The Emperor who loves me dearly - Chapter 104

Two days remaining for him to finalize the reversing drug, but now that Celestia is awake, he is torn between staying with her and allotting time to make the cure for his beloved lady.

“Lilie, keep an eye on Celestia,” he said although Lilie Grayson will never allow anything to happen to her best friend, two years away with her is already enough.

“Where are you going?” the brown-eyed lady still asked nonetheless.

“Theavarian empire, I’m bringing her back” was what all the man said.

The darkness is now clear everywhere, it’s already evening in Ainiligary empire. Ever since Helen woke up a while ago, all she does is to call Hannibal for help, not even letting him and Lilie be of aid.

When he handed her to Hannibal, never did it occur to him that it would be this painful in the present time. Anyone would wonder why the emperor who is the maker of cure, did not retake the cure once more after its effect wears off.

Logan never intended to take the cure after he met Celestia, heck, he even planned on destroying it completely but when he got called by Astrid, having Esmeralda and a battalion of guards in different ranks, he knew something was up.

That day was supposed to fulfill the dreams he has with the green-eyed woman but instead, it became Celestia’s nightmare.

The divorce papers were set and so is the engagement ring, Logan Daxon Ruwedor Fergus was prepared to take Celestia Wresea in front of the altar, to vow his eternal promise to her and to become a father to their two kids and to their future children.

He never thought he would say it but, “F*ck cure” as he huffed loudly and commanded his private driver to take him to the airport.

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Lilie Grayson heaved a long and heavy sighed, “When we were still young and happy, never did it occur in my mind that you will face a tragic situation as this, Celestia” she said to no one in particular. Her heart was filled with pity for her best friend who always helped other people ever since.

The image of a grinning Celestia filled her mind. A part of her even blames herself for not being on time in that party two years ago.

“Hopefully, everything will be okay soon…” she whispered a silent prayer and continued to head off Celestia’s room.

“Hey…how are you?” she asked the golden-haired woman. Helping her to sit down properly by fixing the IV’s tube beside her.

“A bit dizziness but other than that, I think I’m completely fine” Helen replied casually to the stranger.

“That’s good…maybe you can get out of the hospital earlier” Lilie replied hesitantly, her body rested on a couch inside the white room.

“Hannibal said I can go out tomorrow” she smiled softly, the color of her lips is now returning to its original color, rosy red.

A comfortable silent enveloped the whole room, Helen tucks a loose strand of her waist-length hair onto her ear. The woman in front of her, although a complete stranger, she feels a connection between them, she seems to be amicable and friendly.

“What’s your name?” she cannot help but ask the woman who is seated on the cream-colored couch.

“I’m Lilie Grayson, but you can call me Yanyan. Can I call you Celie?” the brown-haired woman said spontaneously while blatantly asking Helen. This earned her a confused look.

“Celie? But I’m Helen” she questioned shyly. Why would she even give a nickname that’s too far from her original?

“Hmm,” the young woman thought for a while until a bright idea came into her head, smiling she continued, “I will explain it to you through a narrative okay? Celie is my favorite character in this story even though she is not the main character.”

Helen listened attentively, a question bugging her mind, ‘Why does she even want Celie if she’s not the protagonist?’

The woman shoved off the thought and continued listening to Lilie, watching her beautiful full lips moved as every word goes out.

“Well you see, Celie’s a good girl, she has been a good friend to Yanyan, defending Yanyan in front of other people even when Yanyan is not around. Celie has always been there for her friend, even when most people goes away when they see Yanyan because of her infamous wayward actions.

Then, when they were ten years old, Yanyan went abroad.

Several years after, she came back to see her loyal friend. She was stupefied to discover that Celie is now a mother of two adorable children”

“Who’s the main character?” Helen can’t help but cut Lilie’s story off. If this Celie has too much vivacity, and her character fits all the descriptions of a main lead, why is she not the protagonist?

“Patience Helen, here comes the plot twist. Celie’s a mistress”

The woman who is attentively listening to Lilie has now her mouth wide opened, forming a big ‘O’ shape.

“A mistress?! Like the woman who stole another woman’s husband?” she asked innocently yet loudly, she can’t help it!

“Why would she even do that?” she added, completely huffing in disbelief.

“Calm down, remember, we cannot fully judge a person without knowing the full story” Lilie added now smiling a little.

“The man loved her deeply, she was the first woman whom this man loved and probably the last…I cannot tell you everything, but to make the story short, Celie was thrown off by this man in an unbridled way. Fate was against their side”

What Lilie uttered crushed Helen’s heart, she guessed that maybe for some, love does not conquer everything. Lucky for her, Hannibal is always there for her, she knew he won’t exchange her for anything or anyone.

“Yanyan was not there for her friend during her darkest moments, but now, she made a silent vow to help Celie’s current situation. And well, that’s it.”

“What?! What is the ending??” she asked eagerly, Lilie is really a great storyteller!

What she’s narrating is a rare story, there are so many questions left to be answered, that can’t be the ending! What happened to the children? To the man? To the man’s wife? To Celie?

A loud knock came in, “Good day, there’s a delivery for Miss Celestia Wresea” a voice said on the other side of the door.

“There’s no Celestia Wresea in here Lilie, the delivery man might get the wrong room,” Helen panicky said, momentarily diverting her attention towards the door.

Many times, she had heard the name Celestia, but that woman never existed in her world.

“I got this” was all Lilie said, standing up from her cushioned seat.

“Please bring it inside,” the brown-eyed woman said politely to the delivery man who gestured his colleagues to enter.

Five men entered the room. One is holding a medium-sized carefully carved box made in gold and silver linings. Another one came, holding a bouquet of yellow daffodil, a flower that symbolizes a new beginning. After that, the third man entered carrying a bouquet of mixed color of blue and red Hydrangea, a hybrid. The last two also went in with one carrying a basket of chocolates and another a basket of fruits.

“This is too much!” Helen exclaimed after the last delivery man left.

“Open it” Yanyan said, handing the luxurious box to Helen. Her hands trembled to receive it, it looks too expensive for her liking!

“T-his is not for me” she replied, slightly shaking.

“Trust me, it’s for you” was all Lilie said before arranging all the deliveries. Logan had become a thoughtful young man. She will surely laugh at him the next time they meet. The pragmatic emperor really has fallen hard.

The box contained two letters in the front. Helen reads the first neatly folded one out loud.

“To my beloved,

I never knew that a person’s heart can be capable of beating this fast until I met you. You are my sunshine in this dark world, a blooming flower amidst my desert, you Celestia, will always be my Eve. Time will test us again but please hold on to this love we shared, I’m not used to writing this kind of letter but I hope my message passed through, it only meant I love you.

Yours forever, Adam”

Helen quickly closed the box, “No, this is not for me! This is for Adam’s lover” she said, denying it too much. Her cheeks started to have a slight tint of red, she’s invading somebody else’s privacy!

“You want to know the ending of Celie’s story, right?…

There’s no ending Helen because the story still continues up until now” Lilie smiled sympathetically.

‘The finale is up to you’

Little did Helen knew, the box contained more than what she saw, inside it is the Blue Belle of Alutia Sapphire and a letter saying “Next time it will be a ring.”

The things Logan sent, they were her past, the letter that Adam wrote, the Blue Belle of Alutia and his promise that next time, it will be a ring he will put on her.