Tangled By Fate

'I need to find him. I can't let him disappear. I will apologize to him. As long as people don't know who the dancer was, he doesn't need to disappear.'

The more she thought about it, the more she realized the urgency. She strode in the hallway and spotted his room. She quickened her pace and reached his room.

She knocked on the door several times, but no one responded. She started to yell, "Sebastian, are you there? Open the door!"

However, no one came to open the door. Her heart beat faster. She quickly went to Ovior's room.

"Ovior, did you see Sebastian?"

"Sebastian?" Ovior fixed his glasses. "Yes, he got another assignment from Arthur and left the tower. Do you need him?"

"He left? For an assignment?" Catherine sighed in relief. 'At least he didn't resign. It's good as long as he is out for work. Or maybe, it was all a dream. The butt-naked dance is just coincidental.'

"By the way, Catherine, are you doing okay? I heard what happened yesterday," Ovior mentioned.

"Yeah, I'm okay, Thanks for asking. Do you know when Sebastian will come?"

"I don't. It's almost time. Do you want to take a day off or want to continue the work?"

"I'll work. No need for a break." However, Catherine couldn't concentrate on working. There was a pile of papers that needed her signature and she could barely read more than a few lines.

"I'm going to take a break," she announced and left the room. 'I should talk to Ver,' she thought. She changed her destination to the training ground.

On the way, she met Darius. "Catherine, it's good to see you. How are you feeling?"

Catherine smiled at him. "I'm feeling better. Thank you, Darius. You were there when Sebastian was there to rescue me, didn't you? I owe you."

Darius shook his head. "Nah, you owe me nothing. But you should definitely thank Sebastian. That bastard was crying his eyes out while carrying your body. He never stayed with you all night to take care of you."

"…He was… crying?" Catherine was astonished when she heard it.

"Not only that, but he also asked the chef to cook soup for you. Such a thoughtful guy. A perfect husband material." Darius winked at her.

He thought inwardly, 'Sebastian, I already helped you. if you can't capture the maiden's heart after all these, I'll sell you to the red-light district.

"Husband material?" Catherine was dumbfounded while she stared at his back as he walked away. When she realized what he meant, her face furiously blushed.

'So, last night wasn't a dream at all. He was really really there. That means, we were touching each other's hands, and oh no!'

She covered her face. Her face was blushing furiously. She was never embarrassed like that in her whole life.

She had experienced many romantic times with Vincent. But sharing her feelings late at night alone with a man in her bed, nothing as such happened in her life.

The whole day, she couldn't forget the intimate scene.

When Veronica came to talk to her during lunch, she was still in a daze.

"Cathy? Cathy? Are you not feeling well? Why is your face reddish? Did you catch a fever?"

Concerned, Veronica touched her forehead to check her temperature.

Catherine came back to her senses. She couldn't look at her friend. "I'm fine. Don't worry about it."

Veronica didn't want to believe her as she recalled last night. "But you lost too much blood. You should be in bed resting. Why are you working today?"

"I just wanted to. Thank you for healing me in time."

"It's all because Sebastian brought you quickly. I wish I could produce blood." Veronica felt useless and dejected.

Now it was Catherine's time to console her friend. "Hey, it's fine. You did more than enough. I will eat properly and get better soon, I promise."

"All right," Veronica didn't persuade her anymore. "Oh, I forgot about Vincent. He must be worried sick after losing you. Shouldn't you contact him?"

Catherine gasped. "Oh! I almost forgot about him. Thank you for reminding me. I'll send him a letter after I finish my meal."

I can't believe I forgot about Vincent. I was too occupied thinking about Sebastian. Ahh! Stupid me!' she scolded herself in her mind.

She quickly finished her meal and then strode to her room. She wrote a letter to Vincent and sent it to the resort.

After that, she went to Ovior's office. She found Arthur, Veronica, Sebastian there. Their expressions were grave.

"Did something happen?" Catherine asked.

Veronica told her, "Well, we found the culprit who paid the thugs to kill you. The person was outside in the morning. So, we didn't do anything. Now that the culprit is in the tower, we want to deal with her right now."

Catherine was stunned. "Her? The culprit was a woman? Why would a woman want me to die? When did I harm anyone?"

"That's what we are going to find out," Arthur stated. "Ovior, call for her."

"On it." Using the magical device, Ovior sent a message to the culprit to come to his room.

In less than ten minutes, the culprit was present. "Ovior, did you call for me?" As she walked inside the room, she asked. That's when she noticed Arthur. She was delighted. "Oh my, Arthur is here as well. Why are you looking for me?"

"Because we want to figure out why would you spend so much money to kill my friend." Veronica who was hiding behind a shelf came forward, along with Darius and Catherine.

Veronica intently stared at her and continued, "Can you tell us, Aria?"

Aria's expression faltered. However, she collected herself rather quickly. "What are you talking about? Are you drunk?"

"Where were you the day before yesterday after you left the tower?" Arthur asked bluntly. He didn't want to waste time on drama.

"The day before yesterday? Arthur, did you forget that I fell from a high place and was resting in bed afterward?"

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