114. I'll Live Well
"The Baron's child, as rumored... Isn't it?"
Adele's expression, which had brightened after meeting Tanya, darkened.
"Did you see it while coming? Graffiti denouncing the Wolf Clan."
It wasn't just graffiti. In some places, dolls of Christine and the wolf clan were made and hung or burned.
The longer the war with the Holy See dragged on, the stronger the people's hatred of the wolf clan.
"Then you said you were the Baron's child on purpose?"
"It's a way to protect me and my child. I owe Mark a lot."
"Did you tell the Count?"
"I kept writing to him, but I didn't get a reply. I don't think I have time to read the letter."
Adele suppressed her bitter and resentful heart and forced herself to laugh.
"Apparently, the letter didn't arrive properly! I'll take it myself. I'll meet him."
"Thank you, Tanya. I think you will miss Lord Zimmer, too."
Tanya's face immediately turned red, as if she had been stabbed in the heart.
"Not necessarily!"
"I know. But now that Jennifer is gone, he'll bring me some kind of news."
Jennifer's leg had just healed. He went to Bluegale to tell Adele's news first.
"Oh, this is a young lady's treasure chest, but I brought it just in case."
"My treasure chest?"
Tanya pulled out a small box that looked like a music box from her bag. It was a brown box with a mahogany body decorated with gold leaf.
"The key was in there, but I didn't open it, so don't doubt me if there are missing gems."
Carefully caressing the box, Adele laughed.
"Unfortunately, I didn't get any gems."
"Then what did you put in the key?"
"Things more valuable than precious stones."
As it got dark, Adele went to bed early.
"Are you going to sleep already? You haven't even eaten dinner yet."
"I can't eat well because of morning sickness anyway. I'm not hungry."
"Aren't you doing this badly? It's not like a pregnant woman, but a patient with a mortal disease."
True to Tanya's words, Adele was pale and thin as if she were about to collapse. She had severe morning sickness, so she was tired and tired easily, even if she moved a little.
Knock.
"Adele."
At that moment, Adele's expression lit up at Jennifer's voice.
"Tanya, open the door quickly."
But when he saw Jennifer's face standing in the dark hallway, she had a hunch.
Adele did not know the engagement ring she wore on her left hand, the green ribbon she tied on her head, and the last letter he sent... She threw it in and locked it.
"I won't forgive you this time! Chris! You bastard! Beast bastard!"
Adele threw the key to the jewelry box out of the window with all her might.
Twinkling like a shooting star, the key disappeared into the night sky in an instant.
Then, it felt as if all the last energy that was supporting her whole body had been drained.
"Hah, hah...!"
Adele was barely standing on the window frame, breathing heavily... but she was like,
No matter how much she tried to keep her mouth shut, she couldn't stand it. Her heart was torn apart, and it was so painful.
I missed you.
Even though I hate you so much.
Knock knock.
Despite the knock, Adele just lay in bed.
After crying for a long time, she felt a little relieved, but she couldn't move as if she were exhausted.
"Auntie Adele..."
Unexpectedly, it was Jade who came from outside the door.
Adele quickly brushed her hair and finally got up and opened the door.
"Jade! Haven't you slept yet?"
It was almost midnight.
But Pauline appeared behind Jade with a tray.
"Auntie! We made something for you."
"You guys?"
Jade replied innocently.
"Yes, I think the baby is hungry."
Adele looked at him in surprise and stopped laughing.
There was a soup with unknown vegetables floating around and a half-burnt, tattered chicken dish. Still, it was decorated with lemon slices.
"Looks delicious."
"Right? It was really hot to make this."
Now she saw that both of them had red faces.
It was natural to cook in front of the oven in this hot summer.
Moreover, looking at his eyes, expecting her reaction, it was hard for Adele to ignore her.
"Come in first."
Adele and the children sit in front of the table, and they are smart.
This time, Tanya and Judy also showed up with a bunch of fruit.
"I came here to give it to you, but there was a customer who came first."
After a while, Mark and Jennifer came to visit with grilled fish.
"I couldn't sleep because it was hot, so I went fishing..."
Adele's empty room was crowded with people, and the small table was filled with food.
"Is it a surprise party?"
Adele smiled writhedly.
When she realized that people were worried, she couldn't help but feel sad anymore.
"Wow, party! It's okay! Dad, can I go to bed late today?"
"Only for today."
"Waha! I love you, Dad!"
Jade jumped up and down with Mark excitedly.
Even though he looked heavy, Mark was smiling widely.
Jade and Mark seemed happy enough.
So I just need this child...
Adele calmed her throbbing heart.
"Where? Here?"
"The Baron's child, as rumored... Isn't it?"
Adele's expression, which had brightened after meeting Tanya, darkened.
"Did you see it while coming? Graffiti denouncing the Wolf Clan."
It wasn't just graffiti. In some places, dolls of Christine and the wolf clan were made and hung or burned.
The longer the war with the Holy See dragged on, the stronger the people's hatred of the wolf clan.
"Then you said you were the Baron's child on purpose?"
"It's a way to protect me and my child. I owe Mark a lot."
"Did you tell the Count?"
"I kept writing to him, but I didn't get a reply. I don't think I have time to read the letter."
Adele suppressed her bitter and resentful heart and forced herself to laugh.
"Apparently, the letter didn't arrive properly! I'll take it myself. I'll meet him."
"Thank you, Tanya. I think you will miss Lord Zimmer, too."
Tanya's face immediately turned red, as if she had been stabbed in the heart.
"Not necessarily!"
"I know. But now that Jennifer is gone, he'll bring me some kind of news."
Jennifer's leg had just healed. He went to Bluegale to tell Adele's news first.
"Oh, this is a young lady's treasure chest, but I brought it just in case."
"My treasure chest?"
Tanya pulled out a small box that looked like a music box from her bag. It was a brown box with a mahogany body decorated with gold leaf.
"The key was in there, but I didn't open it, so don't doubt me if there are missing gems."
Carefully caressing the box, Adele laughed.
"Unfortunately, I didn't get any gems."
"Then what did you put in the key?"
"Things more valuable than precious stones."
As it got dark, Adele went to bed early.
"Are you going to sleep already? You haven't even eaten dinner yet."
"I can't eat well because of morning sickness anyway. I'm not hungry."
"Aren't you doing this badly? It's not like a pregnant woman, but a patient with a mortal disease."
True to Tanya's words, Adele was pale and thin as if she were about to collapse. She had severe morning sickness, so she was tired and tired easily, even if she moved a little.
Knock.
"Adele."
At that moment, Adele's expression lit up at Jennifer's voice.
"Tanya, open the door quickly."
But when he saw Jennifer's face standing in the dark hallway, she had a hunch.
"Did you meet the leader?"
"By the time I arrived in Bluegale, the army had already withdrawn. They said they were moving to Russwolf."
"He thinks I went to the Russwolf."
Jennifer didn't answer.
Adele and Jennifer knew it. His intelligence would have been enough to know where she was. They couldn't find Adele, whom Tanya had found.
So the fact that he went to Russwolf without replying or sending any message...
"There must have been some reason."
"I suppose so."
Unless there were circumstances, there was no way he would leave her like this.
Even when he didn't show up for ers mother's funeral, he had good reasons for it.
But can't he tell her about it?
'I vowed never to leave you alone again when you were having a hard time.'
She knows how tiring and hard it is to wait like this.
Her longing for him suddenly became bitterness and resentment.
"The current situation is more unusual. So I hurried back."
"Isn't the situation unusual?"
Tanya, who was listening anxiously from the side, asked. While coming here, Tanya also felt that something big was going to happen. She felt a sign.
"It is said that the Vatican's coalition has arrived. It seems that the Vatican will be divided into the south and your forces in the north."
And Green Hill, where Adele was located, was on the south side.
"You should give up seeing him for a while."
Adele's eyes became swollen as if she were crying.
Tanya held Adele's hand tightly.
"Not only that, but the fact that Miss Adele is pregnant with his child means that you should never be found out."
At Jennifer's words, Adele groaned thinly.
If it is known that she is pregnant with his child... It was horrible to think about it.
There was no need to go all the way to the Vatican. She didn't know if the people in the neighborhood would rush to kill her right away.
"I want to be alone."
"By the time I arrived in Bluegale, the army had already withdrawn. They said they were moving to Russwolf."
"He thinks I went to the Russwolf."
Jennifer didn't answer.
Adele and Jennifer knew it. His intelligence would have been enough to know where she was. They couldn't find Adele, whom Tanya had found.
So the fact that he went to Russwolf without replying or sending any message...
"There must have been some reason."
"I suppose so."
Unless there were circumstances, there was no way he would leave her like this.
Even when he didn't show up for ers mother's funeral, he had good reasons for it.
But can't he tell her about it?
'I vowed never to leave you alone again when you were having a hard time.'
She knows how tiring and hard it is to wait like this.
Her longing for him suddenly became bitterness and resentment.
"The current situation is more unusual. So I hurried back."
"Isn't the situation unusual?"
Tanya, who was listening anxiously from the side, asked. While coming here, Tanya also felt that something big was going to happen. She felt a sign.
"It is said that the Vatican's coalition has arrived. It seems that the Vatican will be divided into the south and your forces in the north."
And Green Hill, where Adele was located, was on the south side.
"You should give up seeing him for a while."
Adele's eyes became swollen as if she were crying.
Tanya held Adele's hand tightly.
"Not only that, but the fact that Miss Adele is pregnant with his child means that you should never be found out."
At Jennifer's words, Adele groaned thinly.
If it is known that she is pregnant with his child... It was horrible to think about it.
There was no need to go all the way to the Vatican. She didn't know if the people in the neighborhood would rush to kill her right away.
"I want to be alone."
***
Alone in the empty room for a while, Adele placed the jewelry box Tanya had brought with her on her lap.
A dainty lock hung from the ring on the front with a key in it.
Click.
When the lid was opened, there was a ring case inside the pink bee-rod. What was inside was a well-dried flower ring.
It was given to Christine when he first proposed marriage.
Does he know? She was more moved by this flower ring than when she received the ring studded with the 'Snow Queen'.
At that time, his voice was still fresh in her ears, saying, "Let's live happily."
This time, she unfolded the folded paper at the bottom. Suddenly,
"Pooh!"
Suddenly, she burst out laughing.
It was a portrait she once painted from a street painter.
Christine, who was holding Adele, had bulging muscles and a bunch of hair on her chest, and Adele, who was being held by him, could only see her eyes on her face.
"Is this me? Wow, half of my eyes are on my face."
"But it's better than the hair on my chest."
"If you see me depressed, you won't be able to laugh."
It was just as he said. He made Adele laugh even in this situation.
And the note at the bottom caught her eye.
One day, when Adele woke up, his marriage proposal letter was lying next to her.
I'll be back as soon as possible.
Before the cherry blossoms fall, let's have a wedding ceremony in the church on the shore of Lake Garden.
"Liar..."
A dainty lock hung from the ring on the front with a key in it.
Click.
When the lid was opened, there was a ring case inside the pink bee-rod. What was inside was a well-dried flower ring.
It was given to Christine when he first proposed marriage.
Does he know? She was more moved by this flower ring than when she received the ring studded with the 'Snow Queen'.
At that time, his voice was still fresh in her ears, saying, "Let's live happily."
This time, she unfolded the folded paper at the bottom. Suddenly,
"Pooh!"
Suddenly, she burst out laughing.
It was a portrait she once painted from a street painter.
Christine, who was holding Adele, had bulging muscles and a bunch of hair on her chest, and Adele, who was being held by him, could only see her eyes on her face.
"Is this me? Wow, half of my eyes are on my face."
"But it's better than the hair on my chest."
"If you see me depressed, you won't be able to laugh."
It was just as he said. He made Adele laugh even in this situation.
And the note at the bottom caught her eye.
One day, when Adele woke up, his marriage proposal letter was lying next to her.
I'll be back as soon as possible.
Before the cherry blossoms fall, let's have a wedding ceremony in the church on the shore of Lake Garden.
"Liar..."
Adele's voice fell as heavy as lead into the dark room.
"A few months ago, you said you would come back before the roses faded... Liar, breaking promises like a meal... Traitor, bastard... I'm going to throw it away, too. You... you are like him."
"A few months ago, you said you would come back before the roses faded... Liar, breaking promises like a meal... Traitor, bastard... I'm going to throw it away, too. You... you are like him."
Adele did not know the engagement ring she wore on her left hand, the green ribbon she tied on her head, and the last letter he sent... She threw it in and locked it.
"I won't forgive you this time! Chris! You bastard! Beast bastard!"
Adele threw the key to the jewelry box out of the window with all her might.
Twinkling like a shooting star, the key disappeared into the night sky in an instant.
Then, it felt as if all the last energy that was supporting her whole body had been drained.
"Hah, hah...!"
Adele was barely standing on the window frame, breathing heavily... but she was like,
"Tuk, tuk!
Thick teardrops fell on the back of her hand.
"Ah! Ugh!"
She quickly tried to cover her mouth with her hand, but it was no use.
The sobs suddenly turned into screams and burst out.
"Ahhh... Ah! Ah! Ahh...!"
Thick teardrops fell on the back of her hand.
"Ah! Ugh!"
She quickly tried to cover her mouth with her hand, but it was no use.
The sobs suddenly turned into screams and burst out.
"Ahhh... Ah! Ah! Ahh...!"
No matter how much she tried to keep her mouth shut, she couldn't stand it. Her heart was torn apart, and it was so painful.
I missed you.
Even though I hate you so much.
***
Knock knock.
Despite the knock, Adele just lay in bed.
After crying for a long time, she felt a little relieved, but she couldn't move as if she were exhausted.
"Auntie Adele..."
Unexpectedly, it was Jade who came from outside the door.
Adele quickly brushed her hair and finally got up and opened the door.
"Jade! Haven't you slept yet?"
It was almost midnight.
But Pauline appeared behind Jade with a tray.
"Auntie! We made something for you."
"You guys?"
Jade replied innocently.
"Yes, I think the baby is hungry."
Adele looked at him in surprise and stopped laughing.
There was a soup with unknown vegetables floating around and a half-burnt, tattered chicken dish. Still, it was decorated with lemon slices.
"Looks delicious."
"Right? It was really hot to make this."
Now she saw that both of them had red faces.
It was natural to cook in front of the oven in this hot summer.
Moreover, looking at his eyes, expecting her reaction, it was hard for Adele to ignore her.
"Come in first."
Adele and the children sit in front of the table, and they are smart.
This time, Tanya and Judy also showed up with a bunch of fruit.
"I came here to give it to you, but there was a customer who came first."
After a while, Mark and Jennifer came to visit with grilled fish.
"I couldn't sleep because it was hot, so I went fishing..."
Adele's empty room was crowded with people, and the small table was filled with food.
"Is it a surprise party?"
Adele smiled writhedly.
When she realized that people were worried, she couldn't help but feel sad anymore.
"Wow, party! It's okay! Dad, can I go to bed late today?"
"Only for today."
"Waha! I love you, Dad!"
Jade jumped up and down with Mark excitedly.
Even though he looked heavy, Mark was smiling widely.
Jade and Mark seemed happy enough.
So I just need this child...
Adele was surprised as she rubbed her belly like a habit.
"Oh!"
At that moment, she felt a strange echo in the bottom of her belly.
"Why, where does it hurt?"
Mark was surprised and asked,
“I think it's...the fetus moving”
"Oh!"
At that moment, she felt a strange echo in the bottom of her belly.
"Why, where does it hurt?"
Mark was surprised and asked,
“I think it's...the fetus moving”
Adele calmed her throbbing heart.
"Where? Here?"
"Yes, there..."
Mark said, touching her stomach quietly, and he felt the echo again.
"It's the fetus moving."
"Me too, I want to touch it."
Adele took Jade's hand and held it to the place where the womb was.
This time, her stomach shook so much that it twitched.
"Wow! I'm surprised!"
Jade slumped down in surprise, and everyone laughed. And the words of congratulations that followed.
The invisible child suddenly became the star of a surprise party on a midsummer night.
And to her surprise, Adele's morning sickness disappeared like a lie.
Half of the food on the table that day had disappeared into her mouth.
Chris, I'm going to live well.
For this child.
I think this child is telling me that I have to live well without you.
And I won't forget that there are many people by my side.
I don't know what's going on, but I hope you're safe.
Goodbye.
Mark said, touching her stomach quietly, and he felt the echo again.
"It's the fetus moving."
"Me too, I want to touch it."
Adele took Jade's hand and held it to the place where the womb was.
This time, her stomach shook so much that it twitched.
"Wow! I'm surprised!"
Jade slumped down in surprise, and everyone laughed. And the words of congratulations that followed.
The invisible child suddenly became the star of a surprise party on a midsummer night.
And to her surprise, Adele's morning sickness disappeared like a lie.
Half of the food on the table that day had disappeared into her mouth.
Chris, I'm going to live well.
For this child.
I think this child is telling me that I have to live well without you.
And I won't forget that there are many people by my side.
I don't know what's going on, but I hope you're safe.
Goodbye.
***
Six years later, Green Hill.
A tall couple of men and women were walking through a busy downtown.
Even though he was dressed plainly and wore a dark cape, people stopped walking and glanced. It was because their appearance was so beautiful that it was unrealistic.
His white skin and perfect features were like a piece of marble. In addition, his dazzling silver hair and blue-gray eyes added to the mysteriousness.
Perhaps conscious of the gaze, Leanna pressed the hood against his head.
"The Duke of Crichton has already arrived and will be waiting for you. So we should hurry up..."
"Go first."
"Why? Everyone... waiting"
"Then tell them to wait."
"Your Majesty!"
However, Christine disappeared into the crowd in an instant.
Left behind in the crowd, Leanna sighed thinly.
Why am I so anxious?
Shouldn't I have come...
A tall couple of men and women were walking through a busy downtown.
Even though he was dressed plainly and wore a dark cape, people stopped walking and glanced. It was because their appearance was so beautiful that it was unrealistic.
His white skin and perfect features were like a piece of marble. In addition, his dazzling silver hair and blue-gray eyes added to the mysteriousness.
Perhaps conscious of the gaze, Leanna pressed the hood against his head.
"The Duke of Crichton has already arrived and will be waiting for you. So we should hurry up..."
"Go first."
"Why? Everyone... waiting"
"Then tell them to wait."
"Your Majesty!"
However, Christine disappeared into the crowd in an instant.
Left behind in the crowd, Leanna sighed thinly.
Why am I so anxious?
Shouldn't I have come...
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