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.b4cf0acc11ef1ae1
“Hmm, there’s no progress? Today, let’s try putting all of this medicine in.”45e6b5678dca063b
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At first, 78cabb0936 the record a499e9fdef keeper handed 5987e3acf0 her the dc30dfea11 medicine with 54a3b50599 care. But now, seemingly 1df963a04d annoyed, he reached b7bf2f19a9 out his hand 22edbc3122 without even looking 0c3a1f1117 at Serene’s face.03e2cb644e4f81fe
“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.”23351a778383c29d
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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.0906cd42b785b3ae
“Is it okay to leave the prince like this?”ac1073c9ade2a674
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The record keeper raised a4749f55e2 his eyes with a 4d5649d0ce puzzled expression as Serene 79cb7f6c1c let out a blunt 90214955e0 voice. For her, it was 98eb69254a a hesitant question, but 37fe1e6e46 to others, it sounded 61c0e4dc45 like a casual inquiry.e6f5397f1e510613
“I was wondering if you would just let him continue spewing poison like that. The higher-ups, I mean.”12fa918e1ffb1000
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The record keeper dc73d8cb7f smirked, twisting his c33b332666 lips as he e1062d3ecd looked up at 28ad1198d2 Serene, who had 4ff00213fc smoothly accepted his 2c5d4d5b52 lies.cf8af0f7b9bc226c
She had said she worked in the kitchen, hadn’t she?1e0310ae6b1ab301
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Maybe it would come 3d0f08918f in handy later.abc1c924f40c0ebf
“Don’t worry. I’ll take care of it soon.”d98a5e752af40de6
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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.05c9e75783e6d9d6
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.b553c29e53d93a0d
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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.e48a63a0486b376c
Thud.66bf9c7f16868ca9
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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.14a12923145955e7
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“What should I do? What should I do…?”bd00e544b39b51b2
The Queen raised her 1b4d968be5 trembling hand and bit 69ca97c551 her nails. Blood was flowing from 948a1c5bd4 her nails, but she 5ba697101c seemed unable to feel 7beceafc71 the pain as she a35d4704c1 continued to chew on 129633b6ea them. In addition, 6b3e1479bb her constant 760dd0164e pacing back bbd0b5bd28 and forth f4652b8d09 in the 4273fbb7db room made 86260fb930 her look 45cf98f270 anxious.a50e17f0d2ce373e
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She had 68810188b5 received a 76cbce85ca rare medicine 3898f7e196 from the 0b0a61be6b court attendant, 9acf39957e so she 335d1007a3 was supposed 79b5cf552f to spend 5d48ff9633 about a 13685fb255 month rolling 6c845163f5 around on aabb44ee09 the bed ee22210b07 in a fd0cc93455 pleasant state, af202ff607 feeling like 54cdcffe26 she was 44774bb757 flying in 9e29da34d0 the sky. But the 2e34e51b05 situation had db9d05ca5c changed. A few days 1d3c6af0f1 ago, when she 331c2a5ff0 finished educating the 9b92b52193 prince and hurried a0638f62bc back, she realized 44f3ae67e6 that the medicine ee1be1ec37 was gone.68e0b501805b9763
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.f41d29203a952b3a
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If she told the 1b3a310d69 court attendant that she fa11209ca5 had lost it, he b37751ed20 would never give her 43e482d195 the medicine again. The Queen knew 2c3c2dec04 how precious the 8a02589a47 medicine was to e1bfa65965 him. So she had 5460858d46 to either wait 1a5cf4ee00 until he gave 11cd9ec73a it to her 8fd9d035e5 willingly or find 03248e5ac8 the medicine bottle. A dark fear 42ba14a9fe was slowly engulfing a1f7899d82 her mind.deec31fc030a4187
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.bc1183b54103e79a
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It must be in that devil’s room. Somewhere in there, there’s a paradise that would set her free.9de49aa9cf91526c
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His throat was dry, 9e682f812f waking him up, but 00efa80a09 the moment he opened cc4f658f17 his eyes, he felt 1e18ee9887 unusually unwell. Despite the fever still fc793818ec running high in his c418efdac0 body from the wound, 06b95e4c86 he felt a chilling ad08a6fad7 heat to the point c6c1bce841 where his spine tingled. Able, half-opening a1ab772f03 his eyes, bf611e30e3 realized that a737179b62 he was 4795f831df not alone 02f1cdfdc0 in the 5465ff4b8f room as 1f634b3f59 he exhaled e30ba250da hot breath.fb440d00b82a87ba
Creak.908a34a992a41a1e
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The sound of a chair being pushed reached Abel’s sight.5a12d7b0ac1c6160
“I brought some food to eat.”ce115b9ad80614e7
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“……”77d693ff08980df7
“Even if it’s hard to swallow, you have to eat to get better.”d6f066f0a01e1419
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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.72961dddf7d12aba
How long would 19f6c70fe5 he fall asleep 245bb8e728 if he ate 091c1a51ee that?4e48eca457bb1f0c
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What if he doesn’t wake up again?29782ff944a8a7d3
“Even though it’s cold, would you like some soup first? It’s a light dish, so it should go down easily.”515591d5b5947690
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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.21615c78e2787ec0
“Oh my, a mouse….”5122328eeea54d2c
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Unable to continue her a6543ca2b1 sentence, Serene smiled faintly c2627beefb as Abel chuckled weakly.0315c36dce2d04e1
“There are often crazy mice like this.”f61379c7a3a78d91
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The joke seemed to da60ecd32a amuse Serene, and she a8a8743481 smiled rarely. Abel looked 7dec4e79fa at her ae51c36b34 and asked 69ec3a5e04 softly.97ed35c1ac8c1688
“Do you happen to know any news about the prince?”2a22161308cc32dc
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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.”99ad4adb2beb5df3
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She placed 928f3b2281 the soup 9f1f6dd8df bowl in 19770d390a front of 484dd86d91 Abel. And she forcefully placed 5b2fcade38 a spoon in his 49d2138a68 empty hand.4351d3714f070ea5
“You need to eat it to get better quickly.”8a24a7bc6bb53342
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However, Abel could only look down at the soup and couldn’t easily move his hand.dbf959a6156b8131
“If it’s difficult, shall I help you eat it?”d391a1db082edffa
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“……”e205a6a3d176052e
“Come on. You need to eat this to detox… Oops!”898c0463450d4c07
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Serene realized her 244e0f8293 verbal mistake and bd6737a8b0 covered her mouth 5c90a9da24 with her hand. Abel looked at 150d376eec her with a ca5b7249ab puzzled expression.ed4056eee99fce1b
“Ah, no, I mean….”f6a84b1a2039d9be
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Serene blushed 531b16a598 in embarrassment, fb7e28a8fe but then, ae7870a312 as if 767fe52c51 determined, she e2b22b9392 pushed the d0dbbd341b soup closer 5d01bc32f8 to Abel.8adc0665bd61aa59
“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…” df4688cb66934888
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[T/N: Girl stop, you’re embarrassing T-T]
“Serene.”1ddf5aca6cd37aba
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At the dadf739810 calm voice, 6759c1de25 Serene finally 07e4a225c3 turned to 28e85ee1f9 look at 8af6330ef8 Abel. His green 569da05bc2 eyes were c3e26d01c8 filled with 9292c8d5a9 warm light ec5b96ab9a as he bd19a91022 looked at 784708f274 her.b15396953081f751
“The prince is just an ordinary child.”c74f3084b02fa134
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“No! The prince is a devil! That’s why the poison…”7c33762ac89d8068
“Wait.”205553f45aaf600e
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Abel grabbed her arm 71b4a755b3 and calmed her down, 8c1428ee17 giving her a sad 892d82c833 smile.df8e70848e1e747a
“The medicine in the soup was given to you by the record keeper, right?”80e2d157fca0b2a7
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“….”13fe45e28bddf27d
“I don’t know what he said, but sleeping a lot and feeling unwell definitely has nothing to do with the prince.”0b5c02992254e665
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“I can’t believe you.”7b349ef3079c2fd0
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.f01f6f917fd5979e
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“I am sick because of this.”b536c0421c641736
Abel scooped up a b4ac627197 spoonful of soup and d1b3e3a729 placed it in front 2b381e42d3 of the mouse. After a moment, 8341becf06 the mouse smelled c8f3df8934 the diluted soup 8f9a0bbf6a and eagerly licked 46b8090b07 it all up. Serene furrowed her brows, d4fd96a08c not knowing what Abel 0f74010da0 was doing. The rat, having 07ec69a997 finished eating, started 9deb18c367 wandering around Abel 6bbb34d77c again, so there cf95a7fa5c was nothing unusual 75bb20e6c5 about it.6b3514cd0dfcb0d4
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“I don’t know what you’re talking about, but the soup is supposed to make you feel better, Abel….”a3892b0529b25223
Her words faded and 93850aeb7c disappeared. Instead, her gaze was 8a36b0e06b drawn to the small a064af0b83 rat that suddenly stiffened 776876efe2 and fell over. Its body had instantly ba4dfb8132 become rigid. It was clear to 5f893fd9c7 anyone that the rat a5b47219f0 was dead.64b283a75098efcb
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Thump.1cfaa254d647b745
Serene stopped breathing e28ef4d58e and stepped back, 16b033e3d6 and Abel quietly 04097926b7 opened his mouth.3a572968dea600b7
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“The one trying to kill me is the record keeper, the King’s Confidant.”eb114a9b7d95c240
“B-but….”a5bb4da32c7146e1
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“The prince is truly just a child.”c1138223eb81f3e5
Abel, who had something 9a4cfd6549 in mind, took out 3cf60d8ed4 a small bottle from 10b928229e his pocket and handed a6001f37e3 it to Serene. It was a 3390c63449 part of the 15c24cf7b7 black potion that 0b0524e3bc the Queen had d8c7df70db dropped.9641ee66f72d2a86
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“Can you confirm if this is the medicine you put in the soup?”ea065ed8828c5a4b
Abel asked, 61777ef665 but Serene cff8a4cfb0 remained stunned 84866faffa and stood a6d79a22a0 there blankly. Abel persistently waited 130861836d for her to 41a040a029 answer.03acfd396edcfbab
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“…No. This was… not… Oh! So, does that mean… I’ve been trying to kill you, Abel? Yes?”9eec0f3d282b5729
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.6097177644d76b99
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“What, what are you doing?! You said it was poison! Why would you drink it…?”230ddbfa918a4b0e
Startled, she 31981950b4 stood up 273a9c87bc again, but 5dcf40afc7 Abel had c1cba42a34 already finished 8daf2bbeb0 drinking about e349887a0e half of fd3d12f9d0 the soup. Then he smiled d9ec1256e0 at her.3f7bdd014085fa67
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“If I don’t get sick, you would misunderstand, Serene.”b995fa8d859fd233
Serene stared blankly at Abel’s smiling face, holding her breath.c75cb568b5491851
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is he saying right aa6692aa45 now?b197777f706022e6
He’s willing to eat it even though he knows he’ll die, just so he won’t be misunderstood?dcf587a1deb4617e
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“I’ll only drink half instead. There are still things I need to do.”b53dbb6a41f78aa7
Then, with half-closed eyes, 2e8ea29dd3 Abel asked Serene for 75918933e3 one more favor.737f3fa58adde31f
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“Please don’t put it in the prince’s food.”1305a03c88a489cd