Filed to story: A Little Princess's Journey from Darkness to Light Novel
Lilly looked up and smiled. “Finally, I found you.”
Pablo assessed the stall owner. “I sense foul energy around him. It must be him.”
In fact, the stall owner was none other than one of Priscilla’s boyfriends, Flynn. Thanks to Priscilla, Flynn was familiar with the incident involving Lilly. That’s why he recognized her. But seeing that Lilly had caused his girlfriend so much suffering, he wasn’t too fond of the family.
“Suit yourself.” Flynn didn’t bother to greet them properly.
Meanwhile, Sam and Priscilla arrived at the flea market. Then she suddenly remembered that this was where Flynn worked.
He won’t find me here, right?
Priscilla hesitated for a moment. But the temptation of Anthony was too irresistible.
“Sam, it’s crowded here. Can we split up and search for Mr. Crawford? If I don’t do this today, I might not see him again.”
Sam sighed and nodded. Deep down, Priscilla was overjoyed. She finally got rid of Sam. Unbeknownst to her, Shawn was browsing the items displayed in another stall. He came here to choose a gift for his mother.
“I don’t think my mother will like that. But thank you,” Shawn said courteously.
All of Priscilla’s boyfriends were there.
As Lilly surveyed Flynn’s stall of antique curiosities, he sipped on his tea and sneered at her.
What is a young girl doing here pretending to be an antique expert?
Suddenly, Lilly took a yellow object and smashed it against the ground.
“What are you doing, Lilly?” Bettany yelled in horror.
“I’m testing it, Grandma,” said Lilly matter-of-factly.
“You don’t test things by smashing them.”
“This is a tree resin from a specific tree. If it is truly a century old as it claims, it will never break. See?” Lilly recited what Pablo had taught her.
Flynn raised his eyebrows. It certainly seemed like Lilly knew what she was doing. Lilly picked out whatever caught her fancy and
placed them in the basket Anthony had prepared for her.
Both Anthony and Lilly were enjoying their time until they heard a familiar voice. “Mr. Crawford! You’re here!”
Priscilla looked at Anthony as if she had just discovered a treasure. She was so full of joy that she failed to notice Flynn’s presence.
Before Flynn could say anything, Anthony rejected Priscilla’s advances. “Are you finished? We do not accept your apology. We will not press charges either. So stop bothering us.”
“But the preschool fired me. All because I failed to take care of Lilly,” said Priscilla with teary eyes.
Anthony mocked, “You were fired because you were found dating three men at once. You set a bad example for the kids. It has nothing to do with Lilly.”
Bettany rolled her eyes. “You have no shame, do you?”
“But I…” Priscilla weakly protested.
“I know what you want. Your apology is not sincere,” added Bettany.
Meanwhile, Flynn was stunned.
Dating three men at once? Isn’t it just Shawn and him? And besides, Priscilla isn’t dating Shawn. She only acts like she is Shawn’s girlfriend because he is depressed.
Priscilla didn’t notice Flynn standing there. A rack stood between them. She said in a hoarse voice, “Mr. Crawford, Old Mrs. Crawford, this is a misunderstanding. I don’t have three boyfriends. I’m not like that.”
Flynn let out a sigh of relief. He knew Priscilla wasn’t seeing multiple people. But what Priscilla said next proved him wrong.
“I’m still single. I don’t know what boyfriends you are talking about.” Priscilla shook her head frantically. “Mr. Crawford, why would you say those nasty things to me?”
Single? Flynn couldn’t believe what he had just heard. What were they then?
Anthony looked at the ever-forgetful Priscilla sullenly. He commented, “Don’t you have
Shawn, Flynn, and Sam as your boyfriends? Moments ago, you were with Sam.”
Lilly looked at Anthony, and then at Priscilla. Pablo had told Priscilla that she needed to gather all three boyfriends to capture the harem spirit. Now, she needed two more. Right then, Lilly noticed Shawn and Sam approaching.
Priscilla insisted that she was innocent. “You’re sorely mistaken, Mr. Crawford. They are just my friends. Shawn is a colleague of mine and we get along very well. Flynn is just a caring friend. He once bought me lunch and that’s all. And Sam, I’m not close to him. I ran into him in a shopping mall and we chatted briefly. Everyone has the wrong idea. They are just acquaintances. I swear!”
Priscilla then decided to be completely honest. “The one that I have a crush on is you, Mr. Crawford!”
In her mind, Anthony was confronting her because she was too popular with the guys. He couldn’t stand the sight of another man near her.
Oh, he desires me so much!
As Priscilla’s eyes fluttered with anticipation, she saw Flynn, who was standing behind Anthony. Then, two familiar voices came from behind her. She gasped.
“So I mean nothing to you,” Shawn said bitterly.
Sam was devastated. The girl who had slept with him just yesterday claimed she didn’t know him! “Great, just great…”
Priscilla’s face turned pale. All her boyfriends had heard her. Lilly, on the other hand, found Priscilla’s rapidly changing emotions amusing.
“Why are you here?” Priscilla blurted out.
Sam didn’t even want to speak to Priscilla.
“Peachy, what did you just say?” Flynn looked at Priscilla with a hurt expression.
Priscilla felt her world crumbling down. “Flynn, let me explain…”
The three men could only hope that this was a bad dream. Shawn looked at Flynn. “So you’re the Flynn who has been bothering Peachy?”
Flynn smirked, “And you’re Shawn the stalker?”
Sam narrowed his eyes at Shawn, “You’re Shawn? Peachy said you were depressed. You don’t seem like it.”
In Priscilla’s mind, the three men were about to fight over her. And she would be the one to tell them to stop. At the same time, the harem spirit on Priscilla’s head could almost die from bliss.
“Stop! Stop fighting! I’m not worth it,” Priscilla pleaded.
The three men turned to glare at her. That was the moment she realized she should escape.
“Uhm… Mr. Crawford, I’m busy. I have to go now.”
But all of Priscilla’s boyfriends surrounded her.
“Peachy, who are they? Explain it to me now,” said Flynn.
Shawn looked at Priscilla incredulously, “You told him that I am depressed?”
Sam clenched his fist. “Peachy, tell me this is a huge misunderstanding. Tell me, and I’ll believe you.” He was ready to forgive Priscilla. After all, she gave her virginity to him.
“What? You’re my friends. I have always regarded all of you as my brothers…” Priscilla’s voice was meek, almost guilty.
“Brothers? You said you wanted to marry me!” exclaimed Shawn.
Who would marry her brother?
Flynn added, “No way. If I’m just like an older brother to you, why would you sleep with me?”
Priscilla didn’t expect Flynn to get into the details. But before she could defend herself, Sam yelled,
“No way! She spent the night at my place yesterday. And she gave me her virginity!”
Shawn and Flynn were dumbfounded. Priscilla had told them similar things before. It took a while for them to regain their voices.
