“Ahm, y, young m, master… who is that lady…?” The young servant asked timidly.

“That’s right, Allen who is this woman?” Ye Yuesheng asked curiously. She was interested in the identity of this woman for Allen to become so cruel to stab her. Of course, she never doubted him. Her trust on him had already gone past worship level.

She must be an enemy or some sort - She had already concluded this!

“She’s… a former friend, a former comrade but went astray,” Allen said gently without any kind of hate or despise showing on his expression, only sadness. “A pitiful girl who had given up from despair and made a wrong choice… though I can’t blame her for what she did, in a sense, what she had done was right just to survive in a personal perspective.”

“Then why did you attack her?”

“A payback,” Allen replied nonchalantly. He shrugs his shoulder while gently stroking her head. He looked like he was just joking but Ye Yuesheng and the young servant knew he wasn’t.

“Ah! Before I forget, what is your name?” Allen suddenly turned his gaze towards the young girl sitting at his opposite direction.

The young servant was startled but she immediately composed herself. She took a deep breath and answered, “My, my name is La, Laura Brown, young master…”

“Laura, Laura I see, what a beautiful name.”

“Th, thank you,” Laura smiled bashfully. She bit down her lips to hide her smile from showing.

“Now then, I believe I don’t need to tell you this, right?” Allen started. His face turning serious, “You can’t say anything about this matter… do you understand me?”

“I am! I, I understand!” Laura hastily nodded her head, afraid Allen would not like her slow response. At this moment, she finally releases a sigh of relief. At least she still has a long life ahead of her.

Although she also likes to see her late grandparents, but... she wasn't hasty at all - She wasn't!

“Thank you,” Allen wore a very gentle expression that it almost blinded Laura. Oh, my God… Laura screamed inside her mind. She held on as tightly as she can.

Watching, Ye Yuesheng couldn’t help but shook her head and facepalmed. Seriously, Allen would certainly not die a peaceful death…

That she was certain – Though, if something really bad happens to him, she wouldn’t mind joining the other women to scourge this world into hellfire…

Although he was a jerk, he was a very important and irreplaceable jerk for her!

If someone hurt him, she would chase them till the end of the world. Especially now that she had powers too… completely unlike before where she was powerless…

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Celty has a wonderful dream.

Allen was beside her, holding her and kissing her. He was saying a lot of sweet words and honeyed phrases, coaxing her to sleep soundly ...

Still, she knows that it was only dreaming. However, it was such a pleasant dream that she longed for it to continue forever. She didn't mind waking up anymore as long as she will dream something like this.

Then, it seemed to her, in her half-dreaming state that Allen was bending over her, his rough and large hands gently smoothing back her hair and in a voice low and tender, such as he had always used before when they were talking, he was calling her his most beloved, most dearest, most loved, murmuring soft endearments so that it seemed she was high on a rapturous cloud of bliss.

What a wonderful dream… so wonderful and beautiful that she could exchange everything she had just for that single moment… that single man that had almost driven her insane for his warmth and love…

“I loved you so painfully… I longed for your warmth and only yours…” She heard herself saying with an air of extreme love and affection. Tears blurred her vision.

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Then she opened her eyes and found herself staring up into Allen’s face. With a sob of disappointment, she realized that her dream had come to an end.

Her rapturous cloud was bumping unpleasantly on the terra firma of reality… as she was thinking that, suddenly she found herself confused and bewildered.

Was she dreaming again…?

In front of her, Allen’s face, dark grey skinned, beautiful crimson eyes and glossy silver hair – his current appearance which was actually quite fitting for him, especially with his wild character and personality – Celty thought to herself, was smiling gently at her.

Hate, Sorrow, Despise, Loathe, Detest – no such emotions was reflected on his face. Why is that? Was this another dream of hers?

“Good Morning, sleepy head. Did you have a good sleep?”

Ah! Celty’s eyes moistened. If this is a dream then she wouldn’t want to wake up anymore. – No! Let this dream continue till time ends!

Hm? Now that she recalls, wasn’t she was killed by him? A payback, he muttered.

A payback for betraying him… a payback for hurting him…

Indeed, maybe she had already died and this was just another dream of hers…

Celty’s smile through her tears. “Let this Dream never ends…”

She said as she raised her hands, slowly and touch his face… as gently as possible, afraid that he would disappear and turned into smoke the moment she touched him.

But it didn’t happen, instead, she felt warm… that warmth she had thought she would never feel again.

“What a good dream…”

As she was enjoying the warmth she was feeling through her hands, suddenly, Allen’s lips curled into a mean smile.

That smile that had always given her a headache since it meant only one thing – he was planning something ridiculous, no he was planning to do something bad!

“Indeed, what a beautiful dream it is…” he said with that extremely familiar grin.

“EH…?”

“For you to dream something as handsome as this face, you’re quite fortunate aren’t you?”

“What…?” Celty’s face short-circuited and her mind turned blank. Her eyes were like ( ° . ° )??

“Come on, get up sleepy head. You have some apologizing to do, you know…”

Allen flashed a cunning smile with a hint of teasing on it.

Celty shot upright, almost hitting Allen’s face if not for his augmented reflexes. She turned around and immediately started touching Allen’s face, shoulders, arms and every part of his body.

“Wait! Not that part, that thing’s real, extremely real… wait, I said stop!”

Celty finally realized that the Allen in front of her was real. This wasn’t a dream!?

The tears that were supposed to have stop began overflowing again. A deep sense of relief and happiness filled her chest as she throws herself towards the youth.

“Allen!!”

She embraced him, tightly as ever, her sobbing reverberated through the entire room. Allen spends quite a short time, calming her down.

!!

Ye Yuesheng who was watching while frowning coughed out loud, breaking the pink-ish atmosphere between them.

Other people might have jumped in shock or be extremely embarrassed but it seems like Celty wasn’t the type that is classified in that group. She turned her head and saw Ye Yuesheng and the young servant, Laura who was watching with a bashful face.

She stared for a moment before she finally realized what kind of situation she was currently in. Okay, she said inwardly as the memory from before returned.

“Hello,” She said amiably while wiping the tears from her eyes. Her attitude was friendly and genial.

“Hi,” Ye Yuesheng also greeted while Laura nodded her head shyly.

After the greetings, Celty returned her gaze at Allen. With a face as if suffering from injustice, she said with a bitter smile, “You stabbed me…”

Though she said that, there were no hate or loathing could be felt from her voice, instead it was just a complaint, an affectionate complaint from her, like saying, ‘You ate my pudding!’

Allen smiled wryly and reaches his hand, trying to stroke her head.

Having sensed it coming, Celty presented her head to him, making it extremely easy to stroke. Celty loved this kind of action as she felt the warmth coming from his hand transferring through her. It was her favorite moment.

“As I have said before, it’s a payback for betraying me and my trust,” Allen muttered but there were no hate, only sadness, and sorrow in his voice. He never blames her, for her, it was the right decision; probably judging the circumstances… In fact, he believed the other ‘Allen’ felt the same as he is.

He was sure of that.

- Still, ‘he’ was hurt…

Knowing it’s the right choice and accepting it is a completely different thing. And most of all, just because it’s correct doesn't mean its right…

The emotions and feelings that come right after were like a difference of heaven and earth…

Hearing Allen’s words, a shadow fell on her face. Like a child that had done something wrong.

Feeling like that, Celty subconsciously grabbed Allen’s hands, not letting go, afraid that if she let go, Allen would go away somewhere she would never be able to reach.

Still, she never regretted her decision at that time. For her, it was a correct choice to be with him and God knows how much she would sacrifice just to be with him, forever. Even if he hated her, cursed her, at least he was still beside her.

What more can she ask?

She would do anything… even if she became a devil, a traitor, she would become anything just to possess him!

Because she loves him!!

Her life with him was the most wonderful part of her life. She wouldn’t have realized how bored and dreary she had felt during the previous years of her life if she hadn’t met him…

He gave her happiness she had longed to obtain… yeah, she is crazy, and oh she would admit it. She’s crazy for him…

That is why she never regretted her decision at that time!

She didn’t apologize, and instead bit her lip and hanged her head low.