Chapter 12
After leaving the village, I wandered through many places before finally settling in a quiet fishing village.
I rented a small house and began doing embroidery again, based on my mood only.
The fishing village was far more open than the mountain town. People liked my embroidery –
–
some even bought it to resell elsewhere.
I was pleasantly surprised.
I began making my signature herbal sachets and pillows again.
They sold even better.
All the money I made, I spent on myself.
In my past life, when I had visited the city, I heard some women say, “Girl, when you make money, you gotta treat yourself right.”
So I bought precious herbs to make skincare products.
These were from my father’s family’s secret recipes – heirlooms passed down from generations of herbalists.
I’d never been able to afford the ingredients before, let alone think of using them on myself.
Gradually, my skin turned fair and smooth.
I became a walking advertisement.
Women from the village came knocking.
“This stuff is too good to keep to yourself!”
“We’ll buy it just don’t stop making it!”
Word spread. People from nearby towns and even the county came looking for me.
With the money I earned, I rented a bigger courtyard to use as a workshop, and converted a few rooms into guesthouses.
I planted lots of flowers.
When they bloomed, the place was vibrant and beautiful.
My life was getting better day by day — until one day, a guest arrived from Cloud City.
He said he was the deputy general manager of Kensington’s skincare brand and wanted to buy the rights to my formula.
He talked on and on, pitching his offer.
I was distracted – he looked strikingly like Edward.
He introduced himself as Ethan Kensington, Edward’s cousin.
I refused outright.
I wanted no ties to the Kensingtons
—
not anymore.
But Ethan was persistent and wouldn’t leave.
“Come on, miss, have a heart. If I don’t close this deal, my dad’s gonna freeze all my cards.”
He ended up staying for half a month,
And then… he started pursuing me.
looked him in the eye and said flatly, “Haven’t you heard? I jinxed my husband and son to death.”
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Back when villagers kept trying to set me up with someone, I panicked and blurted out that line. It worked like a charm – no one
bothered me after that.
But Ethan’s eyes lit up.
“Well, I’ve got a super lucky birth chart. Perfect match!”
I couldn’t get rid of him, so I let him stay.
Free labor, after all.
One day, during a video call, I overheard him stammering, “Edward, I… I’ve still got some business here. I’ll return once it’s sorted.”
Unintentionally, I passed through the camera frame.
Silence fell on the other end.
Then, after a long pause, Edward’s voice came through cold and clear.
“Grace Miller.”
“You’ve made it hard to find you.”
