TVRTH [Book 1]

Chapter 12

A New Meeting, Part IV

Translator: Khan

Editor: SootyOwl

Mielle's long, luxurious eyelashes trembled. It was interesting to see her in that state. She seemed like a baby bird struggling to learn how to flap its wings.

'For all of your life, just flap your wings and fall.'

Tears once again fell from Aria's eyes. Seeing this, Mielle truly felt that she wanted sincerely to get rid of Aria, like her clothes which had been burned down and were gone, and the slight crease of a frown appeared in the middle of her forehead. However, she didn't show her inner thoughts, smiling smoothly instead.

She did it so naturally that no one was able to guess at the dark, dirty inner thoughts that swirled within her mind. Mielle's specialty was hiding her thoughts and acting unlike them.

"What are you saying, sister? Of course, I'll lend you some clothes. The clothes are nothing! It's a relief that our sizes are similar."

"Are you sure it's OK?"

"Certainly. Borrow as many as you like."

"Thank you! Thank you, Mielle! You're truly an angel!"

Aria grabbed Mielle's hands. Aria, who was smiling brightly, really looked happy. Mielle, who hadn't anticipated that Aria would dare grab her hands, almost pulled them back out of surprise, but realizing the situation, she smiled awkwardly as she barely held hands with her.

This stirred the hearts of the audience watching the scene since it was beautiful to see two pretty children taking care of each other.

Since some of Mielle's maids were children as well, they thought if Aria was educated, she would learn and understand. They had hated her too much using the excuse of her humble birth, but seeing her be polite to their master, Mielle, their thoughts started to change increasingly.

"Choose whatever you like, sister."

Since the situation was such, Mielle talked to her kindly and told her immediately choose the clothes she wanted. Accepting Mielle's kindness, Aria went to choose an outdoor dress from her dressing room. Bypassing all of the countless clothes at the very front, she held a box that had been stashed in the corner.

It had been hidden in the corner of the closet where others would have difficulty finding it. The box was very clean, without a speck of dust on it, as if it had been prepared for a special event.

Opening the box, she saw a beautiful white dress folded up. The white dress had a very soft texture and didn't have many adornments, except for the red ruby that had been crafted in the shape of a rose on the chest.

This was the dress that Mielle had received from Oscar, the heir to the Dukedom of Frederick, for her birthday. It was trimmed very finely and looked a bit smaller than normal, portraying that it hadn't been worn at all. It seemed that she hadn't worn it because it was for a smaller size, so it was better for Aria to wear it instead.

Mielle's face instantly paled as soon as she saw Aria come out with the dress. Her hand stopped midair like a conductor of an orchestra.

Aria asked with a very innocent smile, "Uh? Why?"

"This, this is a little..."

'How could you find such a cherished dress of mine, which I had hidden so carefully?'

Seeing Mielle's disapproval, Aria hurriedly apologized and quickly put down the dress with an exaggerated flourish.

"Even if you told me to pick anything, it's a little too pretty, right? I should have picked a suitable one instead... I chose this because it didn't have many patterns, but since I'm still not accustomed to seeing what's good or not, it seems that I chose an expensive dress. What do I do...? Then, what should I choose...? Mielle, I'm sorry for being slow-witted."