Chapter 136 (1/2)
Chapter 136
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Cedric said in a low, cold voice.
“I never imagined that the temple would treat me like this. I believed the Archbishop would protect my wife.”
The Archbishop failed to answer.
Cedric turned his gaze to Bishop Akim this time. And he ordered with his eyes fixed on him.
“Take the attempted kidnapper. Find out who ordered it.”
“Yes.”
Alphonse answered in a stern manner.
“Bishop Akim.”
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Cedric then called Bishop Akim. Bishop Akim trembled.
“I heard that my wife came here to voluntarily cooperate with the investigation on the Rosan mansion.”
Cedric’s voice was calm.
However, Bishop Akim’s spine, who was facing his gaze, trembled non-stop as if he had a chill.
Bishop Akim had no intention of showing any humiliation in front of others.
He wasn’t defeated yet. There is no law that holds the temple responsible for Artizea’s collapse.
Cedric could be angry, but he knew very well that that alone wouldn’t cause any decisive effect on him.
But before he could judge with his head, his body felt alive.
Bishop Akim realized that he was shivering like a man covered in cold water in the middle of winter.
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He had never been crushed by the pressure of another until now. He was always proud even in front of the Emperor.
However, Bishop Akim could not win against the person who had traveled to and from the battlefield to determine the life and death of people, since he was young.
Cedric said slowly.
“It is voluntary. Because my wife isn’t dragged around by anyone, and she doesn’t have to be.”
“…….”
“We will go back. But I will never let this slide, Bishop Akim.”
Cedric said so and turned around while holding Artizea.
The sound of the Archbishop telling the priests to get the carriage was heard over his ears.
The knights followed Cedric like a low tide. At the order of the Archbishop, the priests were also scattered.
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A murmur spread throughout the wide temple.
Bishop Akim stood there dazedly, then suddenly came to his senses. Sweat pooled in the palm of his hand, and as he tried to clench his fist, his finger slipped.
He looked down at the palm. The nape of his neck was also drenched in cold sweat.
Among Cedric’s words, the only thing that stood out in his memory was the last sentence.
‘You won’t let it slide?’
It was only when he escaped from death that his reasoning returned. Then, this time, just the same amount of anger that had been suppressed soared.
“How dare you at the temple…… !”
But he couldn’t release any of his anger. Because the Archbishop is back.
The Archbishop’s face was now stained red.
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The Archbishop used to be considered a good man. He was a gentle man with no enemy, and he avoided quarrels with others. He had no faction, and he had no enemies, so he was made Archbishop.
It was rare for such an Archbishop to be so angry.
“Akim, what did I say!”
“…… Archbishop.”
“Didn’t I tell you not to touch the Grand Duchess unintentionally? Trying to weave the word treason to the Grand Duchess without anything else, there is no way Evron would stand it?”
Bishop Akim looked at him with a puzzled expression.
The Archbishop had never been so aggressive in his opposition. He only expressed the anxiety of overdoing things and what if things go wrong.
So Bishop Akim said to the Archbishop.
“The Archbishop will not be able to escape this by claiming that this was a foolish act that I secretly committed alone.”
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“What?”
“Do you think the Grand Duke would believe you don’t know that the Marchioness of Rosan was here? In the end, the Archbishop is also guilty of not protecting her. Perhaps you wanted to draw a line in case the Marchioness of Rosan became a traitor.”
“Akim, you…….”
“You took quite a bit of bribes.”
“Akim!”
The Archbishop roared. Bishop Akim ignored him and turned away.
Has Marchioness Camellia left? He had to discuss a follow-up in a hurry.
***
At the Grand Duke’s residence, vassals and servants flocked and rushed, anxiously waiting for the return of the Grand Duke and his wife.
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Cedric got off the carriage with the fainted Artizea. Ansgar and Marcus hastily opened the way. The doctor was waiting in advance just in case.
There was an urgent matter that the knights were dispatched to. He had called the doctor in advance because he thought there might be an unexpected situation.
Cedric put Artizea down on the bed himself. The pale complexion did not improve in the slightest.
Alice and Sophie rushed in, took Artizea’s coat off, and rubbed her hands and feet. Marcus, pale blue, rushed in with warm sugar water.
The doctor checked her complexion, breathing and heartbeat.
Meanwhile, Cedric was looking down at Artizea’s face with a dark face.
“Master Ced.”
Ansgar gently stroked his arm and tugged him in.
“The doctor will take a good look.”
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“Yes, it should be fine.”
Cedric shook his head. Then, as Ansgar dragged him out, he went out to the living room.