Chapter 63: One Fine Day
THE MOST awaited day for Silver, Clyden, and Simon has come. It was their training session in Silver's room.
Silver was moving back and forth in his room. He wanted the idea of being with Titania, but there's something bothering him, and he didn't know what it was. "Damn it, Silver, you're overthinking this," Silver muttered, ruffling his hair.
"What are you overthinking?"
Silver almost ended up flat on the ground when Titania appeared in front of him, wearing her maid uniform.
He was really smitten. It felt like he was drowning in his feelings for her, and he didn't like that feeling.
"Silver?" Titania called again, now looking puzzled while staring at him.
How could she not be puzzled when he was just staring as she called his name?
Worried, Titania went to him. "Is there something wrong?"
She wasn't used to seeing Silver act like this. He was usually grinning and carefree, but now, he looked as if he were carrying the weight of the world.
Even though Silver was her boss, she also considered him a friend. She spent more time with him than with her fellow maids, making them think she was trying to seduce him, but Titania ignored it all. Titania only saw Silver as a friend, nothing more. Besides, only Randall held her heart, and that wasn't going to change.
Randall also knew Silver as Titania mentioned him. She didn't want to give Randall any reason to doubt their relationship.
"We're practicing later," Silver mumbled, snapping Titania from her thoughts.
"Practice for what?"
"Self-defense. We're going to learn how to shoot and fight, along with my two other friends." Silver scratched his neck and looked away. "D-Do you want to come along?" he added, almost in a whisper. Despite feeling that something bad would happen, Titania seemed excited with the invitation.
"Of course! I'd love to!" she exclaimed happily. "But I won't join in the practice, okay? I just really want to watch you guys. I'm not really into learning that... stuff."
As he saw Titania's smile, he suddenly forgot everything he was worried about. He realized that instead of being nervous, he should take this opportunity to be with her today.
But he should have listened to his instincts. He shouldn't have invited Titania that day, and maybe he could have avoided everything that happened.
"Here they come," Silver said to Titania as he spotted the two men walking toward them in the garden where they had been waiting.
Clyden was grinning as he reached them. Simon, on the other hand, looked at her intently. It made her uncomfortable as she looked away.
There was something different about the way he stared at her, although she couldn't pinpoint it.
"Are you guys going to a party or something? Are you going to a bar?" Titania asked Silver before pinching his side, making Silver flinch. Clyden and Simon's mouths widened as they watched the two. If any other woman had done that to Silver, she'd probably be crying by now. But now, Silver just gave Titania a glare-Which didn't even looked like it.
"Strange," Clyden thought, grinning.
When Silver told them about the girl before, he thought it was just a simple crush. But now, he confirmed that it was more than that. "This is why I don't want to fall in love," Clyden muttered-A thought he meant to keep to himself but didn't realize he had said aloud.
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Now Silver was glaring at him, while Titania looked at him curiously.
Unlike the other two, Clyden wasn't the type of guy who believed in love. For him, love was purely a business arrangement, which was why he had readily accepted his arranged marriage, while Silver still rebelled against the idea. Simon was the only lucky one among the three, having learned to love the woman he was arranged to marry. If only loving someone were easy, though.
"We have to look hot while fighting, miss," Clyden replied to Titania. "I'm Clyden, by the way."
He extended his hand, and she was about to shake it, but Silver slapped his hand away.
"There was a mosquito," Silver excused, laughing loudly afterward.Property © of NôvelDrama.Org.
"Wait, before we go to the training room, let's take a picture!" Clyden shouted, clapping like a child.
This broke Simon's train of thought, while Silver' mood turned even sour.
"Come on, stand here in the middle," Clyden added, positioning Silver and Titania in a good spot.
"Damn it, what's your deal?" Silver asked irritably, but Clyden just grinned at him, clearly planning something.
'You'll thank me for this, idiot,' Clyden thought. He knew his friend was shy, so they probably hadn't taken a picture together yet.
Using his Polaroid camera, Clyden took a picture of the two. He was amazed at how comfortable Titania was around Silver.
Due to Silver' bad mood, Titania poked his cheek as if she were used to doing it. Silver smiled genuinely, causing Clyden to unconsciously click the shutter button. Silver almost cursed, but when he saw how happy Titania was, he smiled too.
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Titania nodded. She wanted to remember him... and them. In this life, he had a friend like Silver.
They took more pictures, laughing at the chaoticness of the shots. Titania saved one, and she was excited to show it to Randall.
'Next time, I'll request to take a photo with Don Coleman, if he would agree,' Titania thought.
"Simon, come here, don't be a killjoy!" Clyden shouted, and in an instant, he pulled the man over and placed him on Titania's left side.
Titania glanced at Silver as he put his arm around her shoulders, while Simon stood there seriously, staring at the camera. Clyden clicked the shutter button.
After that, all of them went to the training room. The training went for hours, and when it ended, Titania went outside to do some work.
Just as she was about to go back to Silver's room, he saw Simon, who was sitting in one of the empty rooms.
"Are you okay, sir Simon?" Titania asked, her tone worried.
"I need an heir, Titania," Simon said in an intimidating tone, and in one swift move, a handkerchief laced with a sedative was placed over her mouth. "You're perfect to be the mother of my child." "W-What-Hmph!"
Simon tied her hands behind her back and covered her mouth with tape, leaving her with no way to fight back. Sure, she knew how to fight, but she wasn't well-trained.
What chance did she have against Simon, who had been training to fight since childhood?
Simon had never been this desperate, but he was willing to do anything to save his son. "You'll carry my heir for me," were his last words before she lost consciousness.