Chapter 11

“I don’t know. But it seems that Mate loves the woman very much.”

“How can you know?”

“Because I’ve heard a few times when Mate rebelled by shouting, but his parents ignored him completely.”

I heard the conversation between two people I didn’t know very clearly. My heart suddenly stopped. My eyes are teary.

“What do they both mean? Who is the woman who is betrothed by Mate’s parents, and who is the woman of his choice, Mate? Why didn’t he tell me anything about this?” I say it in my heart.

I then rushed out of the minimarket and ran back towards Mate’s house.

Knock...! Knock...!

“Mate? Open the door! Mate?” I shouted while knocking on the door.

It’s rude, but I can’t control my curiosity.

Not long after, the door opened. But the one who came out to meet me was not Mate but a middle-aged woman with shoulder-length white hair and clothes like those worn by people in ancient times.

“Why are you here?” asked the middle-aged wom