The moment she suddenly raised her hand and touched her stomach, Marieu had to hold her breath as the pain pierced through her head.
"Ahh-!"
Cold skin. A feeling of emptiness in her stomach. Then, an ominous feeling that was stronger than the pain crossed Marieu's mind.
She reached out and grabbed the middle-aged woman's arm.
"My baby, my baby is here. Please save him. Please, he...!"
"... It's too late. The medicine was too toxic. It's a shame that the young lady survived."
The middle-aged woman shook her head.
"Don't be too heartbroken, you're still young. You can have as many children as you want."
But that was of no comfort to Marieu.
"Ahhhhh! No! That's a lie!"
Marie screamed.
"My baby! My child, he's not dead! That's a lie! I don't believe it! I don't believe it!"
She went berserk, throwing everything she could get her hands on and tearing at the sheets.
"No. I saved you from dying, so why are you taking your anger out on me?!"
"What am I supposed to do with someone who no longer exists?"
People shook their heads and walked out, looking at her like she was crazy.
"Tsk, you're such a shame for a young man. Miss, when you come to your senses, I'll call you."
Still, the kind-hearted woman took Marieu's hand once and left. It seemed that she thought she was heartbroken by the shock of losing her child.
"Ahhh! Aaaahhh!"
Marieu was in a rage, pulling out her hair.
It was as if the non-existent child inside her was screaming. No matter how much she tried to deny it, she knew the truth best.
"What are you talking about? He was the one who sent me to kill yου."
The sound of the villain's laughter was still vivid in her ears. Tears streamed down her face.
"Simon! How could you do this! How could you do this to me! How could you throw away an old shoe like this-"
A shrill scream rang out.
Betrayal and despair seeped into my gasping breath.
"Wow! There we go! There we go!"
"Ugh, you dirty bastard!"
At that time, there was a commotion outside.
The sound of boos and loud cursing could be heard through the open window all the way to where Marieu was.
“Little Duke Claudio, that bastard is going to marry the princess of Katzen?”
"Yes! How on earth did he manage to escape execution by playing around with his body! It's so frustrating to escape like this! Death is the only option for a traitor who turned the country upside down!"
"The 4th Princess has slit-like eyes? How could she marry such a shameless person?!"
People's voices came in through the wide-open window.
"Because of those Katzen guys, we have to keep our eyes open and let the weightlifters live! What the heck! Those dirty imperial guys!"
Marieu's mouth opened.
She got up, forgetting the pain, and ran out the door.
Then she grabbed any passerby she saw.
"Who, who? Who is the little Duke Claudio marrying?"
"What, what is it?"
"Miss, are you okay?"
A woman with a ghostly pale complexion and disheveled hair suddenly appeared and grabbed the passerby's arm, startling him.
"Speak quickly! Speak!"
The passerby frowned at the hysterical screaming but spoke kindly on his behalf.
"Who is it? It's the fourth Princess of Katzen. The woman who came as part of the imperial delegation."
"Ha ha ha..."
The strength in her hand that was holding onto the pedestrian gave out, and Marieu fell to the floor.
Now she feels like she knows everything.
At that time, the reason why Samon's face was distorted when he found out she was pregnant.
"You want to live..."
You killed the child. You were afraid that the 4th Princess would find out and have your marriage annulled, so you came running after me in a panic.
You have destroyed us, your bloodline. You have become a father and have destroyed your own children with your own hands.
You, Samon, have finally killed that living thing that has not even seen the light of day.
"Ahhhhh!"
Marieu screamed, clutching at her cheek, not even caring that the sharp nails were digging into her flesh and causing raw wounds.
It felt like her heart was slowly being torn apart by a rusty sword.
She really gave it her all. She gave her body and soul to Samon.
He ran around here and there, even confronting the Princess, trying to save him somehow.
But what came back to Marieu was a painful betrayal.
All she had left was an empty stomach and a palpable hatred.
A trembling sense of loss seeped deep into her lungs.
"Simon Claudio...."
Marieu's lips twitched. Her bloodshot eyes flashed with madness. Her cracked lips burst open and blood dripped down.
"I will never... forgive you."
They say love and hate are only a hair's breadth apart.
The love that had grown deep without knowing any limits had long since fallen into the abyss and turned dark red like tears of blood.
***
Princess Valdina's Palace.
Under the sunlight streaming in through the window. Medea played with a small wooden doll.
Medea took the dolls in the shape of pretty girls out of the box one by one.
Then she took it out and put it on the nightstand next to her bed so she could get up and look at it whenever she wanted.
A rare warm look appeared on Medea's indifferent face as she looked down at the doll.
"Your Highness. Marieu has woken up. Her treatment is complete, and there will be no major aftereffects."
Neriel came and reported.
The assassins sent by Samon through Count Raju dealt with Marieu and left her near the dark walls of the castle.
The fact that she barely managed to survive and opened her eyes in a shack in a relief center and that a kind middle-aged woman took care of her, was all thanks to Medea's intervention.
After hearing Neril's report, Medea opened the table drawer and took out the bag of gold coins.
"Give it to Marieu."
Medea neither pitied nor laughed at the plight of Marieu, who had been abandoned after being devoted to Samon.
Medea just using her.
The chessboard on the table was filled with black and white pieces.
Tak.
Medea revived the white pawn that the black knight had eaten.
The pawn returned to the chessboard.
But the resurrected pawn soon lost its presence and hid among the other actively moving horses.
"Tell him to wait until the time comes and I will call him."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Marieu will not reveal herself until the optimal moment to attack Samon comes.
'But I can't just let this opportunity slip away.'
Medea moved the white bishop on the chessboard.
For the time being, it was a substitute to drive out Samon in place of Marieu.
A calm voice rang out.
"Today is the execution day, right? I should get up now so I don't get late."
The square in front of the Royal Palace of Valdina is where executions are held.
People gathered.
The weightlifters were dragged out one after another, tied with ropes. The guillotine blades flashed in the sunlight, glaring like a thorn in the eyes.
"Ugj, save me. I don't want to die! I don't want to die-!"
Rattling-!
Every time a death sentence was passed, every time the screams of the prisoners on the brink of death stopped, the square became quiet.
The people felt relieved, but at the same time, they were afraid of the King's firmness, which left no room for the traitors.
About halfway through the execution, the square became noisy.
"You dirty bastard!"
It was because the Claudio family showed up.
The regent couple and the sibling, both had pale and haggard complexions, but unlike the convicts who were dressed in dirty prison uniforms, they were clean and neatly dressed.
In particular, Samon was wearing a spotless white robe.
His sunken eyes and pale complexion did not match his fancy attire at all.
"Brother, it would be best to release my uncle's family on the day of the execution. Samon's engagement should also take place on that day."
Following Medea's orders, the four people who were dragged to the square by the knights had to face the sharp gaze of the crowd.
The criminals awaiting execution could also clearly see the Regent's family.
This is a time when the blood on the execution ground has not even been washed away.
The eyes of the dying fighters turned upside down when they saw that only Claudio had escaped the guillotine's blade.
"Claudio! You dragged us in and now you guys are getting away with it!"
They rushed at the Claudio family as if they were going to tear them apart. They did so with such ferocity that the ropes that bound their bodies were pulled taut.
"You damn bastards! I will curse your family even after I die! I will become an evil spirit and plague you with pain and misery for as long as you live!"
The families of the sinners also burned with hatred towards the Claudio family.
Samon looked at the royal dain in the distance with a distorted expression.
'Peleus, Medea, you wicked bastards! You won't let us go till the very end!'
By establishing the Claudio family in this place, they deeply engraved hatred against them in the minds of the people and the masses.
So that the Claudios can never rise again in this country.
He clenched his fist.
Beneath the billowing sleeves of his robe, his arms were covered with blue bruises as if he had been beaten by someone.
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