Chapter 25 (1/2)
The next morning when I woke up, I thought,
‘Did what happen last night was a dream?’
The inside of the mansion was very quiet, and only the servants wandered away with the sound of footsteps felt dimly outside the door.
Looking at the clock, it’s almost 11 am.
It was becoming.
I was so relieved that Eugene and Cabel had left the mansion a long time ago, so I didn’t have to meet them.
I couldn’t sleep all night, so my head hurt a little because I only managed to close my eyes in dawn.
“Ah.”
After drinking water in a cup placed on the side table, I suddenly felt painful and groaned.
When I raised my hand and traced the sore spot, the wound that was clearly positioned on my lips was touched by me.
Yes, yesterday’s work was not a dream. It couldn’t be a dream.
I already knew it, but when I realized it anew, it seemed to be more confusing as if it suddenly burst into my head.
Still, I pulled the string on the bedside to get ready to go out of the room.
Soon after a while, the maid came in.
“I will prepare water for washing.”
“Yes, thank you.”
Soaking in the bathtub and changing clothes after coming out, the maid who waited in the room suddenly stopped.
Because things were fleeting, I thought about that insignificantly.
After a while, she asks carefully towards me.
“Well my lady, shall I prepare it again with a dress that has a less neckline? Or a thin scarf or necklace may be fine.”
“No, I like these clothes now. And I’ll stay inside the mansion anyway, I don’t need any other jewelry.”
“Yes, then I will try to collect your hair on one side and cover it. Maybe also apply a little powder on the skin….”
When I heard that, something was wrong, so I stopped my hand from sweeping my hair.
And after checking the mirror, my speech was clogged and I was inhaled by the hook.
That is because a very sharp red mark engraved on my nape has caught my eye.
“…..It would be better to just pick the dress again.”
I lifted my hand and squeezed my voice while washing my face.
Still, it was fortunate that the maid listened to my orders without saying anything.
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“Hubert.”
“Lady Hari, have you got up?”
As I went down to the ground floor, Hubert and other servants welcomed me.
They seemed to think I overslept because the banquet last night make me tired.
It seemed that Eugene or Cabel had given a pre-notice when I notice that they didn’t wake me up this time.
I was a little hesitant, but once I knew that I was the only one in this mansion, I asked about Eugene and Cabel.
“Did you hear from your my brother?”
“Sir Cabel went to work as a knight, and the Duke went to La Souss early in the morning.”
What? Hearing his words, I was embarrassed.
Looking at me being surprised like that, Hubert was even more embarrassed.
“Did the Lady not know? The Duke is planning to empty the mansion for four days from today.”
It turned out that Eugene was going to go out to visit La Souss and return four days later.
I came back to my room with embarrassment because it was something I had never heard of.
It was a good thing for me actually.
I didn’t have to look at him today, so I had time to think about it, but I was frustrated with the questions that were not resolved.
You know, what did that mean yesterday?
I wanted to ask Eugene why he did such a thing. I honestly didn’t remember the details of the conversation we had last night.
The limit was when I was barely holding onto my mind because I was too vulnerable.
But if I think about it, Eugene was drunk yesterday…
..… Is it a mistake? Is that so?
He did it impulsively for a moment.
After thinking about it, I smashed the pillow lying on the bed with my fist.
“Oh, what is it?”
That last night……
He had done that to me and he’s gone silently today.
If I saw Eugene’s face right now, I couldn’t say a word, maybe it would have been clear that I would run away, as I blamed him for nothing.
I held the pillow that I had hit a little while ago with my hand, as I’m lying down on the bed.
I was a little frustrated because I was wearing clothes that came up to my neck to cover the marks left by Eugene. Even now, my lips are sore.
As I tried to lie still like this, my memories kept going back to last night.
It seemed that all the places that Eugene had touch were getting hot.
“What do we do…”
I lay still, breathe shallowly, raise my hands and rub my eyes, I have never imagined this situation so far, so I haven’t been able to figure out what to do from now on.
No matter how I thought about it, I couldn’t find the answer, so I buried myself in bed with my face wrapped.
“What the hell is going on? A woman who was his fiancée broke the engagement and now announced an engagement with the crown prince.”
Erich, who returned home on the weekend two days later, seemed incapable of understanding.
He was suspicious of the sudden series of events.
“Did you hear anything from brother?”
“He just said there was nothing to worry about.”
I answered his question, trying not to show an awkward attitude. Fortunately, Erich didn’t seem to have noticed anything from me.
“When I got home, I tried to talk to him, but now I can’t even meet him.”
He grumbled as he went to his room. Penny barked behind Erich’s back.
“Erich, I’ll be in my room, so you play with Penny.”
“Okay.”
I also stepped behind them. Then I ran into a maid walking from the other side of the hall.
When I saw something in her hand, I stopped.
“It’s brother Eugene’s?”
“Yes, my Lady.”
“Give it to me. I’ll bring it to my brother’s room and place it.”
“How could I do that to the lady…”
“It’s okay. You look busy today, so go do something else.”
I smiled and reassured the hesitating maid as she handed over what she had, and finally it held in my hand.
It was the clothes that Eugene was wearing the last time I met him two days ago.
It seems that the maid was about to finish the laundry and take it to his room.
I picked up the clothes on the hanger and took the steps I stopped again.
When I opened Eugene’s room and went inside, the quiet air hit me.
Instead of moving a few steps in front of the door, I stopped as if I was lost in the middle of the room.
Not surprisingly, Eugene’s presence came out in Eugene’s room.
In the middle of the room, my heart began to flutter because I’m holding the clothes he wear two nights ago, as if I’m being held in his arms.
The days without Eugene was too long.
I felt that I cannot wait this much more time in the future. On the other hand, I felt a little afraid to meet Eugene.
What if he said it was a mistake and he was sorry?
It was all right. But maybe he regrets the ‘accident’ two days ago, so he can’t see my face anymore.
If he do that, then he avoid me or turn away….
“I’d rather not remember anything than being treated like that.”
I muttered alone, saying to no one who could listen.
No matter how I think about it, it seemed that Eugene was drunk that day and made a mistake. Then I’d rather have it forgotten.
Sometimes, when a person wake up the next morning because he drink too much, he lose the memory of the previous day.
Then I’ll act like nothing happened….
I held my breath deeply, holding his clothes in my arms tightly. As if doing that would make Eugene’s smell trail in me.
Tuk!
Just then, a sound was heard behind my back.
“You….”
I was surprised and turned around, and Erich standing in front of the door caught my eye.
A ball, supposed to have fallen out of his hand, bounced over the carpet several times before rolling in front of me.
Penny, next to Erich, chased and bite it on.
Erich was staring at me with unbelievable eyes in Eugene’s room holding his clothes.
“Since when…?”
Finally, the moment he asked with his breathless voice, I realized that I could not lie.
The sight of his face becoming harder and harder made my heart chill.
“Do not be ridiculous.”