Isekai: Princess Marquess Becomes Entrepreneur of Tempe

Chapter 58. Red Scarf

"Tara.pardon me. Because of me, you got into a fight with Art."

Later that night, Tara meets Elona again in a dream. Elona seemed to be apologizing to the girl who was different from the world from him.

"That's it. After all, it wasn't your fault." replied Tara. There was a sluggishness behind his tone.

"Did I cancel the show?" tanya Elona, who was immediately prevented by Tara.

"Don't! Never mind, it's okay. You must finish what is in your heart immediately. Don't mind me or Art right now. I can talk to him later, after all this is done."

Elona looked at Tara, assuring confidence in her explanation. Tara nodded her head.

"So, this morning when I wake up, I'll be in your mind?" ask Tara again.

"Looks like. We'll try, yeah." said Elona.

"alright. I just want to say, if anything happens later, take good care of yourself. Take care of your mental health, don't stress too much. You know what happens to our bodies if we get too depressed?!" Tara. Elona smiled at him.

"Just calm down, I'll be careful" Elona said.

*****

In the morning, the body of the antagonist Heart Story awakens with the soul of its true owner. The original Elona Locke blinked her eyes, before finally opening her petals perfectly. Elona got off the bed and walked towards the dressing glass.

"Wow.. is this me?? My body is light...!! I haven't been this good!" for a long time!" Elona laughed happily while twisting her body. He held up his hands that were no longer open. Then, the girl faced her face in front of the mirror and pinched her thin cheek.

"Ehem! Test test! One two three!" a voice sounded in his mind. Tara's Voice.

"Eh, Tara? Can you talk to me from inside my mind??" ask Elona. When viewed from the other side, the girl seemed to be talking to herself.

"Yes, it can. Good thing, I can still communicate with you."

Geck! Geck!

"Miss Elona, this is Mai." said the maid from outside the room. Mai also came in to bring breakfast.

"I hope I put it on the table huh, Miss.... eh?! Why are you crying?!"

Mai was so surprised to see her young lady shed tears upon seeing her. Quickly Mai placed the tray on the table, then approached the master.

"What's up, Miss? Is there something that makes you sad?" mai asked so attentively. At once, Elona hugged the servant very tightly.

"Mai, I miss you so much! *hiks!"

"Lho, but it was only last night that we met last time, when I brought milk to my room. Did Miss forget?!" mai asked confusedly.

Elona did not forget. He clearly remembers it. However, the one who met Mai every day was Tara dna instead of her. For Elona, her last meeting with Mai was true a year ago, when she experienced shortness of breath at school and her position was replaced by Tara.

"Hey, don't cry so often! Poor Mai, she was so confused to see it!" tara warned from within Elona's mind.

Elona laughed and heard Tara's words. Then, he wiped his tears.

"Hehe, right too, it feels like a year of not meeting, huh!" elona said, making his servant scrunch his forehead.

Elona was getting ready to go to town. Since her parents died, for years Elona was always a fat body. Now, being in a thin body, many times Elona almost fell because of losing balance.

"Miss, what's wrong? From earlier it seems like Miss's steps are out of balance?" ask Mai again. Elona shook her head.

"It's okay, I just haven't gotten too carried away with this suddenly slim body."

"Eh? Meanin?"

"Ah, it's nothing." replied Elona smiling. Luckily he was able to dodge Mai's puzzled question.

Elona then chose accessories, and his hand grabbed a blue bandana that was in line with the dress he was wearing now.

"Miss, are you sure you want to go with Mr Louis?" ask Mai. His face implied a great deal of worry.

Elona smiled gently at the servant. "Yes, Mai."

"But, later-"

"Just calm down, this is the last time, okay?" elona sela.

"Really?"

Elona nodded her head and said, "Yes, this is for the last time. Besides... want to meet again in the future even I can't..."

There was a sad tone behind Elona's voice, which again made Mai confused. The servant girl felt that something was different from the master before her. She's not like Elona who was delivered milk last night by her. But more like the old Elona.

Mai had felt a change from Elona after experiencing a collision at school. Elona, who always locked herself in her room, finally wanted to go out of the room and make changes. Obviously the servant girl saw the change, only that she had not commented all along. Her young miss became like everyone else, but she thought it was okay as long as the changes were positive. But honestly, there was a little homesickness from Mai's self to Elona before.

And now, the young lady before him was like she had returned to her old self. But again, Mai did not dare to comment anything about it.

An hour later, a horse-drawn carriage with the Vandyke family symbol on its wooden surface, along with several bodyguards, arrived at the grounds of Locke's residence.

Elona is on the front page. Louis Vandyke came down from the cabin and approached him. How stunned the man was to see the beauty of Elona now, very different from her appearance when she was in the factory.

Louis grabbed Elona's right hand and kissed her back saying, "You're so beautiful today."

Elona smiled cheerfully at hearing that. Then, by offering her hand, Louis helped Elona up the cabin of a horse-drawn carriage. And they both went to the city center.

*****

"Do you want ice cream?"

Currently, Louis invites Elona to visit a luxury shopping center in the city of Armelin. It consists of rows and rows of shops along the street called Jalan Permata. Of course, in addition to gem shops, there are also many other shops such as boutiques, restaurants, and many more. Jalan Permata is located on the outskirts of the city directly adjacent to the sea, in the southern part of the city. So strategic to take a walk while enjoying the sea view with the seagulls.

"Oh, Louis, I want a taste-"

"Strawberry, right?! I already know," cut Louis off before Elona could finish her sentence. Elona smiled in disbelief, if it turns out Louis still remembered the taste he liked.

"When I like the taste of chocolate." commented Tara while grumbling in Elona's mind.

"And I'm the one who was bought, not you." said Elona.

Louis who suddenly heard Elona talking to himself immediately turned to the girl.

"Who are you talking to?"

"Ah, no. I just muttered to myself, hehe!" elona replied.

After buying ice cream, Louis and Elona go to an interesting shop. They both bought a lot of accessories and knickknacks of Armelin crafts. Along the way, the two walked hand in hand, sometimes running around like children, like when they had just met each other for the first time, at the age of 8 years.

After walking in the shopping area, now they enjoy the sea breeze by walking slowly around the sea wall, accompanied by orange dusk sun.

"I've never walked around here. Though I lead this city, but it seems like you know better, yes! Hehe!" Elona chuckled, remembering that the one who had the proposal to go to the Jewel Road was Louis and not himself.

"Well, I'm also figuring it out, anyway. I asked my adjutant to ask the residents around the inn, which area is fun for sightseeing." said Louis with a smile.

Elona stared at the red scarf Louis wore from the start of his walk. The girl remembered something.

"The scarf." said Elona hesitated. Louis touched the scarf he had wrapped around his neck.

"Ah, do you remember? And from that moment on you don't recognize this scarf." said Louis.

"That's... that scarf I gave you first, right? The one I knit myself...?"

Louis nodded his head. "true."

"But.. You said, you didn't like red, did you? Then you refused... turned out you still keep it?"

Louis took a deep breath and exhaled.

"Yes, I still keep it. Because quality, it's good." Louis praised the scarf, making Elona blush in embarrassment.

Then Louis removed the scarf from his neck, then draped it down Elona's neck. The red color is so contrasted with the blue dress he is wearing.

"Louis...?"

"You're like the old Elona. Yesterday in the field, you were like a different person" Louis said.

Of course it's different, because the Elona that was yesterday and now is two different people. But maybe it was said to Louis.

"Ah, yes, hehehe..." Elona could only laugh in response.

Louis touched the two ends of the scarf hanging from Elona's neck, stroked her for a moment, then brought his own face closer to the girl's face.

"Elona..."

"Yes?"

"Again, I want to say sorry for all my previous treatment." said Louis softly.

Elona smiles. "I've forgiven you. I also want to apologize, I used to be too fixated on myself, to the point of not caring about your sadness and grievances."

Louis's face was getting closer, to a distance of a few inches.

"Then... Do I still have a place in your heart?" ask Louis suddenly.

"Louis..."

"Do you want to repeat everything with me from the beginning?"

"But I'm"

"Elona..."

Louis interrupted Elona by calling her name, now that their noses touched each other. So much desire in Louis to kiss the sweet lips of Elona. As for Elona, for so long she had not met this man she loved so much, and so longed for him to be treated this way by Louis, made her so overwhelmed by Louis' words.

"Elona, control yourself! Remember, don't go back to Louis! Elona!" Tara tried to warn from within Elona, but in vain. Elona Locke did not listen to his words.

Their lips almost touched each other, when someone suddenly shouted from behind.

"Louis!!"

Louis and Elona were so shocked and immediately realized from the cradle of their respective feelings. Elona took one step away from Louia, while the man looked back. So surprised he was, when he saw the figure who called him that, which should not be in Armelin.

"Kiara?!!"

*****

...\=\= original writing by @author.ryby \=\=...

...\=\= cover art by @fuheechi_ \=\=...

(Ryby: want a survey dikit, if for example Elona's story published in print, among you there are those who want to buy ya? let's just say. tlg comments below yes.)