'How much did you drink?'
Even her father, who was reputed to be a drunkard, drank with Deccarno and shook his head. Even when Count O'Hara stumbled that her husband was born in this way, Deccarno was just fine.
"Evangeline."
His eyes were slightly loose. Evangeline, who wondered if anyone would see her, quickly looked around. Apparently, today is not the time.
"I think you took the wrong road. You should have taken the left side to get to the main building."
"..."
"If you're having a hard time, I'll call someone. We'll talk about it again later."
"Is it because of that day?"
As she turned, Deccarno's voice stood in her way. Even though he felt the Intoxication stronger than ever, he didn't seem to have taken the wrong path by mistake.
"Are you doing this to me, so that I didn't go out that day?"
"Duke."
"Just be honest. You were angry with me because of what happened that day, and I made a mistake."
"...No. I wasn't angry."
Deccarno's Impatience to get the answer he wanted made Evangeline loosen her shoulders. She doesn't know where to start, but that doesn't mean she doesn't have much to say.
"Yes. You told me to be honest, right?"
"Evangeline."
"I thought that was the case at first. I wonder if I made that decision simply because I was angry or disappointed about what happened that day."
She slowly recalled her memories and laughed unconsciously. Rex, who had followed her coldly, sat down at his feet and looked at her, and Evangeline brushed his hair reassuringly. Somehow, shr felt calmer.
"But it wasn't. Could be... I think I knew from the beginning that you wouldn't come out."
She realized this in front of the rain-pouring tombstones.
Or maybe it was from the moment she arrived at that remote place, or from the moment Deccarno looked back at her from the steps of the Duke's residence.
This man would never come to such a place.
"I think it was just the last regret. It might have been my only hope."
"...Tell me to understand."
"You've got it all... You are not lacking in anything.... Are you the busiest person in the world... I thought that if you gave up everything for me and came to such a place, I would be able to overcome it somehow."
Now that she had dropped everything, she calmly cleared her mind. Rather than despairing of the given reality, she was truly grateful that she realized this before it got uglier.
"I will never be your first priority for the rest of my life."
"Haven't we been doing so well so far? Why is it a problem now?"
"...At that time. I didn't lack anything."
"..."
"If I hadn't lost everything, I might have been able to let it go. It's a little sad, but you've always been like that."
He is a busy and busy man.
He had always been like that from the moment she first met the Duke of Theses, and she took it for granted. When she thinks about it, it wasn't long ago, but it seemed like a long time ago.
"But now I have lost everything."
"So, who told you what? If you just have to stay like this, why are you so stubborn?"
"How can it remain the same? My heart has changed."
"Hah."
"I can't accept the same thing as before. I blamed myself for not seeing your face, for refusing my request, and for the fact that everything had changed."
Even if it is a sense of entitlement, it cannot be done. She must also accept the reality given to her.
"We are no longer equal. I will be fingered for coveting this position without any hesitation, and whatever I do, I will have to look at you first."
"Yes. I see what you mean."
"..."
Deccarno brushed his hair to stop. His frowning brow looked quite serious, and then he raised his eyebrows lightly.
"I will return Rohern's estate and the harbor of Vers to your name at once. If it's not enough, I'll get back the building in the city where the top used to be."
"...Why do that?"
"I'll let you live like before. You live proudly as the Duchess of Theses. No one would dare to say that you live on me."
It was indeed a simple solution.
The problem is that the situation has changed, so it is enough to return to the situation. Whether it was a simple pride or a sense of entitlement, Evangeline would no longer be able to talk nonsense with a gloomy face.
"Is that enough?"
"...I think you're misunderstanding something, Duke."
However, Evangeline's reaction was different from what he expected. The edges of his pink eyes began to flutter as if they were on fire.
"My desire was not for the position of Duchess."
"What?"
"You are by my side in the most scary, difficult, and fearful moments... That was my only desire. It's all over now."
Her vain gaze lost its shine for a moment. Deccarno's eyes twitched at the resigned look in her eyes, who really didn't want anything anymore. Whether it was anger or something else, he would grab it and wield it, but Evangeline was literally Insensitive.
It was a complete abandonment.
"I'd appreciate the suggestion, but I don't think it will help me."
"..."
"I believe that one day you will find the perfect lady who will gladly accept your proposal."
It won't take long. Regardless of Deccarno's feelings, the position of Duchess could not be left vacant for long. She could name a hundred or so people who would be aiming for the position, starting with Princess Bellona, but she didn't bother to do that.
She didn't even have that much relationship with this man anymore.
"The tidying up is almost over. I'll contact you as soon as I empty all my luggage."
"That sounds like an easy thing for you."
"You don't mind what you say. I have to clean up the rest."
"Then what about my child?"
"..."
What are you talking about?
She turned around, holding on to the hem of her dress, and stopped at an unexpected suspicion. Looking back, she almost believed that she had a child with that man.
"A child?"
"We haven't slept hand in hand."
"..."
"Who can guarantee you don't have children now?"
She seemed to be speechless, extremely dumbfounded. Evangeline blinked blankly at his arrogant gaze. Her pale cheeks, which looked like a doll cut out of paper the whole time, were steadily heating up.
"...I've always been taking birth control pills."
"That's not 100 percent."
"That's it..."
Evangeline rested her head on a throbbing headache. No matter how much she let go of all her feelings for him, she couldn't help her instinctive embarrassment. The more carefree this man became, the more so it was.
"Anyway, no. I know that best."
"What if you get it?"
"..."
His gaze was Intense with a short question. She was almost caught up in the moment, but she calmed her heart. When she hit the floor like that, she laughed strangely
"Yes. If I get it, what's next?"
"..."
"What if I really got pregnant?"
"That will make things easier."
Turning over her belly, Deccarno gave a very unbelly answer.
"It will help you to hasten the marriage. Whether it's a worker or a noisy nobleman, if they have any idea that you have a successor to the Thesis, they should shut up and keep their head down. There will be no more interruptions, so it will be much easier than it is now."
"...easier?"
"It's more natural than not having children. The child in your belly will guarantee your place."
"That's why we can't do it."
She stopped laughing and cut off Deccarno. She didn't care what his expression was. The emotions she had been holding back exploded, and her vision became blurry.
"I was that easy on you, wasn't I?"
"Evangeline."
"Yes. I chose you knowing everything, so even though I was upset, I didn't even complain. But how can you spend the rest of your life with someone who treats even an unborn child as such a being?"
Evangeline confronted him strongly than ever. Deccarno tried to grab her shoulder, but she refused.
"No matter how much I have, I don't want to pass that kind of treatment on to my children. We're done."
"...Who's on their own?"
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