I Became the Wife of the Hero Who Killed Me - Chapter 153

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#Episode 153

 

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It was mealtime.

 

Edwin cut the well-grilled meat into bite-sized pieces and diligently moved them to Elisia’s plate.

 

She had a small appetite, so he had to constantly look after her like this to get her to eat even a little more food.

 

Elisia, who had been chewing earnestly, suddenly looked up.

 

“Why do you keep giving me everything? Edwin, you should eat too.”

 

“I am eating as well.”

 

The two of them had different eating speeds to begin with.

 

Edwin roughly cut a large chunk of meat and cleanly put it in his mouth as if to show her.

 

While he cut small, pretty bite-sized pieces when giving them to Elisia, when eating himself, he seemed focused solely on filling his stomach.

 

“The Head Chef will cry. They must have put their heart and soul into cooking for us.”

 

“They would be happier seeing Elisia eat deliciously than me. Haven’t you gotten too thin from all the hardship in the Imperial Capital?”

 

“Stop giving me more now. I really feel like my stomach will burst.”

 

“Then just up to here, okay?”

 

Elisia was particularly weak against Edwin’s earnest gaze.

 

She reluctantly opened her mouth like a baby bird and ate the last piece.

 

After finishing their meal, the two moved to the reception room to have dessert.

 

Today’s dessert was a tart made with seasonal fruit from the Imperial Capital – Elisia’s favorite.

 

But her fork moved slower than usual.

 

Sure enough, she glanced at Edwin and carefully began to speak.

 

“I… have something to confess.”

 

“Please speak comfortably.”

 

She chewed her lips as if pondering how to bring up the topic.

 

“Actually, yesterday I met a fortune teller. It’s not that I believe in Dark Arts, just for entertainment… though, I don’t completely disbelieve it either.”

 

Her statement wavered back and forth.

 

Still, he didn’t rush her and waited calmly, so Elisia seemed to make up her mind and continued speaking.

 

“Tonight at dawn, three stars will appear in a row in the night sky. It’s supposedly a very auspicious sign, and specifically how auspicious it is—”

 

Elisia’s cheeks turned bright red as she chose her words.

 

Edwin stared entranced at her face that seemed to hold rose water.

 

Elisia seemed completely unaware of what kind of feelings such an expression stirred in Edwin.

 

“A strong heir will be born who will bring order and peace to Lombard…”

 

“I, I see.”

 

Edwin answered in a deliberately calm voice.

 

But right now his mind was tangled with all sorts of thoughts.

 

Though he was skilled at hiding his emotions so those around him rarely noticed, he often lost his reason even from just lightly touching lips with Elisia.

 

It was the same now.

 

He wasn’t foolish enough not to understand why she had called for an astrologer.

 

“So, what I’m saying is… um, that is…”

 

Edwin got up from the sofa and approached Elisia.

 

Not even noticing that he had come right beside her from across the room, she was still choosing her words with her face bright red.

 

Finally, Edwin sat on the sofa’s armrest and slowly stroked Elisia’s cheek with his thumb.

 

“Would it be alright?”

 

“What would?”

 

“For you to become a true wife with me.”

 

“…”

 

Elisia looked up at him without saying anything.

 

Still, Edwin felt he knew her answer.

 

It was completely different from when she had rushed at him in Bellamare saying they should become husband and wife. Though she was embarrassed, there seemed to be no more hesitation.

 

Edwin fiddled with her small, soft earlobe.

 

“The real me might be very different from the me you think you know.”

 

“…”

 

“I’m afraid that the me you admire might be me pretending to be a good person in front of you. I’m scared it would mean deceiving and misleading you.”

 

He wanted Elisia to a suffocating degree.

 

He wanted to tell her that no man could want her more than he did, that she had no idea how hard he tried not to reveal his beastly, base desires in front of her.

 

But the greater his desire for her grew, the more his guilt grew alongside it.

 

Right now, Elisia didn’t know everything about him.

 

And he had no intention of telling her the truth about the past either.

 

He didn’t want to burden her with trauma by bringing up past events when she already struggled and refused to enter just seeing the entrance to the basement.

 

‘But isn’t this deception?’

 

Ah, he was deceiving the woman he loved.

 

And yet he was a criminal who desired her.

 

“Edwin, I know you have wounds you haven’t told me about.”

 

“…”

 

“I don’t know exactly what they are, but spending time together, I couldn’t help but notice there’s a big hole in one corner of your heart.”

 

Elisia’s eyes looking up at Edwin were endlessly clear and transparent.

 

As if trying to show him all her inner thoughts, she still looked embarrassed but gazed straight at Edwin.

 

“I still like you.”

 

“Elisia.”

 

“I chose you prepared to handle all of that. Because I love you. But will you choose fear and run away from me?”

 

Elisia leaned back and pulled Edwin’s wrist as he sat on the armrest.

 

The distance between them narrowed instantly until their breaths could touch.

 

“Edwin, do you love me?”

 

“I love you.”

 

“Do you want me?”

 

This time he couldn’t answer easily.

 

Elisia continued speaking.

 

“Just tell me this one thing. Is the feeling of wanting to become a true wife with you mine alone? If I’m forcing this on you—”

 

“…I want you.”

 

Edwin gritted his teeth.

 

Faced with such sincerity coming at him with full force, he had no choice but to confess as if spitting it out.

 

“I want you even at this very moment. All of you, from head to toe. How could I not want you?”

 

“Edwin.”

 

“But I cannot show you everything. It might be for a lifetime… The man you say you love is actually such a cowardly human. Would that still be alright?”

 

Elisia placed her hand on Edwin’s chest.

 

As if feeling his heartbeat racing toward her, she gently stroked his firm chest.

 

“I’ll say it again. I chose you. No other reason matters at all. I simply love you.”

 

“…”

 

“Is this not enough?”

 

The wall Edwin had built crumbled completely before such a heartfelt confession.

 

He answered by devouring Elisia’s lips.

 

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The night everyone at Lombard Castle had been waiting for arrived.

 

Gentle steam rose from the bathtub filled with rose water. As if to relax my tension, the servants gently massaged my shoulders to loosen my muscles.

 

Once my body was warmed, I got out of the bathtub and stood before the mirror.

 

They pressed a dry towel against me to absorb the moisture, while on the other side, they combed my hair and applied perfumed oil.

 

Then they dressed me in a chemise nightgown.

 

The delicate embroidery on it subtly revealed the wearer’s silhouette.

 

“Madam, please do not be too afraid. You need only follow your master’s lead.”

 

“We will wait on the lower floor. Please pull the cord if you need anything.”

 

Even the servants attending me were different from usual.

 

The experienced head maid led the servants out of the bedroom.

 

As the door closed, the bedroom fell into complete silence.

 

I looked up at the night sky outside the window, trying to calm my heart that felt ready to burst from tension.

 

Edwin was scheduled to come in around midnight, timed to the auspicious hour the astrologer had mentioned. I had to be alone for about another hour.

 

“Ah, I’m so embarrassed I could die…”

 

Where had I found such courage earlier?

 

If I could turn back time, I would never have been able to say those words. Following my bold confession of love, I had even asked him directly if he wanted me.

 

It was fortunate that only Edwin heard it – if anyone else had witnessed it, I would have buried my face in a washbasin.

 

I was too embarrassed to even recall it again.

 

“Still, it was worth finding the courage.”

 

After all, here I was sitting on the bed wearing this scandalous nightgown that I couldn’t even turn my head toward the mirror to look at.

 

Edwin would be coming in soon, but I had no idea what I should do then.

 

Should I hold a rose in my mouth or something?

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