Capitulo 162

Episode 162 – special 4.

The person who suffered the most with Tatiana was Karina.

She pretended to be calm and collected, but the wounds she received from them left deep scars on Karina.

She spent three years with a wound so deep that she was afraid to relate to others.

Karina, if you give me one more chance, I’ll pay you back for everything you’ve been through.

Okay, I’ll give you a chance.

Karina!

Daniel’s face lit up and she kept talking.

Remember what I told you before? Be nice to your fiancée and don’t talk to me in private anymore.

Daniel took a step closer and stopped on the spot.

If it’s about me. You said you wanted to help me. What I want has never changed. Then, if it’s really for me, do it.

After speaking, Karina turned her back on him without regret.

Daniel couldn’t hold her any longer.

As much as he tried to hold on, he could no longer deny that Karina would not accept him.

Because there was no emotion in her eyes.

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When I returned to Fio’s room, the atmosphere between the two of them was strange.

Fio was clinging tighter than before, and Lily’s face was red as if she was about to burst.

‘There was something.’

It wasn’t that I didn’t notice enough to ask what was wrong with the two of them.

‘So, Lily, are we leaving soon?

Already?

I asked Lily, and the answer came from Fio.

Lily’s face turned redder at Fio’s answer.

V, I’ll come tomorrow.

Really?

Fio’s expression relaxed only after receiving Lily’s promise.

On the way back by carriage.

I sighed as I remembered the last time I saw Daniel’s face.

I came with a light heart, but it made me uncomfortable.

Tatiana was dead, but it was ambiguous to say that the one they had held hands with had paid for her crimes.

So Andrew or Daniel must think that way.

I’m tired of people who blame everything on Tatiana and try to ease their conscience easily.

Daniel was really the worst, with the added indecision.

Karin, are you sleeping?

After I got home and changed, my mother knocked on the door.

No, I’m going to bed now.

Shall we talk for a minute?

Ah, yes.

I offered a seat to my mother, who came into the bedroom and sat down across from me.

Mother hesitated for a moment, then finally spoke.

Have you ever fought with His Majesty the Emperor?

Huh?

I mean, because you’ve been to the imperial castle and your expression is not good.

No, nothing happened.

I couldn’t help but panic at the situation where Aster became the culprit.

But my mother was firmly wrong and continued.

Yes? You can be honest. No matter how much I do, I won’t go after the emperor’s life or do anything like that.

That sounded like I was going to take his life if it was for someone else.

I was thinking about what to do, so I decided to tell the truth.

Actually, I didn’t think Daniel would give up so easily.

What happened was, I saw Daniel earlier.

What? Why is that boy there?

I think he came to help. Father and His Majesty alone are not enough people to make the final decision.

That one who is useless in everything. He can’t take care of his life, but he seems to be doing well in administrative work.

I couldn’t help but laugh at my mother’s strong criticism.

So what does he say?

It’s just that, because Tatiana took advantage of him, he asked me if he could relate to me again.

The look on my mother’s face as she listened to the story was truly incomprehensible.

She turned white with surprise, then turned red with anger.

Then, she spilled bad words that she couldn’t bear to say.

Normally, I would tell her to stop, but today was different.

I felt refreshed by my mother’s words.

So I just listened and went along with it.

He is a very short-tempered child. Parents are very polite, but where did a child like that come from?

Exactly.

Even I, who knew the former duke and duchess couple, couldn’t understand it.

Anyway, you don’t have to worry about it. It’s late, so go to bed early.

My mother stroked my hair gently and got up from her seat.

I hugged my mother and whispered.

Thank you mom.

It was so nice to have family close by who understood my heart at a time like this.

It’s so nice to have those two living together again.

Oh, haha, didn’t you run away because you didn’t want to see us scream?

My face blushed at my mother’s words looking at me.

Sleep well, Karin.

My mother kissed my cheek and left the room. My heart grew lighter. I went straight to bed.

Knock.

I stopped in my place at the sound I heard from the window.

Did I hear it wrong?

Once again, the glass panes shook and a black shadow appeared for a moment and then disappeared.

As I contemplated whether I should call someone, I saw a blonde hair glowing orange through the lamp hanging in the room.

‘No way.’

I startled and opened the door to the terrace.

There stood Aster in a hood.

My God, Your Majesty.

Shh. Mistress Freya will notice if you make a loud noise.

Will she?

I bowed my head, wondering what that meant.

I heard that Madam Freya’s barrier is at the duke’s residence. No matter how careful I am, there’s no way I wouldn’t know that the person who placed the barrier is so close.

Then isn’t his magic power sealed?

It reminded me of how Raymond, who sneaked in in the past, sealed his magic powers.

Fortunately, he didn’t.

Aster sat on the couch with a mischievous face saying that it had been lucky.

He must have been outside for quite some time, and I could feel the cold on Aster’s clothes.

I took a blanket that was off to the side and wrapped it around his body.

Thank you.

Isn’t it cold? God, how long have you been out there? What if you catch a cold!

Seeing my worried face, Aster burst out laughing.

You seem to have forgotten that I’m the Summer Wizard.

Ah.

I’ll never catch a cold, so don’t worry too much.

He patted my hand holding the blanket as if he was grateful.

It was hard to believe that I had been outside for a long time in the cold winter and felt a warm sensation.

If a normal person is outside in the middle of winter, I think they would catch a cold.

Even after I said it, it was a sharp tone that surprised me.

Oh, I didn’t mean to tease you.

He said he was sorry, reached out and smoothed my wind-blown hair, then stepped back.

What are you doing here at this hour?

At my question, Aster put on a worried expression for a moment.

Fio said he smelled like fucking type 1.

The little dog still has a good sense of smell.

Is that why you came here?

Because I care. I wonder what they talked about when they saw each other.

For some reason, her cheeks looked red.

Mmm.

She looked at me and said with a smile.

If you don’t want to tell me, you don’t have to. Just remember, if it’s bothering you, I can help you.

It was both cute and pitiful to see him forcibly pretending not to know even though jealousy and anxiety were visible in front of his eyes.

It’s as if I pretended nothing happened.

The duke apologized to me.

¿y?

And asked to be with me.

…

I put my hand in his hand in my lap.

So I politely declined. I just told him to be nice to the girl he’s about to engage.

His eyebrows twisted.

It looked like he was trying to pretend nothing was wrong, but he showed he was quite pleased.

Really?

Why would he lie like that? To be honest, I was surprised at how much he spoiled Tatiana as a friend.

Daniel protested that it was because of the bracelet, but he was like that since he was a kid.

There were even times when I cried because I felt he was closer to Tatiana than he was to me.

You said you cried?

Yes. The three of us were close, but when the two of us seemed too close, I got jealous…..

Come to think of it, the emperor probably didn’t have any friends.

That could have been all my complaints.

Anyway, don’t worry. It bothers me to even talk to him… !

And, his smell deepened.

Before I knew it, my cheek was touching his hard chest.
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