Luck is a Charm

Zen was suspended in mid-air as he glanced at the projection in front of him.

At the same time, he realized that he was back in the mysterious dream that used to play some flashback for him.

"I thought the mysterious dream was describing Cecilia's past," Zen mumbled softly as he was confused by the situation.

At first, he believed the flashback scenes were related to Cecilia but now that this scene occurred when he already knew about Cecilia's past, everything became puzzled again.

Zen knew that he could not escape the mysterious dream unless it allowed him to as he had tried in the past.

Thus, Zen decided to sit patiently in mid-air since gravity seemed to be non-existent in this dream.

Sometime later, the projection started showing a handsome man in the background and he was speaking something.

"I'm sorry that I have to do this to you. Can you please forgive me and wait for my return to your side?" The handsome man in the projection said to the woman in the shadow.

Zen tried to get a closer look if he could see the woman's face.

Alas, the projection screen simply shifted to a different scene with the same handsome man.

"Heh, this shall be the last time I will do something like this. Let's see how heaven tries to stop me from succeeding now." The handsome man said again as he seemingly vanished from sight.

Zen was dazed the entire time as he couldn't understand what was happening. 

It was like a DVD where you have multiple parts that cannot be watched and hence, the confusion about what is going on with the movie at all.

"What a shitty ass projection, just get me out of here if you're not even going to reveal anything to me except for that so-called handsome man." Zen cursed loudly as he placed his hand on his chin in boredom.

Almost like the space heard his words, Zen was soon kicked out by an unknown force.

By the time he regained consciousness, Zen noticed he was laying down in a bed and the ceiling was unfamiliar to him.

"Ugh, where am I?" Zen rubbed his head slightly as he wondered where he was.

The last time he remembered, he was in Evie's office and was dragged into the dream without his will.

"You're finally awake?" 

A door creaked open and Zen saw Krista Dragoon walking in with a basin full of water and a towel.

"T-This is your bedroom?" Zen asked softly as he watched Krista Dragoon putting the basin on the table and started putting the towel in the water.

Krista Dragoon nodded her head as she dried the towel lightly and used it to clean around Zen's forehead.

"How long have I been unconscious for?" Zen asked her while she was trying to warm him up with the towel.

"About a day. Evie suddenly sent a servant to call for me when she said you fainted in her office so I quickly went and helped you here." Krista Dragoon answered swiftly.

Zen became dumbfounded as he remembered the Palace Moon Restaurant has Angela and even Eleanor there.

Thus, he was confused about why Evie would ask for Krista Dragoon to help him out instead.

Krista Dragoon seemed to realize his concern as she said, "Angela is currently busy helping Evie out so they have no one else to take care of you. Also, Evie has said that they will be away from the Jade Kingdom for a while so the Palace Moon Restaurant has been closed down at the moment."

"C-Closed down?" Zen held a gawking expression as he never expected Evie to pull out such a move.

He thought Evie was going to confess everything but it seemed like Evie retreated to avoid him and his questions about her.

'Damn it, I have been played like a fool by this woman.' Zen clenched his fist in anger as he cursed inwardly.

"Are you angry at me?" Krista Dragoon suddenly asked when she felt his emotion changing and saw his fist.

"Uhh- no," Zen relaxed as he quickly explained his reason for why he became angry was due to being unconscious from a weird dream.

Krista Dragoon giggled softly as she finished wiping Zen and started to stand up to leave him alone.

Alas, Zen wasn't going to let her leave this easily as he held her by the waist and dragged her into the bed with him.

Afterward, Zen kissed her on the lips softly and said, "Have you forgiven me already for fucking Leila?"

"Hmph, you still dare to bring that up when I don't even want to talk about it." Krista Dragoon quickly turned sour as she wanted to struggle away from Zen.

"I'm sorry Krista but I have been wondering if I'm even living my life to the fullest." Zen held Krista Dragoon tightly as he started explaining a little bit of his past.

"You know Krista- I have tried to commit suicide before and was unsuccessful," Zen said in a bittersweet tone.

Krista Dragoon was shocked to hear this information from Zen as she asked, "Why did you even try to commit suicide?"

She was confused about how Zen would have such thoughts given the power he holds that would make many people jealous.

"You are powerful enough to fight against most people and there shouldn't be any difficulty in your life." Krista Dragoon added, hoping that Zen was merely joking and wasn't being serious.

Zen chuckled softly as he knew Krista Dragoon would have such a reaction.

Who would believe a powerful man like him was once a powerless and useless man that allowed his closed-being to die in front of him?

Worse, he had to stay hidden and was unable to help her out due to his weak strength.

Zen stared solemnly at Krista Dragoon and said, "I have lost a very dear person of mine, and now that I have been given a second chance in life. I do not wish for anyone that I care about to have any regret."

And he continued, "Hence when Leila Dragoon confessed her feelings about me, I didn't care for the consequences and became one with her because I share the same feelings."