Jaywalker_Holmes

Mana was a brilliant young lawyer working for the biggest international law firm in the world. With her prodigious talents, influential family and a perfect fiancé, her life was considered a dream come true…until a freak accident cost her everything. Or so she thought. After three years of being confined to a hospital bed, the man she had loved with all her heart told her about his betrayal as he slit her throat.

The next moment, Mana found herself in the body of a sickly ten-year-old princess of the same name, in a world she thought to be fictional. “The Legend of Mars” was an ancient epic chronicling the adventures of the divine King Mars and his virtuous wife, Queen Astra, and their triumph over the evil, half-demon emperor Raven. Princess Mana was the unfortunate half-sister of Princess Astra, who died at the age of ten…and somehow pulled in Mana’s soul.

And thus, Royal Princess Mana decided to make the best of her new chance at life and seek happiness. However, she soon found that what she had read in “The Legend of Mars” and the actual people she met were very different. Why was the divine child Mars an insufferable brat? Why was the virtuous Astra plotting nefarious schemes? Why did the brother of Mars look exactly like her traitorous fiancé of her previous life? And the meek little boy she accidentally rescued was actually the fearsome evil emperor …? But why on earth was he clinging to her and looking at her with puppy eyes?

The Evil Emperor's Fragile Heart

"Would you like to stay in the Pearl Kingdom for a bit longer?" Mana asked Raven quietly. The two children had slipped out from the banquet and went for a walk in the garden for a bit.

Raven shook his head. "We have already extended our stay once," he murmured. "We should go back and get to work on reviving your mother."

Mana sighed and took the boy's hand. "A few more days here won't make a difference," she told him. "Besides, building the machine to revive Ma will still take a long time, even after we gather all the materials we need."

"Papa and the others are already here – I think it would be a good thing for them to take a break for a couple of days and see the changes in the Pearl Kingdom under your rule for themselves as well," she added in a coaxing voice. "It will also give you time to implement some more of your ideas."

Chapter 362 – Planning Ahead