THYU - Chapter 11

THYU - Chapter 11

To Help You Understand

It was around 4 am when Violet arrived in the capital.

Most people who arrived at this time waited for the sun to rise while eating coffee and snacks at the train station. 

Violet also thought it would be rude to visit her mother in the early morning, so she decided to spend some time at the station.

Sharon, on the other hand, went out to the front of the station to take the carriage sent by the hotel. Violet Joined Sharon in waiting for the carriage. Sharon said with a relieved face.

"Anyway, you really don't know anything about Violet."

Violet responded to her words with a smile. Then, unable to stop herself from worrying about whether Sharon would do it or not, she spoke.

"In fact! When Violet was young, she had a huge fantasy about marriage. But there was a rumor going around that the two of you weren't getting along... I was a little worried."

"Did you?"

Did she do that?

While Violet was remembering, Sharon nodded. 

"You know. The late His Majesty Lawrence was distracted by policy failures, and Her Majesty the late Queen knew only her son.. All of her children were like that, but Violet had a particularly strong fantasy about starting her own family. There is no other child in the world who loves playing house so much." 

After listening to Sharon's words, Violet vaguely remembered how much she liked playing house. Sharon continued jokingly.

"I was dissatisfied with the fact that I mainly played the role of the baby. I wanted to be a dad! Or doctor!"

Come to think of it, Sharon's older brother by two years and heir to the Duchy of Dawess, Peren Dawess, would often set the tone for her younger siblings' play. And Sharon, whose birthday was later, grew up much later than Violet and always took on the role of baby.

Thinking about the memories she missed, Violet was happy for the first time in a while and laughed. Sharon laughed along and said.

"You don't know how relieved I am to see Violet meet such a great person."

Then the carriage arrived. Violet said, hurrying her to get into her carriage. 

"I'll tell my wife to contact you."

"Is It really? My brother is also curious about how Violet is doing!"

After getting confirmation several times, Sharon left. Violet felt lucky that she wasn't dead yet. She was unaware that there would be someone who often reminded her of her.

It was time to gain strength and enter the station again.

A police officer came up and took off his hat to say hello. 

"Excuse me, gentleman. Can I check your ID for a moment?" 

"Yes, it's okay. What's going on?" 

"In the early morning hours, tests are usually done randomly."

"Oh, I see."

Violet nodded and took out Winter's wallet and showed his ID card. Then the officer's eyes widened and he spoke. 

"This! You are Lord Winter Blooming. I'm sorry I didn't recognize you! I'm really sorry!"

"There's a reason to be so sorry..."

The police officer, whose face turned pale, ran away before Violet finished speaking. While Violet was puzzled, a young man passing by said. 

"You've been caught unluckily since early morning."

When Violet looked puzzled, the young man shrugged his shoulders.

"Oh, my father is also a foreigner. Fortunately, I passed the passing line and inherited black eyes and hair. My father still has his ID checked like this sometimes."

Violet's expression hardened as she realized the meaning of the word 'passing line through his explanation.

The symbol of the Kanik clan, the strangers settled in Larkround, was silver hair and gray eyes. Winter inherited his father's black hair and his mother's gray eyes.

Her husband gained enough strength to run away when the police officer found out who he was, but he still couldn't cross the passing line of not being discriminated against.

***

When Winter was five years old, Winter's biological mother left the child in a restaurant for a while and never returned.

From then on, Winter worked as a servant for the restaurant owner. Anyway, until he was twelve, there wasn't a day that went by that he wasn't beaten. Around that time, he ran away from the house where he was a servant and went to the Bydelin Mountains, which he had heard about. 

There, he used all the money he had saved so far to buy a cart of coffee beans. And risking his life, he crossed the Weidelin Mountains again and headed to the Blooming family.

Anyway, he heard from his biological mother that his father was there. The two were embarrassed as soon as they saw Winter, but their expressions changed when they found the coffee beans piled up in the cart the boy was pulling. 

While he was crossing the mountain range alone, the price of the coffee beans increased tenfold. The boy was learning early how to make money.

Lockround was changing rapidly, and the era of solving everything based on status alone was over. The Duke and Duchess of Blooming needed money to continue serving as the squire of Warshon. the noble family of southern Lakeround.

However, the only talent the couple had with money was their talent for spending it. They needed a family member who knew exactly how money was flowing.

After making that decision, the two decided to give Winter a warm welcome, and the boy was completely captivated by the stability he had experienced for the first time at the age of twelve. 

Even after that, the boy always bought affection with money. Because those who became his parents sold their love for money.

Until this year, when Winter turned twenty-seven, there had never been a problem with that transaction of affection.

The Duke and Duchess of Blooming, who had maintained a relationship like that, were feeling very anxious today. They were very anxious about Winter moving out and starting a new family. 

Ash was against it, but honestly, from their perspective, it wasn't a bad option for the eldest son and his wife to divorce.

The worst-case scenario was when the relationship between the two became so good that they left the Blooming family estate. If Violet were to tease her husband about why he was paying for his parent's party...

Catherine first wiped the nervousness off her face and spoke to her husband. 

"Violet is late?"

"That's right." 

James clicked his tongue in disapproval.

"I knew the child was a bit of a cheater, but I didn't know she would be late for my birthday."

"She will come soon."

"Isn't it true that her body is weak?" 

"The doctor said it was a trick." 

"But for the third year...."

As Catherine trailed off, a noble lady next to her quietly whispered. 

"They two are not having children." 

"Well, I'm worried too."

Catherine sighed. The others began to listen to her words, convinced that Violet was the reason why they were unable to have children.

At that time, there was a strange silence at the entrance to the banquet hall. Violet was walking in wearing a pure white dress and a large diamond necklace, brightening the surroundings. She walked over and greeted the couple.

"Forgive me for being late. I took special care today."

There was a moment of silence, and then Catherine spoke in confusion. 

"Violet, today's protagonist is my husband, and it's so...?" 

"Isn't it gorgeous?"

"That's right. My husband bought this much and gave it to me so I could do it today."

Violet spoke and raised her left arm with three bracelets on it. 

"If I left out even one item, my husband would be upset, so there was nothing I could do."

Ash told Catherine and his husband that he had told Winter that he had locked Violet in the closet. Catherine felt threatened by the rude tone and look in her eye.

She could never Imagine those words coming from Violet. Catherine smiled, deciding to step aside for now.

"Yes. If that's what Winter asked for, there's nothing we can do." 

"Happy birthday, father...." 

Violet hesitated, smiled brightly, and turned around.

If you said hello, it was polite to wait for a reply. There must be a reason why Violet just turned around like that. Moreover, she showed up dressed like a completely different person. 

The couple was convinced that they had lost faith in her, and they fell into deep anxiety.

***

Winter didn't even expect himself to greet them with the same formality as Violet. He believed that it would be best to quickly say hello and run away.

It wasn't long before Winter regretted wearing the messy necklace. He said to Hayel who came with him as he twisted her neck.

"Can't I take it off in the middle?"

"Of course not. Even if you combine all the diamonds in the banquet hall, I don't think it will amount to that much. Everyone will know."

"I think I'm going to break my neck like this."

The shoes were difficult and the dress was uncomfortable, but the necklace was the most painful. It was not normal for his wife's slender neck and shoulders to support this weight.

"Now I know for sure why women don't wear bulky things."

Winter massaged his shoulders with his hands and turned his head flippantly from side to side.

All people's eyes were on him. Among the men in particular, many were completely entranced and then turned their heads in surprise at Winter's fierce eyes. His wife was naturally beautiful, and she even appeared wearing dazzling jewelry, so it was natural that she would attract attention.

Winter said to Hayel, feeling annoyed by the men's gaze.

"Just find out who Violet needs to greet. Please say hello and leave."

"How do I know that?"

"Women my wife's age usually come to my mother's tea party. You all know her face."

"The CEO has never been to a tea party, so how do I know who is participating?"

"Have I never been there?"

"Yes, never."

Now that he knows the two reasons for divorce, it's a night with good results. Winter clicked his tongue, sighed, and covered his face with his hands. Then Hayel said.

"First of all, why don't you make eye contact with someone? If you know each other, the other person will speak first."

"There's nothing we can do."

Winter, who extremely disliked these types of social activities, had no choice, but to look for women who seemed to be her age, make eye contact, and smile.

However, most of them ended up simply saying hello and smiling, and some even pretended not to see them at all and just ignored him. He couldn't find anyone close to Violet. It makes no sense to not have anyone close to her. How much did she spend on his mother's tea party?

Winter slightly regretted treating his wife like a child every time she asked him to stay with her at the party and putting his own work first. Since he had never seen his wife at the party, she had no idea about her relationship. 

Winter became Irritated and spoke to Hayel. 

"I guess no one I know came. Why don't we just leave?"

 "Oh, does it make sense that all the Warshons would have come today? Little Madame is not a ghost....." 

Being treated like someone you don't have at a party was called a ghost In South Lakeround. What used to refer to people who barely got invited to a party and tried to make connections and failed, has now become a term used to refer to people who are unpopular and ostracized.

Winter, who thought for a moment as if the word 'ghost' bothered him, spoke to Hayel.

"You go out." 

"Yes? Why?"

"Go outside for a moment. Come back in 30 minutes."

Hayel was puzzled by Winter's words and left the banquet hall.

30 minutes later, Hayel returned to the banquet hall and asked Winter.

"Why did you ask me to leave?"

 ".....No one talks."

"Yes?"

"No one talks to my wife."

Only after hearing those words did Hayel look around.

An hour has passed since they came here, and among the many guests of the Blooming family here, not a single one has spoken to Violet first. 

Winter immediately turned around and left the banquet hall. Hayel asked, frantically running along. 

"Where are you going?"

"Where should I go now? Go find my wife. Come quickly, before the last train runs out."

Winter's steps became faster.

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