Sorry For Realizing It Too Late
Chapter 52 **** Chaint’s expression darkened sharply. "I'm fine." "You quarreled with your wife.” The scribe had never been one to be distracted or distracting on duty, which was why his nickname in the imperial court was 'The Human Machine'. It was quite surprising to see such a man behaving like this. The man's three years of marriage were telling: His face changed color at the mention of his wife. Moreover, he had been working late for several days in a row. It was clear that the scribe...
Chapter 51 **** Euris captured the scene before her in a daze. It had been a long time since she'd heard the sound of the river rushing by. She'd been here mostly before the war, and so all the familiar things cluttered her memory like more distant memories. "Honey, the river is beautiful." It was the first place Chaint had brought his wife to soothe her melancholy, and she'd grown to love it and come back many times on her own. "If only I could walk here with you every day like we did today....
Chapter 50 **** Euris stared blankly at her interlocked hands. Resenting herself for nothing, she twisted her hand away, and felt eyes on her. She clamped her mouth shut and turned away from Kylan's gaze. But Kylan grabbed her hand that had slipped from his grasp. With such force that she couldn't shake it off again. "..." Euris looked at him, somewhat puzzled. Kylan's expression didn't change. He didn't look hurt, or even angry, that he'd been swatted away. He opened his lips. "You’re still...
Chapter 49 **** Will I die? Would I at least be badly hurt, and if so, would my parents worry about me? The child took off the slippers he was wearing. Maybe it was because of how many times his mother had tried to kill herself, but somehow it always felt like it was right around the corner. Chaint stood up on the desk. The window looked so fragile up close. The fountain in the garden spewed water as it was basking in the sun. The lush spring landscape outside felt like an escape. He wondered...
Chapter 48 *** “The madam is unconscious!" "Get a doctor, now!" The shouts of busy servants echoed in the background. Amidst all the commotion, his father never showed up. His mother miraculously regained consciousness, and with treatment, she slowly regained her health. But her speech became even more incoherent. Against her will, the fact that she had prayed for suicide was kept a closely guarded secret. Countess Either's ceremony took place one day not long afterward. It was a lively and...
Chapter 47 **** Time passed quickly. The only time he could look at Euris in peace was when she was asleep, her face illuminated by the moonlight at dawn. But even that was too precious. Finally, after another few days, on an ordinary morning, a morning that felt unusually lonely, Chaint awoke suddenly. There, beside his bed, was the empty spot where she had left her warmth. He knew instinctively that Euris was gone. He stroked the empty spot for a long time. As if to feel the warmth that had...
Chapter 46 *** At Kylan's question, Chaint let out a short sigh. The calmness on Kylan's face as he asked the question, despite the absurdity of it all, told him that he was having a hard time coming to terms with it. "Yeah." Seeing Kylan nod, he felt an overwhelming emotion. "I can't let Euris go." His face was still the same, but his voice was firm. "I can't lose her again, so I'm asking you to do me a favor. Shouldn't we go to the Lepallon Empire regardless of Euris?" "I don't think that...
Chapter 45 *** "Ugh................" When Euris woke up, the sun was already high in the sky. She sat up in bed dazedly and thought about yesterday's events. She remembered going to the capital and drinking alone in the Rose Room, but................ ‘How did I get back to my bedroom?’ She tilted her head, unable to think of anything else. When she drank, she tended to forget things that happened. 'Perhaps Chaint saw me yesterday....... and it worried him.' The side of the bed was empty....
Chapter 44 **** Euris didn't have the courage to ignore Kylan's words, but she couldn't explain everything to Chaint either. She didn't want to worry him too much when there was only one way to go. Her upcoming decision was driving her crazy. Even though he had told her everything on their trip to the Pyrenees, she still had a vague hope that there might be a way. A mountain of emotions washed over her in a drunken rush. 'I shouldn't have loved him in this life, too...................’ Her...
Chapter 43 *** Muttering a short, quick apology, Kylan squeezed his eyes shut and clamped one hand over Euris’s nose, then took a deep breath and breathed into Euris’s mouth. He breathed so hard that his chest heaved. His face flushed, he blew in a breath so strong it made his own breathing difficult, and waited to breathe again. "Kollok!" Again and again, clear valley water spewed from Euris's mouth, running down her cheeks, chin, and neck, soaking into the cobblestones. (*past incident)...