Chapter 146 (1/2)
Chapter 146
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Artizea woke up again the next morning.
Meanwhile, Cedric spent the night by her side.
It was because he was afraid that when she woke up, she would become mentally unstable or have a seizure again.
But when she woke up suddenly in the morning, Artizea had a calm face.
“Tia. Did you sleep well?”
Cedric deliberately spoke in a more gentle voice. He had a complicated heart, but he was determined to show a calm side for her.
Artizea blinked her swollen eyes as she buried herself in the blanket. And she covered her eyes with her hand.
“My eyes are sore.”
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“Because you cried a lot. Doesn’t your throat hurt?”
“It hurts.”
Artizea answered with an almost resting voice.
Cedric said.
“I will call the doctor first. I’ll see the doctor again, wash my face, and get something to eat.”
“You can go.”
At Artizea’s words, Cedric paused.
“You came all the way here from the north. I’m sure the echo wouldn’t be small?”
Artizea spoke in a shriveled voice and put her hand on her neck.
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“You don’t need tell me.”
Cedric said in a whisper. And he said on behalf of Artizea.
“You’re right. You collapsed, and I took control of the situation.”
“The Northern work…….”
“Don’t worry about it either. I beg your pardon. I should discuss it with you as well. I have a letter to deliver.”
Cedric said.
If it had been between humans, the negotiation would not have been so easy.
However, the Prince of Karam, Apua, knew how to doubt, but did not fully understand the excuses of humans.
He genuinely accepted and understood Cedric’s words that his wife’s family had trouble.
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〘 If you are worried about your partner, you cannot do anything. Let’s end this conversation here. This does not mean that the conversation itself will cease. Anyway, just because you have stayed in this place for a few more months and talk to me more, it’s still impossible to break the Thold Gate all of a sudden.〙
[“Thank you for understanding.”]
〘 And isn’t your partner a woman of light? You barely got her back, so you should cherish her.〙
Cedric smiled bitterly, not knowing where to start explaining and correcting Apua’s words.
“Anyway, I will only say for now that I have come to see the possibilities for the future. There are a lot more urgent things right now.”
“Yes…….”
Cedric pressed his lips to Artizea’s finger.
“I will take care of the rest. For now, just think about resting and recovering your body. It’s not only a problem with the child, it’s your body that’s also a problem.”
Artizea nodded her head meekly. And she said,
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“Don’t worry about me, you can go. You must have work to do.”
“Tia.”
Cedric made a voice of reproach.
Artizea was right. Originally, there was a meeting with the Ministry of Home Affairs this morning as well.
But a day or so delay will be fine. Some had already been asked for their consent. When Artizea’s conditions change, he has to stay by her side.
He wanted to be by her side for a little longer, probably more.
But Artizea said in a cracked voice.
“I also need time to think on my own.”
“We have to think together.”
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“For now, I want to calm myself down a little bit.”
Cedric couldn’t be more stubborn about those words.
“All right. I’ll just take care of a few important and urgent things and be back soon, so you can rest.”
Artizea didn’t answer. Cedric didn’t rush for an answer.
He brought his face closer instead. Artizea turned her head and went under her blanket.
Cedric gently tried to pull her out of the blanket. But Artizea was stubborn.
Instead of pulling her out with strength, Cedric pressed his lips to her cheek on the blanket.
Because the summer blanket was thin, Artizea could not help feeling the pressure on her cheek.
“…… Now go.”
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“‘Go,’ do you have any other things to say?”
“…….”
Artizea didn’t want her words to come out, so she opened her mouth and swallowed a gulp.
Her neck hurt very badly, and her ripped lips also hurt. The moment before, it was like sweet pain mixed with itchiness and anguish, now it felt as painful as her sore eyes and throat.
Once the dam collapsed, it could hardly hold up the second time.
Artizea curled up under the blanket and held her breath. It was just all so hard.
In such a quiet bedroom, there’s no way she could hide her sobbing with a thin quilt in between. She still couldn’t help but do it.
Cedric hugged her with the blanket.
He wanted to say he would be back. And she was going to tell him to go.
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Everytime, with the intention that he will come back to her side.
But for Artizea, even that still seemed unreasonable.
He stayed still until Artizea’s sobs subsided.
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Afterwards, Cedric was eventually summoned by a lieutenant and forced to leave.
After her tears stopped, the next thing to do was to wash her body.
The maid chief and two of the most trusted maids hurriedly filled the bathtub with lukewarm water. Marcus and Ansgar personally checked everything in the bathroom.
Alice and Sophie decided to attend the bath.