“I believe that no matter how busy your life is, no matter how hectic your schedule is, and no matter how focused you are on your work, there’s that one person who will come to your life and shake your world, disrupt your system, and seize your concentration."

Auguste gazed at the woman beside him. No, it's not because of the carefree way she drank that beer that made her look so innocent and pure. It's because of the way she just described what true love is. 

It's because that's also how love is to him.

It has been years since he felt that for someone. He used to love someone who ruled his life and made him not want to do anything but be with her. But that woman is now out of his life and is about to marry a real-life prince.

Since then, Auguste believed that he will never fall in love again. Never did he think that the woman in front of him now will be that someone who will shake up his world, mess up with his life and distract him forever.

Moonville Romances: Cinderella and the Almost Prince

The more that Auguste looks at Margaret, the more he wants to stare. It's like there’s a force that makes him want to gaze at her that he cannot fathom. Maybe it’s because she looks so beautiful tonight? It's the kind of beauty that becomes more beautiful the longer you look. 


Or maybe, it’s something more. It's something that’s coming within her. It's the honesty and sincerity that Margaret exudes, drawing Auguste into her more and more. Everything that she said was true, and it’s something that everyone used as criticisms against affluent people like him. But when it’s Margaret who said them, they did not feel that offensive. It felt like he was talking to someone who is open-minded enough to discuss about those matters without bias. 


“Uhm... so, did you enjoy the party?” Margaret asked as she looked at the lights. 


Alone Together