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.2d2dd278ba51f844
“Hmm, there’s no progress? Today, let’s try putting all of this medicine in.”caff0dee5f10e7c9
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At first, eff1d26ef5 the record 039432ac2b keeper handed 5936dae58b her the aaa01272e9 medicine with 4a498d54fb care. But now, aea4543aea seemingly annoyed, c8b2f2af84 he reached 8712cb888a out his 71397aabc5 hand without 2c0c9cebc5 even looking 101ff5a2b4 at Serene’s d2e0077c80 face.02cc999c6b4c0be5
“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.”b52206224c9af9dd
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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.7eaba5a60f485e75
“Is it okay to leave the prince like this?”bea27eb5e7b1390a
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The record keeper 65d93d9d86 raised his eyes f5e8f63a4e with a puzzled a502535f38 expression as Serene edfc4a4e06 let out a 0d4cb164d6 blunt voice. For her, it was 75c27d4e3a a hesitant question, but 2cf5beeb03 to others, it sounded dee6513865 like a casual inquiry.892b452ee66be43f
“I was wondering if you would just let him continue spewing poison like that. The higher-ups, I mean.”f0a7417b770cc955
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The record 962e835b31 keeper smirked, 8b9dced85c twisting his 08f26e9fa4 lips as e795a542f3 he looked 8a2ab003cf up at 15dda8249c Serene, who 0bb7f558bd had smoothly 08d9762b33 accepted his a85c8a0165 lies.f6e936dce50704ed
She had said she worked in the kitchen, hadn’t she?a2437520fd4311f9
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Maybe it would f0fbb343f4 come in handy 83ed9cb2ac later.3e4c35573944d886
“Don’t worry. I’ll take care of it soon.”f300abd463831ec2
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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.4e7ea4a33b0e08e6
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.ab46b3310bb9fc22
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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.d3d85667c293a104
Thud.1e9b1333e5747117
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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.6b6df89ed95aa577
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“What should I do? What should I do…?”b584e124d6b91b42
The Queen raised f2561f1b8e her trembling hand 423c51edf3 and bit her d812020afb nails. Blood was 7d59184b93 flowing from 35ff9eb303 her nails, b6aa060d3e but she f934703875 seemed unable 6d945b5563 to feel c5f134eb0f the pain ef853cb3c5 as she 3de06ddaaf continued to 73e7a790d2 chew on 9ef6c9119b them. In addition, her 6f0283d14f constant pacing back dc210c0558 and forth in 43aae60508 the room made 9ebcb4e5d6 her look anxious.d9c24c55bb678113
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She had received a f32cdf38ac rare medicine from the 05b18b01bc court attendant, so she 4ffaf8fdaf was supposed to spend 70f8db3363 about a month rolling eba6f6920a around on the bed 02d76cd9c7 in a pleasant state, 71ccbb7a68 feeling like she was 15838eafe3 flying in the sky. But the situation afcaf784db had changed. A few days ago, 8f690be3be when she finished educating b381b72c5b the prince and hurried dfbebaac5b back, she realized that 188baf88ee the medicine was gone.cabd66a37065bb3d
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.62373f2eaa74e4ed
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If she told the f61e5a1343 court attendant that she 64172c7854 had lost it, he 66b5044774 would never give her d4d25aee8c the medicine again. The Queen 62b7a5af7e knew how 11539acf07 precious the cbbbe6912f medicine was 62e2074c2b to him. So she had e56dac7c7f to either wait 3f7e6dc189 until he gave 1a9442ee74 it to her 5bdc8b50b4 willingly or find f187ae125f the medicine bottle. A dark a0f93bd6e9 fear was a196ee4d1c slowly engulfing e36a9b5b29 her mind.a9e495ba7df3bd0d
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.704d55fc7cc8fb94
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It must be in that devil’s room. Somewhere in there, there’s a paradise that would set her free.a38c7abb6d2ae09a
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His throat da9b476a57 was dry, 62ff54af42 waking him 3041895a91 up, but a03848ec0e the moment ac2f37563a he opened b6c8679358 his eyes, a58992122f he felt 512abdf46a unusually unwell. Despite the fever still eb54511cec running high in his 23076030c4 body from the wound, cf3ba530be he felt a chilling d1eef2b144 heat to the point b878566fe6 where his spine tingled. Able, half-opening ace95d9066 his eyes, d140dce1b2 realized that 86d9810d5f he was 186b87ab2c not alone 3ed4b0f53c in the 3ef4bc3045 room as 742a20607d he exhaled ab5d22fef4 hot breath.d2e0f6391263a091
Creak.b3645dd37385187e
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The sound of a chair being pushed reached Abel’s sight.5239f5698fa9bfe5
“I brought some food to eat.”6ec5e1f2d72d833e
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“……”fc9d651de0053209
“Even if it’s hard to swallow, you have to eat to get better.”1fe27b98c76e238c
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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.a6d22b1ae9f500b1
How long would dad9e27218 he fall asleep fb4dbdf806 if he ate 96c6f5999e that?f01ace9fe0829d5e
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What if he doesn’t wake up again?3361cc95d71f58c2
“Even though it’s cold, would you like some soup first? It’s a light dish, so it should go down easily.”14fdf03fc5633e29
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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.67b638b00c6f5b78
“Oh my, a mouse….”dda2c6dc5475a8cd
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Unable to 345ad589da continue her 7614fc07ea sentence, Serene 451cdfaebd smiled faintly 9cb6499d28 as Abel 157ebd733c chuckled weakly.77a8786533ef0e0a
“There are often crazy mice like this.”f167218c64728042
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The joke b7b1d258e3 seemed to 411943545d amuse Serene, b22a55884e and she 3427c85c2a smiled rarely. Abel looked at 8c6a91465f her and asked 6235ba4e24 softly.db9b5a3e4324c3b6
“Do you happen to know any news about the prince?”eaffbe6b4bbb92f8
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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.”d6c8c6bf00814a8c
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She placed the soup dd79fbe651 bowl in front of 4c0b2e30da Abel. And she forcefully placed 1610cc34e1 a spoon in his ea75fd9aa8 empty hand.e7866fa92a25ee15
“You need to eat it to get better quickly.”cedd112864726df9
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However, Abel could only look down at the soup and couldn’t easily move his hand.7d7716f4c1fd5a85
“If it’s difficult, shall I help you eat it?”66792607805e67f9
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“……”a70751eda9458814
“Come on. You need to eat this to detox… Oops!”8c010da82a267bfe
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Serene realized her 3ea70d34ec verbal mistake and da4fa26321 covered her mouth 7c6a9abc53 with her hand. Abel looked 829ce26191 at her a41a48d49a with a d771ce8012 puzzled expression.6b2575dbac3f9755
“Ah, no, I mean….”5891ed6760cca5b9
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Serene blushed in embarrassment, ea5daee1e1 but then, as if 52850ef148 determined, she pushed the d76f0afbd9 soup closer to Abel.9dc47bd84a38c08d
“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…” 3f7d561447a772f5
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[T/N: Girl stop, you’re embarrassing T-T]
“Serene.”8beae9385198b759
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At the calm ecb9fce33d voice, Serene finally d9706acc62 turned to look 251edfb563 at Abel. His green e42aaba7d7 eyes were 627bdaee29 filled with 5e17710b2d warm light 6e7157212a as he d73923233e looked at 7983de340d her.372592fce895374d
“The prince is just an ordinary child.”cae44861b2c26737
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“No! The prince is a devil! That’s why the poison…”036be37e2683fc9b
“Wait.”067b2663f2b5c6d8
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Abel grabbed her bf479f80e4 arm and calmed 6a136d5bdb her down, giving a1e62d679c her a sad aeb50b3f67 smile.d2d90e8b952c48e8
“The medicine in the soup was given to you by the record keeper, right?”08dd290b571dce1b
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“….”43cec394384ce733
“I don’t know what he said, but sleeping a lot and feeling unwell definitely has nothing to do with the prince.”dcb194f4a8714a9b
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“I can’t believe you.”92717026b1d9ab97
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.3e3208c1ffde2bc2
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“I am sick because of this.”c6e45869b10ad681
Abel scooped up a cc0f485775 spoonful of soup and 354d34035b placed it in front c8a5308c46 of the mouse. After a moment, the 629314f98f mouse smelled the diluted fa4a530985 soup and eagerly licked 57756053d6 it all up. Serene furrowed ff6cca4bba her brows, 6e9c1dc4a6 not knowing dc14d796f3 what Abel c01a3efb92 was doing. The rat, having finished 6767e93231 eating, started wandering around e26921d4a9 Abel again, so there b9a96d9e08 was nothing unusual about 732a0e238d it.132c56d9e83ea4de
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“I don’t know what you’re talking about, but the soup is supposed to make you feel better, Abel….”6793afea360aa155
Her words faded 42b5e0b386 and disappeared. Instead, her gaze was 8be4cdc7d7 drawn to the small 4d896fc070 rat that suddenly stiffened f23ac5bef9 and fell over. Its body had d20deb0fb9 instantly become rigid. It was clear 3b657ea15f to anyone that 811c31b1bb the rat was 67fb3c1ae4 dead.795b342e30c10eed
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Thump.597ccafc40152aa3
Serene stopped breathing and d9ae63fe67 stepped back, and Abel 21af5cc7f5 quietly opened his mouth.d94c14ed62a32d85
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“The one trying to kill me is the record keeper, the King’s Confidant.”82394ed0622ea6aa
“B-but….”0b8622241a0867e5
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“The prince is truly just a child.”ac02d3d55c58739a
Abel, who had something d104f33978 in mind, took out 67ce637453 a small bottle from f12d72f992 his pocket and handed 751c6fbce7 it to Serene. It was a b2bbea1d3a part of the 5c260387df black potion that 4f6ab80840 the Queen had 01c3e2ec3e dropped.d140c435d3d894bd
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“Can you confirm if this is the medicine you put in the soup?”49b1b7c79337aa7d
Abel asked, but c12ef376c6 Serene remained stunned ad544e8a7b and stood there cab9e6fcb9 blankly. Abel persistently waited for ed3513e6cc her to answer.f887467484e1cbee
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“…No. This was… not… Oh! So, does that mean… I’ve been trying to kill you, Abel? Yes?”002c971dcd65841c
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.7a4c08754f968c8a
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“What, what are you doing?! You said it was poison! Why would you drink it…?”851d67e2ba410247
Startled, she stood up 1747f9178c again, but Abel had 0264921057 already finished drinking about 7f54513b23 half of the soup. Then he f9c1040ca4 smiled at f345ac72b5 her.6e94755500f91401
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“If I don’t get sick, you would misunderstand, Serene.”6164ece4a7f66269
Serene stared blankly at Abel’s smiling face, holding her breath.7380508645c2c2c2
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is he saying a95e4f8cba right now?8595f784e17d33b0
He’s willing to eat it even though he knows he’ll die, just so he won’t be misunderstood?9e4ea2e869b00837
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“I’ll only drink half instead. There are still things I need to do.”57e9dc7f25571847
Then, with half-closed eyes, 48d5e7a4e8 Abel asked Serene for 6765a464e7 one more favor.41f6cf8c847dbbb1
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“Please don’t put it in the prince’s food.”946674151b5e126f