The Bungsu Princess Inferior

65. Joana and Lia

"Has your work Joana done?" I asked Joana.

I, Joana and Aciel are in the ground floor office, we're sitting at the round table, somehow now I see a little fear in Joana's eyes.

"Miss, I finished it quickly today, so that I can come to see you soon," Joana looked at me with her big round eyes.

"Do you really want to work here?" ask again.

"Yes, right Miss. I'll try my best."

"What can you do?" asked Aciel in a cynical tone.

I glanced at Aciel, trying to warn him to be kinder, but he seemed unconcerned by my warning.

"Are you here just to see me every day?" aciel continued still with an unsettling tone.

"Yes" I turned to look at Joana, in her eyes as if there was a burning fire. "Yes, I do want to work here so that I can see the master every day, but I also have the ability that I can offer."

Joana's voice sounded loud and defiant, she stared bravely at Aciel, I tried to remain silent and not interfere, the situation was really like a husband and wife quarrel.

"I know medicinal plants well, then I can help you in the cultivation of medicinal plants," Joana looked serious. "If you accept me, aren't you lucky?"

I look forward to the continuation of the second fight, usually a start like this will end with love blossoming, at least that's what I caught from some romance books in the palace library.

"Lucky? Did I hear wrong?" wah Aciel looked extremely upset, his words clearly insinuating Joana.

"Isn't it better to be loved than to love?"

The change in expression was clearly visible on Aciel's face, he looked like he was being made aware of something, this time he looked at Joana with an intimidating glare.

"If you accept me, you can feel how it feels to be loved," Joana continued with determination.

"Shelf!" Aciel hit the table hard, then left us both. He climbed up the stairs and soon, "Shelf!" the sound of the door being slammed was clearly echoing throughout the building, I believe Aciel's emotions were peaking.

"Ehm," I cleared my throat to melt the atmosphere.

"I won't apologize for what I just said" Joana looked down and didn't look at me.

"Of course, that's your right" I replied straightforwardly.

Joana lifted her face and now looked at me, "how does it feel to be loved?"

I was stunned, Joana's question was terribly implied. "It seems you misinterpreted something, Joana."

Joana shook her head, "no, miss." He took a deep breath, "I lived alone since I was a child on the streets, a magical thing I can survive to this day."

My smile disappeared instantly, compassion filled my heart. "How come? how can you live alone on the streets? Especially in the sun empire?"

Joana squeezed his hand, she seemed to gather courage. "I'm not from this empire, miss."

My eyes feel like they're coming out, what exactly is he talking about?

"Many things I learned from my own life and one of them is a strong determination, if I want something then I must have a strong determination to have it, you need to know that I'm not afraid to be hurt, because it feels like my body and heart are already immune to pain."

I smiled at him, "in that case, then work from tomorrow, I hope here you can get the answer to the question you asked me, Joana."

Joana looked surprised, but she quickly overcame her shock, she stood up and grabbed my hand, she shook my hand tightly.

"I'll work hard miss, I never let go of what I want."

I smiled, "then try Joana, may you get what you want in a good way."

"Thank you, miss," he let go of my hand and withdrew. Her footsteps that sounded up the stairs, made me sigh deeply.

"There will be a lot of small fights going on" I said with a smile of my own.

"Miss Rara, can we talk?"

I was shocked and found Lia approaching me with two glasses of warm chocolate cups, the smell of which made me calm. The hot steam was clearly visible in the cold air due to the rain that had now subsided, I gave her my warm smile.

"Sure, sit down."

We sat across, Lia putting a cup of hot chocolate in front of me, and another one in front of her.

"I know you're doing it because you want to help me, but I don't think that's necessary, miss."

I grabbed the cup in front of me and wrapped it in both hands, a warm feeling running through my entire body.

"I'm sorry if I crossed the line," I said as I looked at Lia's now pale face.

"No miss, I just don't want miss wasting her precious energy on something wasted."

Lia looked down at the floor, I couldn't even see her face. "We've tried everything, but it still doesn't make a difference."

I grabbed Lia's hand, "excuse me Lia, sorry if I get too involved, it's just that I can't see you seeming to be holding back the pain all the time."

"Pain has become my daily food, miss, I'm used to it."

I let go of her hand, "Lia, if I ask permission to try it, will you allow it?"

Lia looked doubtful, she looked at me as if she was afraid of disappointment from the failure that was not necessarily the case, "i can't promise a cure, but at least wouldn't it be better to try?"

"The pain came a few months ago, when I was seventeen. At first I felt like my body was being pierced by thousands of needles, I tried to hold it in but it was getting more and more painful until a healer made the pain a little more tolerable, but dear until now the pain continues to appear again and again, and the healer is gone. Dozens of healers have tried but they failed, they say the one who started must finish."

"Lia, have you ever had a coppery aura since childhood?"

Lia nodded, "only I have a coppery aura in the family, I even thought that I was not a real child because of my different aura."

"What aura do other family members have?" ask me to investigate a little.

"They have a green aura of a grower and an aura of land," said Lia answering me quickly. I remembered Ken's glowing bright green aura, is it possible?

"So when I was seventeen, no other aura opened?"

Lia shook her head, "no, because I was in so much pain, the healer lowered my pain level. But after recovering from my treatment, he died."

Could my guess be right?