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“Why do you say that?” I asked.
“Because you married me in our past life. You have no idea how blissful and happy we were -we had a son and daughter! I swear I’m telling the truth,” Maurice said, looking at me earnestly.
“Oh?” I would be marrying Gideon the following day, after which I would head to Morbeck
with him.
“I’m not lying.” He stepped forward, wanting to hold my hand. However, I dodged him. He continued, “We were very much in love.”
“You mean you and Camilla were in love.” I smiled mockingly. “To this day, I can remember the taste of those infertility tonics you gave me.”
Maurice’s jaw dropped, and he gaped at me. I continued, “Oh, and what was it that you said to me before I died? You asked me why I’d yet to go to hell. You said my existence stopped you and Camilla from being together.
“You also said that I was cursed and that I shouldn’t have dirtied the bedchambers you shared with Camilla. And after my death, you had me the dignified daughter of the Chapman family–wrapped in a straw mat and thrown into a mass grave.”
I cocked my eyebrow at him. “I heard you did the same to Camilla after her death. You really have a thing for throwing dead bodies into mass graves, don’t you? It’s something you haven’t changed even after two lifetimes!”
“Gigi, you… you’ve been reborn, too?” he asked shakily.
“I should’ve seen you for what you were in my past life, Maurice–a worthless piece of trash,” I snarled.
Maurice’s strength left him when he learned I’d also been reborn. His knees buckled, and he collapsed onto the floor.
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I summoned some attendants and had him taken back to his manor.
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On the day I married Gideon, the bridal procession stretched for miles from the palace to the city gates. I didn’t bring too many of the wedding gifts Aunt Melanie had given me—it would be tough to make the journey to Morbeck with so many things weighing us down.
While preparing for the wedding in the palace, I heard from someone that Maurice had taken his own life. His Majesty cursed him for ruining the day and asked what I wanted to
- do.
It was indeed a bad omen to have someone’s death tainting my wedding day, but I didn’t know how long I’d have to wait if we were to postpone the wedding until after Maurice’s
funeral.
Gideon had squeezed time from his schedule to come to the capital, and he couldn’t stay for long because he had to hurry back to Morbeck to continue standing guard there. So, I chose to cancel the wedding ceremony and head straight to Morbeck with him. We would have our wedding there.
The night before we were due to leave, Gideon came to the Chancellor’s Manor. He and I paid our respects to Father.
Gideon took a leaf out of the commoner’s book and tried to kneel before Father as a show of respect, but that only scared Father so much that he, too, fell to his knees. He refused to let Gideon prostrate himself before him.
The two of them remained on their knees before each other as they argued, which amused me. I stood beside them and laughed my heart out.
A thousand of Gideon’s soldiers waited for him outside the city. We said our goodbyes early that night and made a pact to see each other the following day.
On the day we left the capital, the northern wind howled. Gideon sat atop a tall horse, and
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his soldiers stood in formation behind him. It was a majestic sight.
I’d never seen this side of Gideon before, and I couldn’t take my eyes off him.
Life in Morbeck wasn’t as lively as it had been in the capital, but there was something
unique about the culture there.
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I stayed by Gideon’s side and weathered storm after storm with him. We fought side by side
in the war as comrades–in–arms and husband and wife.
One day, when our hair had turned silver, he held my hand and told me the greatest joy of his life was marrying me. “I wanted to see you, Gigi, but by the time I got to the capital
from Morbeck, you’d already died in Maurice’s manor…
“I wanted to find out the cause of your death, but I didn’t have the right to. On the surface,
you and I were nothing more than strangers. I would’ve ruined your reputation if I’d investigated the matter.
“When I saw you again, I swore that I would take you away, even if you only had eyes for
Maurice. Thank God… Thank God…”
It was only then that I realized Gideon had also been reborn to the moment he and I were
decreed to be married.
He said, “I tried to reach you as fast as I could, Gigi. I only hoped that I’d be able to keep you
safe for life this time.”
Tears flowed down my face, and I shut my eyes while lying in his arms, feeling safe and
secure.
