A False Heiress's Guide to Love and Power

Chapter 141

York looked genuinely puzzled. Alessia pressed a finger to her lips, signaling for quiet, and slowly made her way toward the corner. This time, learning from before, she didn’t reach out impulsively. Instead, she simply sat down in front of Ivan.

“Ivan…” Alessia softened her voice.

York couldn’t help but gawk, his mouth practically hanging open in disbelief, but he restrained himself and looked away, pretending not to care.

“Did Ileana do something to you?”

“Can’t say. Hurts.” Ivan’s voice was halting and childlike, his language rusty from years of silence–he could understand them just fine, but speaking was another matter, his words less fluent than a toddler’s.

Still, Alessia and York understood exactly what he meant.

“She bullied him, didn’t she? Wouldn’t surprise me. If it weren’t for Rex, I’d be the one

in the hospital right now. That woman’s vicious–makes me look like a saint!”

Alessia couldn’t help but laugh at the last part, though it was tinged with exasperation. “At least you’re self–aware.”

York just huffed, clearly unbothered by the accusation–if anything, he seemed proud of it.

Gone was the pitiful, sulking boy from just a minute ago.

Alessia turned her attention back to Ivan.

out, palm

promise–it won’t hurt

through the trees. He looked at Alessia,

hers.

smiled, her expression softening. She reached up and ruffled his hair, her

she called, beckoning with

for?” York grumbled, putting on a show, but he shuffled over anyway.

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stubbornly refusing to make it easy, but Alessia made no move to hurry him, just watched in

she now?” Alessia

I heard, she broke a bone. She’s at Harmony General, laid up in

go back to Merovia! This

pouting. She reached over and pinched his cheek.

leaving?” York caught on

my name, right? I’m

do. Besides…” Alessia stood up, her eyes

are questions that

face lit up. “I’ll

way. Stay put.” Alessia pushed

fighting, no

ething