IELNDMH - Chapter 94 < Lobelia Bart, Right? >
I Ended Up Living Up Next Door With My Ex-Husband
The three children left the guest room with swollen eyes, each holding their mother's hand.
After seeing the ladies off, I went into the glass sofa room.
Bianca, still standing alone there, looked deep in thought.
“Bianca.”
Bianca seemed to come to her senses at my call and ran into my arms, smiling.
“Your Highness!”
A child who hugs me like usual.
However, knowing that the child's mind would not be the same as usual, I silently stroked her small, round head.
“May I ask how the conversation ended?”
I asked carefully, but Bianca was silent for a while, her face buried in the width of my skirt.
I just waited for that little child.
It was only after a little more time had passed that Bianca's voice, which had remained silent, was heard again.
“The children sincerely apologized to me...”
The child still had her face buried in the width of my skirt and her shoulders were shaking slightly.
“They're really sorry, that they were wrong. And..”
“...”
“They want to be my friend again, huh...”
Noticing that Bianca's voice was becoming increasingly wet, I gently took the child away from me and bent down to sit in front of her.
Then I saw a small face covered in tears.
I made eye contact with the child and gently touched his tear-soaked round cheek.
“So, did you accept it?”
Bianca bit her lower lip and whined.
"No. Not yet... I said my heartache wasn’t getting better.”
“I see.”
“Why are you doing this even though your friends have apologized so much?... Is it because I’m a bad kid?”
The child's big eyes were filled with a fragile heart that did not want to be hated.
I smiled slightly and shook my head.
“It can’t be. Of course, Bianca’s heart is the most important. You did very well.”
Only then did Bianca let out the breath he had been holding.
“Judith... Still, she asked for a chance to be friends again someday. And then...”
Bianca hesitated with her eyes downcast, but a faint smile appeared at the end of her lips.
“I will be her real friend regardless of the adults.”
It was such a fortunate thing.
As I looked at Bianca with a wide smile, the child who had smiled with me was once again held in my arms.
“Well, I did a great job saying what I always wanted to say to the kids today, Your Highness.”
"Really? Our Bianca, so cool...”
Bianca suddenly snuggled deeper into my arms.
“It’s all thanks to Your Highness. Just knowing that Your Highness was by my side gave me so much strength that I kept coming back every time I felt afraid.”
“...”
“Now I have an adult close to me who always protects and supports me sincerely, so I don’t have to be afraid.”
“Bianca...”
Bianca released her arms that had been holding me the entire time and straightened her back.
Then she bravely wiped away her tears and raised the corners of her mouth.
“And I felt a lot while watching Your Highness. So today, I thought I must say what I have to say as a Princess.”
“It was like that. Good job. Today’s Bianca is much, much cooler than me.”
Bianca smiled embarrassedly and her face blushed.
“It’s ridiculous that I’m cooler than Your Highness. But when I grow up, I will definitely become a wonderful woman like you. Like this.”
Bianca paused for a moment and held my hand with her small hand.
“I always stick close to Your Highness, watching and learning!”
Bianca had no idea about our impending separation.
At that moment, when I looked at the child and looked at me, Bianca smiled brightly again.
The child's face sparkled so beautifully that it made my heart flutter.
“So, from now on, you must always be by my side and protect me like you do now. Did you understand, Your Highness?”
Was it because she was too nervous in front of the three Princesses?
Bianca quickly became tired, and eventually followed her nanny, who was waiting outside the door of her living room, to her room.
As she was climbing the stairs toward her room, she turned around several times and waved her hand at me, I waved my hand in return, and I watched Bianca climb the stairs. I watched it.
Only when I finally lost sight of the child did I let out the breath I had been holding.
'So, from now on, you must always be by my side and protect me like you do now. Did you understand, Your Highness?'
When the clear eyes of the child who said those words came back to my mind, my mind became uncontrollable.
‘It would be better to tell Bianca as soon as possible. So that I can be by your side and comfort you, even if only for a short time.'
But it was painful to have to destroy the child's dream of happiness with my own hands.
But I couldn't just leave her hand like this.
As I was contemplating the situation where I couldn't do this or that, another sigh flowed from my lips.
'It would be better to discuss it with Cedric before making a decision.'
About halfway down the long ivory marble staircase, I stopped and quickly glanced around the huge banquet hall.
I saw Anton on one side of the banquet hall, talking to people other than the group of nobles I had introduced.
'He is doing well on his own without me having to worry about him.'
It was that time when I looked around the banquet hall again with a happy smile.
Cedric finally came into view.
Naturally, he was surrounded by many people.
However, contrary to the eyes of those who were only interested in him, Cedric did not seem to be particularly impressed.
Perhaps it was even more so because he had High Priest Diat by his side.
High Priest Diat continued his conversation with Cedric, looking around with wary eyes to see if I might approach Cedric's side.
Then Cedric just nodded his head and looked somewhere else or continued the conversation by giving short answers.
'Really, that's Cedric.'
A faint smile escaped my lips.
At the same time, I realized that even though I thought he was Cedric, his appearance felt unfamiliar.
This is because it was an attitude he rarely showed in front of me recently.
Thinking back, Cedric looked like that when I first met him.
An indifferent face that seems to be aloof from everything in the world and an intimidating atmosphere without saying a word.
Then, at some point, he changed.
Every time he faced me, a soft breeze blew around Cedric and a warmth bloomed in his blue eyes.
His eyes were focused only on me, and his longing for my attention and affection was always deep inside.
'I can't believe a person like that has such an indifferent expression when they're with other people.'
It was a time when I felt a subtle sense of relief at his completely different attitude from when he was with me.
The blonde woman hidden by the tall Cedric caught my eye at first glance.
'That woman...?'
She was standing right next to Cedric.
When I witnessed that scene, I slowly narrowed my eyes.
Although she was wearing a butterfly mask, her appearance and atmosphere, excluding her face, were overly familiar.
She stood close to Cedric and spoke to him several times, and Cedric nodded his head and gave short answers.
Just looking at that made me feel like the center of my heart was heating up.
Without realizing it, my walking speed gradually increased.
After walking down the stairs like that, when I came to my senses, I was already in front of Cedric.
Cedric's eyes widened when he saw me.
He seemed a little surprised by my sudden appearance, but his blue eyes were clearly filled with joy.
Cedric suppressed the smile that spread across his lips for a brief moment and cleared his throat a couple of times.
It seemed like he was belatedly becoming aware of the High Priest Diat standing next to me.
“Rebecca, what’s going on here?”
Cedric seemed to be trying to treat me coldly as he had promised, but there was still a slight warmth in his tone of voice.
Even though I knew that, I felt a little grumpy.
Even more so when I thought that the blonde woman standing next to Cedric was watching him treat me coldly.
“Have you come to a place I can’t come to?”
Annoyed words came out suddenly.
At the same time, the noisy surrounding atmosphere gradually began to calm down.
The people gathered around Cedric exchanged glances with each other with an expression that said, 'It's coming.'
The invited guests may have also heard rumors that Rebecca is different from before, but who are they?
They had been attending party fanatic Rebecca's banquets for a long time and had seen her obsessed with Cedric and doing all sorts of evil things.
Even though I knew it was natural for people to look at me like that, I hated those looks.
I wasn't the same Rebecca back then.
This means that I am not the woman who, because of my foolish actions, ends up losing my husband, whom I loved so much, to another woman.
'I don't know if it happened once, but I don't want it to happen twice.'
Losing my man to another woman was enough for me in my past life.
My heart grew hot with jealousy, but Cedric, who did not know my situation, seemed to think that I had set off a signal for a full-fledged show.
“Of course, it’s not a place you can’t come to. Because this is your banquet. Then I'll go somewhere else..."
However, Cedric's steps and high-quality acting quickly stopped.
It was because I glared at him with sincerity for a brief moment.
Cedric blinked his eyes slowly as if he was confused as to whether my attitude was an act or real.
I coldly turned my head away from Cedric and immediately shook my hand with the woman standing next to him.
"Hello, nice to meet you."
She was a figure more suited to a rival before a battle than to a woman of society.
The people standing around slightly tilted their heads as if they found my bold greeting, which seemed to have a fighting spirit, to be awkward.
The woman who greeted me seemed to feel the same way.
She was silent for a moment, then held my hand with a humble smile.
“It is truly an honor to meet you, Your Highness. That alone is an honor, but to even greet me first like this.”
Eventually, the womanly smile became much more natural.
Even though she was clearly behind me, the freshness and beautiful smile emanating from her rust were not obscured.
She smiled like a girl and blinked her eyes rapidly as if she suddenly realized something.
“Oh my, I was so surprised that I was late in introducing myself. I am...”
“I know very well who you are.”
Intercepting her words resolutely, I lifted my eyes and looked at her again.
“Lobelia Bart, right?”
Bianca, still standing alone there, looked deep in thought.
“Bianca.”
Bianca seemed to come to her senses at my call and ran into my arms, smiling.
“Your Highness!”
A child who hugs me like usual.
However, knowing that the child's mind would not be the same as usual, I silently stroked her small, round head.
“May I ask how the conversation ended?”
I asked carefully, but Bianca was silent for a while, her face buried in the width of my skirt.
I just waited for that little child.
It was only after a little more time had passed that Bianca's voice, which had remained silent, was heard again.
“The children sincerely apologized to me...”
The child still had her face buried in the width of my skirt and her shoulders were shaking slightly.
“They're really sorry, that they were wrong. And..”
“...”
“They want to be my friend again, huh...”
Noticing that Bianca's voice was becoming increasingly wet, I gently took the child away from me and bent down to sit in front of her.
Then I saw a small face covered in tears.
I made eye contact with the child and gently touched his tear-soaked round cheek.
“So, did you accept it?”
Bianca bit her lower lip and whined.
"No. Not yet... I said my heartache wasn’t getting better.”
“I see.”
“Why are you doing this even though your friends have apologized so much?... Is it because I’m a bad kid?”
The child's big eyes were filled with a fragile heart that did not want to be hated.
I smiled slightly and shook my head.
“It can’t be. Of course, Bianca’s heart is the most important. You did very well.”
Only then did Bianca let out the breath he had been holding.
“Judith... Still, she asked for a chance to be friends again someday. And then...”
Bianca hesitated with her eyes downcast, but a faint smile appeared at the end of her lips.
“I will be her real friend regardless of the adults.”
It was such a fortunate thing.
As I looked at Bianca with a wide smile, the child who had smiled with me was once again held in my arms.
“Well, I did a great job saying what I always wanted to say to the kids today, Your Highness.”
"Really? Our Bianca, so cool...”
Bianca suddenly snuggled deeper into my arms.
“It’s all thanks to Your Highness. Just knowing that Your Highness was by my side gave me so much strength that I kept coming back every time I felt afraid.”
“...”
“Now I have an adult close to me who always protects and supports me sincerely, so I don’t have to be afraid.”
“Bianca...”
Bianca released her arms that had been holding me the entire time and straightened her back.
Then she bravely wiped away her tears and raised the corners of her mouth.
“And I felt a lot while watching Your Highness. So today, I thought I must say what I have to say as a Princess.”
“It was like that. Good job. Today’s Bianca is much, much cooler than me.”
Bianca smiled embarrassedly and her face blushed.
“It’s ridiculous that I’m cooler than Your Highness. But when I grow up, I will definitely become a wonderful woman like you. Like this.”
Bianca paused for a moment and held my hand with her small hand.
“I always stick close to Your Highness, watching and learning!”
Bianca had no idea about our impending separation.
At that moment, when I looked at the child and looked at me, Bianca smiled brightly again.
The child's face sparkled so beautifully that it made my heart flutter.
“So, from now on, you must always be by my side and protect me like you do now. Did you understand, Your Highness?”
***
Was it because she was too nervous in front of the three Princesses?
Bianca quickly became tired, and eventually followed her nanny, who was waiting outside the door of her living room, to her room.
As she was climbing the stairs toward her room, she turned around several times and waved her hand at me, I waved my hand in return, and I watched Bianca climb the stairs. I watched it.
Only when I finally lost sight of the child did I let out the breath I had been holding.
'So, from now on, you must always be by my side and protect me like you do now. Did you understand, Your Highness?'
When the clear eyes of the child who said those words came back to my mind, my mind became uncontrollable.
‘It would be better to tell Bianca as soon as possible. So that I can be by your side and comfort you, even if only for a short time.'
But it was painful to have to destroy the child's dream of happiness with my own hands.
But I couldn't just leave her hand like this.
As I was contemplating the situation where I couldn't do this or that, another sigh flowed from my lips.
'It would be better to discuss it with Cedric before making a decision.'
About halfway down the long ivory marble staircase, I stopped and quickly glanced around the huge banquet hall.
I saw Anton on one side of the banquet hall, talking to people other than the group of nobles I had introduced.
'He is doing well on his own without me having to worry about him.'
It was that time when I looked around the banquet hall again with a happy smile.
Cedric finally came into view.
Naturally, he was surrounded by many people.
However, contrary to the eyes of those who were only interested in him, Cedric did not seem to be particularly impressed.
Perhaps it was even more so because he had High Priest Diat by his side.
High Priest Diat continued his conversation with Cedric, looking around with wary eyes to see if I might approach Cedric's side.
Then Cedric just nodded his head and looked somewhere else or continued the conversation by giving short answers.
'Really, that's Cedric.'
A faint smile escaped my lips.
At the same time, I realized that even though I thought he was Cedric, his appearance felt unfamiliar.
This is because it was an attitude he rarely showed in front of me recently.
Thinking back, Cedric looked like that when I first met him.
An indifferent face that seems to be aloof from everything in the world and an intimidating atmosphere without saying a word.
Then, at some point, he changed.
Every time he faced me, a soft breeze blew around Cedric and a warmth bloomed in his blue eyes.
His eyes were focused only on me, and his longing for my attention and affection was always deep inside.
'I can't believe a person like that has such an indifferent expression when they're with other people.'
It was a time when I felt a subtle sense of relief at his completely different attitude from when he was with me.
The blonde woman hidden by the tall Cedric caught my eye at first glance.
'That woman...?'
She was standing right next to Cedric.
When I witnessed that scene, I slowly narrowed my eyes.
Although she was wearing a butterfly mask, her appearance and atmosphere, excluding her face, were overly familiar.
She stood close to Cedric and spoke to him several times, and Cedric nodded his head and gave short answers.
Just looking at that made me feel like the center of my heart was heating up.
Without realizing it, my walking speed gradually increased.
After walking down the stairs like that, when I came to my senses, I was already in front of Cedric.
Cedric's eyes widened when he saw me.
He seemed a little surprised by my sudden appearance, but his blue eyes were clearly filled with joy.
Cedric suppressed the smile that spread across his lips for a brief moment and cleared his throat a couple of times.
It seemed like he was belatedly becoming aware of the High Priest Diat standing next to me.
“Rebecca, what’s going on here?”
Cedric seemed to be trying to treat me coldly as he had promised, but there was still a slight warmth in his tone of voice.
Even though I knew that, I felt a little grumpy.
Even more so when I thought that the blonde woman standing next to Cedric was watching him treat me coldly.
“Have you come to a place I can’t come to?”
Annoyed words came out suddenly.
At the same time, the noisy surrounding atmosphere gradually began to calm down.
The people gathered around Cedric exchanged glances with each other with an expression that said, 'It's coming.'
The invited guests may have also heard rumors that Rebecca is different from before, but who are they?
They had been attending party fanatic Rebecca's banquets for a long time and had seen her obsessed with Cedric and doing all sorts of evil things.
Even though I knew it was natural for people to look at me like that, I hated those looks.
I wasn't the same Rebecca back then.
This means that I am not the woman who, because of my foolish actions, ends up losing my husband, whom I loved so much, to another woman.
'I don't know if it happened once, but I don't want it to happen twice.'
Losing my man to another woman was enough for me in my past life.
My heart grew hot with jealousy, but Cedric, who did not know my situation, seemed to think that I had set off a signal for a full-fledged show.
“Of course, it’s not a place you can’t come to. Because this is your banquet. Then I'll go somewhere else..."
However, Cedric's steps and high-quality acting quickly stopped.
It was because I glared at him with sincerity for a brief moment.
Cedric blinked his eyes slowly as if he was confused as to whether my attitude was an act or real.
I coldly turned my head away from Cedric and immediately shook my hand with the woman standing next to him.
"Hello, nice to meet you."
She was a figure more suited to a rival before a battle than to a woman of society.
The people standing around slightly tilted their heads as if they found my bold greeting, which seemed to have a fighting spirit, to be awkward.
The woman who greeted me seemed to feel the same way.
She was silent for a moment, then held my hand with a humble smile.
“It is truly an honor to meet you, Your Highness. That alone is an honor, but to even greet me first like this.”
Eventually, the womanly smile became much more natural.
Even though she was clearly behind me, the freshness and beautiful smile emanating from her rust were not obscured.
She smiled like a girl and blinked her eyes rapidly as if she suddenly realized something.
“Oh my, I was so surprised that I was late in introducing myself. I am...”
“I know very well who you are.”
Intercepting her words resolutely, I lifted my eyes and looked at her again.
“Lobelia Bart, right?”
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