Chapter 17 A Beggar's Child

"What how is that possible"

"yes i know after she found out she told me everything because she was scared it was scary the only way was to kill the child in her belly but that would be so cruel how can i do that since i had no way i told your grandparents about it, but it wasn't good news they shouted at her which was bad for her health i was guilty if someone knew that such thing has happened in our family it would only be disaster for us so i decided to take her title of being a verita and sent her to a far away village i created a rumor that she died because of an illness"

"WHAT THAT'S SO CRUEL"

"i know, but there were no choice"

"still creating a rumor she was dead"

"it was just a rumor, but it happened after giving birth to Melina she lived for two years and died when she died Melina was one year old after i saw her die i felt so guilty to the point that i wish i was the one who died not her if only i had not told my father she would not have died, but it's all in the past now there's no way i can bring her back i saw Melina looking at her mother's funeral without knowing anything i toke Melina with me but unfortunately your mother died when she gave birth to you so i decided to remarry and spread the rumor that Melina is the daughter of Alina your stepmother but you, Alina and ruke knew the truth but i decided to keep it a secret and never talk about it"

"i understand then you won't mind if i treat Melina just like my real sister"

"no i won't, so please take care of her"

"yes father"

"then i will leave now"

"ok"

"BTW how did your dress picking go"

"it went well i made sure to keep it a secret and hide the dress"

"i see good then"

its unimaginable i don't know Melina thinks stepmom is her mother things are messed up but i won't change the fact that i am her sister no matter who you are i will always take care of you Melina so don't worry you won't ever be left alone

NEXT DAY

"sister i learned the etiquette well mom said i don't have anything else to learn now that i am free in the morning i will stay by your side and learn how to things"

"sister are you awake"

"sister"

"lily is sister sleeping in sofa"

"umm yes lady Melina my lady read a book all night and fall asleep on sofa"

"oh i see then i will let her rest since she is tired from reading"

Hm? What book was she reading

THUD

"huh what is this oh it's the book let me see a beggar's child what kind of title is that oh it's written by mi-sun a traveler who came here years ago i think he was a writer and everyone in the empire loved his story i see, so sister is one of them"

"no am not"

"huh sister sorry did i wake you up"

"no i just woke up by the light"

"i see so what were you saying"

"well i think you already know about mi-sun"

"yes you taught me that"

"its good you remember it this is the first book mi-sun wrote a beggar's child you should read it"

"the first book wow its amazing that the copy is still alive"

"yes mi-sun was not a normal writer he was the best writer in the empire he wrote books that inspire people to read he wrote total 50 books i read them all"

"All of them! How are them all in here"

"no there are only 5 books in here"

"then how did you read them all"

"in the palace there were all of his books in there also the original copy of mi-sun"

"so you read them in the palace"

"yes this is a copy i received as a gift this was the only book i missed reading i have finished reading it why don't you try it reading is good if you have that hobby you might become more intelligent"

"yes sister i will try"