Episode 38
Translator : Missme Editor : Aru
I couldn’t raise my head and coughed . I couldn’t stop coughing because the soup I just ate went in the wrong way .
“I’ll get some lukewarm water . Don’t drink cold water and stay for a moment . ”
Bessie left the room quickly and came back meanwhile the coughs didn’t stop .
I gulped down the lukewarm water that Bessie brought me .
The neck and hands trembled together .
‘That luggage bag, oh god, I didn’t clean it up!’
When I didn’t know this was going to happen, I mean, when I know that Agrita was Ari, I forgot to clean it up . I knew I could run away as smoothly as I planned, so I had packed my necessary luggage in advance and hid it in the closet .
Then I forgot .
‘No, I thought I’d clean it up in the middle, but… . ’
This crazy thing, I only thought about it . I skipped important practices and had forgotten it until this moment .
‘How can I do that?’
I was speechless at my stupidity . The cough stopped, but my heart was pounding even more . Bessie anxiously examined my appearance .
“Are you all right now? Do you want more water?”
“Oh, no . It’s okay . No more coughing . ”
“That’s a relief, I was very surprised . ”
I sighed and Bessie continued .
“By the way, that luggage bag . When did you pack it up like that?”
My head is spinning . The luggage bag hidden in the closet was not big in volume, but it was transparently packed for the purpose of leaving far away .
‘I got caught? I really got caught, right? But what should I say?’
My eyes were shaking nervously, as I put the glass near my face to hide the expression .
At that time, Bessie’s voice sounded happy .
“My lady, you should just say it . ”
“……just say?”
“You wanted to go to the territory . Like you did when you were young . ”
‘Territory? When I was young?’
I blink one’s eyes at a moment’s notice . A brief exclamation soon came out .
Ah .
“At that time, you packed your bags and hid them in advance as you did now, right? Do you know how cute you were when everyone thought…… . ”
Bessie grinned with her memory-soaked eyes .
That’s right . I was . So when I was really young, about six years old?
As Bessie said, at the time, I had packed my luggage and hid it at night the day before I went down to the territory with my family, and was caught by a servant like this .
But it wasn’t because I was expecting to go to the territory……
‘I was trying to run away then, too . ’
To be exact, I did it in preparation for being kicked out .
It was around the time Ash, who grew up healthy, started running around, and I thought it was really time for me to be kicked out of this house, so I prepared for it .
Contrary to expectations, I was still not kicked out, and my father’s schedule to go to the territory with me and Ash coincided, making my intention to wrap it up like that .
I saw a pure face without any doubt of Bessie’s fondness for old memories .
I settled down .
‘I’m saved . ’
Bessie has seen me since I was very young . As I told you before, she often took care of me instead of a nanny .
Maybe that’s why I grew up like this, but I still looked like a child to Bessie .
So at the age of 22, I packed a suspicious luggage bag that would suit a night owl, and even if I was caught, she would bring back the old days and interpret it in a naive way .
‘……it would be difficult to think of anything else . ’
This is the same .
Generally speaking, it’s hard to imagine or understand that I’m trying to get away from this place . I suddenly felt bitter when I thought about it, but I felt relieved now anyway . Bessie’s misunderstanding saved me from the crisis . I quickly responded to her illusion .
“Yes, that’s right . Oh, me too, I can just say it . Maybe this is my habit, as it used to be . ”
Then I hurried around . Because I wasn’t really going down to the territory .
“But it’s not like I want to go to the territory or anything . I don’t have to go . I can’t go alone if I want to, but Ash is really busy……”
“I’ve already told the Duke . ”
“What?”
The motion stopped for a moment . Bessie smiled more thickly .
“Because my lady doesn’t think I know how you feel? I noticed earlier when I found your luggage bag so I said to the Duke that the Duke was really busy and my lady didn’t bring it up because you didn’t want to disturb him . ”
“… . . !”
Oh, no!
“Just go now . A territory is a place where the Duke has to stop by anyway . But I want you two to feel cosy while visiting that it feels like you were traveling together, so instead of disturbing him, how about you think of it as a help to the Duke, my lady?”
Bessie had a preposterous misunderstanding . I pressed my lips .
That’s not it . That’s really not it!
However, it was irrevocable now that it was corrected .
“Hoo-hoo, thank you is enough, my lady . ”
I let go of the fork-like I missed it .
Maybe it’s because I’m in an unexpected situation . The fresh sprouts felt like dead spinach .
Early in the morning . Looking at the scenery in the busy yard, I wondered what the hell happened .
‘Let’s leave tomorrow . ’
About yesterday afternoon, as Bessie said, Ash, who had already found me with a face as if he had heard it all, said it as soon as he saw my face .
Thanks to this, I had to sincerely worry about whether I’ve become a person with “death illness if I didn’t go to the territory right now . ”
‘Huhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh . ’
What the .
At the same time, I tried to explain to Ash that I didn’t want to go to the territory that much, but I quit soon .
After the luggage bag was found, I needed an excuse .
It would be better if I could manage to get things over with .
‘But it’s so sudden . ’
Wouldn’t the iron horn be broken if I pull it out like this?
I could not hide my bewilderment and complex feelings in the morning sun when Ari took my hand in the yard .
“Eonni . ”
With a firm grip, Ari continued .
“Have a safe trip . ”
“……yes, Ari, you too . ”
I made eye contact with Ari .
“Have a safe trip . ”
Ari said good-bye to me at the same time while seeing me off .
If I go down to the territory like this, I’ll stay there for a few days . In the meantime, I had no choice but to vacate the mansion, so Ari, who was staying in the mansion, decided to go back to her family .
“Go and be safe . ”
In fact, it was time for Ari to go back, not just because of this situation .
The plan to seduce Ash with the enchanted cloth was shattered .
And the safety that Sir Davery has been responsible for is now, in fact, up to Dylan .
In many ways, Ari had no reason to stay here .
I held Ari’s hand in an inexplicable mood and let go .
The vain despair that came from sending her, which was the only hope, was also despair, but the fact that I left her and broke up with Ari made me feel bitter .
“Don’t let your guard down too much . Of course, Dylan will be good for you . ”
“I will . When you get back from the territory, make sure to contact me again, eonni . Don’t hesitate to call me if you need me . ”
Ari’s brown eyes were uplifting .
I didn’t deliberately embrace Ari . It seems like this is the last greeting . That’s kind of weird .
“……the enchanted cloth, just burn it . ”
This remark was said in a whisper . Ari nodded .
And it’s only natural that Ari is going back to her family, which means Dylan is leaving the mansion with her .
“It’s been a long time since we’ve met, and I can’t help but feel sorry for breaking up so soon . ”
Sir Davery said so with a look of no regret .
He looked very relieved .
Dylan, on the other hand, seemed really a bit disappointed .
“As expected, you’re really lucky, too . Sir Davery Sack . ”
I glanced at two subtle people and slipped in .
“If it’s too bad, you don’t have to follow me to the territory, and you can stay with Dylan at your own place . ”
Of course, I meant to tease him . Sir Davery’s employer was obviously Ash in the first place, so I had no authority to let him go anywhere he wanted .
Even though he knew it, Sir Davery got the rhythm right .
“My lady, whatever it is, it’s my fault . ”
“You really don’t know what it is?”
“It’s all just wrong . ”
“Be good from now on . ”
After exchanging silly jokes, I was ready to go .
I soon got into the carriage, being greeted by Ari, who shook her hand hard, and somehow the butler didn’t say anything .
The carriage has set off .
There were two carriages to the territory in total .
One for me and Ash, and the other for Sir Davery and other employees .
For your information, I asked to take all the rides together in this carriage with only luggage in the other carriage before departure, but I was rejected at once .
The main culprit of the refusal was Bessie .
‘Both of you! Come on! Definitely! Anyone who has a disagreement, come to me now . ’
And no one stood before her with a voracious air . Eventually, the number of carriages was divided in that way .
‘Bessie, you’re so…’
It hasn’t changed . Bessie has always been the same .
I felt that I lacked immunity because I got upset every time I went through that constant heart .
Rattle, rattle .
The carriage quickly ran out of the center of the city and out of the suburbs . The scenery along the street quickly turned green .
I habitually kept my eyes out of the window, with no purpose in appreciating the scenery .
In the midst of a complicated and cluttered mind, on the one hand, I was puzzled .
‘… . . the territory . ’