The Last Novel

CHAPTER 11

The closer she gets, the stronger the tobacco smells.

Their mansion is far from the town and the only neighbors they have are all commoners. Tobacco is an expensive item, and nobles, merchants, or people with lots of money are the only ones who can afford it. This just means one thing, it can be the retired butler of Duke Vresea...

'No, it's too early for him to show up!'

"Can you tell me what's happening!? I can help you!" this time Ruel made his voice louder since the woman in front of him can't seem to hear him.

"You can go back and....wait....Call the knights!" after that Arabella quickly dashed inside where she saw the messy living room, where the fragments of the broken vase were scattered on the ground.

"I-is this blood?" 

As she was about to touch the broken vase pieces with red liquid, she suddenly heard clearly a loud thump in her chest. Arabella gasp, she clutched her chest. The air around her seems like it's vanishing, the surrounding is getting blurry and her legs are starting to get numb.

'What's happening to me?'

While she's having difficulty breathing she felt someone was looking at her on the right side.

Arabella turned her head where a man emerges from the dark corner of the mansion. He's holding tobacco in his right hand, with two men accompanying him. She remembered him, he was the man who was beating Scarlet at the restaurant. Arabella glared at him and was about to open her mouth but suddenly hesitated.

Arabella saw a wound on his forehead, it's clearly a fresh wound, it looks like the blood will trickle down his face at any moment.

'Is it his blood that was on the broken vase?'

"Who the hell are you? Where are my children?" although Arabella calmly asked, her insides are turning upside down, she can hardly breathe and she felt like her world is spinning around. She stood her ground and stared at the man, Arabella saw his lustful eyes looking at her chest.

"I'm Count Wen. Let's talk calmly now Baronness, serve me some tea and snacks for me to enjoy my visit" the man licked his lips and looks at Arabella from head to toe. 

Arabella's face darken when she heard his garbage words.

"What the fuck are you talking about, you piece of shit?" she asked him with her words full of curses. She tried hard not to curse like how she used to in her previous life since she's raising a child, but this old man truly triggered her sharp tongue.

"You! Fine, I'll let this slide just this once, I like feisty women anyway, hope you won't disappoint me in bed." Arabella frowned at his words, as a woman who came from the modern world where laws to protect women are implemented, she felt nervous. In her past life, calling someone for help was easier, since smartphones are there, but right now she felt cornered. She can even feel her legs trembling. 

Laws can't possibly protect her in this world, high ranking nobles and royals are the only ones who deserved to be protected in this novel.

'No! I can't be like this, Blaine and Scarlet are in danger, I need to save them!' 

"How stupid of you to even think I'll join a pig in bed." although her legs are about to give up, she stood firmly in front of the man.

"heh! You won't be able to refuse me, I have your children's necks wrapped around my fingers. Come with me and I'll set them free." Lord Wen smiled triumphantly as he licks his tongue non-stop while looking at her chest.