After cleaning up and changing clothes, Rion was currently lying on his wife’s lap.
Odette, who was very worried because of what had happened earlier, became very considerate and wanted to pamper the man. Of course, Rion didn’t mind being treated like that.
“It turns out that pain can also give happiness,” said Rion, looking at Odette who was stroking his hair lovingly.
“What do you mean?”
“You care more about me.”
“Did I act like I didn’t care about you all this time?”
“Of course, I know you care about me. It’s just that when I’m sick like this, I can feel that you care more about me. I have to thank Rine for this.”
SLAP!
As soon as he said that, he was hit on the forehead.
“You are talking nonsense,&r
In the king’s office, Trish’s eyes filled with tears at the pile of gold coins on Rion’s desk. It was money given by the Blois Family.“Th-all this is my money. Mother… Father… I became a rich man. Sob…” Trish felt very moved. With that money, it seemed like he could be unemployed for four to five years and even longer if he used the money just for important things.Rion stared at the pile of gold coins on his right side. It was the gold coin from Duke Adhelard. The hundred knights he requested had also arrived at the palace.Very good.“What do you think of Duke Adhelard and Arawn’s relationship now?”“It should be broken. By the way, there’s a letter from Prince Noorman for Her Highness the Queen,” said Trish, taking a letter out of his pocket and giving it to Rion.&ldqu
It was nighttime, and the wind was blowing hard. Days by days in the autumn had passed in a blink of an eye, and slowly winter was approaching. Odette was restless because she was worried about her husband. It was very late, but Rion had not come back.Earlier, she asked Arlo about where Rion and Trish were. Arlo said both men were away to resolve their works outside the palace, but he didn’t tell her what kind of work they were doing.The thing she really regretted right now was, she couldn’t call Rion to ask where the man was right now.It was so annoying.She hoped the work Rion was doing right now wasn’t physically involved, which meant that Rion didn’t have to fight. The man didn’t take care of his own body.Odette sat down in the chair in front of her desk, and her mind began to wander around. She wondered, did Rion have a relapse right now, an
Cecilia rolled on the floor while whimpering in pain. “Please… help me. I don’t want to die….”Rion stepped forward and stopped three steps away from Cecilia. “I have the antidote for that poison,” he said, showing a bottle that was slightly larger than his thumb.When Cecilia heard that, she raised her face and spit out her own saliva.“Give it… give it to me,” she said, crawling closer to Rion, then holding out her hand.“G-give it to me. I beg you,” the woman pleaded in a trembling voice, while Rion stared at her scornfully.Trish walked over and said, “If you had told the truth, His Majesty would have appreciated your honesty, but you chose to keep lying.” He then stood beside Rion.“But, I told you the truth.” Cecilia cried with a pained face.
Arlo continued to dig up information from the coachman.“Can’t you see anything from that person at all? For example, the color of his eyes or what about that person’s clothes?”The coachman was silent. He seemed to be thinking, then a few moments later, he said, “I don’t really remember the color of his eyes, but I think it’s brown or maybe black. I don’t know. I don’t remember much. Please, forgive me.”Arlo sighed. “No problem. You can calm down first in the break room, Uncle. if you remember anything, please tell us right away.”He asked Edward, one of the knights, to take the coachman to the break room while he would continue to interrogate the person who first found Cecilia’s body.“You can follow him, Uncle,” Arlo said while the coachman was still sitting quietly in the chair.
Doctor Alex looked at them. “I’m going out for a while. This sight is not good for old people like me,” he said, wanting to stand up, but Rion stopped him.“We will go out.” Rion grabbed Odette’s hand and walked out of the room.From Doctor Alex’s room, they headed to the back garden to enjoy the view outside. Even though all they could see were trees that didn’t have leaves, it still felt exciting because they were with the loved one.Odette looked at the hand that was currently holding hers. It was big and warm.“Aren’t you busy?” she asked, opening a chat.“Not really.”“You didn’t run away from work, did you?” Odette asked jokingly, and Rion responded with the same tone.“Well, I did run away from my work to meet my wife.”
Duchess Scarlet stepped slowly as she approached the palace knights who had been asked by one of the maids to wait in the living room. When the knights saw her, they immediately stood up and greeted her politely. “No need to be like that. Please have a seat,” she said. “I was surprised when I heard the maid say that the palace knights came to the Scarlet residence and asked to see me,” she added after sitting down gracefully. “We apologize for interrupting your time, Duchess,” Arlo said, and Duchess Scarlet smiled. “No problem. I’m sure you are here to carry out an order, correct?” Arlo nodded slowly. “Right.” “So, what can I do for you?” “There are a few things we want to ask you,” said Arlo, starting to go to the main topic of his arrival. “Please.” “Did
Erika and Erina exchanged glances. It was clear on their faces that they were confused.“Did Her Highness know who killed Doctor Cecilia? Or could it be… you ordered people to….”“I’m at the temple to atone for my sin and have no intention of adding one again,” said Cristela casually.“Oh, I’m sorry,” Erika said. “But from your expression, it looks like you know who the murder is,” she added.“How would I know? I’ve always been at the temple these past two weeks.” Cristela smiled and her smile looked very suspicious to Erika and Erina.“Then, what news have you brought?”“Last night His Majesty had a relapse. He was taken by Rine and injured himself. Luckily, the queen wasn’t hurt at all,” Erika reported.Cristella nod
The carriage stopped in the courtyard of the health center building. Aerith got off it, and the people who saw her injured face looked at her in bewilderment.“Miss, are you sure you still want to work?” Rico asked in a worried tone.“I’ll feel better at work. If I stay at home, I’ll feel worse.” Aerith held her face. “Rico, do you think I look really ugly right now?”Rico smiled. “No, you still look beautiful.”“You don’t want to tell the truth out of fear of me, do you?”“I’m telling the truth. Miss Aerith is always beautiful.”“Okay, I’ll come in.”Just as Aerith was about to walk in, the royal carriage parked near her carriage.It wasn’t long before Odette got off the carriage, and she was a litt