Chapter 31 (1/2)
Unfamiliar World
Lilia went into the kitchen room closest to the banquet hall.
The busy chefs stopped what they were doing and looked at her.
“Miss?”
“I need a lot of cold water.”
At Lilia’s words, the cook brought a water jar.
“Take off your coat and put your arm in it.”
While Karhan was cooling his arm in the cold water, Lilia asked the servant who made eye contact for a favor.
“Could you call the doctor?”
“Yes, My Lady.”
After moderately cooling his arm with the cold water, Lilia and Karhan left the kitchen and moved to another room to take their seats and wait for the doctor’s arrival.
Lilia entered the empty room and sat Karhan on a chair.
Looking at his wet sleeves, Lilia muttered an apology.
“……Sorry.”
She was responsible for the mistakes of her employees.
And, because he was hurt — so as to protect her, her heart was heavy with guilt.
“I am not sick.” Karhan whispered softly and looked into Lilia’s face.
“You look sicker.”
Lilia couldn’t tell what expression she was making. So, she licked her lips, and the door swung open as the doctor with a bag rushed in.
“My Lady, where are you hurt? Since when have you been sick, what symptoms are…!” The doctor spoke in a rush.
“This is the person who got hurt.”
“Hik.”
The doctor turned his head belatedly and inhaled sharply.
Karhan was at least three times bigger than the doctor who was as thin as a dry branch.
“I think he got burns.”
“That… Please take off all your clothes, first.” The doctor did not even make eye contact with Karhan.
When Lilia turned around, Karhan, who had only rolled up his sleeves, began to take off his clothes.
The clothes he was wearing disappeared one by one. Finally, when a thin shirt fell to the floor, his body was completely exposed.
His muscular body was both beautiful and full of life, as if a sculptor had sculptured it with all his might.
He had a great body with no blemishes. In fact,if there was one problem, it was that he looked more wild after taking off his clothes.
The doctor shivered, examining his reddened skin and he made a diagnosis.
“It looks like a light burn. Fortunately, there will be no scars left…”
The doctor glanced at Karhan’s body.
Even if the burn left a scar, there were already many serious wounds on his body, so it would not be noticeable.
“…I’ll give you some medicine right away.”
The doctor pulled out a can of ointment from his bag. However, even opening the lid of the ointment seemed difficult for him.
He had a hand tremor that he usually didn’t have.
Karhan, who was looking at the swaying doctor, said.
“I’ll apply it myself.”
At his words, Lilia, who had turned around, exclaimed quickly.
“No. I will do it for you.”
It might be difficult for Karhan to apply the medicine meticulously by himself.
He got hurt because of her, so she wanted to take responsibility.
Belatedly, Lilia realized that he had taken his clothes off but she couldn’t take back the words she had already said.
“…May I?”
At Lilia’s question, Karhan was silent for a moment.
“….If you don’t mind.” His answer came back after a while in a small voice.
Turning around, Lilia received the medicine from the doctor.
“Good job. I’ll do the rest myself, so just go back.”
“Yes, miss!”
The doctor who gave the ointment left the room.
In an instant, the room became quiet, and Lilia saw Karhan’s naked body.
‘The wound……’
The scars engraved on the skin of his body came into view. Numerous scars were connected like constellations.
There was not a single corner that was intact, and it looked like a stone statue with many scratches rather than a body.
“It may sting.”
As Lilia opened the ointment lid, Karhan turned his back and sat down. A bitter smell of the medicine passed the tip of her nose.
Lilia grabbed his wrist and gently applied the medicine to his wounds. Every time her fingers touched his skin, his arm muscles would twitch.
“Are you sick? I’m done now.”
His broad shoulders kept flinching.
Lilia let go of his hand to make sure the medication was applied meticulously.
And at the same time, Karhan turned his head. In an instant, the distance between the two narrowed and their eyes met.
Their clear eyes reflected each other’s faces. It continued endlessly, as if they were facing a mirror.
Like cogs in a tight fit, she couldn’t take her eyes off of him.
And, it was Karhan who turned his head first.
“Thank you.”
He briefly expressed his gratitude to her.
His earlobe that was exposed through the short black hair was red.
Karhan looked at his wrist that had been treated and picked up the shirt that had fallen to the floor.
When he tried to get dressed again, Lilia stopped him.
“I’ll ask them to bring you some new clothes. And, we can’t go back to the dinning hall… Why don’t we have a quick meal here?”
Karhan nodded his head.
He didn’t want to go back to the banquet hall because he was already relaxed.
Lilia summoned the employee and presented various demands. While waiting for the employee to bring clothes and food, Karhan asked, “…Are you okay with what happened today?”
Lilia lifted her head and looked at Karhan.
He seemed a bit anxious or worried.
“Did I make a mistake? I think I might be hated by the Young Lady’s family…”
It seemed like he was still concerned.
Lilia looked at Karhan and she smiled.
“No. On the contrary, my family was overbearing, weren’t they? I’m so sorry.”
She expected Richard to make them sensitive, but it was still too much.
“It is fine. It wasn’t uncomfortable… And it seemed like everyone was worried about the Young Lady.”
‘Are you an angel…?’
When she heard his answer, she swore to herself that she would warn her family, to make sure they won’t do this again in the future.
“But thanks to you, I think I passed without a doubt.”
Fortunately, her family didn’t seem to notice that it was a contractual relationship.
At Lilia’s praise, Karhan’s furrowed forehead slowly loosened. His eyes, which were raised fiercely, lowered as Lilia spoke.
As the atmosphere became softer, he seemed to have changed from a wild beast to a large, gentle puppy.
Lilia unknowingly tried to pat him on the shoulder, but she paused.