SPMB - Chapter 46

 "Ah."

Oops, she acted without notice. Kanna thought he was asking for a break and hurriedly got up.

"Excuse me. I'll just get up, so you two can talk comfortably."

"I will see you off."

"..."

"Yes? What do you want me to do?

"Let's go, ma'am." 

"No, I'm fine... "

However, Crescent stood up without hesitation and extended his hand to Kanna. Kanna trembled and put her hand on it.

***

"I didn't know the Duchess had a name like this."

Crescent said quietly as they walked down the long hallway.

"My sister never scratched herself. In addition, the affected part of the face seemed to be more blurred than before."

"It's because Her Highness, the Princess, was so active in the treatment." 

Ugh, so inconvenient! Perhaps because Kanna realized that his outside and his inside were completely different, it felt completely different from when she walked through the garden before.

"My sister has always been active. He was the one who received any treatment without hesitation."

Perhaps because of his mood, Crescent's steps felt very slow. It's like someone deliberately taking time off to talk.

 "You seem to have become very close with my sister this time."

"Yes. It is."

She is not mistaken... Her steps are getting slower...

 "Since it happened like this. I intend to look forward to my sister's full recovery." 

Is he threatening? Is he warning her that if she can't fix the Princess, it won't be fun? Or what is he trying to dig up?

Kanna braced herself not to be swept away.

"So I'll trust you, Duchess."

"Yes. I will do my best." 

Then Crescent smiled softly. 

"You will have to." 

Was it a threat? Kanna, who finally climbed into the carriage, sighed as she leaned her back against the wall. Why did she go through such a thing when she was involved with the imperial family?

'Sunhong, your sister lives like this. My life is threatened by a boy your age.'

Perhaps seeing the bad siblings, Kanna suddenly missed her younger brother Seonhong. She herself is overcoming the life-and-death crisis, but what is Seonhong doing?

'He must be preparing for the tournament.'

Gold medalist at the last Olympics. He must be struggling to keep his place of honor.

'Since he won first place once, I hope he is not too obsessed with the color of the medal.' 

Is it because she was thinking of the family? She felt better.

***

Two weeks passed like that. In just two weeks, the capital has been quiet. At one time, it seemed as if the death of the Princess and the death of Kanna had caused a lot of noise a decade ago. How to quickly get buried in the daily routine of other people's affairs. And Amelia's skin was improving a lot.

'I can't see my father, Kalen, or Orsini.'

They vacated the mansion again due to the Black Fog. She bumped into Chloe and Isabelle a few times, but Chloe acted differently and Isabelle completely ignored her. It was a good thing for Kanna. 

'No one touches me."

 How nice would it be if it went smoothly like this? Just when she was thinking about that, a knight came from the Valentino family.

***

To be precise, they were knights.

"Countess Josephine Eilester has ordered you to return to your home."

She sent ten knights just to pass the word? Kanna was stunned and asked again.

"Is Countess Eilester wanting me to come back?"

"Yes."

A sigh came out spontaneously. A damn name that pops up every time she forgets it. Josephine Eilester. Like a bad mother-in-law.

'She kicks me out, and why is she asking me to come back?'

It can't be for any good reason.

 "As you can see, it must be difficult because I am not feeling well. As you know. It hasn't been long since I got out of prison after being falsely accused."

"Princess."

The knight cut off her words firmly.

"The Valentino family also has great doctors. You will be able to take care of yourself there as well." 

Kanna swallowed. They were determined, so looking at their stern faces. It seemed that they were going to take her anyway.

'That's why Josephine sent so many knights.'

If she didn't cooperate, it was obvious that they would come out by force. At that time,

"Kanna."

The door burst open and Stepmother Chloe entered.

"Don't do that, go home. Is your mother-in-law calling?"

Chloe forced Kanna to stand up.

"Even running away is against the law. Hasn't it been several months already? You have to go home soon."

Kanna tried to retort, but Chloe spoke quickly.

"Your mother-in-law is calling, don't think of going against it. If it was me, I would go even if I am not feeling well."

"..."

"Even if you have to die, you must die in the Valentino family. That is the duty of a daughter-in-law."

'She was determined to let me out.'

It seems that she intends to kick her out somehow, whether it's the contract she made with Kalen or whatever. And there was no one who could stop Chloe now. Because both the head of the household and his son are away.

"Sir, please go back with my daughter."

"Thank you for your cooperation. Duchess of Addis."

Kanna sighed. Even if she says she won't go, she will be a futile resistance.

'Great. I'm leaving, so give me some time to prepare."

***

Aww! 

Kanna's cheeks turned.

"You are a disgrace to the Valentino family!"

Josephine Eilester is a woman with a fiery personality. Kanna was sure to hit at least one, so she wasn't really surprised because she had half-expected it.

Josephine screams, breathing heavily.

"Do you know that Valentino's reputation plummeted because of you?"

The royal family almost died because of the daughter-in-law's mistake! There were rumors of misdiagnosis by the doctor and whatnot, but it was true that Kanna got caught up in it and even received a public trial.

The Valentino family was treated like a joke!

This incident has caused Josephine to hear a lot of chatter at social parties. So, her eyes are bound to turn upside down.

"Do you know what kind of gossip Valentino is listening to because of you? I know what you've done!"

It was a natural anger, so Kanna decided to calmly endure it. However.

"Don't even think about going out for a while! Hey, lock her up in her room right now!"

"Yes?"

Kanna hadn't even imagined this.

"Not for the time being. Are you saying you're going to lock me up?"

"Ever since you walked out of the mansion, you've been doing nothing but defaming Valentino. Don't even dream of going out for a while!"

"I have to treat Her Highness, the Princess."

But the words fueled Josephine's anger.

"Stop it right now! What mistakes are you going to make again!"

"But..."

"Noisy! I will personally tell Her Majesty the Empress, so don't set out to practice medicine again!"

***

Josephine really locked Kanna in her room. Don't think about going out of the house for a few months or something.

'Anyway, the lady is really extreme. What would she have done if I hadn't prepared anything?"

It was a dark night.

Kanna escaped after spraying sleeping incense to put the knights guarding the door to sleep. She did well to hide it in her body in case something happened.  Kanna would have been locked up.

 "The Empress will take me out anyway, no matter what.'

But Kanna gave her an armful of pills the other day, so she won't look for her until the medicine runs out. Kanna had no intention of wasting time being locked up.'

 Josephine, the damn mother-in-law, imprisoned her and took all her clothes. She is prepared to sneak away. Thanks to that. Kanna was wearing a thin dress like when she was in the dungeon.

"How can I get out like this?" 

Embarrassed, Kanna glanced at the end of the hallway. The room closest to her bedroom. There's Sylvian's room over there,

'Can I get at least one cloak?'

With a high probability, Sylvian would not be in the room. For the past seven years, he has rarely stayed at home.

'Let's steal the cloak."

Having made her decision, Kanna held her breath and quietly walked away. She slowly grabbed the doorknob and turned it. A crack in the door that opens little by little. The moonlit room was still empty.

'No one is here!'

Only then did Kanna walk into the room, she was relieved.

Click, when she steps out after closing the door...

"What are you doing?"

For a moment, Kanna's breathing stopped. Right behind her back, She feels a chill piercing her skin. The soft hairs on the nape of her neck stood up at her quiet and cool presence. Kanna twisted around like a broken doll and she faced...

"Miss Kanna."

Sylvie Valentino was standing against the wall.

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