Gabriel sat on the grass while drinking water, he looked handsome as he sat with an equally handsome young man. The two looked exhausted, their chests rising and falling heavily as their foreheads glistened with sweat.
" I wonder where our Instructor went off to ", the handsome boy beside Gabriel asked. He had lush brown hair and beautiful green eyes, he was almost on par with Gabriel in beauty but was still lacking compared to Gabriel.
Gabriel squinted his eyes slightly from the sun above him, covering his eyes with his arm as he replied to the boy, " I think he went to look for my sister, she hasn't been to practice for a long time "
" When did you start addressing Rose as your sister, you must have started to like her also ", the boy grinned as he nudged Gabriel on the grass.
Gabriel sighed and looked at his friend, " You're engaged to Abigail but your thinking of Rose ", he shook his head.
" You know very well that I don't feel anything good for Abigail and I never will, not after what she did at my manor. She completely embarrassed me, she'd better not come to the training grounds looking for me "
Gabriel was about to retort saying that his sister had changed but was interrupted by a petite figure that ran towards them. Her beautiful long black hair danced in the wind and her big eyes shone but not as bright as her smile. The two were surprised to see her but the handsome boy's expression soon turned for the worse as he scrunched up his nose. He got up and began to walk away coldly, thinking the latter will chase after him but she hadn't come up to him for a while, she wasn't very far away when he saw her.
He turned to see what might have happened and his pupils constricted. He was shocked by the scene that greeted him. Abigail was holding Gabriel's hand and the two were conversing happily. This was very shocking as the two siblings didn't meet eye to eye in the past, and if anyone that knew these two saw this, they'd probably faint in shock. But what shocked him the most was that Abigail didn't greet him or spare him a glance even once.
She only paid attention to her brother instead of me? What's going on? The boy then walked back to the two who were conversing happily. They were sitting on the grass so he sat beside Gabriel, but the two didn't care about his arrival and ignored him which annoyed him a little.
" Brother, I'm done with my work and I'm free now, how has your training been going?", she asked.
" Good, the test is holding three days from now so Luke and I have been training hard ", as soon as Gabriel mentioned that name, her gaze averted towards the handsome boy beside Gabriel, it was Lucas Esselrades, the young Lord of the Esselrades' manor and district and also Abigail's fiancé.
They had been engaged since young due to the political alliance between the Stones and Esselrades to bring the two families together in hopes of garnering enough prestige to attain the Grand duke title. Since they were engaged, Abigail was obsessed with him and followed him round like a puppy and snapped at any girl that went close to him, even his own sister.
Lucas had had enough of her and was already getting sick, he wanted to annul their engagement but the two parties must accept and the families agree. Abigail of course didn't want to break off the engagement so he was helpless until he met Rose and fell for her instantly. Who wouldn't love a beautiful, sensible and delicate girl like her, compared to her Abigail was a sore thumb although she was beautiful, her attitude made it irrelevant.
Let's not forget the incident that happened at the Esselrades manor when Abigail went to visit. As she searched for Lucas, she saw him conversing happily with Rose which angered her greatly. She began to screaming at Rose, Lucas got upset and told her he wanted to call of their engagement in front of so many people. This caused her to throw a massive tantrum, at the end she had to be dragged out.
This memories caused Abigail's heart to bleed in embarrassment. How could she forget something so shameful caused by this boy? She decided to ignore him and forget about their relationship. Love was a very dangerous thing that she didn't want to be associated with in this life or in the next. She has already had her fair share of men in her past life and wasn't concerned with it anymore. She scolded the former Abigail's will in her to behave itself.
As the three sat on the field, she gave a slight nod to Lucas before continuing the chat with her brother. This shocked both boys, the Abigail they knew would have been all over Lucas by now but she only gave him a nod? Gabriel chuckled as Lucas face turned red in fury, she became genuinely confused at his reaction. Didn't he want this? Why the sour face? And they call women complicated.
" I'll be going into town soon, just wanted to see you before I left ", she said.
" Oh-",
Gabriel was caught short by another petite delicate figure walking towards them, she had a bonnet on and a maid carried an umbrella over her head to block out the sun. It was Rose. Lucas happily went towards Rose and the two began to converse happily. Rose looked towards Abigail and Gabriel but the sibling pair ignored hadn't spared them a glance and were still talking. Stunned and infuriated, she gently bit her lower lip. She came here so she could she Abigail cause a scene and embarrass herself, why weren't things going her way?
Lucas noticed the look on her face as she looked at Abigail and his expression became gentle. He patted Rose's head and said, " Don't worry, I'm here and she won't hurt you ".
Rose then smiled at him and the two began to happily converse, " How has your training been going? ", Rose asked the two
" It's been great ", Lucas replied and Gabriel shrugged, " It's okay ".
Rose bit her lip again at Gabriel's indifferent attitude towards her. How dare he ignore her? Her smile quickly came back but Abigail and Gabriel noticed the change in her expression. What a hypocrite, the siblings thought.
" I'll be leaving now brother, see you later ", Abigail said as she began to walk away with Martha in tow.
" Where to elder sister? ", Rose asked curiously.
" I believe that's none of your business, sister ", Abigail smiled towards her but her expression was chilly. Rose shrugged of the coldness from her sister's voice and replied, " Mother and I are worried about your safety so... "
" I'm bringing a guard with me so you don't have to worry ", Abigail said. Rose's expression then fell causing Lucas to become angry, " Can't you tell your sister where you're going, she's very worried about you ", he said.
" I don't remember when it became your business Lucas, please stay out of it ", she then smiled at her brother and left shocking the three. Did she just lash out at Lucas and didn't throw a tantrum? They stood for a while before Gabriel left to get some water. Rose was enraged at this point that she didn't manage to get Abigail to throw a tantrum but instead was dissed by her. Lucas felt equally frustrated, wasn't she in love with me?? What the hell happened?