Chapter 4

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After leaving the garden and entering the mansion, I headed straight into my room.

I ran into several servants on my way there.

But they all busily ran past me as if they couldn’t see me.

There was no way they couldn’t be able to see me. They just chose to ignore me.

I climbed the stairs, walked a little along the corridor, and opened the door to my room. A familiar view welcomed me.

I strode inside the room at once and walked towards the window.

My appearance was reflected in the polished window.

Unlike Ricardo’s vivid red hair, my long hair, which looked like a light-colored flower, came into view.

Its ends have turned darker at the awakening of my power in the garden a little while ago, but it wasn’t that dark yet.

The face reflected in the glass looked a bit brighter.

My age right now, which is near for one to be considered an adult, is 19.

My age when I died in my last life was twenty-four, so I returned five years earlier in this life.

Every starting point was different, but the way my lives went and ended was all the same.

...“Please. Die in Gabrielle’s stead.”...

Ricardo’s desperate voice, which wasn’t anything like him, came to mind.

Thereafter, I remembered the Ricardo who just sat in the garden earlier.

People always talked about me whenever they saw me outside.

...‘The ugly duckling of the Inoaden family.’...

...‘The worthless member of the family.’...

...‘The useless weed growing in the rose garden.’...

That is everyone’s impression of me, Hilise Inoaden.

The first two nicknames were formed because of my relationship with the family members, whereas the last one was because of the unusual nature of those with the Inoaden’s blood.

No matter how many nicknames I have, none of them are good.

I heard voices through the half-open window.

When I came closer and looked out of the window, I saw the garden where I stood earlier.

Ricardo and Gabrielle were already gone from their place.

The gathered maids and servants are diligently organizing the surroundings under the butler’s orders.

Drag the tray, clean the tea table, and collect the dead body of the beast.

However, they did not know what to do with the roses that bloomed around them.

The fact that it wasn’t Ricardo who bloomed them was probably a small part of the employees’ confusion.

None of them doubted that Ricardo, the eldest son, would be the heir.

Everyone affectionately called him ‘The Prince of Roses’.

However, unfortunately, this power is mine, and until I die, his turn would never come.

I looked at where Ricardo sat earlier, thinking about how cynical I was.

Now, I just have to continue with this act.

The servants eventually called the gardeners to clean up the roses I bloomed and turned to go back inside the mansion.

But as soon as someone touched a rose, it turned to dust, glistening like powdered glass.

I witnessed its glittering particles scatter in the air as I reached out and closed the window.

Then, I pulled the curtain next to me, completely blocking the light from my view.

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