Published at 12th of November 2020 10:16:45 AM
Chapter 44
After what happened that night, Bernard instructed his servants to take care of Agnes and went to work before dawn .
Despite the fact that he arrived at work earlier than usual, that morning the knights were very busy .
Capturing a member of another unit who was working at night shift, he asked what happened .
“Some items were stolen . ”
“What?”
“I don’t know the details . ”
“Oh, ok… Thanks . ”
Bernard changed to his uniform and headed to the office of his unit .
Lazar was already at work, reviewing documents with a face of someone in troubles .
“Good morning”
“Oh, early!”
“Yes, various things happened . ”
“To you too?”
He handed over the documents in his hand to Bernard with a bitter look .
“The details of the reason for today’s turmoil are written there . ”
The knight he saw before said that something was stolen, but it was the wedding dress of Agnes’ mother!
“this is–!”
“The criminal was ready to talk, and the operation progressed to the point where we could start an investigation . But this incident stop everything!”
The criminal seems to have an alibi now, without the evidence, he’s a person that supposed to be the thief .
Therefore, the case returned to the starting point .
“I can only think that there is a secret about that wedding dress, but that man remain silent!”
Agnes’ father, the former prime minister, while making a complete statement about his misdeeds, he doesn’t say a word about that dress nor anything related to the case .
“How is Miss Agnes doing?”
“She’s fine”
“That’s good”
He didn’t tell her that she is in a dangerous position, because he didn’t want to scare her .
But this case is showing more and more to be related to her person, so hiding it isn’t an option anymore .
“I think it’s better to take her to a safe area…”
“!”
――Bernard heard that he will have to send Agnes to a far away place, and was attacked by a feeling of impatience that couldn’t be expressed in words .
I don’t want to! But if I say so… Keeping her safe is the priority, but I cannot always be by her side, and I am not exactly in the perfect position to protect her .
“Because this is the situation in the royal capital, it may be better to spend time in more… rural areas . ”
Since I told him about my mother and sister-in-law, Lazar is suggesting now that I should take her to my birthplace .
“But my mother and sister-in-law have been attacked once . I wonder if the criminal knows where they live, and where their properties are located too . ”
“It’s true…”
If they find out that Agnes is there, she can easily get caught .
Then, he thought that it would be better to go to the village in the southwestern, where Lazar’s relatives live .
“Please consider this matter once more . ”
“Ok, I’ll ask my relative, as soon as possible . ”
“Ok”
Despite Bernard responding in that way, he somehow felt nervous and restless .
Is the mystery of this case what is dulling my senses or is it Agnes’ body that’s still in my mind?
“By the way, what happened with Ernesto Barthelemon?”
“Oh, that is…”
Reporting about the Ernesto’s case…
“Did he really change his mind?”
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“About that… I cannot be sure, but he didn’t object about receiving a punishment”
“Right…”
“I don’t have that kind of good relationship with him, neither . To tell if he’s saying the true or not”
“Well, that’s alright . ”
Lazar says he will report to higher commands about Ernesto .
“Well, I’m sure he would not lose his title as a knight, but certainly will be decommissioned from the kings guards charge, and the salary associated with it . After that, it will be up to his own effort . ”
“I agree”
Bernard secretly prayed, for Ernesto to truly do his best effort to change for better and clear his name, so he would have nothing to do with him in the future .
After a day of looking for clues about the thief of the dress, he went home .
Before that, he gathered the other knights, explained that the wedding dress that were kept in the headquarters’ storage room had been stolen and instructed them to increase the vigilance .
He had dinner with his mother, sister-in-law, and nephews… and with Agnes .
After the meal, they spent a fun evening playing board games .
Late at night, he decided to go to his bedroom .
Gigille prepared hot milk for Bernard and Agnes .
“What’s this?”
“Both of you have worried faces . Speaking of being young, I recommend you, drink this and you’ll be able to sleep well . ”
“Gigille, the curtain has been replaced?”
“Yes, don’t worry . ”
It was Bernard the one most relieved to hear it .
Then, she noticed that when there were only the three of them in the room, and asked about what happened .
“What happened to the cat?”
“Today it’s going to sleep with the children . ”
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“Oh, I see”
Miel was an active play partner for the children .
His sister-in-law ended agreeing with the young siblings and let the cat sleep with them .
Agnes told him about what they were doing today while he was working .
“Today, we all made cookies . ”
The finished product was wrapped nicely and handed to Bernard .
“I think it was delicious . ”
“Really?”
He thanked and received it .
If this was a gift from Gigille, he would be ashamed and would refuse .
However, somehow, he received it obediently when it was from Agnes .
“Thank you”, he said, “I will eat it tomorrow during the lunch break . ”
“… Sorry about everything”
“Eh? No, no . It’s me, I’m grateful to you, for working hard to get along well with my family . ”
“… I’m honored to be friends with such wonderful people . ”
She described it as a wonderful family, and Bernard felt like… he was not included on that category .
I am grateful to you because you were able to deal with my family members who are kind, not always calm and really strong .
He looked at her and saw Agnes smiling .
When he witnessed it, his heart warmed up slowly .
Bernard was vaguely thinking that he would be happy to have a woman like her as his wife, but immediately returned to his senses while shaking his head .
“… Bernard, are you ok?”
“… Ah, please don’t . ”
Finally, he became aware of his unidentified emotions .
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I don’t want to let Agnes go away from me, I want to protect her at all costs, and I can’t help it because everything she does feels special… because of her .
It was the first time for him to feel something like that for someone .
Finally, Bernard realized it, he loves Agnes .
I think… From the moment when I received that first confection, no… I have already fell into that bottomless hole called love even before then .
Looking back on my actions so far, I dropped my shoulders .
Agnes was worried and approached Bernard .
“Okay, are you okay? Should I call Gigille?”
“No, I’m fine”
Agnes sat down next to him and looked at Bernard with a worried expression .
. . Gigille said . – I want you to think about the feelings of Agnes –
Bernard remembered that he didn’t use to think about things like that… the role of a fiancé or the good luck it was having a family like his .
Therefore, he was confident that everybody had the same feelings forward him, but…
Laying his hand on her white small hand .
… Agnes’ hands… she has been working really hard, her hands are more rough now .
I don’t know how it looks like, but when I touched her hand… how it feels inside me now …
It gives me the need of hold her tightly against my chest .
Agnes’ eyes opened wide and her cheeks became more and more red, but she didn’t show any sign of dislike, so Bernard was relieved .
Then, decided to talk about his decision .
“If the situation is resolved, there is a story I want you to hear . ”
“That is…!”
“I don’t think it’s a sad story . ”
Agnes nodded firmly at Bernard’s words .
Translated by Djurasico (dot) home (dot) blog