"Huh?" Violet still couldn't believe what she was hearing. "For what happened last night, I apologize. After all, it was Amber who attacked you. You don't have to worry, I've already punished her for what she did." With a confused face, Violet replied, "No, but wasn't it Vivian who got Amber into the party?" "I'll punish Vivian too, don't worry. Or do you want to request a punishment for her? I'll do it for you with two times worse." "No... no need." Violet was angry with Vivian, but she couldn't imagine what kind of bad things Verlaine could have done to Vivian if only Violet had said yes to Verlaine's offer. Verlaine approached her and sat on the edge of her bed. "How are you feeling?" he asked. "I'm fine. Veneza said I was in a serious state of shock, but I'm completely fine now." Verlaine smiled, as if relieved. "I'm glad to hear that." Seeing Verlaine acting like that made Violet feel a little awkward and uncomfortable. "Do you have something to say?" Violet asked, "Did
"Okay, today's lesson is over. See you in the next lesson." During his week in Denver, Xiel thought he enjoyed his job. Being a high school teacher was not too difficult, probably because he was a genius-he could act like a good teacher despite having no experience. The only thing that was a little troublesome during his time as a teacher was his popularity, which drew a lot of attention, especially among the students. "Mr. Addams, do you offer private classes after school? I was wondering how fast my academic progress would be if I could get extra classes from you." "Unfortunately Catherine, but I don't think I can offer extra classes after school. You'll have to find another teacher." "Mr. Addams, do you have a girlfriend yet?" "Maya, we discussed this two days ago. I am engaged." "But I haven't seen you wearing a ring since day one." "It just so happens that my engagement ring is missing, and I'm ordering a new one. You'll see it soon." "What a lucky girl to be the partner
"I didn't know you were interested in piano like this, Tiffany." Tiffany was surprised, spontaneously stopping her piano playing as she saw Xiel watching her with a faint smile from the doorway. "Mr. Addams... I didn't know you were there." "Well, I was on my way to my next class and heard someone playing the piano even though there was no music class today. It turned out to be you." "I'm sorry that I played the piano without permission; I should have come back sooner after dropping off those books." "No, you're not. I'm the one apologizing for listening to you play the piano secretly, but you played it really well. Have you ever taken piano lessons before?" Tiffany smiled a little at Xiel's praise, but then she looked sluggish when Xiel asked further. "I've never taken piano lessons, I just took the basics at my previous school," Tiffany said. "Wow... but your playing is really good." Xiel approached her, standing next to the open piano. Tiffany shook her head, smiling stiffl
Victor would go for his training. He had already arranged the schedule and was going to go with Vander. Vander was not his new martial arts teacher, he had only been following Victor since they went to the gym together and was interested in seeing Victor train. Maybe he just enjoyed seeing the process of Victor getting stronger. Victor seemed to laugh every time he remembered that line from Vander. Victor was walking towards the lobby when he bumped into Violet and they stopped to stare awkwardly at each other before looking away like they were strangers. It had been almost a month since what had happened at Giselle Leighton's birthday party, and Victor had granted Violet's wish to act like a stranger to her. Victor had never asked about how Violet was doing after that night, and Violet had never come to him to ask how Victor was doing after being injured from saving her, or to thank him. "She really wants us to go back to being strangers," Victor said, laughing bitterly, but he d
Tiffany walked the corridors of her school with a more cheerful face. Since she had a good relationship with her teacher and that relationship grew closer after becoming his piano lesson student, Tiffany felt she had a friend she always dreamed about after a long time. After her father became a suspect in the embezzlement of Denver city funds, Tiffany never had any friends. Even though she was very young at the time of the case and when Tiffany even didn't understand what crimes her father had committed and why she should feel the tremendous effects of what he had done. But after a long period of loneliness and hatred from many people, Tiffany finally felt what it was like to have a friend; someone who smiled if you succeed, who supported you if you feel insecure and who was on your side even though everyone hated you for no reason. Tiffany saw it all in Axelio Addams; the person who managed to change her life and gave her the opportunity to have great achievements such as being th
Xiel should have realized what was happening after seeing Tiffany who was not in class, unlike her usual. Tiffany was a rule-abiding child, she would ask permission from every teacher who would enter her class next if she intended to be absent for some reason. But there was no reason for Tiffany to be absent, and something had definitely happened to her. Xiel would know it wasn't a good one."Where did the girls take Tiffany?" Xiel looked worried, but he tried not to attract anyone's attention. Everyone in the class but he was in the corridor, looking around. "Those girls never seemed to like Tiffany, but did Tiffany get bullied at school too? Wow... if her father finds this out, he'll be broke into the pieces." Even so, Xiel kept looking for Tiffany all over the place, although sometimes he got a little lost because he didn't know the school environment very well yet. "Damn! Is there a hidden place in this school? Tiffany's not in the music room, or anywhere! Did they go outside th
With a hesitant tone, the woman answered. "I don't think so." Eve was still watching Victor's expression, looking suspicious for such a gray situation. Their leader had been missing since last night, no one knew where he was. Then when the only person who most likely knew where he was, that person looked confused too. That made Eve even more doubtful, she asked. "Do you know anything, Victor?" But she was ignored, Victor then waltzed away in a hurry, leaving her standing looking at the man's departure suspiciously. In just a moment of time out of every hectic second, William would pause to take in his surroundings. Too much blood he saw, too noisy screams that still echoed in his memory space. When he just stood and gazed at nature intently, a calm gust of wind took it all away. The vicious circle is sometimes not something that one wants to repeat over and over again, just like William Odolff who actually ignored everything to get this far. As he said, no one is born to be a sinn
In the end Ashtelle turned her back on her husband and wept silently. She tried to hold back her tears, it didn't work. Even when she tried to hold back the sound of her crying, it escaped some. William could see that his favorite woman's shoulders were shaking, but she again swallowed her tears and turned away with a mask of obstinacy that had not been put on perfectly. "So, what's your answer to my first question, William?" asked Ashtelle, making William think back to the woman's first question. William gave a small smile. "Cleaning things up," William replied, briefly. "Are you going to help Victor? Or choose Verlaine?" "I can't vote for Verlaine, Ash. After all, he's no longer part of my group. I must be a firm leader of my pack, for my pack." William paused for a moment, almost making Ashtelle think the opposite. "But I can't help Victor with this either." "Why?" "Because this battlefield is his." When she heard that, Ashtelle remained silent as she looked deeply into her h