Tangled By Fate

When Veronica looked at her chest, her pupils quivered. She had never seen such big breasts before. 'OMG! Do they even exist?'

She lowered her head and checked hers. Although she didn't have small-sized breasts, her breasts were as big as that of that magician's. 

Moreover, that woman had long silky black hair. They moved elegantly whenever the woman shook her head. 

Veronica felt like keep staring at her hair. 'Such beautiful hair…' She couldn't help but admire the straight silky hair. 'I've never seen such beautiful hair before. Mine is all wavy; not as obedient as hers.' She compared her hair with the woman's black hair. 

One had wavy silver hair that shone under the moonlight. Another had straight silky hair that shone under the sunlight. They were completely different and that's what attracted Veronica the most.

The woman saw her and walked closer. "That's a new face. Who are you? You aren't wearing an apprentice's uniform. You are dressed as a woman and carrying a sword. Are you a bodyguard or something?"

The woman's voice was full of authority and yet polite. She didn't look down at Veronica. She was just curious about the new person who dressed informally to the Magic Tower. Under Arthur and Ovior's commands, no one dared to wear informal clothes during work.

Veronica raised an eyebrow. She didn't think of anything about that woman yet. She crossed her arms and said, "May I ask who you are?" 

She recalled once Ovior taught her, "As the Mistress of the Magic Tower, every magician is beneath you. In the Master's absence, you have the power to rule and control all the affairs of the magicians and the Magic Tower, including protecting them all. 

"Even if you don't feel arrogant, it is your job to make the magicians look at you with respect. Act like a Mistress whom they won't dare to object."

Keeping that in mind, Veronica didn't introduce herself first. Instead, she asked the woman her name.

The gorgeous woman seemed to be stunned by Veronica's behavior. She crossed her arms and asked Veronica, "Do you know who I am?"

"I can see you are a senior magician, but I want to know your name." Ovior made Veronica memorize all the detailed information of magicians' classes and uniforms.

The woman let out a chuckle. "I can't believe this is happening. I'm Aria, the senior fire magician. Now, tell me what's your identity."

Even though it was insulting, Veronica kept her expression poker and coolly said, "It's a pleasure to meet you Aria. I'm Veronica, the Mistress of the Magic Tower. I welcome you to my domain."

"What?!" Aria, the fire magician, couldn't believe what she just heard. She turned around to confirm with the other magicians.

The magicians behind her tried to stop her knowing how bossy she was but their Mistress beat them to it. They could only awkwardly scratch their heads.

"If you have nothing else to say, I'll be leaving first." Veronica then left the area. She thought in her mind, 'I want to take a bath and roll on the bed. If I don't, I don't think I'll be able to go out with Arthur.'

Aria felt embarrassed. She wanted to apologize and greet Veronica properly but by the time she wanted to, Veronica was gone.

The magicians surrounded her. 

"Why didn't you apologize? What if Mistress punishes you later?" one of them asked her.

Aria was frustrated. "I wanted to, but she left so quickly. How is this my fault?"

"Next time you meet her, you should apologize and introduce yourself properly."

"It's good to act all proud but you shouldn't behave like that in front of the Mistress."

"She didn't look hard to deal with. What can she do to me?" Aria scoffed.

The magicians exchanged glances that shrugged.

"Don't blame us for warning you. Even if you are not scared of the Mistress, you should be scared of the Master."

Aria only brushed away their warning and left. 'What scared? Do I look like I'm scared of Arthur? The only reason I'm here is because of him.'

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Veronica took a bath and went to bed to take a nap. When it was time for lunch, Catherine came to her.

"Ver, open the door. I got news for you. Hurry!"

At her urgent voice, Veronica couldn't stay in the bed anymore. She got up to open the door. As soon as she opened the door, Catherine came inside and grabbed her shoulders.

"Ver, did something happen yesterday? A family came to the tower to meet Arthur and you. They wanted to apologize to you for behaving rudely. What happened?"

Veronica rubbed her eyes and then yawned. "Oh yeah, someone was being chummy with Arthur and wanted to get rid of me. But we took care of it. There was no need for them to come here and apologize."

"Maybe they have something on their sleeves," Catherine stated. 

"Ah, no, I don't think so. Except for that girl, everyone is harmless. Let's go and greet them." Veronica changed her clothes and went downstairs. 

She went directly to Arthur's room. Her skirt swayed as she walked. She saw the guests there and smiled at them. "Welcome to the tower. I heard you wanted to meet with me."

Arthur stood up when he saw her. He walked toward her. "You didn't have to come. Weren't you resting?"

Veronica was surprised. "How did you know I was resting?" 

"Anyone should be tired after training. It's only natural." Arthur looked at her with a caring expression. His finger brushed over her face before taking her to the chair where he was supposed to sit. 

Then he pushed her to sit there, and he stood beside her. As if he wanted to show the guests what Mistress of the Magic Tower meant to him.

Bridget and her husband looked at the couple with a pale expression.

Her husband was thinking, 'I can't believe Master treats the Mistress so well.. Betty is an idiot to let her anger fall on the Mistress. If the Master is angry…'