A Contract Marriage with My Child’s Father - Chapter 11

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Chapter 11

At the unexpected words, Jayden looked toward the source of the voice. The woman who he thought had gone to get treatment was somehow standing there.

“What?”

“The young master was trying to catch me. I just fell on my own.”

With an unwavering voice, she was somehow covering for me.

It wasn’t just Jayden who was flustered by Viola’s lie.

At the unexpected words, Cain also stopped moving.

‘…Why?’

Why is she telling such a lie? We all clearly saw what happened.

Even if I hadn’t been there from the beginning, it wasn’t like I didn’t know what the situation was.

Jayden had pushed Viola.

Whether it was simply a mistake made out of surprise or not, whether there was malice or not, it no longer mattered.

Either way, it was all Jayden’s doing – breaking the vase and making Viola fall onto it.

And the responsibility for allowing Jayden to do such things lay with me, his guardian.

Cain was determined to fix Jayden’s personality no matter what anyone said. Once was enough for this kind of incident.

But it was at that very moment.

‘Please trust me.’

Viola secretly mouthed those words so only I could see, then smiled brightly.

An expression so calm and gentle that she didn’t look like someone who was injured.

Even with blood dripping from her arm, she was smiling kindly at Jayden as if she wasn’t angry at him at all.

It was even more incomprehensible. Covering for a stranger she met for the first time today, even at the cost of her own body?

Cain unconsciously withdrew his energy. Jayden’s complexion, which had turned pale, immediately began to return to normal.

Once again, she mouthed words.

‘Thank you.’

Her sprout-like eyes curved prettily as they looked at me.

This wasn’t what I had intended. I became curious about what she would do. Before I knew it, Cain was tacitly allowing her actions.

And Jayden was the same.

“Young master. It’s dangerous, so could you come over here first?”

Jayden obediently followed her words while reading the situation. He looked so docile that you couldn’t imagine he was the same child who had been causing a commotion earlier.

“Your Grace, I think the young master needs treatment first. Could you wait somewhere else for a moment? Conrad, you too.”

As if enchanted by her gentle voice, Cain and Conrad naturally went outside.

Soon the door closed with a click.

“Just a moment, young master. Let me check your temperature first.”

The woman’s gentle voice could be heard from beyond the door.

Cain stood blankly in front of the door.

“…”

“I apologize, Your Grace. Due to my oversight, Lady Viola was injured.”

“Be quiet for now.”

Normally he would have scolded Conrad, but right now his words weren’t even registering in his mind.

Only the woman’s smile was floating around in his head.

He left the corridor with Conrad as Viola had suggested.

* * *

Although he had obediently followed Viola’s lead, Jayden’s heart was pricking with guilt, making it hard for him to lift his head.

What his downcast gaze caught was the woman’s left sleeve.

In contrast to her neat upper garment, her tattered sleeve was stained with bright red blood. Even without looking closely, it was clear she was severely injured.

“Young master, may I examine your condition?”

“…”

Jayden didn’t answer, but he didn’t particularly resist either.

Understanding this as tacit consent, she began to carefully examine his body from head to toe. At some point, she looked at his palm and widened her eyes in surprise.

“Oh my. I thought this might happen. It seems glass fragments scattered onto the rug too.”

“…”

“It must sting quite a bit. Don’t worry. I’ll treat it right away so it won’t hurt.”

The woman immediately bowed her head deeply and concentrated on treating the wound.

She carefully removed the fragments and disinfected the area. After applying ointment and wrapping it with bandages, she finally lifted her head.

At the same time, she gently curved her lips upward.

“How is it? It doesn’t hurt at all, right? I’m a specialist at this kind of thing.”

Her voice carried not just composure but even a hint of playfulness.

Jayden couldn’t understand this scene at all.

The wound was nothing more than an absurdly trivial scratch.

Even if he had contracted Tamuthar disease, he was still of dragon blood.

This kind of wound was naturally nothing to him.

She was the one who was more injured. And she was hurt because of him.

Why was this woman smiling like this?

His pricking heart ached like wringing out a dry rag.

But contrary to his feelings, sharp words burst out.

“Are you stupid?”

“Pardon?”

The woman tilted her head as if she didn’t understand.

“Why are you helping me? I’m the one who hurt you. You’re not some carefree fool…!”

When you’re such a mess yourself.

Every time he faced the woman’s forearm, he was tormented by piercing guilt. His head hurt. His chest felt stuffy and his vision seemed to spin.

Jayden squeezed his eyes shut. What kind of answer was he expecting from such a stupid question anyway?

It was when he was about to turn his face away in regret.

Ah. As if she finally understood, she let out a short sigh and opened her mouth as if it was still no big deal.

“That’s only natural.”

At the incomprehensible words, Jayden looked into the woman’s eyes again.

“Because you’re a child, young master.”

And I’m an adult.

She added briefly while smiling as brightly as a sprout that had just budded on a spring day.

“…”

Even after hearing the answer, he still didn’t understand at all. To be called a child, he was already six years old.

He wasn’t even an ordinary person but of dragon blood… And there was no way that woman didn’t know that.

Ugh. Jayden was about to ask again but closed his mouth. It was because a sudden severe dizziness had struck him.

“It’s okay. Just stay still for now.”

At the voice as gentle as a lullaby, Jayden unconsciously closed both eyes.

The woman’s cool back of her hand touched and left his hot forehead.

“You have a very high fever. I’ll give you fever reducer, so take it and sleep well. Then you’ll feel much better.”

Jayden hated medicine. He absolutely didn’t want to take things like fever reducers.

However, at the gentle voice, the boy unconsciously swallowed the liquid that entered his mouth.

Rather than being bitter, the sweet taste wasn’t too unpleasant, but he was concerned about the woman in front of him.

‘She’s definitely a fool.’

It won’t be effective anyway. I’m someone who doesn’t respond to medicine at all.

But he didn’t voice such words. It was because his mind was becoming increasingly distant due to the overwhelming fatigue.

Jayden fell into a deep sleep like that. It was a sound sleep after a long time.

* * *

‘Phew, the situation is finally somewhat sorted out.’

I finally felt relieved seeing Jayden sleeping soundly.

Earlier was really nerve-wracking.

I came to help, but as soon as I arrived, everything turned into chaos in an instant.

Still, I have no regrets.

I accomplished my original purpose by checking on Jayden’s condition. And I gave him fever reducer too.

If Jayden had fallen over the vase and gotten hurt earlier, it would have been a real disaster. Fortunately, there were no major problems.

‘I got hurt a little, but this much is nothing. I’m used to it.’

It’s not like it’s been just a day or two. This kind of thing heals quickly with some medicine.

As I quietly got up from my seat so as not to wake the child, the still uncleared fragments of the vase caught my eye.

I held my breath and cleaned up the mess.

After some time passed and I returned to Jayden again, his forehead that had been like a fireball had returned to normal temperature.

‘Thank goodness. The fever reducer is working well too.’

I had carefully made it in advance considering his dragon blood, so it was fortunate.

‘But it’s working better than I expected?’

Only 15 minutes had passed at most, yet his fever had dropped this much.

The medicines I made had always been unusually effective from the start. Even when using the same preparation methods as others.

But for it to be the same with dragon blood too.

Either way, it wasn’t a bad thing, so I decided to just be happy about it.

Eventually, I looked down at the child’s face. His brow was furrowed as if he was having a bad dream. He seemed to be feeling guilty.

‘Come to think of it, he seemed very apologetic earlier too.’

Is that why he’s making that face?

Feeling troubled, I gently pressed with my hand to relax his muscles, and only then did the child’s expression become peaceful.

Things that I would normally scold him sternly for right away. But I decided not to do that just for today. That’s why I stopped Cain earlier too.

What a sick child urgently needed was treatment, not discipline.

The top priority was always the children’s health.

‘Jayden seemed remorseful too, so once he recovers, I can talk to him properly then.’

At that time, I’ll have to be careful not to frighten him or pressure him unnecessarily.

I tucked the sleeping child’s blanket once more. Now I just need to go out and report the situation to Cain.

After organizing my thoughts briefly, it was the moment I carefully got up from my seat.

Bang!

Breaking the quiet stillness of the room, the door opened roughly.

“Ah, young master!”

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