Tangled By Fate

Chapter 447: SHE PANICKED

“Oh, my goodness! Did I just do that? How could I do that in front of so many people?” Veronica began to panic.

Ovior calmly said, “You did great.”

Veronica became even more nervous.

“Did I? Oh goddess, I even talked back to the Queen. How did I do that? I even rejected her! Where did I get such bravery?”

‘She will have a panic attack at this rate,’ Ovior thought.

He suggested, “Veronica, stop for a second and breathe. You are always brave. It’s just you don’t know how much of a brave girl you are.”

Veronica followed his instruction and took some deep breaths until she relaxed.

.....

Afterward, she stated, “So, this woman... the Queen was trying to make me look bad in front of nobles.”

Ovior explained, “Making you unpopular amongst the powerful people means you have a disadvantage here.

“If there is a war between the Royal Family and the Magic Tower, the nobles will stand with the Royal Family. The Magic Tower won’t have any support.”

Veronica asked, “Do we need support from the nobles?”

Ovior pointed out, “Without any support, we will be vulnerable. No one wins a war alone, Veronica.”

Veronica wasn’t worried about it. “Arthur can do it.”

Ovior smirked. “It’s a good thing that despite being mad at him you will have faith in him.”

“I don’t have faith in him. Hmph.” Veronica puffed her mouth and looked away.

Ovior chuckled and then looked at the sky. As the sun set, the sun was darkened. Numerous stars twinkled in the clear sky.

The real magic worked in the sky.

While looking at the vast sky, Ovior thought, ‘She would have loved it.’

A face came to his mind. A happy face that gazed at the sky.

“I love the sky, Ovior. Do you love the sky?”

“Not more than I do you.”

“Ovior....”

Those sweet memories came back like flashbacks, softening his heart.

“....or... Ovior.... Ovior?!”

Upon hearing someone calling his name, Ovior broke free from the trances.

He turned his head and saw Veronica looking at him.

“I’ve been calling you for a few minutes!” she told him.

“Oh, I didn’t hear.” Ovior took out his handkerchief and wiped his sweats.

Veronica didn’t think too much into this.

She mentioned, “I wonder why Arthur chose a mirror like that as a gift. The Queen was super pissed. I could tell just by looking.”

“It wasn’t Arthur who chose the gift.”

“Then who did?”

“It was me,” Ovior disclosed.

Veronica was astonished. She didn’t expect this answer.

She inquired, “But why did you choose that gift? Her beloved son is already dead. She hates the King and the Crown Prince. There is no use for this gift to her. It was pointless.”

“No, it wasn’t,” Ovior said almost instantly. “It was presented to her so that she can keep remembering she doesn’t have loved ones left on this earth.

“She is all alone. This gift was given to her to make her feel miserable.”

Veronica quietly listened to him.

She recalled that there was a reason Arthur was persistent to kill the Queen’s one and only son. The incident was somehow linked with Ovior.

‘Should I ask him?’ she wondered. ‘I truly want to know what happened that made Arthur kill then Crown Prince.’

She looked at him to ask but then, she changed her mind.

‘But Ovior is a secretive person. He doesn’t like to share his personal information. I shouldn’t be rude.’

“Shall we go back to the party?” she suggested. “I have yet to taste more delicious food.”

Ovior stared at her for a while wondering why she didn’t pester him about the Queen’s gift anymore.

Later, he agreed to go inside with her.

After the champagne splashing incident, no one dared to make trouble for Veronica.

Everyone politely greeted her and had a little conversation with her.

Throughout the party, she didn’t see Lady De la Pole, Lady Laila, Lady Rebecca and Lady Arisa.

When the music started, Ovior offered her one dance. She happily agreed.

In the middle of the ballroom, under the gigantic chandelier, she danced with Ovior.

“Ovior, I didn’t know you were such a great dancer.” Veronica was impressed with his dancing skill.

Ovior nonchalantly replied, “What do you know? I’ve been a perfectionist since childhood. I perfected my movement until my feet bled.”

Veronica shivered to imagine the scene. “Practice made you perfect.”

“Even if you didn’t know how to dance, I would make sure that we were the best dancing partner at the ball.”

“I believe you.”

After the dancing ended, she left with Ovior. The part was yet to end.

That night, Arthur didn’t return to the Magic Tower.

More than feeling anger, Veronica felt anxious. She went to the balcony and stared at the sky.

Since the sky was clear, she could see the stars twinkling.

From her balcony, the sky looked close to the sky. She felt like she could just grab the stars with her hand.

She reached out her hand when she heard a voice from above.

“Didn’t Arthur warn you not to raise your body like that? You might fall.”

Started by the words, Veronica gasped and turned around. She saw Zinnia sitting on the tiles of the terrace.

“What about you? Aren’t you scared that you might fall from the terrace?” she asked Zinnia.

“Not at all. Practice.” Zinnia slid down and came to the balcony.

“I’m supposed to guard you at night when Arthur isn’t home. Why are you awake?”

Veronica lied, “I don’t know why I cannot sleep.”

Zinnia smirked. “You are lying, aren’t you? Are you worried about Arthur?”

“Nope, not at all.”

Zinnia assured her by saying, “Don’t worry about him. He will come soon. When you were getting ready, he got bad news.

“I’m not sure what it is but I heard from Ironin that he left as soon as he got the letter. When he comes back, you will know.”

Veronica was even more concerned. “Is it related to the Queen? I heard that Arthur killed her son because it’s somehow related to Ovior.”

Zinnia shook her head. “I don’t think it’s anything related to the Queen. So, I’m not worried.”

She looked at the worried Veronica and asked, “I’m curious, how did you find out about the relation between Ovior and the Queen’s son?”

“I don’t know the details. Do you know something?” Veronica asked her back instead.

Zinnia told her, “I don’t know much. All I know is that at that time, the Crown Prince was super evil. He had clashes with Ovior from time to time.

“Arthur later dealt with him in the name of a magic battle or something like that. you know the thing they do inside the ring.”

Veronica nodded understanding what she wanted to say.

“So then, you don’t know much. I’m curious to find out more.”

.....

“I’m pretty sure Arthur or Ovior didn’t tell you about this incident. Who did you hear this from?”

Zinnia pestered her to find out.

Veronica didn’t know why she was probing too much. She simply replied, “Dave Morton. He told me.”

Zinnia slightly narrowed her eyes. “He came to the tower after I met Arthur and set my foot in the tower. How does he know about this incident?”

“I don’t know.” Veronica shrugged. “It’s not like people are forbidden to have secret gossip in the tower. He might have found out just like you did.”

Zinnia slightly knitted her eyebrows. “I understand what you mean but it’s simply unbelievable.”

She felt like she forgot something important. She couldn’t pinpoint it.

Veronica stared at her for a while and observed her reaction.

Then, she said, “Sometimes, I think that I can never be a detective. However, now that I see you, I feel like my dream will one day come true if I keep hanging around you.”

Zinnia smiled. “Do you really think that way? How sweet of you! Did you never doubt that I may have slept with Arthur? You should have thought about it at least once.”

Veronica froze on the spot. She didn’t know how to react.

After some time passed, she reacted, “It really didn’t come to my mind for a second. I think it’s impossible. There is no way he would sleep with you.”

Zinnia didn’t know how to take this answer.

Up until now, no matter who Arthur slept with, when they saw her with Arthur, they all thought she slept with him. Then, they would try to harm her in many ways.

She didn’t tell Arthur anything because she enjoyed those attacks. It was a good pastime activity to reduce her boredom.

She said, “Now I feel a bit insulted. Why do you think it’s not possible?”

“Because you are older than Arthur, and Arthur doesn’t like older women,” Veronica said.

Then, suddenly she recalled that Zinnia didn’t like to be called an older woman and hurriedly said, “I’m sorry I didn’t mean it that way. I know you aren’t older. I’m just saying...”