MLTMH 06

Chapter 6

“If you’re really the person who saved my sister, then you wouldn’t have any reason to run away like that, would you? It’s suspicious.”

Even though he obviously would have desperately tried to find out who I was if I had stayed there!

And earlier, he had spoken politely like a gentleman, but the moment I ran away, he immediately started treating me like a criminal and dropped the formal speech.

Even while Eden was dragging me out by the back of my robe, I tightly grabbed the hood with both hands.

I had to make sure my face wasn’t visible.

“Hey, take off your hood.”

“Why are you taking off someone else’s hood without permission? Are you a pervert? Someone help me!”

“Don’t be so upset. I’ve been pretty polite so far. Do you want me to show you what being rough really means?”

Eden’s eyes, as he looked at me, shone dangerously.

I briefly hesitated when I saw a trace of madness in his eyes.

Right.

This guy wasn’t exactly normal either.

“You’re desperately hiding your face, so I definitely need to find out who you are. You know something about that beast, don’t you? Why were you here at this hour?”

Just then, Eden grabbed the edge of my hood.

“Aaaaaah!”

A scream that sounded like Aurora’s came from very far away.

While Eden was distracted and hesitated, I broke free from him and started running again.

“Fuck!”

I heard Eden swear as he looked back and forth between me running away and the direction where Aurora’s scream had come from.

As I ran, I suddenly realized that the brooch holding my robe together was missing.

‘I’m not Cinderella! Why did you have to drop it there of all places, Cherry?!’

I cursed myself for being careless and was about to turn back.

But Eden had already picked up the brooch from the ground.

He examined it for a moment before putting it into the pocket of his police uniform jacket.

Then he ran toward the direction where Aurora was.

I let out a sigh and sank down where I stood.

The brooch Eden had picked up didn’t have the Sinclair family crest engraved on it.

But to me, it was more important than that.

It was a gift from my late father.

The brooch had a ruby-colored gemstone called rubellite, which was similar to my hair color.

Around the rubellite were golden flowers crafted to resemble the color of my eyes.

On the back of the brooch were my initials.

‘C. S.’

Still, there was no way he would think those initials meant Cherry Sinclair.

The Cherry Sinclair known to the public would never be caught beating a monster in some deserted alley.

The shock of losing my father’s last gift was huge.

But I had to survive first.

‘Right. He won’t know it’s me.’

More than that, Aurora’s sudden scream was bothering me.

The monster was definitely dead, so why had she screamed again?

I was worried, but I couldn’t go back there.

I was afraid Eden would catch me again.

I checked the box containing the Elpinus herb that I had brought in my belt bag.

Yes.

At least I had accomplished my goal.

Safely.

2. What should I do when I find out the world is going to end? : Run away.

20 days until the end of the world.

[Capital Benton, Strange Incident at 61 Notium Street! Victim Is the Young Lady of the Lancaster Family……?!]

The next day, the newspapers were filled with reports about the incident at 61 Notium Street.

There were no reports of any deaths.

‘Looks like Aurora is safe too. That’s a relief.’

However, the articles only described it as an incident caused by a suspicious stranger.

Not a single newspaper reported the truth that a monster had appeared.

Even after carefully reading everything from the beginning again, all I could find was the story about a strange man attacking Aurora.

It seemed Aurora’s final scream had been because of that man.

‘Not a single word about the monster was reported.’

‘Someone is definitely trying to cover up the incident on purpose.’

I was almost certain of it.

Otherwise, it made no sense that not a single article had been published when there had been so many witnesses.

In disaster movies, there were always people who knew a disaster was coming and tried to warn everyone.

But there were also always people who were desperate to cover everything up.

In the novel Ruined Love, the only person whose name was specifically mentioned as a mastermind was Marquis K.C.

He was the villain who led unethical experiments by alchemists.

It wouldn’t be strange if Marquis K.C. were the real culprit behind everything and was using his power to cover up everything related to the monsters.

But there was one problem.

The marquis himself died before the novel even began.

He had been infected by the virus early on.

Unfortunately, I had absolutely no power to uncover the truth or stop what was happening.

Most importantly, there simply wasn’t enough time.

In a situation like this, even if I told everyone the truth, they would only think I was crazy.

Even Harrison, who cared about me like I was his own younger sister, had suggested that I go to a hospital.

What would everyone else think?

‘Let’s just pack my things first. I’ll miss the train.’

I put down the daily newspaper with the article about Aurora and hurriedly packed my things.

I carefully wrapped the Elpinus herb and put it into my bag.

Now that I had the vaccine, I felt a little more relieved.

‘Maybe I can easily survive for about two years.’

Of course, only if I properly prepared the shelter.

I had to fill the shelter with food, daily necessities, and weapons.

I also had to build defensive walls around the mansion in case monsters came rushing in.

There was a lot to do.

Just then, Susanna knocked on my door.

“Miss. There’s a phone call for you. It’s Sir Eden.”

“What? Eden? Eden from the Lancaster family?”

I was so surprised that I threw the door open.

Susanna nodded with a confused expression.

“Yes, that’s right.”

Damn it.

I could already hear my life hanging by a thread.

‘Did he realize that I was the one who saved Aurora at 61 Notium Street last night?’

I remembered the brooch with my initials that Eden had taken.

I nervously shook my leg and asked Susanna again.

“Why is he looking for me?”

“He said it’s confidential business. He wants to speak with you directly.”

“Hmm.”

Let’s think about this assuming that Eden had figured out that I was the owner of the brooch.

If that were true, then Eden’s words meant that he was willing to negotiate with me.

And if he wanted to negotiate, that meant he also wanted something from me and couldn’t simply reveal everything.

On the other hand, it was also possible that Eden knew nothing and was calling simply to test me.

In fact, the truth was that there wasn’t much he could discover just from finding a brooch.

After considering the situation, I decided how I should respond and spoke to Susanna.

“Just tell him I’m not here. Say that I went on a trip.”

It wasn’t exactly a lie.

I really was leaving.

Susanna nodded.

“Yes. I’ll tell him you’re away on a trip.”

After casually telling her that I understood, I picked up my luggage and walked out.

‘I can’t get involved with Eden for no reason here. Let’s run away quickly!’

While waiting for the steam car in front of the Sinclair mansion, I asked Susanna,

“Susanna, have you packed all your things too?”

Susanna smiled brightly and nodded.

“Yes. Please give me two days. I’ll tell the head maid and come down soon.”

Susanna might actually be an angel.

The person I absolutely wanted to bring to the shelter along with Harrison was Susanna.

She readily accepted my rather sudden suggestion that she come down to Brunel with me.

“If you’re going somewhere, Miss, then I should follow you too.”

When I told her that I planned to stay in Brunel for quite a long time, Susanna said she would pack up everything from the capital mansion and come down two days later.

She said that she didn’t have a family either, just like me, so there was no reason for her to stay in the capital.

“Then, see you again soon!”

“Yes. Miss, please take care of yourself!”

I said goodbye to Susanna and climbed into the car that had arrived.

At that same time, 61 Notium Street.

Because of the incident that had happened the previous night, many people had gathered in the street to see what was going on.

Among the crowd, a man wearing a dark blue police uniform was leaning against the wall of 61 Notium Street while reading a newspaper.

His neatly fitted uniform looked perfect on his moderately muscular body.

A blue cloak hanging from only one shoulder fluttered in the wind.

There was an intimidating atmosphere around him.

People passing by kept sneaking glances at him and turning their heads to look again.

His bright blue eyes beneath his neatly arranged blond hair quickly scanned the newspaper article.

[Exclusive Report! Sinclair Family Heiress Takes Out 100 Million Gold Bank Loan? The Grand Plan of the Future Queen Who Will Lead the Sinclair Family, or the Sad End of a Dying Star……!]

Once again, news about Cherry Sinclair occupied the front page of the newspaper.

It wasn’t particularly strange for a woman who loved luxury to take out a loan.

But this woman was the heiress of the enormously wealthy Sinclair family.

‘How badly did she need money……? But in the first place, would the Sinclair heiress ever have a reason to need money that desperately?’

The strange article continued to bother Eden.

Could it have something to do with the gambling club she ran?

Just then, Inspector Marcel, Eden’s superior and a member of the same department, passed by and spoke to him.

“What are you doing here? I told you to stay out of this case. Are you reading another article about Cherry Sinclair?”

The way he said it made it sound as if Eden were obsessed with Cherry.

Eden narrowed his eyes with an uncomfortable expression.