Chapter 24

Jacob

I hid away, watching her from behind the stairs, when I saw her standing with that rogue my friend fell in love with, and I was curious about their relationship.

I found Sophia throwing herself into the arms of the rogue, and they both burst into tears, and I listened to Lucia, asking her in a stupor from among her gasps,

"Sophia!! Is it you?! Your shape is different from the past. I'm not wrong. For God's sake, tell me the truth."

I saw Sophia nodding affirmatively, and Lucia continued saying in a choked voice because of her crying,

"How did you know I was here?! I lost hope that one of you would find me, and the last person I expected to look for me was you!!"

I felt suffocated to hear her miserable words. Does she want to free herself to that degree? Then I listened carefully to what Sophia had to say.

"I couldn't believe Nikolai when he told me that you were still alive. Ever since I learned the news in the morning, I have walked around every corner of the palace looking for