Chapter 204: 204
Ch . 204 You Are Such A Fool (1)
“It doesn’t matter how I heard the story . How long were you planning to keep it from me?”
Carlisle couldn’t give an answer to Elena’s question . He didn’t want to lie . He hoped that he would never have to tell her the ugly truth about himself .
“If you’re asking that question, there is only one person who could have told you about it . ”
It was easy to guess that it was his father Sullivan, who Elena happened to return from a meeting with . Carlisle knew more than anyone about Sullivan’s obsession with the bloodline, and how the old man would do anything to keep it alive .
Carlisle looked at Elena with darkly hooded eyes .
“Let’s move on . There may be ears listening nearby . ”
“…Very well . ”
They continued to walk again, but this time in silence . They could sense each other’s feelings without the need to exchange words .
Elena had many questions about the Dragon’s Orb and the Imperial Family…
And Carlisle was not happy to answer any of them .
They finally arrived at the door Carlisle’s office . Security was tight, and it was the best place to have a private conversation . They entered the room, and Carlisle invited Elena to sit down .
“You must be tired after going out with your injury . Don’t tell me that you’re not, and don’t push yourself too hard . ”
“Thank you for your concern . But don’t worry, I’m fine . ”
Carlisle hesitated for a moment and then followed with a nod of his head .
“…Would you like anything to drink?”
“No thank you . ”
No matter how delicious the drink, she was not in the mood for it . Carlisle sensed her state of mind and simply sat down .
“Very well . You want to know what I wished for on the Dragon’s Orb?”
“Yes . ”
“I don’t know what you heard, but you don’t have to worry about it . After seeing you hurt, I wondered if it worked . ”
“You made a wish related to me . ”
“As I said before, as a child I wanted to go with you to all those places . Even if you were to become the wife of another man, it would be only possible if you were alive . ”
“So that means…”
A thought suddenly struck her . Carlisle had confessed that he liked her from the start . The ominous prophecy about his first wife dying a miserable death must have been on his mind .
‘Surely…’
Realization slowly dawned on her, and her red eyes widened in disbelief . Carlisle continued speaking, oblivious of what was going on in Elena’s head .
“I prayed to the Dragon’s Orb to keep you from dying . ”
“Ah…!”
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Elena was thunderstruck . She had always wondered, how did she get back to the past? Now, for the first time, she had her answer . She thought someone had given her another chance, but she never dreamed that it would be connected to a boy she had only met once .
Carlisle looked at Elena’s shocked expression and continued to speak .
“Even so, don’t put yourself in dangerous situations . As I said, I don’t even know if it works . ”
He voiced his concerns to her, but Elena didn’t even hear it . There was something else more pressing .
“Caril, we only met once . Why did you make a wish to save my life?”
She could not understand his mindset . Why would he use a wish to protect a girl he only met that day? He could have wished for anything, but he chose only one thing: for Elena to be alive and not dead .
Carlisle smiled back .
“It’s true that I was too young to be overly concerned about what wish I made . But I have never regretted it . ”
“…Caril . ”
Her throat tightened at the knowledge that Carlisle had loved her all this time without her even knowing it . He had told her he liked her from the start, but this was the first time she understood it with her heart . It was love beyond measure .
“You…you are such a fool . ”
Carlisle lifted his eyebrows at her . She did not stop there, continuing to say what she wanted to say .
“You should have made a better wish that could have helped you . My life is—”
Elena’s breath hitched and she stopped speaking . Carlisle, who was watching her, spoke with a faint smile .
“Don’t say that your life is worthless . Because you’re everything to me . ”
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“Really, you stupid…”
Elena’s voice was thick with tears . She had no idea about this until now, and it would have been unfair if she had gone on not knowing how much he cared for her .
‘If I tell him, will he believe me?’
She had an entire past where her family died and she alone survived, dedicating her entire life to exacting vengeance against Paveluc . It was a lonely hell, and she died without ever achieving her goal .
And then, like a miracle, Elena was given new life…
It was all because of Carlisle’s wish on the Dragon’s Orb . A portion of the prophecy came to mind .
[The first to marry the Crown Prince will spend their life in solitude . They will die a miserable death . ]
Elena had never considered it before, but the prophecy described her first life . She had spent it in solitude and then suffered a miserable death, unable to avenge her family in the end .
Elena’s head spun from all the information she learned today . It was as if all the unsolved mysterious in her life had been answered .
However, the most important thing was that Carlisle loved Elena, and Elena loved Carlisle . The curse on the Imperial Family, the myth of the dragon, the wish-granting Orb —many hidden truths were found, but it all paled in comparison to the feelings they had for each other .
Carlisle looked at Elena with a tense expression .
“You must have more questions . ”
“What do you mean?”
“Well . About how my arm mutates into something like a monster, and how much power I can use with it . ”
Carlisle’s voice grew lower and deeper .
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“What if we have a son, and the blood of the dragon flows through him strongly like me? Don’t you wonder?”
Of course she did . She wondered whether the physical changes to the body were dangerous, what they would do if they had a boy child, and whether they could break the curse .
But first Elena wanted to say something to Carlisle, who still bore the shadow of hurt in his eyes .
“Stop calling yourself a monster . You are my husband . ”
“…Do you really mean that?”
Both relief and disbelief played across Carlisle’s face . Elena answered with a firm expression .
“Of course I mean it . ”
“But didn’t you hear everything? How my ancestor stole this power, and the terrible thing we must do to maintain it…?”
His expression twisted in pain .
“Do you want me to tell you about the day when I was thirteen and I first drank blood? Or how horrible it was to instinctively enjoy the taste?”
Carlisle seemed to deliberately raise questions meant to disparage himself . Elena looked at Carlisle with calm but steady eyes .
“Do you want me to point to you and call you a monster?”
When the word “monster” left Elena’s mouth, Carlisle’s eyes widened as if in pain . Elena continued as if she had expected it .
“You’re delusional if you think there’s something wrong with you . I don’t care if you’re a monster . ”
“What?”
“Whether you are a monster, a person, a dragon, or anything else, the fact that you are my husband does not change . I’m not the kind of woman you think I am . ”
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