I Won't Go Back To My Family Who Abandon Me novel Chapter 12

Levion ruffled his hair as soon as he left the house of Leroy.

˜I didn't mean to do that.'

Remembering the sight of her with another man at the exam site, he reacted harshly without realizing it.

Levion couldn't stop himself, even though he knew in his heart he shouldn't.

He was walking out the door with a deep sigh when he heard the Marquis' voice.

"Are you leaving now?"

Levion looked back at him.

"Yes, sir. It's late and I think it's best if I go home now."

"Yes, have a safe trip."

Marquis Leroy patted Levion on the shoulder with a nice smile and said;

"I'll see you again soon."

"Yes, you should go back in."

Levion bowed politely and climbed into the carriage.

At that moment, he realized something was wrong.

˜There's been talk of breaking off the engagement, but you want to meet again soon?'

The Marquis' words felt strange to him.

Levion leaned back in his seat and decided he was overthinking it.

˜Letisha needs to awaken her powers soon...'

There had been talk of breaking off the engagement, but Levion had no intention of breaking things off with Leticia. He was just being harsh with Leticia thinking that a crisis might awaken her powers.

˜Come to think of it... how did I awaken?'

In the days when Leticia and he weren't awakened, they would visit the Academy of Sciences to research what his ability could be.

One day Leticia, who had been watching over him, said;

[Hey, why don't you try a physical activity instead?]

[A physical activity?]

[Yes, why don't you try using a sword or a bow?]

Levion thought it was ridiculous, so he dismissed what Leticia said at the time.

Afterwards, he decided to try using a sword, figuring there was nothing to lose. There was an intense rush of energy and Levion instinctively realized that this was his ability.

The feeling of breathing properly... no... the feeling of being alive.

Levion's heart was so full that he shed tears. Next to him, Leticia hugged and rejoiced with him.

Knowing very well the emotions of that day, Levion wanted Leticia to awaken and become more magnificent than anyone else. Sadly, reality was different from fantasy.

When Leticia had failed to awaken, she began to look tired of trying and seemed to give up.

"Ha...."

Still... she couldn't stop sighing.

***

"Oh, come on! My hair's all messed up!"

Diana told the worried Marquis Leroy that she was fine. But upon returning to her room, and looking in the mirror, Diana began to scream. No matter how much she grabbed and shook her hair, it fell out as soon as she brushed it.

Eventually Diana couldn't resist having a tantrum and threw her comb on the floor.

"How dare you!"

Jumping on me while you have no powers.

Thanks toLeticia, she couldn't see Levion for a while. Just the thought of it made her so angry that she couldn't stand it.

"It can't be helped."

She could no longer wait and watch that walking mass of misery go on its way.

***

"Oh, my God! What happened to your face, my lady?"

The next day when Mary came to prepare breakfast, she saw Leticia's face and was flabbergasted. She was surprised to see clear scratch marks on Leticia's cheeks from when the sisters had fought and attempted to pull each other's hair out.

"It just happened."

"What the hell happened?"

"Diana was first..."

"....?"

"It's nothing."

She couldn't bring herself to say that the hair ribbon she'd received from Mary was broken. In the end, Leticia kept her mouth shut and turned her head away.

Mary, who had been looking at Leticia with pity, gently took hold of her hand. Surprised, Leticia looked up at Mary.

"My lady, I'm always on your side."

"Mary..."

"So please let me know when you're having a hard time. I might not be able to do anything, but I can hold your hand like this."

Leticia couldn't help but smile at the sight of Mary looking at her with sincere eyes.

"Thank you, Mary."

"Then how about a cup of tea in the rear gardens?"

"All right."

As soon as she finished her meal, Leticia walked down the hall with Mary to go to the gardens. However, it was not long before they came across Diana and her maids. Both groups stopped in their tracks.

"...."

"...."

They silently looked at each other for a while. Diana walked past Leticia with her nose in the air, as if passing a stranger on the street. The maids, following behind Diana, stared at Leticia with hostile eyes.

"No, how dare you not even say hello!"

Mary, who had been watching, gasped and gushed. When she tried going over to Diana, Leticia quickly caught Mary.

"I'm fine."

"But...!"

"It's because I had a fight with her yesterday."

Leticia wasn't surprised, she expected to be ignored to this extent.

It was just complicated.

***

"Why does she keep coming out of her room?"

"I know. I'm so nervous."

The maids had trouble breathing properly when they happened to pass by Leticia in the hallway. They were afraid that her misfortune might spread to them.

Aware of their feelings, Diana raised her head slightly and arrogantly said,

"You will have to be patient. You won't have to worry about that in the near future."

"Really?"

"Yes. Just trust me."

The maids' faces brightened up at Diana's confident words.

"As expected, there's only the second miss."

"That's right. Oh my God, you're so generous."