Although Ariel was a little disgusted with Harold who suddenly disrupted the situation, she had no time to pay attention to him at this time. The girl still looked at Lucy with "affectionate" eyes, quietly waiting for her choice.

In her opinion, Harold's disruption was of no use. After all, she and Lucy had made an agreement in advance. She was the one who helped her get through the sadness of coming-of-age rituals at all costs.

Therefore, in the eyes of the girl, it is not a multiple-choice question at all. The girl will definitely grab the helping hand she extends. The reason why she is afraid of Harold is just because she is afraid that he will make trouble.

If he suddenly reveals his strength to someone, he may inevitably cause trouble. Of course, the girl is not afraid. She can even convince Duke Terry if the other party reveals his strength.

But in fact, it was just Ariel who thought too much. Harold was not an unruly person. On the contrary, as a prince, he was more disciplined than most nobles.

He had no intention of doing anything unnecessary, he just extended an invitation to Lucy with a smile on his face.

However, although from Ariel's own perspective, it was impossible for Lucy to reject her, from the perspective of other guests, it was impossible for Harold to be rejected.

After all, with the charm and aura of His Royal Highness, few women would be able to refuse him. "Corden" who was competing with him for women at the moment was naturally looked at with either sympathy or ridicule by them.

The girl didn't care about the eyes of those outsiders. She just kept looking at Lucy with "affectionate" eyes. Until...the moment when the girl suddenly raised her head.

Lucy originally lowered her gaze, so Ariel had never seen her eyes before. Until now, the girl raised her gaze, but the girl was stunned for an instant.

The beautifully dressed and cute girl raised her eyes and bit her lips to look at her friend who was helping her. There was complexity, emotion, joy, and apology in her beautiful burgundy eyes...

But what's more, it's something that Ariel has never seen in her eyes. But now the girl can see clearly, the thing in Lucy's eyes is-jealousy!

Yes, it's jealousy. In fact, what the girl doesn't know is that Lucy has been jealous of herself since she was very young.

When I was a child and took aristocratic education classes, the smart and outstanding Ariel was always the one to be praised. But the naughty and lazy Lucy was just the opposite. She was the one to be scolded.

At the same time, she was also told by her own family to learn from her. When she was a child, when she was with other aristocratic children, she would always be silently envious of Ariel who was being praised.

A girl is like a perfect and outstanding child from another family, which also plants the seeds of jealousy and resentment for this originally innocent and innocent girl.

From that moment on, Lucy couldn't reconcile herself to why she was so good and loved by others, but how could she be so ordinary or even useless.

While feeling resentful and jealous, the girl also became curious about why Ariel was so good.

So in order to get the secret to becoming excellent, Lucy deliberately approached the girl and wanted to know why she was so excellent. However, she was regarded as a good friend by Ariel, who was already somewhat withdrawn, and the friendship between the two began from here.

When they grow up, a group of noble children will take some magic classes.

The girl who has been known as a genius since she was a child is as dazzling and outstanding as ever. Her magic talent is extremely high, and she was even evaluated by her teacher as a future legendary magician.

Looking back at Lucy, her talent is neither good nor bad. But she often suffers from headaches due to magic homework, and sometimes she even gets punished for it.

In the end, it was Ariel who comforted the girl who was crying because of her grievance. In order to help Lucy, she even taught her some magic basics in private to make up for her, but unfortunately, she still made no progress.

As a child, the girl was playful and greedy, and often got into a lot of trouble. But every time she was bullied, the girl stood up for her, and when she was greedy, it was Ariel who helped her secretly hide food.

It is precisely because of this constant friendship that the friendship between the two becomes deeper and deeper as time passes.

But this did not affect Lucy's jealousy of her; jealous of her excellence, her strength, independence, loyalty... The thing she thought about most when she was with the girl was.

What if I were Ariel?

Later, the girl went to a more advanced magic academy to study because of her magic talent. Lucy also went to the academy to study because of her family background.

In the academy of the mage tower, the two sisters were upgraded to a trio. But Ariel still took special care of Lucy, the most introverted and timid among the three.

The trio are roommates and the closest friends and sisters in the academy. They learn magic together, live together, and grow together day by day in the academy.

Lucy still remembered the bright smile on Ariel's face when she happily shared her magic breakthrough. But at that time, Lucy could only laugh with her, even if the jealousy in her heart almost burst out.

When the three girls all reached the age when the girl was pregnant, the girl and Lucy learned a "good news" from another girl, that is, her engagement to Harold!

What Ariel showed at that moment was rejection and dissatisfaction with the marriage contract without her permission. But in Lucy's heart, it was naked jealousy of her.

At that time, Harold had already begun to become famous, and many little girls regarded him as their romantic partner. The originally timid and innocent girl was no exception and fell into it.

Later, after getting to know Ariel, she accepted the engagement, which completely drove Lucy crazy with jealousy. Not long after that, the three of them graduated from the magic academy.

After they parted ways, Lucy never saw the girl again. Even if she had an appointment, she would always give it up with an excuse.

Until now, when Lucy was about to enter her adult ceremony, she felt helpless and powerless. She really hated marrying someone she didn't know as an adult, but she no longer had the ability to resist.

Then Ariel, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, appeared again, doting on the girl as before, as if she were her biological sister.

But what the girl didn't know was that Lucy really wanted to use Harold's decision to break off the engagement to mock her. But she thought of the friendship between the two in the past, but she didn't say anything out loud.

It was even heard that Ariel was abducted by a viscount and ran away from home. When she was wanted outside, Lucy's mood was really complicated. She was worried about her friends, but also a little bit happy.

'You, who are so outstanding and so superior, are you still here today?'

Similarly, when the girl said that she wanted to help Lucy get through the difficulties of coming of age, the girl was also moved from the bottom of her heart.

Ariel was still as good to her as before, even if she risked being exposed when she was wanted, she still wanted to help her. But while she was moved in her heart, she couldn't help but feel a trace of jealousy.

The girl seemed to have returned to the time when she lived completely under the shadow of the young lady, being protected and doted on by her.

This trace of jealousy was inflated countless times the night Harold suddenly appeared. She saw Ariel growing up now, even in front of the man who once regretted her marriage.

The girl was still able to remain calm and composed, as if she had completely let go of the past. But what about herself? It even took a lot of perseverance to maintain her reserve in front of Harold.

'Why does the gap between me and her seem to be getting bigger...'

Until later, when her father told her that Harold was actually here to attend his coming-of-age ceremony and intend to marry her, Lucy felt as if she was in a dream.

At that moment, not only did she gain the love she had dreamed of, but she was also able to breathe a sigh of relief in front of Ariel.

'Look, the man who looked down on you and broke off your engagement is now my fiancé! This means that I am better than you! I am better than you! I am more worthy of being loved than you!'

She wanted to say all these words in front of the girl, and then let out a deep breath in front of her.

But she couldn't bear to tell Ariel this. She wanted the girl to continue her so-called help plan. She wanted Ariel to make a fool of herself and break the shadow she had in her heart.

As she expected, Ariel still had her previous temperament, self-righteously wanting to help her. She stood out from the crowd and took the initiative to go on stage and invite her to dance.

At that time, when she saw Ariel's "affectionate" eyes, Lucy really started to panic. She felt a little regretful and guilty in her heart. She was wondering if what she had done was too much?

'She just wants to help me, am I going too far...?'

But then Harold's invitation made the only trace of guilt in her heart disappear. The jealousy and resentment in her heart were like poisonous snakes biting her soul, and scenes from childhood to adulthood flashed through her mind.

Why! Why do you always receive praise and praise?

Why do people have to envy you? Look up to you? Can only be your foil?

Why are you so gifted in magic? Why are you so good?

Why was it that Harold, whom I loved the most, was able to enter into a marriage contract with you?

Why do you have the courage to run away from home regardless of your family's will?

How come you can laugh it off without caring even if you are going through a lot of hardships outside?

Why can you remain calm even if you see the man who abandoned you again?

Why do you still treat me so well even after so many years?

Why do you have to be so self-righteous and think about helping me and protecting me without fear of danger?

…

The girl has too many reasons in her heart. The more she thinks about it, the more jealous she becomes, and the more she thinks about it, the more distorted her psychology becomes.

On the one hand, her feelings for Ariel made her feel guilty and intolerable. But in the end, the jealousy and resentment in her heart swallowed up everything, including her most precious friendship...

Looking at Lucy, whose face was twisted in front of her, and her jealousy and resentment seemed to overflow, Ariel was really stunned. The extremely jealous look made her body tremble slightly.

For the first time, she felt how strange this friend in front of her was. It was as if she had realized the true face of this girl for the first time in so many years.
Chapter completed!