[Bonus chapter]Welcome back, Gorgeous.

Ever since Aries escaped Joaquin's grasp that day at the world summit, she never recalled a day she rested. Although her first several months in the Haimirich Empire were peaceful, her brain never relaxed. She couldn't help but always wonder about many things, such as 'when would Abel come to her room for her service?', 'was he violent?', 'what sort of pain must she prepare for? And the sort.

Obviously, Abel was very different from what she expected. He was quite tolerable, but at the same time, very stressful to deal with. She had to tread on eggshells around him, afraid she would lose her life if she uttered the wrong word or don't utter a word at all.