HP Bella's Lie

22 - Long story

Riddle couldn't explain how he felt.

He only knew that, facing Bella with that expression, when he came back to his senses, he was already sitting in the car heading to the equestrian field.

It's still the same old black car, even the driver has never changed.

This car, this driver, Bella and him, seem to have become a fixed match, destined to an extraordinary destiny.

The scenery outside the window gradually faded away, Bella didn't pay attention to those, but just watched Riddle quietly, even serenely.

She could clearly feel the approach of a certain boundary, as if some mysterious perception in the dark, beyond magic and fate, inspired her erratically and flexibly.

——This is the last, look at his figure.

Riddle turned his head away from the window to look at Bella.

He should be angry.Angry at her for refusing to tell him the truth, angry at her for keeping her secret even if she was exposed.

But he ignored her, avoided her, and had a cold war with her... Even though he had reached such an unprecedented level, deep down in his heart, he was not angry at all.

Can't get mad.

When she just responded to all his difficulties with silence, in the yearning eyes she always showed inadvertently, in her quiet to serene silence... only a ray of fear quietly spread into his body.

He told himself to hold his breath—she had promised to tell him everything today.

Today, the deadline.Regardless of whether she will play tricks or not, he must let her tell the truth!

Several ideas had already turned in Riddle's mind to prevent Bella from cheating.Although he trusts Bella, in this case, lessons learned from the past made him have to prepare for the worst.

The two had their own thoughts, and there was a solid silence in the car.

Fortunately, the driver has long been used to it, even turning the steering wheel has become so skillful and silent.This time, the destination is the venue of a London equestrian club that Bella participated in. There was a time when Bella would go riding there in a car whenever she was free, and she simply joined the club as a lifelong member, so that the driver I am familiar with this journey.

The road was smooth and the car arrived at the venue smoothly.The club's service staff came to greet them.

"Prepare beginner's equipment for him, and then take him to pick a horse. I will go to the locker room first, and we will meet at the racecourse later." Bella explained to them.

Riddle still protested silently with his back to her, Bella leaned slightly, hugged him very lightly, and whispered in his ear: "I'm sorry...be patient for the last time... just treat it for me."

Riddle was a little annoyed——

He clearly knew that he couldn't refuse such words!

He glared at Bella angrily, and angrily followed the service staff away.

Bella watched him leave, feeling that the little back was unexpectedly vivid——

That vivid emotion was rarely seen in a Riddle, let alone a full-fledged Dark Lord.She was novel and satisfied, and it seemed that she had shared all the joys, sorrows and joys with him, didn't she?

It wasn't until Riddle's back disappeared that Bella turned and walked towards the locker room.

Every step I take is like approaching the cliff of time.

The vivid emotion of anger dissipated as soon as Riddle was out of Bella's view.

He still can't get angry.

The atmosphere around Bella was too peaceful, and it seemed that nothing could shake that tranquility.Riddle's subconscious had already discerned something of the utmost importance—

She is experiencing the most difficult truth.In the face of this truth, all trivial emotions are not worth mentioning.

Affected by that awareness, Riddle had no intention of having fun at all.Even though the service staff put on a horse riding suit for him and casually led a maroon pony, his delicate little face seemed very preoccupied.

Since he was a beginner, the club arranged for Riddell to be coached.Under the guidance of the latter, Riddle "communicated" with the pony for a while with a stinky face, and the pony, whose eyes were blurred by the power of the fan, obediently let him ride on it.

Riddle, who knew nothing about horseback riding, could only be led by the coach to the agreed horse farm slowly. Although he ended up sitting leisurely on the horseback, Riddle was very impatient with the leisurely pace of a leisurely stroll.All he could think about was Bella's abnormal emotional state and the mysterious truth, and he wanted to whip the horse into a gallop.

The poor pony just felt more and more pressure inexplicably, and the animal's survival instinct made it pick up the pace...

The moment he saw Bella, Riddle was caught off guard and was amazed.Bella, who was dressed in a neat riding outfit, exuded a bright and sharp aura. Her long black hair was tied up high, and a few strands of curly hair fell between her forehead and her ears, outlining her facial features exquisitely and brightly.

Encountered a rough section of road under the horse's hooves, Riddle's heart seemed to be jolted.

When the pony was led to the fat and strong black horse under Bella, it neighed softly.

Seeing Riddle's confused expression, Bella thought that he was deeply troubled by the truth, and couldn't help feeling a deep sense of guilt.

--What are you waiting for?Always tell him.

she questioned herself.

"Give me the reins, and I'll take him for a walk on the road outside."

Bella took the reins of the bay pony from the coach, and led Riddle out of the racecourse, toward the road along the field.

"Let's talk as we go. I'll... tell you everything."

The sparse sunlight shines on the road through the shade of the trees, and the mottled halo paints the entire concrete road like a corridor of heaven, with verdant trees on both sides and a breeze blowing.

Bella and Riddle rode horses and strolled along the long road.

"Before I tell you all this, can you promise one thing first?" Bella said calmly, with a gentle tone, "No matter what you hear, don't interrupt me in any way."

Riddle looked at her expression cautiously, but found that it was flawless.

"If I say I can't guarantee it, are you going to break my promise?" He could only be provocative.

"No. I will never break my promise to you." Bella's voice became more gentle, "In that case, I will just cast a petrification spell on you."

An upright threat.

Riddle was surprisingly calm: "Then, I promise."

Bella took a deep breath and spoke.

"I haven't told you what my assets are in the Muggle world. Although you may feel that we have more than just a house and a car, you still don't know about most of my assets. I don't want your childhood to undergo too extreme changes, that may not be a good thing for you. So, I have made arrangements, when you graduate from Hogwarts, when you need it, use the identity you want, and bring This pocket watch, go find a Muggle named eh, and he will give you all my assets."

Bella took out a silver pocket watch and handed it to Riddle.

"Speaking of my Muggle holdings, would you be interested in hearing my family history? Well, you're more interested in where the portkey connects now, we'll talk about that later."

Under Riddle's serious eyes, Bella got to the point wittily.

"It's a small attic hidden deep in the Algerian forest. I built it to store all the memories related to the future. I have been organizing my memories for a long time, numbering them according to time, and storing them in corresponding vials. Those are the ones you saw. Now that the work of storing and sorting out the memories has been completed, I will leave this to you. With it, you can completely take over the old house."

The time-turner held in her hand was handed over to Riddle.

Seeing the hourglass on the dial, something flashed in Riddle's mind, and then disappeared without a trace.

"Finally..." Bella pulled the rein lightly and stopped the two horses, "Sorry, I lied to you. That very long story actually only has four words."

The maroon pony spun half a circle uneasily, and Riddle faced Bella on the horse's back.

Bella looked at him with a guilty expression: "I'm going to die."

The wind drifted away, and the rustling of leaves shattered the tranquility along the way.