IELNDMH - Chapter 58 < The Only Thing That Deepens Is Regret >
I Ended Up Living Up Next Door With My Ex-Husband
It was about a week after I returned from Gray Zone Village that I received a letter from Chief Devon.
“Everyone in our village has agreed to work for the Half-Blood Demon Welfare Foundation. If Her Highness's intentions are still the same as before, we would be grateful if you could take us away.
- Gray Zone Chief, D.”
I smiled faintly and closed the letter again, and Mina asked urgently as if she couldn’t bear it any longer.
“What is he saying? You want to do it?”
Mina's eyes were full of anticipation as she asked that question.
I paused for a moment with a sad look on my face, then changed my expression and nod.
"Huh! Everyone wants to work at a welfare foundation!”
“Really?!”
Mina clapped her hands happily as if it were her own business.
“Now the people who use the Mansion of Light will never be able to complain behind Highness! How narrow-minded you have been while talking about the people of Gray Zone Village!”
Mina took a deep breath and exhaled with an expression of relief.
It was only for a moment that I smiled while looking at Mina like that.
I stuck out my lower lip as I glanced at the other documents on the table.
It was an administrative document related to the establishment of a welfare foundation.
“Yes, it would be fortunate if the users of the Mansion of Light change their mind....”
When I checked the foundation establishment costs listed at the bottom of the document, I couldn't help but sigh.
‘The amount is much bigger than I thought. Even if I sell all the special carriage gifts to make up for it, I don't think I'll have much left. What should I do with this?'
Just as I was wrestling with my head that wouldn't turn, Adrian entered the living room just in time.
“Your Highness, I heard you were looking for me.”
After returning to his home in the demon world, Adrian became more emaciated by the day.
I looked at his face sadly, as if he couldn't sleep all night, and then opened his mouth.
“Adrian, is your father’s condition very bad?”
Adrian nodded his head with a bitter expression.
“Everyone is mentally preparing. He has been lying in a hospital bed for a long time.”
After saying that, he slightly shook his head as if to change the mood.
“Your Highness, what do you need?”
Only then did I remember why I had called him.
I handed him the document I was holding.
“I called you for this. I think the establishment of a welfare foundation can proceed as planned.”
“Have the people of the Gray Zone finally given their consent?”
“Yes, I just received a letter from Chief Devon. Everyone said they would work at a welfare foundation.”
A smile bloomed on Adrian's face at my words.
“This is really good news to hear. It went really well, Your Highness.”
“Ugh, right. It's good news, but....”
Adrian tilted his head.
“Are you worried about something?”
"Huh."
I nodded my head as if I had been waiting and continued speaking.
“I don’t think there will be much personal wealth left after the foundation is established. Isn’t there a better way?”
“Are you saying that’s okay even if I sell all the special carriages you have now?”
“... Huh."
When I answered sullenly, Adrian looked worried.
And then for a while. He opened his mouth again.
“If that’s what you’re worried about... How about trying investing in futures again with whatever little amount you have left?”
“Invest again?”
I blinked slowly.
'Why didn't I think of that? Even in the original work, stories about investment items kept coming up because of Henry!'
From what I remember, the items Henry bought in the following investment scene did not perform well.
However, there was a different item that really hit the jackpot in that scene and the person who chose it.
'Anton Baker.'
He was a person who would be called an investment genius in this world in the future.
This is the first market where he stands out.
I had to hit the jackpot instead of Anton in that very market.
'But when was that time?'
As I was remembering, Adrian quietly handed me an envelope.
“I was just about to come to deliver this. A confirmed invitation has arrived from the imperial family.”
“In the imperial court?”
“Yes, this is an invitation to His Majesty the Emperor’s birthday banquet.”
The Emperor's Birthday Banquet...
The moment I pondered Adrian's words, the contents of the original story suddenly flashed through my mind.
That was when Anton Baker hit the jackpot.
At that time, Henry was heading to the capital to attend the Emperor's birthday banquet.
'Found it!'
The moment a smile appeared on my lips, Mina, who had left the living room after receiving someone's call, returned.
There was a box full of boxes in her arms.
“Your Highness, look at this!”
A look of joy was evident on Mina's face.
“What is it all about?”
When I asked with a puzzled expression, Mina put down the luggage on the table and smiled brightly.
“All of these were sent by the users of the Mansion of Light!”
At those words, Adrian and I exchanged a puzzled look.
“Mansion of Light... Users?”
Adrian asked with a very wary expression.
He also seemed to think that the people who used the Mansion of Light could not possibly be friendly enough to send me gifts.
As if Mina had even expected that reaction, she quickly opened the gift box.
“This is a deal sent from my hometown! These are all very difficult to obtain even in the Demon World, Your Highness!”
Adrian walked over and checked the box.
“Oh, this is...”
"Right, Adrian?”
"Yes. This is a healthy food that is difficult to find even in the demon world, Your Highness.”
Adrian brought the box and showed it to me.
While I was checking what was in the box with a confused expression, Mina continued to unpack the box.
“This is colored sugar, and this is Dallion, the most popular fruit in the demon world....”
Mina, who was introducing the gift in a lively voice, twisted her body as if she was happy.
“Your Highness! It looks like the news of Gray Zone Village has already reached the residents of the Mansion of Light! So now they completely believe that Your Highness has changed and your attitude has changed!”
I looked at Adrian with a puzzled expression.
Then a faint smile appeared on his lips.
“Mina is right. I also only heard rumors, so I didn't completely believe it... Looking at it now, it seems like the minds of the people who use the Mansion of Light have really changed.”
I walked over to where the gift box was, still in a dazed state.
As Mina said, the table was filled with all kinds of rare gifts and carefully written letters.
'I didn't know that the people of the Mansion of Light would change so much because of the people of Gray Zone Village...'
It was a time when I was reading the letter slowly.
“I feel so refreshed inside! I can’t believe how much the people who used the Mansion of Light didn’t believe us!”
As Mina said that, she tilted her head towards me and whispered softly.
"However... It seems like the people who use the Mansion of Light are having a hard time these days.”
"Why?"
I asked casually as I picked up the next letter.
Mina sighed softly and spoke again.
“Well, His Highness says the pressure has been low these days.”
“Cedric? Why... ?”
***
At the same time, inside Cedric’s office.
The people who use the office haven't been able to breathe comfortably for the past week.
It was because of the dark energy emanating from Cedric.
And it's still the same now.
There was a small vibration in the hand of the head maid as she placed the teacup in front of Cedric.
“Your Highness, I prepared ginger tea for breakfast this morning...”
Cedric's gaze, which was fixed on the documents, fell on the head maid's trembling hands.
Then a big wave arose on the tea.
“Leave it and go.”
Cedric, who was staring at the teacup with harsh eyes, muttered.
Hid maid Jean quickly left the place, her body shrinking from the coldness flowing from him.
Warm steam rose from the teacup in front of Cedric.
But Cedric didn't even pay attention and continued to focus on his work.
He had no choice but to do so.
Every time he took his eyes off his work papers, no, even the moment his eyes were fixed on it, it was because of Rebecca that continued to clutter his mind.
'I'm so sorry, Cedric! It's everything, everything, from start to finish! It was a mistake!'
Cedric closed his eyes tightly.
‘What a mistake. How can you talk about what happened that night like that?'
He thought Rebecca clearly wanted him desperately too.
But it was all just a mistake caused by alcohol.
'Is being drunk an excuse and you weren't satisfied with that night?'
The thought of cracking his pride struck him, but Cedric shook his head.
That night, the two climaxed together several times.
If it wasn't all an act, Rebecca's reason for dismissing what happened that night as a mistake wouldn't have been 'dissatisfaction'.
Then the question is not resolved and they return to the beginning.
Why is Rebecca trying to kick him out?
Cedric, who slowly loosened his tie, got up and headed to the window.
As always, his eyes turned to the dark mansion.
Questions that constantly arise.
It was a time when he frowned because of that.
'It's probably because you still haven't forgiven me.'
Cedric bit his lip nervously.
Rebecca can't forgive him.
Once that thought came to mind, it soon completely engulfed his mind.
‘Rebecca Twins. I hope you mean it when you say you're going to divorce.'
'I'm going to divorce you one way or another. And until then, I will never have you in my arms.'
The more he remembered the cold past, the deeper the regret.
There was nothing that could be turned back.
'I'm sure Rebecca felt this way every time she was rejected by me.'
The countless wounds Rebecca suffered.
It finally returned like a boomerang and pierced Cedric's heart.
Then, the sadness he felt for Rebecca disappeared again like melting snow.
'Maybe she's punishing me now. Maybe she will never open her heart....'
Even though he was thinking that he was going crazy because he had no intention of giving up on Rebecca.
No, on the contrary, his obsession with wanting to keep her by his side was growing day by day.
And the more he did, the less courage he had to ask Rebecca why she was denying that one night with him.
'And then she said, If Rebecca, who is offended, really wants to leave this place...'
Cedric immediately shook his head as if he had imagined the most terrifying thing.
Then, the moment he turned his gaze back towards the dark mansion.
The image of Rebecca walking through the dark garden came into his field of vision.
“... Rebecca.”
The corners of Cedric's lips softly curved as he chanted her name.
“Oh, Your Highness, where are you gossiping... !”
It was around that time that he started looking at her without realizing it, as if he was drawn to a magnet.
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