Not Knowing The Betrayal Of That Day - Chapter 115
Translator and Editor: Effe and Yonnee
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Chapter 115
If he could, Hert just wanted to go crazy. He thought it would be more comfortable. At least, he wouldn’t have to try so hard to stay rational and sane.
But he couldn’t go completely crazy. He must wait for Tessa. The moment she’d wake up, he needed to pretend to be the most sane, the most fine he could be, and tell her that he’d been waiting for her all this time.
So,
“Please…”
Promise me you won’t keep me waiting long…
That you’ll wake up soon…
Hert begged earnestly, holding tightly to the small hand that remained warm.
I want you to stay by my side.
“You are really amazing.”
Pouting, Janet glared at Elena. Seeing this, Elena just poured the tea into the cup without batting an eye. Janet only stretched her body out to say stop. In this way, she was always as sharp as a knife.
“Are you satisfied now?”
Janet asked quietly after a while. Elena just laughed at the question. It was obvious to her what Janet was referring to. She would be asking about bringing House Jutert near extinction and handing over her own son, Ferdale, to Marquis Borwen.
“What is there to be satisfied with? It’s a matter of course. It was supposed to be that way. Everything was not in its rightful place from the beginning.”
“No matter what, to destroy the castle…”
“Janet.”
Elena stopped Janet and sent her a silent warning. So Janet only nodded her head obediently saying she understands. Yes, I’ll stop. Instead, she got up without touching the tea.
“You’re going now?”
“I was going to go after looking at your face. I can’t stay here too long.”
“You must be busy.”
“You’re the one who’ll be busy, El. You’re going to be called here and there to deal with the mess.”
Elena just lightly shrugged at Janet’s brusque tone. She was still angry. She smiled inside and lifted the teacup. She knew why that child was upset. It was because she never once told Janet that she would destroy the castle during her conversations with her.
When the castle really collapsed, Janet had been quite surprised. She had only expected the castle to be in a mess at worst.
“It’s not because I don’t trust you.”
“…I know.”
When Ferdale broke into the castle, Elena had intended to lock Ferdale inside the castle and prevent him from escaping. She wanted him to die slowly in horror as the castle collapsed. She thought that was the right punishment for that child.
But there were other variables. It was also her mistake. Of course, the result had gotten worse for Ferdale. Still, he had no regrets. Because she confirmed that her maternal love ended there.
“I’m sorry I didn’t tell you.”
“You’re apologizing so quickly. Never mind, it’s all in the past now.”
“It is, so… Goodbye.”
“You too, El… Take care.”
“If you can convey my regards to her, please.”
“No, I won’t. Tell her yourself.”
Despite her grumbling, Janet still smiled. She waved her hand to Elena one last time and went out.
Janet was getting rejected and kicked out every day, but she was thinking of going to Tessa today as well. If she leaves this place, she won’t even see Tessa’s sleeping face. She never knows for sure. Perhaps Tessa will wake up after hearing the voice of someone she knows.
It’s already been over a week since the assassination attempt sent by Duke Callias. The duke had ordered the assassin to follow Ferdale as a precautionary measure, and the assassin then fired an arrow at Hert. Tessa, who was hit instead, collapsed and still hasn’t woken up.
Therefore, Hert was also stuck in Tessa’s room, and the atmosphere in the temple building where they were staying was always somewhat heavy.
‘It would be nice if Tessa wakes up soon…’
On the way to the room, Janet spotted a familiar figure. Lange was walking from the other side, his hair was roughly tangled. It was just a guess, but most likely he had just gone back from meeting Hert, his superior.
The room at the end of this hallway was the room where Tessa was, and also where Hert always stayed.
Janet quickly approached Lange and waved her hand.
“Geoffrey!”
“…Ah.”
“What is with that reaction?”
“Nothing.”
“Looking at it, I think you just got back after getting crushed by Sir Shine.”
“…If you know that, just go away.”
Lange answered Janet’s words with a sulking face. Jane doesn’t care about that and grabs him elsewhere. Even if she went there now, she would of course be kicked out by Hert, so she decided to hear from Lange about Tessa. He would have been in the room at least.
“W-Wait, ah, where are you taking me!”
“Don’t talk and just follow me. Let’s talk in a quiet place!”
In the end, Janet, half-forcibly dragged Lange to somewhere quiet, and hurriedly poured out her questions.
“How is Tessa? Is she getting any better? What about Sir Shine? He doesn’t look very well today, does he?”
“Ask me one thing at a time.”
“So answer me.”
Lange sighed inside as Janet demanded an answer without saying anything else. He didn’t quite understand why he had to be caught up here by this woman and obediently become a carrier bird who obediently sent her news regularly.
However, Lange, who has been working under a very demanding boss for the past year, was able to show some emotion even in this situation.
“She’s still… not waking up. Even so, the Cardinal says there is no problem. And Sir Shine… He’s the same. He refuses to sleep or eat, and tries to stay close to Tessa and do nothing.”
After Tessa lost consciousness, Hert was busy caring for Tessa day and night, almost leaving all his work to Lange.
Of course, it wasn’t that he didn’t fully understand Hert’s decision, but Lange started to worry about his superior. At this rate, Hert would collapse before Tessa could even get up. It had been days since he hadn’t slept or eaten properly.
“Well, if Sir Shine has any rationality left in him, he’ll stop overexerting his body.”
Lange let out a short sigh and murmured quietly.
The biggest problem he had yet to solve still remained.
Beatrice naturally opened the tightly closed door and stepped inside. Hert, who was in better condition, contrary to her expectations, was sitting on the couch waiting for her. He seemed to have known that she would come looking for him.
Marquis Beatrice Borwen stared at Hert, who was sitting with his hands in his trouser pockets.
“Looks like you’ve found a meaning in life? Acting like nothing is wrong while you’re in front of me.”
“Then, are you expecting me to cry and make a fuss in front of you?”
His voice was slightly hoarse, but Hert responded calmly to the Marquis’ words without raising his emotions. Beatrice shrugged, saying that she didn’t expect this, and sat across from him.
“Well, if it was like the old days, you would have cursed me as soon as you saw me.”
“Was it fun? Making a person into a fool.”
“Haha, you’re making me upset. Who are you saying is a fool?”
Beatrice gave a short laugh, saying that it was funny. But Hert wasn’t looking at her with a smile at all. He waited until the Marquis stopped laughing. However, it was Beatrice who spoke first.
“Look here, Her. If you knew how many people were kicked out just to get to that spot, you wouldn’t say something like that.”
“…Don’t call me by that name.”
As the corners of her lips tugged up, Beatrice replied to his ferocious voice.
“I am giving you a chance. How many do you think can receive such special treatment—”
“Cut the bullsh*t and get straight to the point. I will be the one who’ll choose whether or not I’ll participate in your plans.”
Hert cut off the Marquis’s words, showing that he wouldn’t listen any more.
“Isn’t my usefulness different now?”
Hert had no intention of becoming the Marquis’s prey. He had lived as her dog all this time, but he had always been looking for an opportunity to break the leash around his neck.
And now, when the Marquis was saying something regrettable, it was an opportunity to cut ties properly.
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