Published at 21st of November 2020 06:12:32 PM
Chapter 102: 102
It was the moment when Fabian felt his heart stopped beating . Evelyn collapsed over him . From her hands to her feet, her whole body was trembling with fear .
“Who, who’s there!” Fabian quickly laid Evelyn down on the sofa and squeezed her trembling hand tightly .
“Evelyn! Evelyn, wake up!”
The peaceful situation a while ago changed suddenly in the blink of an eye . After hearing Fabian’s scream, Nora, who ran into the room, looked panicked as she saw Evelyn fainted .
“Princess…!”
“Now, go to my room by the secret staircase . Go and tell Serus to get Sir Philip right now!” Fabian ordered .
But Nora still didn’t move, and her hands were shaking, too .
“Hurry!”
Nora came to her senses after Fabian shouted to her again, and she quickly rushed to run .
Fabian tried to tap Evelyn on the cheek, forcing her to open her eyes, but he failed . Evelyn broke out in a cold sweat like someone who had a heavy nightmare and gritted her teeth so badly that blood flowed from her lips .
“Evelyn . ”
Her condition was like someone with a burning stomach . Fabian instinctively placed his finger between Evelyn’s lips . The pain that pierced his finger didn’t even get into his mind at this point . There was only fear that Fabian sensed when he saw Evelyn’s complexion getting paler .
“… … Ha . ” Evelyn’s faint voice rang between Fabian’s fingers .
“Ugh…… . ha…… . ”
“Evelyn? I am here . ”
But Evelyn’s consciousness had not returned . The darkness still fell upon her . Evelyn’s body cramped, and she bit Fabian’s hand again .
“I am by your side,” Fabian firmly grasped Evelyn’s cold hand . As if to tell her that he was here . He eagerly wished Evelyn to hear this voice too . “I won’t leave . As it is… I’ll be by your side . ”
The pain Fabian felt when Evelyn bit him with her teeth was nothing . What made Fabian feel dead was precisely his failure to do something and his nervousness .
“Your Majesty, Sir Philip…… . ”
Luckily, Nora rushed in before it was too late . Philip arrived without being told what had happened . However, as soon as he approached Evelyn and saw her condition, he immediately began examining her . Fabian reluctantly stepped back and stood beside Evelyn .
“Let me see . ”
After seeing some changes, as a doctor, Philip quickly looked at Fabian and nodded . This means there was nothing to worry about and that her life wasn’t in severe condition . It was only then that Fabian felt relieved, and his legs were falling .
“Wait a minute . ” Philip took the syrup bottle out of his bag, “It’s a simple stabilizer . ”
After Philip poured the syrup through her lips sometime later, the seizures ended . Evelyn found stability as if she had just fallen asleep . Only then did everyone breathe a sigh of relief
“Something . What the hell is going on? Nothing happened . Everything was calm…… . ” Fabian gibbered, not like his normal self .
“I don’t know the cause, but I think it’s a nerve attack,” said Philip, giving a frustrating diagnosis . “It don’t affect her health . But it might be due to the stress and fatigue that has accumulated too much …… . ”
“Are you sure?!” shouted him . However, another diagnosis wouldn’t come out just because of Fabian’s anger .
“The stabilizers have stopped the seizure, and she’ll wake up soon . We can do a detailed examination then,” explained Philip . Fabian closed his mouth tight at the words, then nodded because there was no other alternative .
“Move Evelyn to the bedroom……no wait, Nora, take Adrian to the private room and take care of him . ”
“……Yes, Your Majesty, and the Princess… . . ?”
Fabian ignored Nora’s question and hugged Evelyn, who fell asleep himself . “I’ll watch her . ” He put Evelyn in his arms as carefully and gently as he could and then laid her in bed slowly . Then he sat by the bedside, grabbing Evelyn’s hand .
Philip said she was fine, but Fabian was afraid Evelyn would go away anytime soon if he didn’t hold her tight .
“Evelyn, I’m with you…” Fabian said the same thing over and over again .
“I’m……here . ”
It was a low, sincere voice .
The Empress, Monica’s eyes widened in a circle while biting a long hookah pipe . It was unusual for her, who wasn’t interested in everything in the world .
“……Sir Philip?” she asked, doubting her ears .
“Yes . ” The knight answered carefully and knelt in front of Empress Monica . He was a competent knight from Sagan, Duke of Metis, his brother .
Monica used to live in the Imperial Palace when she was still the Emperor’s wife . So she memorized and knew very well where and what kind of surveillance to install . And it seemed it worked this time .
“It’s not strange that Sir Philip is coming . He was His Majesty’s doctor, and His Majesty called him back again……but from the reports I’ve heard, it seems it’s a different case this time . ”
“That’s right . Sir Philip came to the inner palace . ”
Monica’s eyebrows slightly frowned . Right now, Inner Palace didn’t have an owner . There were only guests, Empress Dowager and Stella . But they didn’t call Philip, so his visit didn’t make sense .
“As you know, in the Inner Palace, if you follow it too closely, it’s easy to get caught . ” The knight added as an excuse . The Inner Palace was originally the place where the Emperor’s family lived . It was a high-guarded place, a difficult area for spies to move around .
“……hold on . ” Monica concentrated on her thoughts with long smoke . Suddenly, there’s something coming up in her mind . “The direction… . . ?”
“Yes?”
“You must know the direction that Sir Philip went . ”
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“Oh, he went to the south towards the glass corridor . ”
At that moment, all the puzzle pieces were put together in Monica’s head . Her enthralling lips corner went up slightly . Her laughter came out shortly after that .
“Why you’re laughing?” asked the knight, looking confused .
“Because it’s funny . ” However, her laugh was more sounded like a teasing tone .
“Yes … There was something like that in this Imperial family . It’s been a long time . I even forgot its existence . ”
“Yes?”
Despite the knight’s counter-question, in the backs of her heart, Monica was lost in her thoughts .
One thing that Fabian overlooked was the fact that his mother was once an Empress . In other words, right after her marriage, Monica already realized that the secret room existed .
“No way, my son uses that . ”
She smiled; an unbearable laugh came out once more . Even as his biological mother, she regarded Fabian as a cold person . He was the heir to this Imperial family, who seemed unlikely to bleed a drop of blood even if he was stabbed . It was surprising that even such a person had something precious that he wanted to hide secretly .
“Hmm… …where . ”
After scribbling something on the paper note on the table, Monica folded it so the contents were out of sight and handed it to the knight . “Give it to my brother . You have to deliver it . ”
“Yes . ” the knight gave an example, and he disappeared quietly .
Monica’s mouth was still smiling, “I still don’t know my son . ”
It was always like that, Fabian was her son that she gave birth to, but she couldn’t figure out what he thought since he was young .
When he first insisted on marrying the Felice Kingdom Princess, Monica still couldn’t know her son’s heart .
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Evelyn’s darkness transformed into a white mist . Little by little, her realistic sense seemed to come back . But her eyelids were still too heavy . Evelyn tried to move her hand, but it didn’t work out as if she was locked in something hard .
“Evelyn . ”
She could hear his voice even if her vision were still vague .
“I’m here . ”
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It was Fabian .
“I’m by your side . ”
It was Fabian, whom Evelyn didn’t know .
“I won’t leave you…… don’t be afraid . ”
Slowly, Evelyn noticed that someone warmly wrapped her motionless hand . Fabian’s hand that she always missed was holding her hand tightly . Only then did Evelyn, who came to her senses, barely lifted her heavy eyelids .
“Evelyn?”
As soon as Evelyn opened her eyes, she saw Fabian’s face before her . His eyes, which drew his face close to Evelyn’s nose, were filled with incalculable relief and anxiety .
Evelyn saw her figure transparently within his dark pupils, and it wasn’t an illusion .
“Evelyn, are you awake? I just……No Sir Philip . ” Fabian said in confusion, a little digressed . Evelyn exerted her remaining strength and grabbed Fabian’s hand . For now, she didn’t want to let him go further away from her side .
Then, Fabian returned to his seat and held back Evelyn’s hand tightly, as if he had read the meaning in Evelyn’s eyes . Now Evelyn could be sure of it . It was his warmth that Evelyn felt when she lost consciousness .
“Evelyn, I… … . ” Even before Fabian finished his words, a sense of relief raided her . Her memory was faint, but Evelyn felt something more frightening than death had swallowed her . The warmth of his hand that pulled Evelyn back to this reality was hotter than usual .
“Your Majesty… . . ha . ”
“Yes, I’ve been by your side all the time . ” Fabian’s heartfelt voice wrapped around Evelyn’s heart, which still had traces of fear .
“Your Majesty… …Your Majesty……ha…… . ”
At this moment, while crying, her fear and regret burst out at once . Even Evelyn herself didn’t know the exact reason for her tidal wave of emotion . But it was enough to make her feel grateful that Fabian was by her side .
“Your Majesty…I was so terrified … . ” Evelyn’s face turned white, and her tears streamed through her cheeks .
Fabian unwittingly hugged her as it was the only thing he could do for now .
“Suddenly… …everything……too scary… … . ” Evelyn wrapped her arms around Fabian’s neck, hugging him back . She wasn’t able to speak anymore and could only cry, relying on Fabian for everything .
“Evelyn, if you see anything scary, it’s an illusion . It’s not real . ”
Evelyn shuddered . She shook her chin on his shoulder . Then Fabian raised her, sat her down on the bed, and laid her in his arms . Meanwhile, Evelyn’s hand firmly grasped Fabian’s hem .
Fabian even held her tightly on the bed, gazing at her pitiful condition . And Evelyn buried her head in his chest, inhaling the scent of his body .
“I’m here . All the time I’ve been by your side . ” Fabian said, patting Evelyn’s sobbing head silently . “Sssh…Nothing happened . Your nightmare wasn’t real . Evelyn, you’re not alone . ”
“Really… …? How long has it passed?” Evelyn asked in a weak voice .
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“You just fell asleep overnight . ”
It was dawning outside . So Evelyn couldn’t believe that Fabian, the Emperor, had been here from night till daybreak .
“Do you remember that I lay on your lap?”
Evelyn nodded .
“I haven’t left your side for a moment since then . ”
Thump… . . She could hear Fabian’s heartbeat at the place where Evelyn had buried her head .
“Why… . . why?” Evelyn asked, even though she knew . However, this was a question that was meaningful only when she heard his answer .
“I won’t leave you alone . I won’t let you go anymore . ”
Here was the answer she had wished for so long .
“I promise… . ”
At that moment, the chain that had been choking Evelyn’s heart was struck and fell, losing its binding strength .
“I’ll always be next to you . ” Fabian lifted Evelyn’s head gently and wiped the tears off her cheek .
When their eyes met, and Fabian whispered to her, “Whatever comes, whether it is a nightmare or a demon, I will protect you . ”
Evelyn realized one thing when she looked at Fabian’s vivid black eyes .
“So don’t be afraid of anything . I will… …because I will be by your side . ”
Deep remorse, grievous resentment melted away magically . It was because she was unhappy that Evelyn regretted it . The reason she resented him was that she loved him . The truth was, Evelyn just wanted to be loved . Right now, by this person .
“Never…Now, never leave me alone again . ” Evelyn cried, and they looked into each other’s eyes .
“Always… … Please stay by my side . ”
“I will, and don’t leave me either . ” He also pleaded in hushed tones . The stiff scars and thick walls that covered each other’s hearts had collapsed .
“We… … let’s not break up anymore . ”
Those words contained countless solitude and regrets . Evelyn knew that feeling well .
She was staring into his eyes, nodded slowly, “Yes… . . Fabian . ”
Tightly, warmer than ever, they embraced each other without saying who started it first . Their remaining love feelings had broken the chain of hatred that had shackled the two hearts .
It thawed out the regrets, pain, anger, and sorrow that had gone beyond death . It was like a spell . And that magical spell was love .