Cade kept his promise not to bring up uncomfortable conversations.

‘Before, Arsene, this time Enoch.’

What did that mean?

After meeting with Cade, the problem of the epidemic became clear. It was said that someone wanted to undermine Abella’s prestige.

After all, even if it really was an epidemic..

‘This is something I don’t want to assume even a little bit.’

It was far more terrifying than Abella’s prestige being undermined. If it was a new contagious disease that had not yet been identified, many people would die. It might not be a problem that would only involve Amerigo.

Still, she felt strangely at ease.

Cade seemed convinced it wasn’t an epidemic. His gentle eyes and relaxed gestures when greeting Abella, being called to a private reception room instead of his office..

Cade was not taking the case seriously. And strangely, that reassured Abella.

Ever since Abella returned to Amerigo, Cade had been consistent with his friendly attitude towards her. So she had the belief that he would never let Abella in trouble.

Cade’s easiness aroused the bizarre belief that nothing was going to happen to Abella.

Abella was strangled.

The moonlight illuminating the night poured into her bedroom. Even if she did this secretly, it would surely spread from one mouth to another. Even more so if this incident originated from someone else’s intentions.

Abella would be called the Seed of Curse, and the story of Skellus, which has been quiet for a while, would come back.

Although the taste was bitter, it was not as scary or frightening as before.

Someone would definitely be by her side. It was different from when she was a kid where she would cry and run away. Now....

‘Abella, just let me be by your side.’ Enoch, who was earnestly asking for it.

‘I won’t make you uncomfortable.’ Cade, who said that while setting aside his pride as an emperor and held her.

Finally, there was Arsene who did not let go of Abella’s hand even though she did not know what secret was hidden by him.

And..

‘Auntie, Simon will protect you!’

There was also the little baby angel.

So, Abella tried to be a little brave. She would face this issue and fix it neatly. There was about a week left until the priest returned from the Amerigo estate.

As soon as the priest left, she selected a volunteer from among the family doctors and sent them down. If they found out that it was a contagious disease, they would send a post horse with imperial doctors and put a barrier around the village. After that, they would solve the epidemic through various epidemiological investigations and studies.

The business of the Amerigo estate would cease and they would regress again, but she has the courage to overcome it nonetheless.

Abella grabbed the glass of cold water. The chill of it digging into her fingers woke her mind.

‘You can do it, Abella.’ She comforted herself.

And if this happened by someone’s hand..

‘Don’t let them off.’

This time, she wouldn’t just let them off. Wasn’t the Abella of childhood and the Abella of today markedly different? She had power in her.

Abella’s purple eyes gleamed coolly under the moonlight.

Anyone who touched Amerigo would have to be prepared to pay for it.

*

Abella was not the only one who could not fall asleep.

Layla leaned against the railing and looked up at the sky.

Finally, the score was thrown.

There were several pitfalls in this work. It would be nice if things went well and Abella’s prestige fell to the ground. If the story of the curse of Skellus spread again in the Charope Empire, Sirius would no longer be able to maintain his engagement with Abella.

That was the primary goal, so it was not a bad conclusion.

If someone interfered with what Layla was doing..

Layla put on a slick smile. Even if this failed, Laysa was fine with it. It was so different from before. Abella left the Empire after the carriage accident and she returned. She had power to wield.

Besides, the emperor and Duke Arsene went to protect her for some reason. Was that all? There was also a guy named Enoch, who got on Layla’s nerves here and there.

She had an ominous feeling for some reason.

When she learned that she had initially returned from the future, Layla thought God had given her a new chance. Layla remembered everything she did before, so she would be the winner this time around.

However, before Layla even touched her, Abella’s life had been turned upside down.

Surely someone else must have intervened.

Perhaps it was.....

A returner like Layla. She didn’t know who turned back time, and she didn’t know how it happened. Layla just used this situation to her advantage.