Serene was a cherished presence in the kitchen. He willingly took on the troublesome task of bringing food to the prince, who had a thorn in the King’s Heart. So it was only natural for her to accept the praise when the record keeper called her separately. She was blunt and had a heavy mouth, but she also had a humble attitude that didn’t even boast.a940e98917ca7f2d
“Hmm, there’s no progress? Today, let’s try putting all of this medicine in.”95f0efa85bb5f657
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At first, the fa410350f2 record keeper handed f5fe8053a8 her the medicine 278681b64e with care. But now, 6ee62112b1 seemingly annoyed, 9a278edbeb he reached 8e98b10f06 out his a42d626b82 hand without 33b6664f8f even looking 77f7740259 at Serene’s fc00b28342 face.c451b9f8f1696246
“He was almost fully recovered, but because of contact with the prince again, the poison spread. So if he uses this entire bottle, he’ll get better.”e2d5b36a7938e9b2
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Serene immediately put the bottle she received from the record keeper into the soup she was holding. Since the record keeper always wanted to put medicine in front of her, she also followed the habit. When the dark blue medicine was mixed into the soup, the color changed a bit, but Serene didn’t mind and covered the lid again. Then, she bowed and was about to leave when she suddenly asked a question.3fa06c596d34a3eb
“Is it okay to leave the prince like this?”1a670e4b2b26cf0f
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The record keeper 7c4237063e raised his eyes 4884d5eb23 with a puzzled 07d19bd179 expression as Serene b9209ac284 let out a 2eb0f4875c blunt voice. For her, 202b31e3e9 it was 80756c01c5 a hesitant a6ad26f7c3 question, but cb9d9ffe98 to others, 2f5ac3ade5 it sounded 522d5fe8a7 like a 37150fc19b casual inquiry.48830361bd025dbc
“I was wondering if you would just let him continue spewing poison like that. The higher-ups, I mean.”349a8962ed4ec95e
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The record keeper 24b3d18286 smirked, twisting his 46f9d49991 lips as he a31b044fa3 looked up at 3dd6b98aaa Serene, who had 3832320688 smoothly accepted his 71f4c4266f lies.aa26d8f5e02af332
She had said she worked in the kitchen, hadn’t she?58b7c87765c6ab48
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Maybe it f5896ed2b2 would come a7202aa924 in handy 30d8fbf3cb later.62e29089eb0d66ba
“Don’t worry. I’ll take care of it soon.”de6825cb4e39e0df
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Serene finally felt relieved and left the record keeper’s room. Then, she hurriedly walked towards Abel’s room, where his injuries were severe. She was pleased with the fact that Abel was separated from the prince. When she was with the prince, she always stuck close to him, unable to even walk properly, but not anymore.84a73dedc3c50c68
She helped with the meals, changed the bandages on his wounds, and offered words of comfort here and there. In response, Abel would smile and thank her every time. Always making eye contact. Abel was kind. He was so kind that he probably didn’t even know that the prince would kill him with poison.b4eec70d2f275578
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Now that the prince was not by his side, Abel’s condition would improve. Serene was worried that the devilish prince would cause a commotion by bringing Abel back again. However, she felt relieved knowing that, as the record keeper had said, they wouldn’t just let it go.c362a5bafa24b3ab
Thud.132ba06824dabdbc
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Passing by the soldiers, he opened the door and entered to find Abel half-opening his mouth, sleeping. Wasn’t he twenty years old? His sleeping figure was childlike, and Serene found herself smiling slightly as she sat down on a chair, waiting for him to wake up.f8031e891475a39e
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“What should I do? What should I do…?”3afde547c7a6fe8e
The Queen raised her 28cdab429f trembling hand and bit dcf346b9eb her nails. Blood was flowing from 3b99f02973 her nails, but she 7118a01c79 seemed unable to feel 520a941c19 the pain as she ff38bf51a0 continued to chew on ea75912fed them. In addition, her 3201f60f1d constant pacing back 2eec2e0447 and forth in 190bd43a2f the room made be9ae5186a her look anxious.bbf514c9d9679d35
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She had 56d410bb58 received a b1037c90f4 rare medicine c5e67e8562 from the 3df3ffb2cd court attendant, 16a125187c so she 241a3b5c0f was supposed 903508c1a9 to spend 20339e8fda about a 646fe84657 month rolling 4994cd163e around on fd1ef0abf0 the bed e5ff6d60cb in a dc65492160 pleasant state, 79a2f534bc feeling like f53f2f653a she was 2f71b1d89d flying in f26046992c the sky. But the situation had c3ba15664b changed. A few days ago, f9cedf81a4 when she finished educating 5251d5e7ed the prince and hurried 3d1c367c36 back, she realized that 97120266a2 the medicine was gone.80bb0ad516dd4ef9
She panicked and searched her whole body, but the medicine bottle didn’t come out. Did she drop it somewhere? The first thing that came to mind was the prince’s room. After that, the court attendant scolded her for not educating the Prince more, but all she could think about was the medicine bottle.a2fed4db31c27050
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If she 8f8bcd7c66 told the 0a8f8df99c court attendant 91d2143a88 that she 504aab8ffd had lost 4e07f9f7b3 it, he 08ad1903b2 would never 95544c878f give her de705170bd the medicine 9c0cde7dbf again. The Queen 4d17ee5410 knew how d6b50c0478 precious the 015593cf8d medicine was 32ee511b03 to him. So she e6ef526d80 had to 4c28f03696 either wait 07a578df2e until he a6e1e5afaf gave it 221c2d7292 to her 2599b0b899 willingly or 038ef62a03 find the 4cbeb537a0 medicine bottle. A dark fear was e19a348f9b slowly engulfing her mind.4d8f0061030b6f68
He had given her the medicine a few months ago. So, it was uncertain when he would give it again. As a punishment for not properly educating the prince, The Queen received orders not to leave the Queen’s palace for a while. However, she had to go out to find the medicine.3b17dd5907589271
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It must be in that devil’s room. Somewhere in there, there’s a paradise that would set her free.94a098e814912218
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His throat was e73acb2db0 dry, waking him bcf6ea05d2 up, but the c7ceb0b96a moment he opened 42ac1aaf52 his eyes, he e9fa00a93d felt unusually unwell. Despite the b7ff09cc7a fever still cb4b31eb23 running high da4ca14b42 in his 8400b132b4 body from 083c79dbad the wound, 72693cbdf8 he felt 15cfc9ebbe a chilling 1491185a39 heat to 6732ec0f5b the point 77fed9f2f5 where his b86c30619d spine tingled. Able, half-opening 9201d70dd2 his eyes, 0e13b6c17c realized that a5abdc7918 he was 8debd95554 not alone 74c01a9f13 in the 15c62ee103 room as fbf9048067 he exhaled 1377367338 hot breath.04890a046975f5ae
Creak.4431edadbb3726c8
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The sound of a chair being pushed reached Abel’s sight.cb0830092a3a9699
“I brought some food to eat.”9fcc4099a319206f
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“……”099b94ecf5d53d5f
“Even if it’s hard to swallow, you have to eat to get better.”562c29080d925dc5
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Serene couldn’t meet Abel’s gaze and soon turned her head. Instead, she busily waved her hand and spread out the cold food on the table. Abel hesitated, thinking he should eat it considering her sincerity.5bfc8688af7dd4b6
How long would he 385292247d fall asleep if he 1674aca10f ate that?f70f83650d9aabb2
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What if he doesn’t wake up again?76a0aaa34181d4d8
“Even though it’s cold, would you like some soup first? It’s a light dish, so it should go down easily.”75559e59086f8b02
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As Serene suggested, Abel slowly sat up. However, he felt something in his hand. Halfway through sitting up, he lifted the blanket and found a mouse lying in his hand. It wriggled its long tail as if it were asleep. Seeing it, Serene let out a small scream, causing the mouse to suddenly wake up. But strangely, Abel’s hand seemed to please it, and it lay down on his hand again, rubbing its face and back.a8dbcfeb06931d09
“Oh my, a mouse….”0eb3fad1d470ba31
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Unable to 48ce1c70d6 continue her dbd401643b sentence, Serene f7bff85474 smiled faintly d97ac26f2f as Abel 60a3a9f0d5 chuckled weakly.a77f769b86abc634
“There are often crazy mice like this.”db5cd7b6a4466149
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The joke seemed b8edef5ac7 to amuse Serene, bf0e53e989 and she smiled 14e7c10265 rarely. Abel looked at 479790254e her and asked 8ac46ed03b softly.7bba2b0a046d5cdf
“Do you happen to know any news about the prince?”ecca8b52c23584b1
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She frowned immediately. [T/N: This girl is evil! Ignorance excuses no one!]
“He is doing well. So, Abel, please don’t worry and have the soup.”d292e873dcd6a4a1
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She placed the db72e7732c soup bowl in 2c0694c90b front of Abel. And she d60f84696b forcefully placed f55dfce484 a spoon b0e77ac127 in his 6567fec083 empty hand.0d6d0f7b53310cae
“You need to eat it to get better quickly.”bef04266b9925631
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However, Abel could only look down at the soup and couldn’t easily move his hand.e6ae56eeee25c91b
“If it’s difficult, shall I help you eat it?”12986fa310606f65
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“……”9f391e46658b7cf0
“Come on. You need to eat this to detox… Oops!”58e019632cc18ef6
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Serene realized her 2789728d29 verbal mistake and f6c9e5e0bb covered her mouth db20f1d6b5 with her hand. Abel looked at her 0cccdc4799 with a puzzled expression.29ae2d106a19bba5
“Ah, no, I mean….”5314ca5ab0e75b2c
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Serene blushed in 603f4586c1 embarrassment, but then, 77271cd7d7 as if determined, 7f4081646f she pushed the bfd2975d26 soup closer to 22d5d6b137 Abel.63874a939373b62e
“I didn’t mention it for fear of surprising you, but Abel has become addicted to poison. And this soup contains an antidote. The effect only lasts if you continue to consume it, but the effectiveness dropped when you went to see the prince again. Abel may not realize it because you’re kind, but the prince emits a poison that harms those around him…” ab39bb40bdfe0f94
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[T/N: Girl stop, you’re embarrassing T-T]
“Serene.”b77b2aa39eca0005
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At the calm voice, 13c733fcc4 Serene finally turned to 4d406d791a look at Abel. His green ed37713247 eyes were f9da2f2b40 filled with a6e5d3e5df warm light 3b7f236c75 as he 325c2a0887 looked at 5119d976cd her.124da125134019ed
“The prince is just an ordinary child.”786ed619fc1e578a
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“No! The prince is a devil! That’s why the poison…”c3d750c62e3d4a41
“Wait.”fe682c2495856a10
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Abel grabbed her arm 727330fcd2 and calmed her down, 6a20d10fc1 giving her a sad 1d1466140c smile.a7a2402a366739bc
“The medicine in the soup was given to you by the record keeper, right?”fa5a12647eade86a
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“….”915c4608562db7d4
“I don’t know what he said, but sleeping a lot and feeling unwell definitely has nothing to do with the prince.”1b530225cc36366f
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“I can’t believe you.”0ba83ea668e4bc1c
As Serene pulled back and lowered her head, Abel bit his lower lip slightly. Then, he gently placed the mouse that was still playing on his hand back on the bed and looked at her again. No matter how small a life it was, he didn’t want to do such a thing to the mouse that trusted him and was by his side. But he wanted to clear up the misunderstanding first.be6babd7144c7cac
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“I am sick because of this.”c2759eb1948077ca
Abel scooped up a 034e88b0ee spoonful of soup and 9b3ec30202 placed it in front a800578cf1 of the mouse. After a moment, the 14488f50fa mouse smelled the diluted a2c79286a5 soup and eagerly licked 36a5bb29b7 it all up. Serene furrowed e566a02d0b her brows, 9f777a04be not knowing 8072234cfa what Abel e6152a3cf9 was doing. The rat, having d7d5c52847 finished eating, started 239e546382 wandering around Abel d1b7509bfa again, so there 0f738eb31f was nothing unusual 0190027bf3 about it.0e738e6cee0c2bbd
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“I don’t know what you’re talking about, but the soup is supposed to make you feel better, Abel….”9eb946e8da4fdd09
Her words efe58760f8 faded and 800bd6f483 disappeared. Instead, her gaze df4e43505c was drawn to cd02641a0e the small rat 68d6d0cb7b that suddenly stiffened ddd611d7e2 and fell over. Its body had instantly 1491492f6c become rigid. It was clear 5a7d337d0c to anyone that 17db20de69 the rat was 9f4c6e41cf dead.e3940e407a945953
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Thump.41a6b689b837ad09
Serene stopped 79325da8dd breathing and e958f144ff stepped back, 6011ebcd06 and Abel cbf5b583d4 quietly opened 13d6402556 his mouth.fd17021957f3c95a
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“The one trying to kill me is the record keeper, the King’s Confidant.”4a2108a37ba0b723
“B-but….”ec668077fc659190
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“The prince is truly just a child.”1c68f822f6806763
Abel, who had 5c4344bed0 something in mind, 787e609ad6 took out a d247c8c5fc small bottle from 95fa258932 his pocket and e91f996ee0 handed it to 202321eca1 Serene. It was 81b8e4ec0c a part a03e0faa89 of the 3cdc301bfe black potion 96bc826218 that the 73a9a97fae Queen had e5b955a95a dropped.83df893bd5e9c9b8
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“Can you confirm if this is the medicine you put in the soup?”b772f49c60cdaad6
Abel asked, but Serene 8e27f79f77 remained stunned and stood 434e6421a1 there blankly. Abel persistently waited for 8ef53fb336 her to answer.51f17632446c6b15
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“…No. This was… not… Oh! So, does that mean… I’ve been trying to kill you, Abel? Yes?”cf053e1d3009bae1
Serene stumbled backwards, trembling, and finally hesitated to sit on a chair. Then she continued to mutter to herself, saying it couldn’t be true, but when she looked up, she clearly saw a dead mouse. And he also saw Abel, who was lifting the soup bowl.5ae20a523fc6414a
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“What, what are you doing?! You said it was poison! Why would you drink it…?”4a8256950ea012c7
Startled, she stood 5cc8aa6ff7 up again, but 2ce9ce34ec Abel had already 87cb43ddb5 finished drinking about 324d35cc50 half of the 399defd59a soup. Then he 8ec408fda3 smiled at 267390b8ef her.9f95b421b33c5479
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“If I don’t get sick, you would misunderstand, Serene.”37bf8fa8c981af3f
Serene stared blankly at Abel’s smiling face, holding her breath.3d5eac4ad9860461
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is he 6988d4fbd6 saying right fd0c640438 now?bb2314197f1d77fd
He’s willing to eat it even though he knows he’ll die, just so he won’t be misunderstood?eeb51687bcd59710
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“I’ll only drink half instead. There are still things I need to do.”645eb36f9484b921
Then, with 3ee374fa65 half-closed eyes, 4f075c3b71 Abel asked c3546a3173 Serene for 8bf7f5ee6e one more b91fcf3658 favor.59108dd126b8f6c7
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“Please don’t put it in the prince’s food.”15562e6dda832a39