Re: The Villainess Does It With Class

I had said it out loud even though nobody was with me, even so, I am not that dumb to not perceive a strong devilish aura belonging to a certain someone hovering outside the carriage.

Apparently, he's still pissed.

I waited for a couple of seconds before the curtain in the wide window ruffled as if it was being blown by the wind. If not for a shadow quickly going through then I might believe so.

"Did your brother tell you that too?"

Lukas' tone was filled with mockery which he didn't hide. He was leaning back, sitting on the opposite side with his eyes gloomily staring at me.

"Your brother really has the habit of revealing things he shouldn't," he sneered right after.

I am absolutely sure that the tips of my ears are red. Hearing and seeing his reaction to what I said, I was almost ready to confer my guilt. 

Why did I not think before opening my mouth? Now my brother's integrity is being questioned.

I peered at the gloomy man in front of me through my lashes, acting like I was not affected by his cynic mood. Seeing that he still has his sharp glares pointed at me, I immediately bit my lip and avoided his eyes.

"I lied. My brother didn't tell me anything. He's a truly honest person," I said, certainly not sounding defensive at all.

Lukas tapped his index finger on his thigh.

"Then tell me, how did you know that I'm part of the silver wings?"

He wasn't buying my words, obviously.

Wracking my brain for an alibi real quick, I blurted out the first reason I could think of.

"It's not that hard to guess. You're a general and the emperor seemed to trust you very much."

Lukas facial muscle ticked.

"You're still going to lie?"

I turned to face him head-on, not shying away. The first thing you have to do to make your lie believable is to appear confident. Take that as a pointer.

"First of all, the reason why I asked you about the conquerors of magic was that I had read about them in the archive room."

The corner of his lips curled into a mocking smile.

"And my first question?" 

"I told you I was guessing! The existence of the silver wings is not a secret, so naturally, I would know about them. Why are you so adamant that I'm lying?" I pressed, acting my invisible grievance.

Lukas' purple eyes narrowed, still not buying it.

You really can't reason out with a male lead huh. Maybe it only works for female leads...

I shrugged my shoulders, "I'm not forcing you to believe me anyway…" and then stared outside the window to avoid him.

How can you avoid someone who is sitting directly in front of you? You can't. You just learn to ignore them by distracting yourself to something else.

There was a short moment of silence. I was still looking away from him, focusing on the outside scenery instead-- or that's what I was trying to do. It's difficult when I could feel him burning holes on the side of my face.

Without changing my posture, I peeked at him through the sides of my eyes ever so casually and saw him watching me curiously and so openly at that. Isn't he aware that if you look at a person too hard it will burden them? Well, Lukas doesn't care.

I couldn't stand it anymore so I turned towards him and glared.

"What?"

He only tilted his head to the side in response to me.

"You know what, if you're not going to tell me about those people then can you stop staring at me? It feels uncomfortable," I told him off.

"Why?" He has the audacity to ask me that question.

"What?" I frowned.

"Why are you uncomfortable?" He repeated.

"It's rude!" I pointed out.

"How is it rude? I'm not doing anything." He then proceeded to stare at me again.

Can you believe this guy?

"Obviously! It's because you-- you…" I was slurring my words that I got so flustered. I couldn't say why so I stopped talking at that point, only glaring at him aggrievedly. 

He snorted upon seeing my reaction.

"One of your stupid looks again…"

"Shut up…" I said through my gritted teeth.

I turned towards the window again, wanting to ignore his presence. 

'Whatever, let's just think he's not here…'

Why is it taking so long to go home though? Was it really like this before? Is the distance from the palace to the mansion truly that far?

After a while, the air inside the carriage relaxed, which is a good thing. Probably because I got sucked in by the scenery outside so I didn't mind his presence anymore. Right now, I'm sleepy. 

"They're bad people." Lukas' voice suddenly woke me up from my drowsiness.

"Huh?"

His gaze was also aimed outside but at that moment, he looked at me.

"Those people, they are bad news."

Those people…? Ah… Right.

"I know that already," I blinked at him.

"They are also after you," he added.

My eyes widened incredulously.

"Me?" 

The corner of his lips curled again, "Did your brother not tell you that?"

"..."

He's not going to let me off, isn't he? Will this continue to happen in the future? Because I already feel exhausted.

Lukas suddenly laughed lowly in his throat, covering his mouth as he did so. But the amusement in his eyes is hard-enough proof that he was enjoying teasing me.

Bastard…

"It's because of my magic," I declared, fully convinced by it.

"Correct," he replied with a grin. "You're pretty smart."

I rolled my eyes at his taunting and did not reply, lest it would give him the satisfaction.

My brother didn't tell me that the people who were after me were the same group who had scourged the lands to kidnap and plundered families of blessed bloodlines. And the same people who hunted the D'Angelos. He only told me that I'm being pursued and that Lukas and he are guarding me onwards.

If that's true…

I shivered just thinking about those people coming back for me. After all, I could still vividly remember the day they ambushed me. The leader who is clearly inhuman and the fear and hopelessness I felt when facing them. 

The D'Angelos must have felt the same. 

Those people had taken a lot of lives, who knows what they have done to them? They all just disappeared, not even a trace left. And that's only what I currently know.. They have probably committed a lot more sinister out there.