Capitulo 157

Episode 157

[I just wanted to say I’m sorry.]

It’s boring. I don’t want to hear the words that you’re sorry, that you want to come back, or that you just want to be friends.

Before Andrew could say more, I hit the player first.

His translucent body shuddered as if responding to my excitement.

And it’s disgusting to keep trying to see me like this. It’s not even an official meeting. How the hell do you see me and my family?

I had no intention of accepting an apology because I wanted to lighten his heart.

What he did to me was terrible.

I reached out and closed the window.

The figure of Andrew that had been left outside disappeared as if collapsing.

* * *

Andrew opened his eyes and let out a deep sigh in the empty hospital room.

Look back.

Andrew tried to get up at the sound of a voice beside him.

But his body didn’t move.

He had forgotten his situation.

Andrew was paralyzed in the neck after the explosion.

In a situation where he could not move properly, he found Karina using the artifacts she had.

As if he knew everything, Aster took the brooch she was holding.

I won’t ask where you’ve been.

Aster smiled softly and sat down next to Andrew.

He never imagined that Aster would come to visit him.

Why didn’t you kill me?

Andrew was the one who broke the awkward atmosphere.

In fact, from the beginning, he thought that, if he failed, only death would be left for him.

It was the normal thing to do.

What stupid Emperor in the world would save a man who threatened his place.

At Andrew’s words, Aster was silent for a moment.

It was His Majesty the Emperor’s last request before he passed away.

My father… Ah?

Andrew had many memories of his father, the Emperor.

A father who cherished, loved and cared for him greatly.

But as he grew older, he realized it may not have been true love.

He knew he was just using it to hurt Aster.

Yes. Before he died, he was quite anxious. Because he held me with magic and made me swear many times to save your life since he said you were innocent.

What…

Andrew looked at Aster blankly.

The oath made by the magician was not light.

Because he is risking his magic power and his name, if that statement is true, he will probably be able to save Andrew’s life.

But I can’t look beyond this.

My body is like this, what else can I do?

Andrew laughed sheepishly.

I went to Karina, hoping that she would be concerned about him after hearing this news.

The gentle woman thought she might be sad as she accepted everything that was not her fault.

«It was my mistake to forget that I was no longer anything of hers.»

Andrew closed his eyes in silence.

Sympathy for himself took hold of him.

He didn’t get what he wanted, and instead he was given sympathy for the enemy he wanted to kill.

It was humiliating and miserable.

And, I don’t know if you heard the news, but the Grand Duchess is dead.

You mean Tatiana? That’s good news to hear.

Andrew was cynical.

The marriage to Tatiana was terrible. When he found out all the facts after the marriage, his heart grew cold.

Like Karina’s former fiancées, she only thought of winning him as a trophy.

All the love she talked about felt like an illusion.

It was disgusting to see her clinging to him, fearing he might go back to Karina.

She never apologized for playing with people’s hearts.

Aster looked at Andrew like that, shrugged and continued.

I came here to make you an offer.

Offer?

I want your death.

What do you mean by my death?

I mean your name Andrew Lebron Gloucester.

Andrew wrinkled his eyebrows, not knowing what he meant.

It’s not really a death. If you renounce your name now and live under a different name, I’ll help you get out of the kingdom. Oh, of course, after you’ve healed your whole body.

Can you heal me?

Aster gently nodded his head.

With tremendous advances in medicine in a short period of time, a surgical method was developed to connect Andrew’s amputated nerve.

Aster, however, withheld Robert’s approval for the surgery.

It was just for now.

He would lose everything he had and then give him the go-ahead to have the mobility of his body.

Andrew hesitated, then suddenly looked at him.

No matter how much I think about it, I can’t understand it. I don’t know what you get out of taking care of me like this.

Isn’t your existence completely disappearing?

If you continue to be paralyzed like this, you will continue to be called an unfortunate grand duke.

Aster couldn’t stand it.

He wanted to get rid of anything that reminded Karina of other men, if only for a single moment.

Especially if it was a man she really loved.

Not much time left for surgery.

At Aster’s urging, Andrew closed his eyes silently.

If he accepts her offer, he will never see Karina again.

No, you won’t even set foot in the Empire.

However…

I want to have the operation.

He was no longer anything to Karina, and there was nothing he could do about it.

He had to be grateful for the generosity Aster had given him.

His first love was over.

Andrew closed his eyes and sank deeply into bed.

He didn’t want to think about the future anymore.

* * *

The news of Andrew’s death came abruptly.

When I saw the announcement that he had died of shock while being treated for a full-body burn, a strange feeling came over me.

Perhaps it was Andrew’s soul that he saw that day?

It was upsetting to the end.

The fact that he had come to see me before he died made me feel bad.

It’s like he had done something to me and was desperately clinging to it saying he was sorry.

Sasha, did you sprinkle all the salt?

Yes!

Immediately upon hearing the news, I sprinkled salt in the room.

If it was that disgusting human being, it seemed like he wanted to be with me even with only his soul wandering.

As I sat in my office and checked the letter I had, I discovered it was from Helen.

How is Helen?

After I finished reading the letter, Sasha asked with a curious expression.

It’s difficult, but I think she’s doing well.

She’s going to be the knight commander, so she should be fine.

To be more precise, she seemed more curious about how Wilhelm, who was sent away to the outskirts, was doing than about Helen’s news.

Sasha realized her mistake and quickly covered her mouth and looked me in the eye.

I’m sorry, miss. I said something I shouldn’t have.

Don’t worry, Helen wrote down how Wilhelm was and sent it to him.

I was also wondering how Wilhelm was doing.

No matter how much I forgave him, I didn’t expect him to eat well and live well.

Fortunately, my worries were exaggerated and Wilhelm seemed to be suffering quite a bit.

Within the Knights, he is said to be a flirt who changed many women in a short period of time.

[I know it may be unfair that he is the commander, but it is still quite amusing to see Sir Wilhelm suffer. People are tough on the frontier, so no one hides their feelings].

The knights made fun of Wilhelm without hesitation, and he, unlike them, was a nobleman and seemed to have difficulty fitting in.

I didn’t write it in the letter, but Helen must also be having a hard time.

I wanted to help her.

I decided to meet with Aster and ask if there were supplies to send to the Border Knights on my behalf.

I soon wrote a letter to the Imperial Palace and sent it to Sasha.

Shall we take a break today?

After a turbulent few months, I was unfamiliar with this leisure.

I got up from the couch and was about to return to my room when my father knocked on the door and entered.

Karina, do you have time?

Yes. I’m going to take a break now.

So, can I talk to you for a moment?

He seemed quite nervous about what I was going to say.

At the same time, I was also nervous.

A strange tension flowed over the table where they were sitting.

I’m thinking about meeting with your mother.

I opened my mouth to my father’s comments.

You are?

Yes. That’s part of the reason I resigned my position this time.

Oh my God…

Without knowing it, a warm feeling arose.

My tears welled up in an instant knowing how much the two of them suffered because of me.

The times they fought because of me, the look of the two of them in pain.

It’s good news, but why are you crying?

I am so happy.

My father, who was sitting on the other side, got up and hugged me by the neck.

Now don’t worry about us, and you be happy, too.

Laughter spread as I was wrapped in his warm arms. My father’s big hand patted my back.

I have a lot of questions. You two, when did you decide to do that, and who confessed first?

hahaha.

I rubbed my eyes with the back of my hand and smiled.

* * *

The day I got Aster’s answer I headed over to see him.

I was so excited that I wanted to tell him this news as soon as possible.

As a result, we arrived before our appointment time.

His Majesty has another appointment ahead of him, so he has to wait. Come this way.

I shrugged at the servant’s words.

I can wait.

Following his lead, I turned around in front of the office.

The maid pulling the cart from the other side stopped in surprise.

What’s going on?

When I approached and asked, the maid’s eyes fluttered wildly.

Something was strange. I turned to the cart she was pulling.