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HE/HEROINE AND MY VILLAINESS

(WISH FOR YOU)

-DUKE RESIDENCE-

*Cathlen Chamber*

"URGH! I hate this! Why am I under house arrest? All I do is sneak out. Argh! I don't know!" Cathlen complains about her situation right now because the Duke and Duchess confine her on house arrest for what she had done the other day.

"Miss is Angela," Angela knocks on the door carrying the breakfast for Cathlen.

"Come in," Cathlen reply, as she stood out to her bed and start walking back and forth, anxious. Angela saw her and got concerned.

"What should I do now?" Cathlen talks to herself in deep thought. She's thinking of a way to escape out into the duke's mansion and buy the forest map when a sudden knock to the door interrupts her.

"I will get it, miss," Angela mention, and she nods continue on her thoughts.

"I apologies for intruding, but the prince sends a letter for miss cathlen," The butler mention, and Cathlen stops in her tracks upon hearing what the butler said. She went over to them and took the letter. Then she smirks.

"Perfect timing is time to use some ace cards," Cathlen mention, happy.

"Thank you for delivering this. You can leave now," Cathlen demand, then the butler bow, and leaves her room. She went to her couch and read the letter.

Letter

Dear Lady Cathlen,

I heard what happened to your father, and I am disappointed and hurt because you lie to me. But I will forgive you if you accept my invitation. Join me at the autumn festival tonight.

Your fiance

Prince Adam

'Che! This man is very cheesy, but he's good at fluttering people. Okay, let's go out with him tonight, alda. The only way for me to buy the thing I want is with this prince,' Cathlen thought,

"Angela,"

"Yes, miss?"

"Bring this letter to my parents," Cathlen demand,

"Right away, miss," Angela answer, and take the letter to Cathlen, then leave the room.

"All I need to do now is to endure the situation with the Prince," Cathlen mention determined.

*Dining room*

"The prince sends a letter for Cathlen?" Duke Thranduil asks, and Angela lends the letter to them, then Duchess Aerwen reads what's inside.

"Is true this is from the prince, and he is asking for Cathlen approval to accept his invitation to attend the festival later tonight," Duchess Aerwen respond,

"I see. What do you say about this? Should we permit her to go out now?" Duke Thranduil asks his wife,

"Is okay because she will be with the prince," Duchess Aerwen answer,

"Okay, Angela tells Cathlen that we permit her to go out with the prince later tonight," Duke Thranduil order, and Angela nod, understand what her master demand, then she left the room in silence.

"The prince is a very considerate person," Duchess Aerwen mention,

"I know he's also sincere towards our daughter. I'm so glad he asked for our child's hand in marriage," Duke Thranduil reply as they then continue eating breakfast full of gladness.

*Cathlen Chamber*

Knock

"Miss is Angela,"

"Come in," Cathlen respond, and Angela went inside in haste. She then saw Cathlen eating her breakfast at the table.

"How was it? What do my parents say?" Cathlen ask,

"They allow you to go out with the prince, miss," Angela answers, happy for Cathlen.

"For real?" She asks, surprised.

"Yes, miss," Angela answer, smiling.

"YES!" Cathlen cheered up, happy at the result.

'As expected of my ace card, so powerful,' She thought, smirking.

"Okay, send someone over to the castle to deliver my letter to the prince," Cathlen demand, and Angela nod didn't hesitate to do the job.

"Right away, miss," Angela replies, full of excitement.

"What's up with you?" Cathlen got shocked at Angela's excited behavior.

"Nothing, miss, I'm just excited for you," Angela responds, smiling, and Cathlen nod feeling a weird vibe over Angela's excitement, but she brushes it off.

"Erm, Okay, go now," She replies, then Angela leaves the room.

-MARQUIS RESIDENCE-

Sir Aloit arrived at the Marquis residence, and when he got inside the mansion, Sir Aloit then felt a heaving atmosphere, then saw Mary outside Vendia room crying. He rushes over to her as he felt anxious.

"What happened?" Sir Aloit asks, worried.

"The young miss loses consciousness an hour ago," Mary answer within her sobs. Sir Aloit's heartbeat stops for a second as he felt a heavy pressure pulling him down, and he dropped all the things that he had been carrying all the time to the ground while the memories of what happened the other day flashback through him.

"I-is she inside right now?" Sir Aloit ask within his trembling voice.

"Yes, the madam and master are with her inside right now," Mary answer, still crying,

"Mary put the stuff I drop to the ground inside Vendia art room," Sir Aloit request, then Mary nod and do what Sir Aloit demand from her. Sir Aloit knock on the door with his shaking hands.

"Come in," Lord Marthen responds to the knock, and Sir Aloit gets inside Vendia's chamber with fear engraved on his heart.

"Aloit?" Madam Rose got surprised,

"Sir Aloit, your here," Vendia smile at him, then Sir Aloit sigh in relief upon seeing Vendia's well now.

"Good morning," Sir Aloit respond, smiling at them.

"What's with that anxious expression for?" Madam Rose asks,

"I saw Mary outside crying and told me what happened that's what my expression for," Sir Aloit reply,

"Is all right what happened to her an hour ago is the cost of gaining her memory back," Lord Marthen mention,

"Her memories already come back?" Sir Aloit, surprised,

"Not all of them, only a small portion of it," Madam Rose answer,

"Oh, that's good then," Sir Aloit respond, sighing in relief.

"Yes," Lord Marthen reply, then Vendia laugh at all of them.

"Hahaha, you all have the same mentality," Vendia mention,

"Well, of course. We all don't want your memories to come back," Sir Aloit respond, and silence filled the room for a minute, then Vendia breaks it with her laugh.

"hahaha, of course, I also don't want for it to come back," She replies, then her parents sigh in relief and smile at her.

"Yeah," Sir Aloit insert,

"Mother, Father," She calls her parents,

"Yes, sweetheart?" Madam Rose respond,

"Do you want something?" Lord Marthen ask,

"Yes, I want to talk to Sir Aloit about something alone," She replies,

"Oh," Lord Marthen respond,

"Okay, we leave you two now. Mother and Father will see you later, okay?" Madam Rose responds.

"Okay, thank you," She replies, and her parents nod, then leave her room.

"What is it you want to talk?" Sir Aloit asks, and Vendia smiles at him.

"Come sit beside me, Sir Aloit," She demand, and Sir Aloit does so.

"Okay, tell me now," Sir Aloit asks, impatient.

"Why you lie to my parents?" She asks with a serious expression.

"What?" Sir Aloit looks at her, confused.

To be continued.