Chapter 234 - Romeo and Juliet.
Added 2025-05-15 01:52:52 +0000 UTCI left the mansion with Luan, and he took me toward the new Hestia Familia mansion. I thought they had moved to a place closer byâbut that wasnât the case. They moved somewhere much farther.
Near the coliseum.
When I saw the new Hestia Familia house, I couldnât help but compare it to the Loki Familia's home.
'It might be just as big⊠I didnât even know this place existed. Did they build it?'
âDid you guys build this house?â
âNo, I bought it like this. Amazing, right? Better not talk about the price, but I think I paid a fair amount.â
The price was definitely absurd. Did Luan buy the mansion all by himself? Thatâs incredible.
It shows how famous he really is.
To this day, I donât understand how his face hasnât become widely known. If it ever does, Iâm sure heâll start getting harassed by all kinds of people. But honestly, most people donât care about the author.
They only care about the story.
âAre you coming in?â Luan asked after opening the gate.
I thought for a moment, then decided to accept his invitation.
We walked along the main path, and I examined every part of the garden. It was beautiful and well-maintainedâmaybe the most beautiful garden Iâve ever seen in my life. âTheyâre going to have a lot of work keeping this up.â
Theyâll probably hire someone to take care of it.
I entered through the massive front door of the mansion and immediately held my breath.
Itâs even more beautiful than the Loki Familiaâs house. What an amazing place.
âBeautiful, right? It has three floors and over ten rooms. Pretty impressive, huh?â
âIt really is beautiful. Where are the other members of the Hestia Familia?â
âTheyâre probably all in their rooms right now.â
âI see.â
âWant something to drink?â
âTea, please.â
âTake a seat, make yourself comfortable.â
Luan went to get the tea, and then I saw someone coming down the stairs. It was Goddess Hestia.
As soon as she saw me, her expression turned a little complicatedâŠ
'She really doesnât like me.'
Definitely because of Luan. She clearly likes him a lot and doesnât want me getting close. Isnât that a bit⊠whatever. Iâm not going to give up just because of her.
Hestia sat on the other big couch and lay down. She pulled a book from under a pillow and started reading silently. Soon after, Luan returned to the room.
âHestia, did you at least say hi to Ais?â
âHi,â Goddess Hestia said coldly.
I didnât feel offended, but I didnât respond either.
Luan sighed and handed me the tea.
He sat next to me, and we started talking about the new mansion and his upcoming projects. Hestia, who was nearby, was clearly paying close attention to our conversation.
Sheâs like a guard, making sure I donât get too close to Luan.
How annoying.
After nearly an hour at the Hestia Familiaâs mansion, I remembered the thirty pages Luan had written and felt the urge to read them. Since Hestia was already showing signs that she wanted me to leave, I took that chance to say goodbye.
Luan walked me outside.
âIâm going to read this and come back to tell you what I think. If itâs good enough, Iâll force you to keep writing.â
âHahaha, Iâm sure you wonât like it.â
Not like something he wrote? Impossible.
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When I got home, I went straight to my room to read the thirty pages Luan had written. As soon as I sat on the bed and began reading, I could immediately tell something was different. âIt feels more mature.â
The writing is far more refined. In his earlier books, he used simpler words and the reading felt lighter and more casual. But in these thirty pages, I found something completely different.
These pages introduced a much more serious and tragic story.
âAn adaptation of Romeo and Juliet.â
Thatâs the title.
âAn adaptation of a story heâs read before?â
The plot is simple.
A man and a woman in love, but unable to be together because they come from enemy families.
Actually, from enemy nations.
From what I could tell, the story would probably develop into warsâmore and more of them. And it had no magic. It felt more raw, a story where ordinary humans kill other ordinary humans.
âWhy doesnât Luan want to continue writing this? Itâs so good. The writing quality is excellent, and the story is compelling. Maybe he thinks this kind of story wonât succeed since itâs so different from his previous ones?â
He might think that, but Iâm sure it would be a success.
Even if it doesnât become as popular, I want him to continue writing itâbecause Iâm genuinely interested.
A man and a woman in love⊠but unable to be together.
Maybe he wrote it thinking about me? Maybe he doesnât think he can be with me?
No, Iâm overthinking this.
Once again, Iâm having thoughts I never used to have. That man really changed me.
I smiled and stood up.
I placed the papers on my desk, and just then, the bedroom door opened.
âWhere were you?â It was Tione.
âI was with Luan.â
âLuan? Doing what?â she asked, sounding suspicious.
âHe moved, so I went to visit his new home with the Hestia Familia. We just had tea and talked.â
âHe moved? I didnât hear about that.â
âIt happened recently.â
âTake me there!â
âHuh? Why?â I asked, confused.
âBecause Iâm a close friend of hisâI want to know where he lives.â
Hearing her words, I felt a strange discomfort for some reason.
âAnother time. I just got back and donât want to show up there again.â
âFine. But donât forget about it!â Tione said with a serious look, full of excitement. Then she left the room.
ââŠâ
Whatâs going on?