The Baby Who Raised the Devil
Brother Johann ?! (10)
"What's that?"
"Lady Dubbled is conscious."
The empress grabbed her forehead and sat down in her chair.
'Thank you God.'
If the child of destiny did not open his eyes, Duke Dubbled would do anything to destroy the empire.
“Instruct the doctors to take good care of it. Give him whatever he needs and wants, and also have him come home after he recovers. Tell them that someone from the main palace will find the woman personally later. ”
"That's……."
The empress' forehead is narrowed.
"What's wrong?"
"No, that Lady wants to meet you secretly now."
"What?"
***
The Empress actually came for our private conversation. He even visited the medical center himself.
“You gave me a difficult favor. I will not forget your help.”
"Whatchu mean? I've always had respect and sincerity for you.”
The doctors and nurses inside were pleased with his praise.
"I have something to share with that Lady."
“Alright, we will go out and make sure your conversation does not leak, so please speak comfortably.”
When they came out, the empress gently sat down on the chair beside my bed.
"Yes God. How difficult it is to withstand poison with such a small body. I'm so glad you're aware.”
I held my complaint inside, pretending to be weak.
"The Empress……."
"Don't worry. I will not forgive the villain who made you suffer. But... What made you look for me?”
I took the empress's clothes
"The chairman said the empress might be in trouble right now."
He patted me on the cheek with a friendly look, but he couldn't hide his anxious feelings in his eyes.
He would be even more nervous when he found out that the marquis was visiting Duke Marche first.
'Marquis Nodelli is stupid, but sometimes he's smart enough.'
He was not a good businessman, and he did not know what was important, but when he was cornered, he accurately showed someone who could turn things around . In this world, there are things that are more important than their children. . Many of those who survived the bloody power struggle, such as Duke Marche, would put his cause first before his daughter, the empress.
The empress will know her father's character better than anyone else.
Moreover, if the empress was involved in the case, her reputation would be severely damaged due to management negligence, but that was it.
If he helped from behind, he could recover, so it might be better to hurt the empress' prestige than to sacrifice Nodelli.
'He's nervous?'
The Empress tried to raise the corner of her mouth.
“Thank you for worrying about me in this situation. So, that's all you want to tell me?”
“Your servant, Audrey Noshae and Marquis Nodelli are in love.”
"……What?"
“When you went to talk to Princess Ingrid, I went to the bathroom for a bit. I saw him then. They cuddle up friendly.”
The Empress took a deep breath
"That's .... ha!"
The empress jumped to her feet and brushed her hair violently.
“Hal-thing dirty. How dare they do such a thing in my palace?”
I readjusted my position and looked at the empress with my back pressed against the head of the bed.
“The chairman said that Noshane could not take good care of the tea and might poison you. That's why you're in trouble. But... The bad one is Marquis Nodelli, right?”
"…..Yep. Maybe she deliberately seduced Audrey and gave her a chance.”
I could see deep hatred in his eyes. I grinned with the tip of my finger slightly covering my mouth.
'Yes yes. Push Nodelli off the cliff, not me.'
"But why did the Lady tell me this?"
“Because I admire you!”
"…..Me?"
I folded my hands on my chest and nodded vigorously.
“The royal family was born with the blood of a God, so they are the most valuable people in the country as soon as they are born, but you also have a lot of achievements! You are a great and wonderful person.”
When I did not forget to blink innocently, the empress' lips twitched for a moment.
The empress, who approached me, stroked my cheek slightly, and I leaned on the hand like a cat and made a delighted expression.
“I really like Lady. Really."
"I like you too."
“Don't forget that feeling. If not, I can give you everything you want......Leblaine.”
I looked up in shock. The Empress had many people by her side, but she was not very friendly to anyone.
"He didn't even call Mina by her name."
Single child of fate, girl, child, or Lady Amity.
"Everything is perfect."
I silently smiled inside.
After a while, the empress sent her servant out of the palace under the pretext of giving him a vacation, and told her soldiers to come in when Marquis Nodelli and Audrey were lying on one bed.
***
After being hospitalized in the Imperial Palace Medical Center for 10 days, I finally returned to my mansion.
Trigon, who was standing by the door, grumbled.
I shrugged my shoulders at him when I received the document stating the progress of my poisoning case.
“After all I wasn't really poisoned”
"Do you know how busy I am because you made it all up?"
“I appreciate it. But the head of the medical clinic, who was a doctor, was unaware of the curse, and all he could do was treat me, so it was all in your hands".
Trigon breathed.
"But why don't you allow visits from Dubbled people?"
"I'm freaking out, just in case they find out I'm lying to everyone."
I proceeded to look through the documents given by the Chairman.
“Ah, let me know what father has found. I have to keep pretending.”
“..... I've told them they don't have to worry.”
I stopped after handing over the papers. I looked at Trigon.
“Why did you do something I didn't ask for? I told you to tell me if you did anything! Smart dad!”
“Do you know how they were after you fainted? They had all gone mad and fainted....!”.
"I'd rather die then!"
"……sorry?"
“Do you not understand? If it turns out I'm not the son of fate, I'll be made a victim. I'll die in the end!”
“But the Dubbled family will not..”.
“My father doesn't know what I'm capable of! He'll die protecting me!”
When he saw myself half madly shouting, Trigon wavered and retreated.
“I heard Dubbled is very strong. So…"
“Do you think Dubbled can go against the Imperial family and the church at once? What about the nobles? If it's revealed that I lied, our family would be ruined!”
How likely it is that my father and brothers will protect me from all of that.
How many people in Dubbled could have survived the war. Even if the world is turned upside down and my father protects me, we must suffer a terrible sacrifice.
The lives that will fall in this life may be Zachary, Leah, and her three servants.
'My father and my brothers can also die.'
That's why I need Suwon. That's why I had to make a strong family so that even the palace and the church could not touch Dubbled even before I was declared a fake.
To protect myself, to protect my family who would risk death for me.
The chairman was also always by my side when I was poisoned. I was so grateful to him that I could cry.
“It's a soundproof place, but there may be people coming in. Let's go back now.
“......Since when did my dad stop visiting?”
"It's been five days."
I close my eyes tight.
'Dad knows I made the poison.'
Trigon couldn't open his mouth when he saw me pale.
Me and the chairman passed by and opened the door. After I got on the train, the train started moving.
When I returned to the mansion, it was all dark inside. The servants looked at each other and tried to smile at me.
“You have arrived. I'm glad you're recovering. I have prepared food ……. ”
“How about dad?”
"That's……."
"Where is he?"
The butler looked back at the father's office with a troubled face.
I took a shaky step. Words leaked out of the office.
I knocked on the door and said, "Here I am," the door slowly opened.
My father, who was sitting in a chair, looked at me expressionlessly.
***
A puff of cigarette smoke came out of Trigon's mouth. His eyebrows narrowed slightly as he wrote about his disease progression.
“How does the little lady not look nervous in this situation? He can smile cheerfully and act as if nothing happened.”
The chairman, who was in the office in the hope mercenary union, glanced at him.
"He did it so we could relax."
"……Huh?"
“The boy was nervous all morning. He had nightmares and he couldn't sleep well. If he shows any signs of nervousness, we'll follow him right?”
“…….”
“He has died three times, I can't imagine how difficult his life has been until now.”
“But from his family's point of view...”.
The chairman sighed and put down the documents he held.
“The boy drank the empress' tea, knowing that it might have been poisoned.”
“…….”
“Once he sets a goal, he won't back down. That means he's desperate.”
Trigon's shoulders fell helplessly.
"Oh by the way. There's one thing that bothers me.”
"What's that?"
“Nodelli curses Duke Marche in jail. Why yes? Duke Marche, not his daughter who was the source of the trouble, or the empress who caught his affair.…?”
The chairman's eyes narrowed.
