A Contract Marriage with My Child’s Father - Chapter 61

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Chapter 61

Cain approached with terrifying momentum, striding forward as if he had already grasped the entire situation.

A chilling aura that froze even the surrounding air. Even in the midst of all this, Viola alone seemed unaware of his arrival.

She was breathing heavily, still burning with hostility toward Morden.

“Viola.”

A low, gentle voice reached her ears.

Cain approached from behind the agitated woman and wrapped his arms around her shoulders as if embracing her. His firm grip held her trembling body.

“Calm down. There’s something we need to do first, isn’t there.”

Thanks to Cain’s composed voice, she seemed to regain the thread of reason she had lost, her eyes widening.

“Ah…”

Coming to her senses with a start, she briefly bowed her head to Cain.

“I’m, I’m sorry. I got too excited.”

Even as she apologized, Viola’s eyes naturally turned toward the patient, and she immediately turned around and rushed to Jayden.

After confirming she was tending to the child, Cain turned his attention to the knights.

Gone was the tenderness with which he had just comforted Viola, replaced by ice-cold eyes as Cain barked an order.

“Everyone out.”

The knights jumped in alarm at the sharp command and stumbled backward.

“Yes, yes! Understood!”

Craig and the knights hurried to leave the training grounds.

But only one person remained in place. Naturally, it was Morden.

Cain spoke with a voice filled with cold fury.

“I told you to get lost.”

Despite Cain’s sharp warning, Morden simply could not accept the current situation.

“Your Grace knows as well!”

His voice echoed and spread like a reverberation.

“Dragon Blood doesn’t crumble from something like this!”

Morden’s eyes were filled with conviction about Dragon Blood. He believed without doubt that Cain shared the same thoughts.

Yes, there was no way Cain wouldn’t know. Wasn’t he the one who had endured an even harsher past!

If one was truly Dragon Blood… If Jayden was to become true Dragon Blood like Cain, he had to endure anything. He had merely provided Jayden with such an opportunity.

“I know.”

At the low voice, Morden’s face brightened for a moment.

As expected, Cain, being true Dragon Blood, would understand his intentions…

“That doesn’t change the fact that it’s no excuse for this situation.”

But the following warning crushed Morden’s expectations.

Cain was treating him not as a retainer, but as if looking at an enemy.

‘This can’t be right.’

Morden’s gaze instantly turned to Viola.

That sight of her frantically checking on the collapsed Jayden with worry. That was the attitude one would have toward a weak human, not Dragon Blood.

…Yes, it’s all because of that wench.

Jayden, the knight order. That insect-like commoner was clouding everyone’s vision.

Even the eyes of the perfect Dragon Blood, Cain!

Morden cried out with a heart-wrenching feeling.

“Your Grace! You’ve been bewitched by that lowly wench! You must come to your senses!”

However, his sincere advice didn’t reach his master.

“The one who’s lost his mind is you. Get out.”

Morden stood his ground, unable to accept it, but Cain never withdrew his command.

For Cain, not cutting down Morden on the spot was already a result of his patience.

When Cain released his sharpened killing intent, Morden was finally forced to leave.

‘After everything I’ve done for Dragon Blood.’

Was that truly His Grace’s will?

Bang. The door closed, leaving only heavy silence in the training grounds.

Cain slowly turned around and approached where Viola and Jayden were.

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While frantically examining Jayden, only three people remained inside the training grounds. Breaking through the heavy silence, Viola called to Jayden.

“Young Master.”

“Huu…”

Jayden’s eyes, which had been struggling to speak just moments ago, slowly closed. His focus kept blurring, as if his consciousness was becoming hazy from high fever and pain.

“Painkillers… I need painkillers…”

I’m sure I brought my bag.

I searched around with trembling hands, feeling the ground.

It had rolled somewhere in the chaos and was nowhere to be seen. Just as my heart was burning with urgency.

“Looking for this? It was lying over there.”

Suddenly, a large hand held out the dust-covered bag. It was Cain.

“Ah, yes! Thank you.”

Taking the bag, I frantically searched inside.

Pills would be absolutely impossible in this state… I had made some in syrup form for faster absorption.

Ah, here it… is.

I immediately tore open the medicine and held it, gently lifting Jayden’s head.

“Young Master, you need to take this. Swallow it down.”

“Ugh…”

I carefully poured the syrup between Jayden’s lips.

Even in his dazed state, the child seemed to hear my voice and managed to swallow the medicine.

It was a type with pain relief and fever-reducing effects, so this had put out the immediate fire.

However, this was merely first aid. There was still much more to treat.

“Your Grace, I’m sorry, but could you move the Young Master to the apothecary?”

Right now, it would be better to move Jayden to the simple bed in the treatment room rather than taking him to his bedroom. I needed to completely reformulate his medicine while monitoring his condition moment by moment.

“Of course.”

Cain carefully lifted Jayden as if handling a glass artifact.

“Yes. Please be careful not to shake his head. He must have a considerable headache right now.”

When I quickly gave him the precautions, Cain, who was already moving carefully, pressed Jayden’s head against his chest with one hand to secure it as he stepped forward.

“It’s that way.”

I followed behind him and ran straight to the apothecary.

After that, it was so hectic it resembled a battlefield.

Jayden’s condition, properly examined with the diagnostic tools in the apothecary, was terrible.

The dragon’s energy that had barely been stabilized was now raging even more fiercely as a backlash from being suppressed.

The energy swirling within his small body seemed to be gnawing at the child’s nerves.

“Huk, huu…”

Jayden repeatedly fainted briefly, then woke up letting out pain-filled moans.

Every time I saw his face, a mess from cold sweat, I felt like tears would burst forth.

Self-reproach weighed down on my chest.

I should never have allowed it in the first place. At the very least, I should have forced my way into the lesson.

I shouldn’t have waited outside like a fool. If I had opened the door just a little earlier, his condition wouldn’t have deteriorated to the worst state.

My eyes kept getting hot. Because I felt like I, as an adult, had failed to properly protect this young child.

Even in the midst of all this, Jayden was so kind that whenever he barely regained consciousness, he would comfort me, saying he was fine.

“Mmm, I’m fine, really…”

Even though terrible pain like being stabbed with needles must be coursing through his entire body. Even while frowning momentarily, Jayden forced his lips to curve upward.

As if saying those words of reassurance was his limit, he would immediately faint again repeatedly.

I bit my lips tightly and poured out everything I could do.

I made new medicine as quickly as possible according to his condition, and wiped away the cold sweat flowing down the child’s forehead countless times, praying that he would hurt even a little less.

And throughout that long time, Cain silently stayed by my side.

How much time had passed?

Outside the apothecary window, it was pitch black without a single point of light. I couldn’t even gauge what time it was.

“Haah….”

Jayden’s breathing had become much more comfortable.

Though he would have to stay bedridden for a while longer, it was fortunate that the raging energy had somewhat subsided and his pain had lessened.

‘Now I can breathe a sigh of relief.’

The tension suddenly released.

At the same time, the strength in my legs also gave out.

It was the aftereffect of being tense and bustling about for several hours.

As I unknowingly collapsed, I felt a warm presence catch me from behind.

“Viola.”

“Ah, Your Grace….”

He was still keeping watch by my side.

At some point, I had become so absorbed in treating Jayden that I had forgotten about Cain’s presence.

It seemed Cain had been quietly suppressing his presence so as not to interfere with the treatment.

Cain continued to hold me as if trying to help me stand again, but I could hardly put any strength in my legs.

Eventually, my body collapsed again. However, this time I settled not on the floor but into his embrace.

“Ah, I’m sorry. I can’t put any strength in my legs….”

“You overexerted yourself.”

Worried that he might be displeased by the sudden contact, I struggled to somehow get up.

As I struggled with my depleted stamina, Cain didn’t help me stand up but remained motionless while holding me.

Rather, he subtly put strength into the arm wrapped around my waist, only pulling me closer into his embrace.

I looked up at his face.

Even though I had essentially failed to fulfill my responsibility as Jayden’s dedicated healer, Cain’s eyes held no reproach but were filled only with trust toward me.

Meeting that gaze made my heart ache.

Now that the urgent crisis had passed, the words of self-blame I had suppressed in my heart naturally spilled out.

“I’m sorry, Your Grace. It was my mistake….”

The tears I had held back welled up again.

“I should have done it properly. The Young Master is just a child. I should have protected him…. I’m sorry.”

I could hardly understand what I was saying myself.

I was just so, so sorry. To both Jayden and Cain.

Emotions poured out like a bursting dam, and incoherent words flowed from me.

As if I had exhausted all my energy, everything before my eyes was just blurry. No strength entered my body as the tension released.

I soon lost consciousness in that state.

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