“What’s wrong, Lorencia?”

“Prince Ruans. I saw something strange.”

“Something strange? Would you like to tell me about it?”

“You may not believe this, but I saw a maid with brown hair putting white powder into the food you were going to eat. I don’t know why I saw this.”

“Don’t be afraid, Lorencia. I believe you. So tell me everything you see. And don’t worry, lean on me.”

Ruans sought out Lorencia the next day. And he hugged Lorencia tightly, who had helped him avoid being poisoned.

“The brown-haired maid’s name is Jane. She’s a maid who came in recently. She put poison in the food I was going to eat. Thank you for saving me, Lorencia!”

Lorencia couldn’t hide her joy at the fact that she had been helpful to him.

Lorencia recalled how the purple amethyst necklace her mother had left her before she died had suddenly lit up. She unfastened the necklace and examined the amethyst closely. The rough surface of the amethyst looked like broken glass shards. It looked ordinary from any angle. But every time the amethyst necklace shone, she could see the future.

She couldn’t understand why she suddenly gained the ability to see the future. But seeing Ruans’ joy, she was rather grateful for this power. Perhaps it was a power sent by the Goddess Ella who took pity on her.

Lorencia’s ability blossomed like a flower in full bloom. It was all for Ruans. She saw profitable business information from the future and told Ruans about it.

She also helped find those who were trying to betray him in advance. Each time, Lorencia received great praise from Ruans. The praise was sweeter than the chocolate she had tasted for the first time, and addictive.

“Lorencia. Thank you. You really are a lovely and kind child.”

As her desire to be loved grew stronger, Lorencia used her power excessively to help Ruans. To see the future, she had to hold the amethyst up to the light and look into it. After seeing the future, she experienced severe pain in her eyes.

Lorencia was in so much pain that she told Ruans for the first time that it was difficult to use her power. And as if it were a lie, Ruans stopped coming to see her from the next day.

From the day Ruans stopped coming, Lorencia was physically abused by Brant. After that, as if they had been waiting, Countess Anne and her daughter Illina came in and hurled severe verbal abuse.

Lorencia could endure the severe verbal abuse and physical violence. However, what she couldn’t bear was that Ruans no longer came to see her.

“Have I been abandoned? Because I didn’t use my power? Should I have used it even if it was painful?”

Just as she was getting tired of the regretful days, Ruans appeared before Lorencia. Lorencia clung to Ruans.

“Because of my brother Adrian, my situation is quite bad right now. I seem to be in danger. If Lorencia had looked into my future before, I probably wouldn’t have fallen into this danger.”

“I’m sorry.”

Seeing Ruans’ serious face, Lorencia felt nothing but sorry for not using her power.

“Even though you’re an illegitimate child, I had you registered as a count’s daughter. And fearing that the count and countess might abuse you… I came to the count’s mansion every day to protect you. I’ve been protecting you to this extent… Why isn’t Lorencia protecting me?”

“I’m sorry. From now on, I’ll use my ability even if it hurts.”

“Don’t forget. If I’m in danger, it’s because you, Lorencia, brought it upon yourself.”

Lorencia was afraid that Ruans would disappear again. She used her power solely to be loved. She didn’t hold back her words to change his bad future. Including Adrian, who was the crown prince. She told him about the deaths of those Ruans wanted dead. In the end, they died, and Ruans ascended to the position of crown prince.

“For me to become emperor… Father would have to die, right? Yes. I’m sending him to join my brother.”

Lorencia found the answer he wanted in the future and told him. Many people died, but she thought it was better for others to die than to lose him.

“I’m going to war.”

Many died for the war victory that Ruans wanted. Corpses abandoned here and there on the desolate land. Burnt forests and lakes stained with blood. That was all the world Lorencia had created for Ruans. After 10 years had passed like that, Ruans unified the empire as he wished.

Lorencia waited for Ruans to propose. But what came back was death.

It was miserable. In her fading consciousness, she recalled the times she had continuously driven people who shouldn’t die to death in various futures. But she had only struggled to be loved. She didn’t think that the desire to be loved was a sin.

Ruans told her not to mistake his love. In the end, everything she had done became meaningless. Even death… Perhaps she felt that she was being punished for what she had done. When that thought occurred to her, her nose stung. Tears flowed.