Villains also get Second chance

Chapter 98: Eli

Thankfully Ian was already waiting there. I took the dress from him and passed it to her. "I apologise for bringing you here, I just wanted to give you a gift." She looked at me and then at the package but did not initiate to take it.

I sighed. "this is the same pink dress you wanted to buy." I told her and her eyes widened then her hands moved faster than lightning to take it.

And she opened it right there. Her eyes were filled with shining stars and finally, I felt that all this hard work was worth it.

"thank you, thank you, my lord." She thanked me multiple times as she put the dress on her and twirled.

"Alright, we should go in, before someone notices your absence." I pointed and she tried to control her happiness and nodded. Then she ran away forgetting about my existence.

I stood there stunned at the turn of events. Did she just forget about me, after thanking me so many times? I laughed hard at the foolish girl, she was just not ladylike.

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I was returning to my parents' chamber after my horse riding practice for lunch when my steps halted, she was standing there giving shy smiles to my mother. If only my mother knew she was not at all like this.

"mother" I called and she turned to me, her eyes widened and then she turned normal. Completely ignoring me like she didn't even know me.

"Cassius, you are here. Meet lady Elizabeth and her sister lady Isabella. They are here to ask for your help in covering her course in the academy, Isabella missed the first month, and she needs some pointers. Till then I give company to lady Elizabeth." She said with a pleading face, afraid that I would reject as I did not talk much to the other gender and I furrowed my brows.

"Mother, I thought you were going to Monique Essendon's tea party."

"Oh yes, her daughter Marianne had topped the entrance exam of the academy, she is directly getting admission to the second year, so she had invited everyone to celebrate, I wanted you to come too. That lady is brilliant, but we have guests here"

"its alright mother, I will take care of both, you can go to your tea party, you don't need to miss it"

"Are you sure? She asked me and I nodded. She took a sigh of relief.

"Alright, I am leaving Clara for you. Darling, I owe you one." With that, she walked towards the carriage with a happy smile but I was happier than her

We settled in my study room, Clara came with cakes and cookies and served us.

"would you like to have more, lady Elizabeth?" she asked and Elizabeth's eyes moved towards the plate as she licked her lips and gulped. but then she shook her head.

"Alright, I am here if you need anything, feel free to call me," she said politely as she walked and stood in the corner with the tray. Elizabeth's eyes kept following the tray until It disappeared and then she sighed.

"Clara,"

"yes my lord."

"I would like to have more cookies." She looked at me surprised as I hate sugary stuff but nodded and brought a lot of different types of cookies.

"have some, I won't be able to finish all of them," I said and Elizabeth took one hesitantly. But then she ate it very happily and her face had that dreamy look again.

A bright smile crept up to my lips with that, she was so simple to please.

We studied together for two hours where Isabella kept annoying me, but I let it go as I got to know more about Elizabeth. She was a very shy girl from the outside but when she was alone she would become a headstrong girl who would throw daggers at you.

But she never was able to put her wishes in front of others, like cookies.

But I still did not understand why I cared about her so much.

Soon we started going to the academy, there was only one academy for the nobles, which was divided into two parts. Archery, sword-wielding, battle tactics, horse riding for males. Art and literature, painting, music for girls. And dance, history and etiquette skills for both. The whole course was divided into 5 years.

There Elizabeth and I were in the same class, I always chose her for dance, like Charles chose Rosamund. Soon we four became friends, we started having lunch together and spent our free time talking. I did not realise when she became a strong part of my life.

I started carving for her company more and more.

One day I saw her talking to someone but when I entered the boy ran away, my brows furrowed.

"who were you talking with, Eli."

"oh, he is a friend from another class, he is Barron, that's why he is shy to talk to higher nobles." She replied laughing awkwardly and I nodded.

From that day I noticed that Barron's son Daylan often talked to her so I invited him to our group too, he was surprised but very happy as he nodded vehemently.

"Cassius, I am going to ask my father for marriage from Rosamund," said Charles and I was surprised.

"But we are just 17 and still studying," I said and he shook his head.

"nobles, of lower standards, marry their daughter early, I will not be able to bear to lose her, and even if we are studying, we had started helping our father, and next year, we will take the title of emperor and archduke, I am telling you because I know that you like Elizabeth, I just want you to be sure and hurry." He said and I shook my head.

"We are just friends, good friends and she is just 16," I said and he laughed.

"if you are just friends then why are you counting her age?" he asked and I bit my lip realising what had I done