Heartthrob: The vampire princess doesn't want to be a stand-in

"Now that you've made your decision, don't look back."

"Your indecision will only bring them more and more harm."

Edward seemed to see his dilemma, and at this point he didn't want Garland to turn back.

"I understand."

I don't know how much Garland listened to, but he didn't respond to anything Edward said without any temper.

"The engagement party will be held next Friday. Tomorrow is New Anders' anniversary celebration. Let's go."

"Go and clean everything up."

After saying this, Garland nodded woodenly and left the study.

He is becoming less and less like himself now. He has no opinions of his own and cannot make decisions on his own.

A complete soulless puppet.

Perhaps this is what Edward wanted.

In the past, Garland's brilliance was revealed too much, and even the people followed him more.

It is intended to completely cover up the brilliance of this reigning emperor.

And it would be best to use Garland's only weakness, his emotions, to restrain him.

Evelyn was so unique that Edward had to applaud her insight.

She would never allow herself to become Garland's weakness.

But Huo Wanqing is a different story. She doesn't understand the intrigues in the imperial family.

Moreover, this person is extremely selfish, jealous, and desires power more than anything else.

Compared to Evelin’s indifference to high positions, Huo Wanqing would rather make it known to the world.

This is also the easiest weakness to grasp.

After returning to the room, Garland kept recalling what Edward had told him, how Huo Wanqing risked her life to save him in her previous life.

For what a world-shaking change he had caused.

And how he promised to marry her word by word.

After completely organizing his thoughts, Garland's eyes sank into the sea.

Still that cold, arrogant look.

As night fell on the second day, Evelin changed into a white yukata, with lifelike light blue cherry blossoms covering her entire body.

She tied up her long golden hair and inserted a cherry blossom hairpin into it. The blue tassels hung by her ears, jingling in the wind.

The summer festival has already begun, and red lanterns on the street are lit up one after another.

The roadside stalls are filled with all kinds of novel gadgets.

The aroma of food permeates the hot summer air, tempting your heart.

Evelyn sat on a stone bench nearby, boredly observing the people passing by, quietly waiting for Garland's arrival.

After the conflict broke out last night, Garland seemed to apologize.

Take the initiative to ask her out to the fireworks festival for Anders’ anniversary today.

To be honest, she was not very good. She was obviously disappointed to the point of despair, but Garland's words made her willingly accept the appointment.

People passing by turned back to look at her from time to time. She seemed like a blue cherry blossom blooming in the hot summer, a refreshing touch.

That slight coolness took away the heat in everyone's heart.

At this moment, more than an hour has passed.

The mist covering the half moon completely faded away, and the stars in the sky emitted faint light.

The fireworks were about to start, and Evelin frowned, but still didn’t see the figure she was expecting in the crowd.

She didn't expect Garland to keep her waiting so long.

After thinking about it, Evelin took out her cell phone and prepared to make a call.

Unexpectedly, just after unlocking the door, Garland called. Evelyn answered the phone with a knowing smile.

The coquettish voice of "brother" instantly resolved Garland's anxiety on the other end of the phone.

“Evelyn, I won’t be able to get there until later.”

"Go ahead and play. Don't wait for me. I'll find you."

Garland wanted to add something after he finished speaking, but when he looked up and saw the figure in the pink bathrobe not far away, he held back his sigh.

"But, brother..."

"Let's not talk about it for now."

After saying that, Garland hung up the phone and walked straight towards Huo Wanqing who was not far away.

"Garland."

Huo Wanqing walked over quickly, raised her little face with a bright smile, and spoke in a coquettish tone.

"Didn't you say you were drunk?"

Garland frowned with a hint of impatience, pushed away her arms and took a step back.

When Huo Wanqing saw this, a gleam flashed in her eyes and she pouted her lips, saying pitifully.

"I just want to watch the fireworks with you..."

"So I lied to you and you're angry?"

Garland was about to turn around and leave, but as if he remembered something, he sighed, shook his head and stopped talking.

But his somewhat gloomy expression showed that he was in a bad mood at the moment.

"I know that Garland loves me the most."

Huo Wanqing suddenly threw herself into Garland's arms and acted coquettishly.

Then, without waiting for Garland to speak, he began to talk incessantly about the route he had planned, pulling Garland around.

On the other side, Evelin sat alone on the stone bench, with her cell phone thrown aside.

The lit screen showed Huo Anzhifa's updates from a few minutes ago.

The photo shows Huo Wanqing's back, with a candy apple in one hand and a goldfish in the other.

The key point is that the other figure next to her is wearing a navy blue yukata.

It can be seen that Garland has dressed up carefully today.

His golden hair was scattered lazily on his head, and his profile was so perfect.

Huo Anzhi wrote, "I am happy to see you happy."

Since when, it seemed that she was no longer the only one in Garland's heart.

He would take into account Huo Wanqing's feelings, guess what she was thinking, care about her safety, and pay attention to every detail of her life.

In fact, Evelin had already noticed it.

The brother who loved and doted on her so much suddenly shared his love for her with another person.

How could she not feel it? It was all just self-deception.

Evelyn walked aimlessly down the street, her indifferent expression forming an unusually sharp contrast with the people around her who were laughing and talking happily.

That year, at the same midsummer fireworks festival, it was Garland who accompanied her to fish for goldfish.

She still clearly remembers the excitement after catching her first goldfish. It seems like yesterday, yet so long ago.

"Oh!"

A loud noise overhead brought Evelin back to her senses. The people around her gathered together with sighs, all looking up at the night sky.

The fiery red bloomed in the dark sky, so brilliant yet fleeting.

Evelyn was squeezed to the riverside by the crowd, and she found an empty shore and sat down.

A person stared at the bright fireworks in the night sky.

This was supposed to be the time when she and Garland would play all over the street, sit here holding hands and watch the fireworks, but now...

The bitterness in Evelin’s heart was truly indescribable.

The moist eyes betrayed her smile.

She felt that the day when Garland would leave her was approaching...

However, she had never noticed the person who had been following her silently since she appeared.