Not Knowing The Betrayal Of That Day - Chapter 125
Translator and Editor: Effe and Yonnee
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Chapter 125
The hand that held her grew strained. Tessa followed Hert and continued her words little by little, as tears shed. She wanted to convey all her heart and sincerity. She had kept him waiting for so long that she couldn’t put it off any longer.
“I’m sorry… I left you alone… and… unaware of you. I was… scared, I thought… I couldn’t… be with you… because you are… you are too good for me…”
She thought his love would have a time limit. He would forget her and leave her soon. She was so afraid of being forgotten by him. But now, she knew. How stupid she has been all this time. How foolish she was.
Tessa smiled brightly as she finally said what she had always kept in her heart. Why couldn’t she say something that was so easy? Her heart ached, yet she felt relieved.
Eventually, Tessa slowly began to say what she wanted to say the most. That was the first thing she had to say when she saw Hert again. Maybe it’s too late. But she wanted to say it directly with her own mouth.
“You know, Her… I didn’t… betray you…”
At those words, Hert lowered his head as his whole body shook. Like the child that day when he was infinitely small. Tears flowed from his eyes, ran down his cheeks, and dripped onto their joined hands.
“It’s very late, but I wanted to say… before it’s too late…”
“…I know. Me too. Me too… I know, Tessa…”
In the end, Hert struggled to answer, half crying.
“…I’m so sorry, Tessa. It’s all my fault. I…”
“…Her.”
Tessa reached out her hand to cup Hert’s crying cheek. As she cupped his damp cheek, she saw his face still crying. She smiled happily at him.
Just as he told her it wasn’t her fault, she wanted to tell him it wasn’t his fault.
They just came a long way back.
“Now let’s… be happy.”
All they have to do is be happy from now on.
That’s why they came all the way here.
“Yes…”
The man burst into tears once more. He held her hand tightly and nodded.
Those were foolish days.
Because she was lacking and immature, she faced many hardships, but it helped her become stronger. So Tessa decided to look forward to the world she would live in in the future. She decided that she would gather her courage and take it one step at a time, that she would do what she could.
With him, who she loved.
Even with this little child in her stomach.
“…I love you, Her.”
After a long journey, the two returned to their original place.
And they were planning to go on a new journey again.
〈 End of Main Story 〉
Epilogue
On her way back from her teacher’s errand, Tessa saw the children gathered in one place. As her curiosity aroused, Tessa approached them at a leisurely pace.
The children at the orphanage were gathered in a circle, looking at one place and talking actively, when one child spotted Tessa and quickly joined her and explained the current situation.
“Tessa, over there! Do you see the boy sitting over there?”
“Huh? There, the blonde boy?”
“Yes. He’s the one who just came.”
“But what’s wrong?”
When Tessa turned to her friend Joannie as if she had no idea what was going on, she clicked her tongue in frustration. You’re really slow with rumors. Where on earth did you go earlier? The girl grumbled, but then cleared her throat and began to explain to Tessa about the boy who had recently come to the Fitzgerald Orphanage.
“He was beating up kids at the previous orphanage! Charles tried to talk to him earlier, but I told him to stop talking to him and get out of there! So everyone is on guard for him.”
“Hmm… I see.”
“What is that reaction?”
“That… If you get to know him, he might be a good friend. When everyone first comes here, they’re scared, and they’re wary! The teachers also told us to approach new friends slowly.”
Jonnie shook her head at Tessa’s cheerful reply. You are always positive. The girl muttered in a low voice and cleared her throat again.
“Can’t you see the scar on that guy over there? We all know that kids who hurt people like that have vicious personalities. Tessa, be careful too! Understand?”
Joannie was about to finish speaking. The teacher, who found the children gathered in one place, blew a whistle at them. Fweep! With a shout, the children scattered everywhere.
The loud laughter of children was heard in the vacant lot again, and Tessa stared blankly at the boy who was still alone.
The child seemed lonely for some reason. Although he was harshly yelling not to come closer, Tessa could tell that he was actually putting up thorns to protect himself. Because she was like that once.
Is that why? She was very concerned about the boy crouching alone in this wide open space.
“Tessa, what are you doing? Come and play with us!”
Suddenly, the children waved at Tessa, who was standing still, and invited her to come over and play. But Tessa declined their offer and walked slowly towards the boy.
She could hear Joannie saying in the background, ‘Look, what did I say?’, but now wasn’t the time to pay attention to that.
‘Because all the teachers told us to be friendly…!’
The boy sat on a round rock and curled his body. When she looked up close, she saw that the boy’s body was covered in cuts and bruises. She heard that he fought at his previous place. Is that true? Tessa waved and greeted the child.
“Hi?”
As expected, the boy ignored Tessa’s greeting. The child tried to get up to leave, but lost his balance and tilted over, causing him to tumble down the rock. Because it happened so quickly, Tessa was also surprised and quickly approached the boy.
“Hey… are you okay? Because of me…”
“Go away! Who cares…”
“Sorry. I didn’t mean to offend you. Will you let me help you?”
Blood was trickling from the boy’s leg. It looked like it got hit while rolling over a rock. Because of that, the boy couldn’t stand up easily.
Tessa approached her boy more cautiously. A wary gaze tingled her skin. Tessa smiled brightly and held out her hand to ease the boy’s guard.
“I’ll lend you my hand.”
“…….”
“Here, come on.”
In the end, the boy took Tessa’s outstretched hand. Tessa lifted the child up with all her might. And she said hello again while holding his hand.
“My name is Tessa. You?”
“…Hert.”
It was their first meeting.
Epilogue 2
In the Duke’s mansion, which had been renovated to welcome a new owner, there was one room that was filled with a variety of flowers every day. It was a space created solely for the Duchess under special instructions from the Duke. There, the Duchess spent most of her time doing prenatal care, waiting for the Duke to return.
Today again, Tessa was suppressing her drowsiness while reading a book in a room filled with flowers. The chief maid, who couldn’t bear to see it, asked Tessa if she wanted to go back to her bedroom and sleep, but Tessa shook her head.
It had been just over an hour since she received a letter from Hert telling that he would return quickly. So Hert would soon arrive at the mansion.
Tessa, who wanted to greet Hert on his return, was having a hard time holding back the drowsiness.
‘I want to see Her quickly…’
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