TVTLQ - Chapter 156

"No, I can't. Rosenia, no."

He tried to keep from getting up.

What are you going to do by kneeling on the floor all the time?

He was hurt trying to save me. Therefore, there should be no more injuries.

I don't want to give him any space.

"If you have a hard time getting up, can I call the medical staff?"

"Rosenia, please listen to my excuse."

"I've heard enough, Duke. So wake up."

"No, I don't. More... I can explain more."

I sighed.

"Do you want to turn me into a vicious woman who kneels on the floor even after saving my life?"

At my words, Calix's face turned pale, and he shook his head urgently.

He tightened his legs and struggled to get up from the floor.

Suddenly, the opponent's height increased.

My body was shaking.

I looked at his hand and said.

"Please let go of your hands."

"Rosenia..."

"Please let me go."

"I don't like it. No, I can't. I'm sorry, Rosenia. But..."

He swallowed nervously, and his eyes glistened.

"Yes. Didn't I save you? I fell from the third floor to save you. So please listen to me more."

"The job was paid off by catching the culprit."

I replied coldly.

"While the Duke was bedridden. Estelle Montrose and Derek Gardner were identified as culprits and driven away. They were the ones who injured the Duke in the first place. Now that I have caught the guilty, I think I have done my duty."

I didn't bother to tell him that they were now on the run.

Then the other person will... I felt like I was worried about myself.

"I don't owe you anything anymore. Rather, I think the Duke owed the debt."

"Well, then, you have to punish me. I have done something unforgivable. So keep me by your side and pay..."

"No, I don't."

I cut off his words.

"That's it. I don't want to do that."

"Why, why?"

"I don't want to get involved anymore. I really want to live quietly now."

Exhausted, completely.

There were so many things I wanted to say when he woke up.

Why did you save me?

Why did you come to save me in the form of Dominic?

All kinds of questions filled my mind.

But now I felt that it was okay.

'What will I do with the answer?'

Our relationship has already ended perfectly.

I forcibly pulled his grip away from my hand.

"Come inside!"

I called out to the medical staff waiting outside.

The door opened, and the medical staff with nervous expressions slumped around, unable to enter.

I told them.

"It seems that the Duke is overly excited. Please help him rest now."

"Wait, Rosenia. I'm still...!"

"And I'm going to leave the hospital and go back to the mansion."

Calix regained consciousness, and there was no reason for me to stay in this hospital any longer:

Standing upright toward Calix, I bowed my head.

"Let's go. I hope you take good care of yourself."

"Rosenia...!"

I immediately turned around and left the room.

I heard Calix's voice calling my name behind me.

The voices of the medical staff are urgently telling him to calm down.

Somehow, his voice sounded like a howl.

So I didn't look back.

It was over.

***

After Rosenia left, Calix had little to calm down.

Eventually, the medical staff sedated him, and Calix, who had been forced to fall asleep, came back to his senses in the middle of the night.

"..."

He opened his eyes and saw an empty ceiling.

He stared blankly at the ceiling and groped around with his palms.

Couldn't catch anything, and he didn't feel any warmth.

When he turned his head, he saw a clock hanging on the wall.

It was almost three o'clock in the morning.

As if to prove this, a nurse was sitting on a chair not far from the bed, dozing off.

Calix slowly stood up and quietly walked out of the room like a ghost without waking up his opponent.

The hallway at night, when all things were asleep, was very quiet.

Not knowing where to go, Calix walked blindly.

Then he saw a hospital room with Rosenia's name written on it.

Rosenia had already been discharged from the hospital.

However, his condition was not good all the time, and they were so busy that people didn't seem to have cleaned up his room.

Calix scribbled the name of the plaque.

Then he opened the door and stepped inside.

Of course, there was no Rosenia in the room.

She has not left any trace of herself here, as she had left him without regret.

Calix sat down on the empty bed.

There were many reasons why he took Dominic's form when he saved Rosenia.

First, to infiltrate the building where the enemy was located, it was necessary to become a person without a presence.

The Duke of the Empire, Calix Altemir, was so famous that even if he hid his appearance, he could be found out quickly.

Also, the person who approached Rosenia had to be someone she could trust and not be wary of.

Trying to meet all of these conditions, he chose Dominic.

"..."

But Calix knew that this was just an excuse.

He wanted Rosenia to welcome him more than anyone else.

So he overlaid Dominic's image.

Maybe he wanted to receive a little affection from Rosenia, who had been cold to him until now.

And as a result, his choice had the worst possible consequences.

"You are sincere in loving me, so please believe you. How ridiculous can you say such a thing to me?"

Rosenia looked very hurt.

Hundreds of times more than when he told a ridiculous lie that he had a child and had to break up.

She didn't shed tears, but her voice trembled, and her body was convulsing with her fists clenched.

"The Duke doesn't love me. That's the only truth."

Rosenia said he didn't love her.

In all the lies, she said that was the only truth.

The moment he heard that, Calix felt like his feet were going off.

He belatedly begged for forgiveness, but her heart was already frozen like a glacier.

Every time he said a word, the atmosphere became colder.

It was as if Heaven was telling him that there was no possibility of salvation for a liar.

Calix, who had been staring blankly into the room, buried his face in his hands.

After a moment, his shoulders heaved slightly.

He regretted his past actions.

However, even if he regrets it, it is too late.

***

It's been almost a month since I returned to the mansion.

When I returned home after a very long time, I received people's worried attentioп.

"Miss, are you really feeling well now?"

"Yes, it's okay."

"How in the world can a Princess carry out a kidnapping spree! She's not even a Princess anymore. Has she been caught?"

"I heard it's not yet. But His Highness the Crown Prince is looking for it, so it will be solved soon."

I dealt with them moderately and then went into my room.

Then I closed the door and fell on the bed.

Fatigue suddenly set in.

"But it's all over now."

Estelle, who was threatening me, was resolved, and Calix, who was unconscious, woke up, so I didn't have to feel indebted.

All that remains is to be free and happy.

However, I realized that this was not the case when I woke up crying that night.

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