bowl to cool it down a little.
"What do you mean by fake?" She asked.
"Fake means fake. Why do you think that Joseph was murdered by her?" Lucas held the spoon and brought it towards her lips. He wanted to feed her but the news he delivered lost her appetite.
"Eat!" Lucas forcefully shoved the spoon towards her dainty mouth.
When he saw her watery eyes, he softened.
"You have to eat all of this and after I will tell you all."