Irene The Lady Who Turned Down Fate - Chapter 218

“Sure then let’s meet soon…I will be waiting for you…” Irene said as she looked at her slowly leaving.

“…Sister…aren’t you play for us anymore?”

“And why do you think so?” Irene replied to the little girl who tucked to her sleeves end.

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“….That’s because, you are a noble…and eveb that grandma said…we aren’t allowed to listen to music…forget about singing…”

“Do you believe in such words?”

The kids nodded in unusion.

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“Thats all rubbish, don’t listen to such words. Music is for everyone just like the air, tell me would you stop breathing if someone says air is only for the nobles?”

*Shakes their head*

“Exactly, and kids remmber one thing, you will many people who will say don’t do this, don’t do that but always do what you think is good for you and won’t harm others…Now then shall we start?” Irene asked as she pointed at ther violin and all the kids nodded their head.

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With that, Irene sat in the middle of the bench while the others kids surrounded her and the music accompanied by her melodious voice rang through the streets and touched the kids heart.

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“That girl even after so many warning still played the music, hah so impolite!”

“Grandmother!”

“What? Are you going to scold me again! Ha, I wonder where my little polite Sam went…” She said while removing Sam hands from her hands and walking ahead her.

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Sam looking at her, sighed and rolled her eyes.

“Granny, you are such a drama queen~ it’s not that I like to scold you…but she is Lady Winter for the winter family. And they are more than just a benefactor to me….you don’t know, no one and ever treated me as kindly ad they did.

At a period, I even thought of myself as one fo them…” Sam said as she smiled while thinking of the past not realizing that her grandma has already reached their house.

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“Granny why did you leave me behind?” Sam said as she clingyed to her shoulders.

“Keep talking about them why bother looking at me?” She said in a irritated tone.

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“Granny, please don’t be angry, it’s true that I respect them and I always wanted to be them…but that was all in the past….now as I grew older I know that people even after living in the same world can’t really be same.”

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“( The happy memories of my past with the winter family would always be there but…I am Maxim…and I can’t ignore it.)”

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“Granny what should we eat today?”

“…Whatever…”

Meanwhile at the corner of the town some buys stood there hidden and covering thier faces, observing every movement down by Irene.

And there is no need to explain who they are.

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“I don’t understand…just why can’t we just go and meet her?” A annoyed Ashton with a sulky face said as he was fully done with their childish games.

“Ashton, then tell us would it be surprising if we just go ahead and meet her? Come on, It has been 5 years we have to do soemthing special.” Harris said in his usual hyperactive energy.

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“Well…then when are we going to surprise her? We’ve been following her for hours!” Ashton replied back as he sighed.

“Don’t worry we will soon be done here and Lady Maxim will meet you soon too.” Alan said as he looked at Irene who was fianlly moving towards her shop.

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“Boys get ready! It’s our time now let’s go.” Alfred said as they all ran towards her shop and went inside it before her, and hide.

The ones who work at that shop came out to greet her and of course they had no idea about the boys plan too.

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“Lady Winter Welcome!” The manager who was a jolly lady said as she smiled towards her.

“Lady Winter, was the journey nice?” Her assistant who seemed like a clam headed person wearing a pair of specs said as he respectfully bowed toward her.

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“I am good and the as for the journey it was interesting and nostalgic~ Anyway shall we head inside and talk?” Irene said and both of them moved away to make space for her, to pass and enter the shop.

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“Huh? Why is it so dark in here?” The shop which was made of glass walls has suddenly turned dark.

“(It was so bright outside but as soon as I stepped inside the world suddenly become pitch black…this doesn’t seem nice.)” Irene thought as she took her steeps back and bumped whith the door knob, she tied tuning and twisting the door knob but it didn’t open.

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“Why isn’t the door opening? Manger Lin, Assistant Kim please open the door! This isn’t a nice time to joke.” Irene said as she banned AR the door desperately, her heart beat was rising at a rapid speed and her breathing was getting heavier and heavier.

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The darkness and the anxiety she was feeling was impacting her mind which was making her delusional and dizzy,

“…I am sorry…”

“Please don’t leave me in here! Please!”

“Irene…sorry…but I want to survive…”

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“No…No..Don’t go!!” Irene shouted as she opend her eyes, her vision was still unclear but she could see a few hazy faces out of which the first one she fully recognized was…

“Ash….” She said in a dry tone while she was still in shock.

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For some time there was a pin drop silence, no one said anything unless, Ash sighed and held her hand.

“Sister, Are you hurt?” Ash asked and Irene jumped form her laying position to hug him tightly.

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“Ashton, it’s really you.” Irene said as she closed her eyes but still the tears of happiness which had endured 5 years of separation with a smiling face and anxious heart rolled down until a smile of relief curled up in her lips.

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“Irene, he is really back safe and sound. So, calm down.” Alan who was standing behind Ashton said as he looked at Irene.

Irene smiled at her and mouthed, “Thank you” with a smiling face.

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After sometime when everyone calmed down, they took a seat in the shop and started charity with a glass of drink they like.

“We didn’t have much time to prepare, but still we tried our best so please enjoy and forgive us for any inconvenience.” The Assistant said as he kept down the snacks and food he gathered from the downmarket.

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“Don’t worry, by staying at the royal academy for 5 years. This snacks are like heaven to us.” Harris said as he took a cream bun and ate it deliciously.

“Why? Was the food there so bad?” Irene asked curiously as she took a packet of cream bun herself.

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“Well, calling it bland would be better. You know it was either Salty or bland, nothing less nothing more.” Alfred said as he took a sip of the strawberry shake.

“Hmm, now that we are out, we don’t really need to care about the food there but still…O guess O should talked with father about this issue or else we would be a bunch bad seniors.” Alan said as he sighed while thinking of the problem they had to go through because of the new environment, homesickness and on top of that tasteless food just made is more worse.

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“I see then, you all should have more.” Irene said as she pushed the snacks towards them.

They all looked at the snacks and then at Irene.

“Whats wrong?”

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“You aren’t angry with us?”

“Harris, why would I be angry with you all?”

“Because our prank you needed up getting unconscious…” Ashton said as he looked at Irene with guilty eyes.

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“Oh, so the dark room was your prank?”

“Umm, not exactly..we thought of coming out as soon as you enter the room but you were so panicked and sacred that…we didn’t understand what to do. And by the time we had our courage to come out you were already on the ground.” Alfred said as he kept down his justice and looked at Irene expression which looked at bit mad now.

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“Sister, we only wanted to surprise you…we had no other intentions but…still please forgive us!” Sam said as he held her hand in his while looking at her with a smile.

“Just be thankful that you are returning home after 5 years or today I must have really not let anyone of you walk out in two legs.” Irene said as she took a Apple and broke it into half.

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“Haha, looks like you worked hard while qe were gone.” Harris said as he looked at the apple in her hands.

“Of course, I took classes form the only female knight so there is no way I would be bad at it, so next time you think of using your treats on me remember this apple.” Irene said as she handed the apple to Ash as she walked towards the door,

And all the other boys followed her like a pack of ducklings would follow their mother.