Not Knowing The Betrayal Of That Day - Chapter 114
Translator and Editor: Effe and Yonnee
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Chapter 114
This year was a happy year as Hert had been recognized for his hard work by the fief lord, and he was set to get promoted from an apprentice to an official knight. Tessa also had been going downtown three or four times a week to learn how to work at the linen store there, and was preparing to open her own store soon.
They were spending happy days just like the future they had once drawn for each other.
“Should I make something that goes well with the wine I bought last time?”
Tightening the loose apron straps around her waist, Tessa stepped into the cutely decorated kitchen. She took out the dough she had skillfully prepared in advance, put it in a bread mold, baked it in the oven, and took out the ingredients one by one and prepared them.
Before long, the house was filled with savory and appetizing smells. As Tessa sautéed the vegetables in the iron pan, her eyes widened at the thought.
“Ah! I forgot to take some eggs!”
Tessa put the vegetables on a plate and hurried out of the house and headed for the chicken coop. She usually took out eggs every morning, but today she overslept and forgot about it. She only remembered about it now.
She skillfully retrieved the eggs, put them in her apron pocket, and came out of the coop. Just as she entered the house, she spotted Hert and waved her hand.
“Her!”
“Tessa.”
Hert came closer to Tessa and smiled softly, naturally leaving a small kiss on her forehead. Tessa smiled broadly at him, blushing shyly.
Hert smirked as he looked at Tessa’s egg-filled apron pocket.
“Did you sleep in today and forgot to take out the eggs?”
“Yes, today is weird. I usually don’t oversleep. And during the day, while I was reading a book by the window, I fell asleep again. I think I was dreaming something.”
“What if you can’t sleep at night after that?”
“Don’t worry about that, as long as you don’t touch me! Are you hungry? Let’s go inside quickly. The food is almost done.”
The two entered the house together and prepared dinner, sharing roles as usual. After a while, a scrumptious meal was served and, as always, they sat facing each other. Hert said, uncorking the wine he bought before and pouring it into Tessa’s glass.
“You said you were dreaming earlier. What was your dream?”
“The dream? Ah… The one during the day?”
Tessa recalled the long nap she had taken today. Even though it was just a passing word, Hert always remembered everything Tessa said and would ask questions about it. Touched by his attentiveness, Tessa smiled brightly.
“I don’t know, I don’t remember anymore. It doesn’t seem very important.”
It must have been nothing but a dream.
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09. At last
Early in the morning, the birds were still in a sound sleep. Faint moonlight seeped in through the cracks in the half-open window and illuminated the man who had been standing there for hours like a statue. His blue eyes, reflecting the woman, were gloomy and endless. For days he hadn’t said anything.
That day, they were able to save Tessa’s life with the help of the cardinal who arrived just in time. The intense light waves called the divine power contained strong healing power, and it healed not only the deep cuts but also the minor scars that were left upon her body.
By the end of her treatment, the cardinal had exhausted all of his strength and could only move with other people’s help. But still, Tessa had yet to open her eyes.
Afterwards, with the cardinal’s recommendation, they moved her from the Jutert estate to the temple and continued her treatment, but the result was the same. It had been days but Tessa still wouldn’t wake up.
He wondered if it was a different problem, so he called the doctors and had them examine her, but the answer he got was similar. All of her physical problems have been resolved, and now it’s up to her mind.
Hert looked down at Tessa, who had a calm face like someone who had just fallen asleep. It was fortunate that it wasn’t her face that was distorted by pain. But despite having a better complexion than ever before, she showed no signs of opening her eyes.
Was it that she did not want to get up, or perhaps it’s because she did not want to see his face…
Hert didn’t know.
Because the person who can answer was just lying there without saying anything. So, Hert had to wait.
In fact, he wanted to ask Tessa so many things. He wondered why she made that choice, why should she… He wanted to ask each and every one and hear the reason.
In particular, what he most wanted to ask was about their child.
‘Well, Your Excellency… I know this is not appropriate in this situation, but I feel like I have to say something… about the Madam’
It wasn’t long after he had just come to the temple. The doctor quietly came to Hert, who stood by Tessa in the room, and spoke cautiously.
‘…What’s going on?’
If it were another matter, he wouldn’t have agreed to meet in the first place, but since it was about Tessa, Hert had no choice but to meet with Kennis and give her a little time. But he didn’t know how much he regretted that moment.
The next thing that came out of the doctor’s mouth was very shocking.
‘Actually, Madam is… with child right now. It’s still in the early stages…’
‘What…did you just say?’
Hert glared at the doctor with a visibly stiff face, like someone who had been caught off guard. Was it true that Tessa was pregnant now? What nonsense… Though he wanted to deny it out of fear, the doctor spoke again.
‘Forgive me. I should have told you right away… The Madam said that I must keep it a secret until Your Excellency returns… She said not to tell His Excellency, so I haven’t been able to speak about it.’
With that, the doctor took out the test strip used to confirm Tessa’s pregnancy and held it out from her bag.
Hert couldn’t believe it even after seeing it. Tessa… was pregnant with their child? Of course, they hadn’t used birth control, but the doctor had said that it would be difficult for Tessa to conceive.
‘Obviously before that…’
‘Yes, I told you that it would be difficult to get pregnant because the Madam’s body was in a bad state. I thought so too. So even when the Madam was showing the symptoms, I didn’t think that way… but as I did a test, we found out that she was indeed pregnant.’
‘Then…’
‘It’s difficult, but it’s not impossible. Exceptional situations can always happen, and above all, for a woman’s body in a childbearing age, it’s not strange… I’ve heard that there are cases where women can get pregnant suddenly like this.’
After that, Hert went silent for a long time. No, the words couldn’t come out. His head was busy and his heart seemed to swell in pain. Eventually, Kennis hurriedly helped Hert, who was unable to breathe and was grabbing his chest.
‘Your Excellency…!’
‘Then, now… The child, the child…’
‘With divine power, all of the Madam’s wounds will have been healed, so the child will be fine now. But, if she can’t get up…’
Hert’s heart sank to the floor even louder as the doctor paused her words that meant she couldn’t even guarantee the child’s condition.
When the doctor left, Hert held onto the bed Tessa was lying on and burst into tears just like that day. He couldn’t breathe. Tears streamed down his cheeks along with a laugh. To think that his child was in that little stomach. He could never have imagined that something he would normally be delighted with would now break his heart like this.
On the one hand, he really didn’t understand.
How could she do such a reckless thing?
Tessa, you…
Really, you…
Since then, it has been difficult for Hert to remain fully sane. He was tossed and shaken like a small boat on the waves of roaring emotions.
“…Tessa.”
How can you still make me…
Make me crazy.
You can make it into nothing, the most useless thing.
How can you do that?
Hert ran his hand over his face with harsh movements. It felt like all of this was his fault, he couldn’t even breathe properly. With each passing day, it felt like something in his body was being broken and ruined. Looking back, the past seven years have been nothing.
Compared to the present time, it was just a laughing matter.
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