Published at 21st of November 2020 06:13:46 PM
Chapter 34: 34
Fabian had drunk the antidote, but it would take some time until he was completely healed . Usually, those who were poisoned by Twin Fairy would suffer from a mild delirium or nightmare until they were completely healed .
“But I’m glad everyone’s getting better . ”
Miriam nodded at Evelyn’s words . The Felice Kingdom didn’t hesitate to take the opportunity to do what was right and help all the injured imperial knights .
“How about the Emperor? He doesn’t call you too much anymore…”
“No, not at all . ” said Evelyn, and she smiled at Miriam .
“It’s fortunate that my ex-husband is careless . ”
“Now, looking at you, it would be better to get along with Lady Rebecca . ”
Evelyn laughed when she listened to her mother, “We’re still in touch, but the funniest thing is when I’m with the little guy . ”
Evelyn gave a lovely look at Adrian, who was playing with his toys . But Adrian seemed a little unhappy with his swollen white cheeks .
“There’s a time like that . Adrian is a very gentle child You’ve been like that, too . ”
” By the way, until when you’re going to talk about my childhood?”
Miriam was fond of remembering the past . Even though Evelyn had grown up and had a baby, she was always a child in Miriam’s eyes .
“A baby who sleeps a lot is an unfilial child . You really loved sleeping since you were a kid . So you should know how much pain your parents and teachers have suffered . ”
“That’s… Please stop!”
Evelyn felt a little embarrassed . Nora, who was actually Evelyn’s nanny, had a hard time waking her up every morning .
“I told you that Adrian seems to have a toothache . ”
“It’s about the time . ”
“Well, it’s the first time he have a teeth… . ”
Evelyn was delighted to see Adrian’s little growth . Looked like his molar teeth would also grow soon, so it’s no wonder he liked to fuss because his mouth must be in pain .
“If you’re tired, I’ll put him to sleep . ”
“No, I still like to have Adrian . When he struggles, he’s so cute . ”
“You’re becoming like your father . ”
“What?” Evelyn frowned . She thought it wasn’t that much .
“Because your father said the same thing a while ago . ”
“It’s not as severe as my father . ”
Miriam grinned happily at her daughter, who had strongly denied her .
Luckily, the Emperor’s presence didn’t seem to have had a bad effect on Evelyn, and Miriam felt grateful for her family’s safety .
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Evelyn’s days had been full of life ever since Rebecca had come . The side effect was that she’s getting tired faster than usual . Even today, her throat ached as they kept gossiping loudly about the ugly trio .
‘Let’s humiliate all of them at the ball . ’
Rebecca was burnt down to the ground . Of reality, Evelyn was in favor of that . She shuddered at the thought of what they had done to her all this time .
‘We’re too soft . What a noble face!’
Evelyn had agreed, nodded so violently that her throat hurt .
Evelyn was the Empress before, and Rebecca was the Duchess, so they couldn’t get mad over trivial matters . If they did, they would automatically be mocked and insulted by the press .
“Adrian, it’s stupid to accept the injustice . ”
Evelyn thought of herself as she looked at the sleeping Adrian . The King intended to appoint Evelyn as Adrian’s rightful nanny . Evelyn had to set rules and principles to properly raise this adorable child .
“It is not necessarily to be noble and graceful . Your own happiness is the most important thing . ”
That was the truth that Evelyn learned from her life experience . Everyone knelt in front of her, but Evelyn was never pleased with any of that .
“It’s all right to lose a face What others think doesn’t mean anything . ”
On the contrary, the Empress’s throne had always been a shackle, and she could not fight back the noblewoman who ridiculed her . Evelyn couldn’t complain to her indifferent husband . She was exhausted every day to keep her manners that cut her life .
“Buuubuu . . ”
Oh no, it seemed that Adrian was awoken by her self-talk .
“Adrian, happiness right now is a good-night sleep . ”
But Evelyn’s words were too late .
“Abuooo . . buuu!”
Adrian started to grumble . No matter how healthy a child was, he was still a child who had only lived in the world for a year and a few months .
“Oh, Ana! Anana!”
“Adrian, you’re going to sleep again, right?”
“Boo! Abu!”
Adrian started to swing his cotton bat . This meant that he had no intention of going back to sleep again .
“Okay…okay!!”
Evelyn was forced to hug Adrian . When he was younger than this, he usually would fall asleep quickly after taking a walk outside .
“You’re only going around the garden once, okay?”
Evelyn hugged Adrian and walked to the palace garden . The atmosphere of the spring breeze that was blowing at night was very refreshing . Adrian seemed to feel better as he smelled the sweet scent of flowers blowing under the moonlight .
“Boo! Buuuu!”
Adrian was struggling a little . Evelyn’s anxiety had increased after he started walking .
“It would hurt if you fall in the garden . So be careful?”
“Bu! Abu-bu!”
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“Oh, wait a minute . ”
After Evelyn had put Adrian down to the ground, he stumbled and began to walk quite well . Maybe because he was brave, his progress was fast for a child, given he was only a year old . But the way he walked was still sloppy, and Evelyn couldn’t help but laugh when she saw Adrian from behind .
“He really grows in the blink of an eye . ”
Evelyn slowly followed Adrian from behind, talking to herself . Adrian was excited to see the flowers in the garden, so he squirmed and moved forward .
“How can he speed up his pace with a body like that?”
Evelyn burst into laughter . Adrian was walking very well, though a little crumbling, and he ran around the corner of the garden quickly .
At that time, Evelyn was looking at the flowers for a moment . She suddenly rushed to move and looking for him after she realized that Adrian was missing .
“Buuu…buuu!”
Fortunately, Adrian’s loud voice was heard . But…
“······What . ”
But the next moment, the voices that should never be heard, rang together with Adrian’s voice . Evelyn rushed to the corner of the garden, with her pounding heart .
‘Oh, my God . ’
Evelyn’s body was hardened in amazement at the sight in front of her eyes .
Clearly, it was Adrian, who clung to Fabian’s leg, who was standing in the moonlight . And at first glance, Fabian’s expression didn’t look right .
Well, Evelyn could imagine how annoying a child was to him .
“Your Majesty . ”
Fabian was staring at Evelyn . Then, Evelyn rushed forward . She was so nervous and forgot to set an example . But somehow, she felt a little relieved because Fabian ignored Adrian, who was clinging to his legs .
“The little prince doesn’t know courtesy yet . Please forgive him . ”
Fabian nodded a little to her explanation . Then he turned his eyes and saw a small creature on the ground and hanging on his leg . Surprisingly, instead of crying at Fabian’s sight, Adrian squeezed his leg tightly and punched Fabian’s leg with his little fist .
“Are you hitting me?”
Fabian looked confused for a reason . For him, a child was a creature whose existence was weaker than a demon .
“Ah, it’s because the prince is young . I’ll take him right away… . ”
But at that moment, unexpectedly, Adrian opened his mouth .
“Ah, Abu-bu!”
Fabian tilted one of his eyebrows to an unknown sound .
“What are you saying?”
“It’s a meaningless babble . The prince can’t speak yet . ”
He wanted to get rid of this child immediately . Still, Fabian looked at that strange creature with a severe awkward attitude . Then that dark blue-eyed child looked fearlessly at Fabian, and something weird happened in his heart when he looked at the child .
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“Ah, Ana!”
It was a loud cry . That bable was what Adrian had often said when he called Arthur recently . Evelyn was heartbroken and moved her feet, unconsciously towards Adrian .
“Adrian, come on… . . ”
“Oh, Anana!”
Evelyn felt a cold sweat running down from her neck .
In fact, Evelyn never thought that Fabian would be so embarrassed that he couldn’t move like this . But the most important thing right now was Adrian .
“Speak up . ”
In the meantime, Fabian, who spoke so seriously against the child, was more absurd .
“I don’t understand . ”
What did the kids know? Evelyn tried to breathe, and all of a sudden, a surprising voice was heard .
“Hug!”
Evelyn hardened like ice for a moment .
“Ah, hug!”
Evelyn never thought that Fabian was the first person to talk to Adrian . As if it was an order .
“Hug!”
When Fabian looked down at Adrian, he could feel the child’s eyes staring at him desperately with clear pronunciation .
“Are you bordering me now?”
Evelyn almost seemed to lose her mind . At times like this, it was fortunate that Fabian was a nonsense person .
“No, never… . It’s just a babble . ” Evelyn replied with no time to breathe and tried to remove Adrian from Fabian’s leg .
But Adrian had incredible strength for a toddler at his age, and he was so stubborn only at times like this .
“Ah……I, hug!”
Evelyn thought there would be no more surprises, but Fabian raised him and hugged Adrian gently . Of course, the way he carried the child was so sloppy that he made people very nervous when he saw it .
“Your Majesty?”
“I will forgive you for not knowing the manners because you are still young . ”
Yeah, Evelyn thanked him for that, did he hug Adrian? And why was Fabian in the palace garden?
“I was taking a walk because I was frustrated . ” Fabian said as if he had read Evelyn’s mind . Sadly, Fabian was also the Emperor here, and no one could stop him from going where he wanted to go .
Looking back, it’s a kind of habit that Fabian would always spend time alone in his garden at night .
“Well, you’ve entered my garden without permission before, so let’s say you’re paying off the debt . ”
Fabian’s words didn’t even reach Evelyn’s ears . However, Fabian had not been too focused on paying attention to Adrian . Evelyn was quickly moved by the mother’s instinct to get her child back .
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“Give me the prince . ”
Even without Fabian’s answer, Evelyn took Adrian from Fabian’s hand, and the innocent Adrian just burst into laughter .
“Is that child so precious?”
There was a wonder in Fabian’s dark eyes . It was Evelyn’s strange look, which he had never seen before when they were a couple .
“He’s my little brother, so of course I should take care of him . ”
“He’s your brother?”
There was a little doubt in Fabian’s voice, and Evelyn was sweating again .
“He’s… . an illegitimate . ”
Fortunately, Fabian was ignorant of his surroundings . Evelyn had no idea that his aloofness would have made her felt so glad now .
“But now that the royal family has decided to accept him, so he’s my younger brother . ”
“Hmm . ”
Fabian made a strange sound . A little while ago, Adrian’s eyes, which looked straight at him, left a particularly strong impression .
“That kid,…he looks like me, isn’t he?”
Evelyn couldn’t breathe for a moment .
“No way . It’s just your Majesty’s illusion . ”
Even Fabian knew right away from the head of the child . A few citizens outside the Empire with black hair and black eyes and Serus’ investigation showed that Adrian was born at the wrong time .
“Yeah… . is it . ”
Evelyn felt that Fabian’s voice sounded lonely .
“There’s something that I was hoping for so much…… that I was mistaken . ”
Fabian’s black eyes looked at Evelyn . It was vain, cold, and lonely, even though it was the eyes that resembled Adrian .
“Your majesty will soon have a successor too…”
Evelyn answered without hesitation .
“Then, I’ll go back . ”
And Evelyn disappeared, carrying Adrian, with no time to catch her . Fabian, who left alone, stared blankly at Evelyn’s disappearance under the moonlight for a moment .
“What I was hoping for…”
His vain voice had been scattered . But Fabian was not able to finish his words .
Now that wish couldn’t have been fulfilled .
A child from Evelyn, whom Fabian wanted so much, was only a wish that could not come true .