Not Knowing The Betrayal Of That Day - Chapter 122
Translator and Editor: Effe and Yonnee
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Chapter 122
Then something really strange happened. The clear scenery gradually became more foreign, and by the time it reached the end of the territory, it was flowing like an oil painting. As if all these things were illusions.
“This…”
And Tessa discovered a pitch-black darkness at the end of a landscape that flowed like an oil painting. In the darkness, something red was staring at her. It was terrifying. Tessa, who instinctively felt fear, quickly turned her head and ran away. She wanted to hurry home.
All the way back home, she thought about what all this was going on, but she couldn’t understand it at all. Where do the people go and why does the end of the territory look like that? In the end, Tessa arrived home without knowing anything.
Tessa got off the horse, running away, as if the red eyes were following her in the darkness. She hurried into the house and found a familiar figure in the middle of the living room. The figure was sitting on the sofa with his head bowed motionlessly. It was none other than Hert.
“Her?”
At Tessa’s call, Hert raised his head and looked at Tessa. As she had seen before, he had a somewhat sad face. Tessa said as she slowly approached Hert. She wanted to tell him what she saw today.
“Her, it’s strange. People…”
“Do you want to do it again?”
“…Huh?”
“This. Your dream.”
With Hert’s last words, Tessa unconsciously took a step back and looked at him. Hert’s expression was unusual. Why, why Hert…
“Tessa.”
“It’s strange, everything is really strange…”
“You asked what it would be like if we had a child?”
Before she knew it, Hert had stood up and was approaching Tessa. He walked so fast that Tessa was caught by him before she could run away. Tessa trembled under the strong grip. Her, don’t do this. I’m scared… Tessa swallowed a gulp as she looked at Hert’s hand, which was now holding her tightly to prevent her from escaping.
“We can’t have children.”
“Her, I don’t know what you’re talking about…”
“Because…”
Hert did not continue speaking. Instead, he quietly asked Tessa another question.
“Tessa, are you happy now?”
“I…”
Tessa couldn’t answer easily this time. She should have said that she was happy, but strangely, no sound came out, as if her throat was blocked. Hert spoke to Tessa in a sad voice.
“You forgot.”
“…….”
“…everything.”
Before long, Hert was slowly fading away. At the same time, even the voice flowing from between the lips became faint. Tessa stretched out her hand to catch Hert as he disappeared, but soon he disappeared through her fingers like smoke.
Tessa looked at the spot where Hert had disappeared with a blank face.
What in the world was going on?
Why are these things happening?
And…
‘I forgot everything?’
What was he talking about? Tessa, who was in confusion, soon realized that the place she was standing on was also melting and melting. As she saw from the end of the territory, everything around her was dripping down like paint, fading into darkness.
Tessa shook her head wildly, horrified. No, please stop. Why are you doing this! She quickly ran outside to escape from the house. But when she opened the door, all she saw was pitch darkness. And something nestled in that darkness.
‘That…’
The red eyes were watching Tessa again. It opened its mouth wide as if it would swallow Tessa at any moment.
Tessa tried to run back inside the house, but with each step she took, the floor began to sink and swallow her body. Feeling the sensation of being sucked in, Tessa struggled to reach her hand upwards. But there was no one to save her.
The red eyes get closer to Tessa.
“No, someone please help me…!”
Soon the darkness consumed everything and Tessa lost consciousness.
Time continued to march onwards. The seasons changed, and Hert officially became the Duke of Callias. However, the woman he loved looked like she would never wake up from her deep slumber.
Nevertheless, Hert stayed by Tessa’s side again today. So that whenever she opens her eyes, he would be the first thing she sees.
As four months passed, Tessa’s small, flat stomach was now swelling considerably. Since it was Hert who wiped her body with a towel every day, he knew the change better than anyone else. So he could neither be happy nor sad whenever Tessa’s stomach swelled.
The child seemed to resemble its mother.
Even though he seemed to be demanding to recognize that he was there, the child was always quiet, perhaps because it was sleeping with Tessa. So Hert had to ask the doctor and the cardinal several times with an anxious look if the child was okay. It was only after hearing that there was nothing wrong that Hert was able to get some sleep.
One time, Tessa had a problem.
Tessa’s hyperventilation, which suddenly began during the night, drove Hert into deep fear. He was in a half-dazed state when he saw her looking like she was going to stop breathing at any moment. He hurriedly called the cardinal and the doctors, but neither the strong divine power or even the best doctors could calm her down.
Above all, as time passed, Tessa’s body became more and more like an ice sheet, making it difficult for Hert to maintain his sanity. He realized that day that her face, which seemed so calm, could become very distorted. Seeing Tessa struggling in pain made him want to strangle himself more than ever.
Hert begged constantly.
Please live. It was all my fault.
That was all he could say to Tessa.
Sadly, that’s it.
Hert couldn’t stop crying. He held Tessa again and cried loudly. No, he screamed. Don’t die, Tessa. Don’t leave me alone like this. Don’t try to punish me like this. Please, give me another punishment. Don’t leave me.
Soon, Hert gave up his last desire and prayed.
It’s okay if you don’t wake up, so just stay alive.
That’s all he needs.
After praying all night, Tessa slowly began to regain stability the next day. And soon she was back to her usual calm face.
Hert could not say anything as he looked at Tessa. And he suddenly became scared and afraid of how long this indefinite wait could last.
“You really… I don’t know anything.”
You might think I’m a great person, but…
Without you…
“I am nothing, Tessa…”
Nothing…
“So please…”
Please save me.
Tessa opened her eyes, breathing heavily without realizing it.
When the rapid rise and fall of her chest calmed down a bit, Tessa slowly opened her eyes and looked around.
Early in the morning, the sound of chirping birds and bright sunlight came through the wide open window. It was a bedroom with nothing special about it. It was also the view she saw every morning when she opened her eyes. But today, Tessa felt strange.
‘What… I think I forgot something…’
Tessa unconsciously rubbed the back of her neck and was startled by the cold sweat on her. Then she saw that her entire body was drenched in sweat. Did she have a nightmare all night?
The clingy pajamas were uncomfortable, so she quickly got off the bed and was going to take off her clothes. Tessa suddenly looked at herself in the mirror and became curious.
“My stomach…”
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