Chapter 580 - Extra Part: Lauriel & Luna (3)

Luna was watching the five merry men with an annoyed face behind her mask. On one hand, she was happy that the rumors she helped spread herself worked, but on the other hand, somehow she felt irritated that even Lauriel Medici cared about looks.

Lauriel was not at all serious about the bet. He just called Luna ugly so that he lost the bet and could give a treasure c.h.e.s.t to Petra. He did not want Petra to come to the Lindens empty-handed.

However, Luna did not understand what he meant. She regarded Lauriel's words as an insult even though he said it in an amusing tone. She wanted to make Lauriel get the consequences.

"Alright, Mr. Medici ... you just lost a treasure c.h.e.s.t there ...." Luna murmured softly. She pursed her lips and promptly walked back to her room with long strides.

"Where are you going?" asked her mother who passed by her in the hallway, "The party will start soon."

"I want to change clothes," she said quickly.

Half an hour later, she came out of her room wearing a beautiful long purple dress. Her beautiful hair was partly styled in a bun above her head, the rest was left to roll down her back. She walked with graceful and steady steps. Her beautiful face was almost glowing when she stepped into the hall.

The place suddenly turned silent. Every guest immediately noticed her presence. Lauriel's table was one of the quietest ones after the five men who were enjoying their wine turned to the entrance and laid eyes upon the most beautiful girl they had ever seen.

Luna smiled sweetly and raised a hand to greet the guests, "Good evening everyone, thank you for coming to my birthday party ...."

Her gaze swept over to Lauriel and his group's table. She was immediately stunned. She recognized Lauriel from his clothes. But earlier, she had only seen his back from behind.

Now she could see Lauriel's face and Luna had to admit that his appearance was very impressive. The young man was very handsome and had a big, tall body and a pair of very unique blue-green eyes.

These blue-green eyes were now staring at Luna with an unchanging expression. It was as if Luna was not the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. A feeling of annoyance slipped into the girl's heart as she realized that while the eyes of all the men in the room were at her, Lauriel particularly did not look impressed.

Is the Medici heir gay? Did the long adventuring at the sea make him numb to women? Luna thought irritably. In the end, the girl became impatient. She walked over to Lauriel's table and stopped in front of him.

"You're Lauriel, aren't you?" Luna asked, looking straight into the man's eyes. Lauriel was somewhat surprised but he just nodded. She slightly turned to Petra before looking back at Lauriel, "You lost the bet so you also lose one treasure c.h.e.s.t. As you can see, my face is not disfigured from being kicked by a horse."

Lauriel raised his eyebrows in surprise, so did Endo, Neo, Esso, and Petra. They could not understand how the girl could find out about their bet. Before they could ask questions, Luna had already turned around and left them, joining her mother in the middle of the hall.

The five men looked at each other, trying to digest what had just happened.

"Gosh ... Boss Lauriel ... it seems that Princess Luna likes you ...." Petra exclaimed, "I won't propose to her then since it's obvious that she likes you. But I will keep the treasure c.h.e.s.t because I won the bet."

Lauriel turned to Luna who was not looking at him at all as she was busy talking with her mother, her sister, and Portia. The girl was very beautiful. When she stood in front of Lauriel and looked straight at him bravely, his heart trembled. She had a very carefree and indifferent attitude that was far from the arrogance of most noble daughters.

"Boss ... what do you think of Princess Luna?" Petra asked again. "She's beautiful ...."

Lauriel sipped his wine and shook his head, "You know my rules, Petra. I won't allow women on the ship. I don't want to stop adventuring and marry anyone now. And, no woman can live inside the ship anyways. So, you already know the answer."

When Princess Luna first met Lauriel at her birthday party, she had already fallen in love with him and was determined to pursue him. Lady Linden and Lord Linden actually liked Lauriel as he was a very famous and reputable bachelor, but they knew his reputation better than their precious daughter.

They knew this young Medici heir would not stop adventuring just to get married and settle down somewhere to build a family. They were worried that Luna would be heartbroken if she continued to chase Lauriel.

However, Luna was no ordinary girl. Upon learning Lauriel's strict rules on his ship where no women would be allowed on board, she boldly disguised herself as a man and asked to join The Wolf Pack as a new member. This way, she could always be close to Lauriel.

Luna was tough and very skilled in fighting. In fact, she was even better than the majority of his men, so she managed to approach Lauriel and lived beside him for decades as part of The Wolf Pack. This was until one time, her disguise was exposed by Caspar, the womanizer.

In the end, Luna was forced to leave as Lauriel firmly refused to have a woman on board and that jerk Caspar could recognize a woman's body no matter how one tried to hide hers.

Luna felt like her love was hopeless and was already thinking to be single forever since she could not fall in love with another man. But, then suddenly Lauriel came to Yorkshire to get her. The man finally realized he had fallen in love with her after she left him.

Until the last moment, Lauriel still did not want to be married and settle down somewhere. Luckily, Luna was equally adventurous and was willing to follow him all over the world. They only parted ways when the second world war broke and a misunderstanding made Luna thought Lauriel didn't want the child she was carrying.

The pain and suffering that followed were haunting Lauriel for over a century.