I Became the Wife of the Hero Who Killed Me - Chapter 95

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#Episode 95

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“Elisia, are you angry?”

“….”

I was currently holed up in the VIP guest quarters within the Imperial Palace.

I had cast off my dress and jewelry like shedding skin, and was lying on the bed in my nightgown wrapped only in a blanket, with my back turned to the entrance.

And Edwin was earnestly calling out to me through the crack of the door that was barely open.

Since it was the couple’s bedroom, he had to use the same lodging as me, but I wouldn’t even look at him.

“Elisia….”

Then Edwin cautiously poked his head through the crack in the door.

“I was wrong. Could you please forgive me just this once?”

I could hear the sound of people coming and going from the corridor.

Since this wasn’t a palace we used exclusively, whether nobles or servants, they would have seen Edwin fretting outside the door.

‘Isn’t Edwin embarrassed?’

He’s a Lombard after all, he has his dignity.

Whether I was sulking or not, he could just open the door and come in, but the fact that he was faithfully respecting the tiny gap I had accidentally(?) left open felt sincere in some way.

Eventually, I pretended to give in and asked.

“Then tell me what you did wrong.”

“I should have stayed by Elisia’s side, but I left to follow the Minister of Military Affairs….”

“Do you really think that’s it? Do you think I’m some child who gets scared when left alone?!”

Edwin’s eyes drooped at my scolding.

Originally, I had no intention of forgiving him until he gave me a proper answer.

But since I kept sensing people in the corridor, thinking of Edwin’s dignity—actually considering my own dignity more—I had no choice but to allow him to come in.

I was planning to tell him to only come halfway, but as soon as permission was granted, Edwin sat down beside the bed where I was curled up.

I didn’t even see him come in?

Is that human speed?

While I was blinking in bewilderment, Edwin carefully grasped the edge of my blanket. As if it were my hand.

“I know that Elisia doesn’t like appearing in front of people.”

“If you knew, then why did you do that? I was planning to pretend I didn’t know foreign languages.”

“I couldn’t just stand by and watch Elisia suffer from false rumors. I wanted everyone in the Imperial Capital to know how wonderful Elisia is.”

“Y-you’re trying to smooth things over with such embarrassing words?!”

I, who had been avoiding eye contact the whole time, suddenly looked up.

When our eyes met, Edwin’s gloomy expression brightened a little.

“Ah, are you showing me your face now?”

“No, I’m not.”

“Elisia is the most wonderful person I know. I’m confident that nowhere in Lombard could you find someone smarter and wiser than Elisia.”

“…”

“But at the same time, you’re also a kind person who considers others’ pain before your own.”

Edwin’s expression as he said this was serious.

He wasn’t acting cute or making his eyes sparkle like before, but was seriously choosing each word to express his true feelings.

“I don’t want you to be looked down upon by people anymore. Of course, Elisia is more beautiful than the angel Gabriel, but I want everyone to respect you for your essence, not your appearance. Because you’re someone who deserves that.”

“Edwin….”

I didn’t know he thought of me this way.

Secretly moved, I slowly reached out to him as he still only held the edge of my blanket…but suddenly came to my senses and turned my head away!

His intentions were good, but it wouldn’t do.

I wanted to act freely only within Lombard and live quietly and inconspicuously outside like a mushroom blooming in a shaded corner!

Something like today must never happen again.

I could sense Edwin fidgeting behind me, but I shouted, trying to find any fault.

“And also!!”

“…Also?”

“You’re not going to say that’s the only thing you did wrong?!”

Honestly, it wasn’t a question I expected an answer to, I was just nitpicking.

Except for when the Minister of Military Affairs came—and even then, the Minister of Military Affairs was a senior figure in political circles and the Former Emperor’s half-brother, so it was difficult to refuse—Edwin had stayed by my side the whole time trying to take care of me.

Apart from the foreign language incident, there wasn’t really anything to complain about.

Thinking this way, it seemed like I could forgive him soon—

“I thought you wouldn’t know this far, but as expected, I can’t fool Elisia’s eyes.”

“…?”

Edwin, who had been reading my mood, carefully spoke up.

“Actually, I was so busy bragging about my wife to Grand Duke Heidelberg that His Grace couldn’t even state his business. We agreed to meet again tomorrow.”

“What?!”

What kind of nonsense is this?!

When you say your wife, there’s only me! What kind of foolish talk did this man spout in front of the heavenly Minister of Military Affairs?!

I unwrapped the blanket around my body and got up from the bed.

And just as I was about to grab Edwin by the collar.

“But how could I not brag about such a wonderful and beautiful wife.”

“…!”

“His Grace the Grand Duke, who heard my words, also encouraged us, saying that good marital harmony is a joyful thing.”

I could imagine the Grand Duke’s reaction without seeing it.

He must have thought these young people in their prime were being lovey-dovey, felt quite awkward about it, but still did his best to give a diplomatic answer considering the other party’s dignity!

My social reputation had now fallen to an irreparable level.

Like the furniture Berry had grabbed, it had turned to dust and vanished without a trace.

“….”

I let go of Edwin’s collar and collapsed weakly onto the blanket.

Then I rolled myself up again and pressed close to the wall.

“Turn off the lights.”

“You must be tired, so rest comfortably. I’ll sleep on the sofa—”

“Does Edwin want to make me a shrew? You called me a w-wonderful and beautiful wife.”

The sofa in the Imperial Palace was too small for Edwin to lie down on.

It was big enough for two or three people to sit, but he was on the larger side even among the big-boned Northerners.

If he slept on that sofa every day, his spine would obviously crumble.

Edwin already had unseemly problems, and if his back got ruined too, then Lombard’s very existence would truly be in danger….

Rationalizing the situation that there was absolutely no other meaning, I grabbed Edwin’s collar and pulled him.

“Sleep with me.”

“Elisia?”

“From now on, just keep sleeping together. I don’t want only Edwin to sleep uncomfortably. And I trust that Edwin won’t do a-anything strange….”

I looked up at him, but since he was backlit, I couldn’t tell what expression he had.

Anyway, after a brief silence, Edwin nodded, washed up briefly, changed clothes, and came up to the bed.

I could feel the heavy weight on the mattress.

When I was lying alone, I thought it was as wide as a playground, but when he came in, it strangely felt full and cozy.

‘This feeling is strange.’

Maybe it’s because I haven’t slept next to anyone since I was little.

I didn’t know that having my only ally lying right next to me in the middle of this glamorous yet ruthless palace would be such a comfort.

‘Really strange. Lately, whenever I see Edwin….’

The day’s schedule must have been tiring, as I could hear his steady breathing softly from him with his eyes closed.

Relying on the faint moonlight, I stared intently at Edwin’s sleeping face, then suddenly looked down.

I had rolled up all the blanket by myself.

Even though this was the Southern Region, it was still early spring, so he might catch a cold sleeping with his bare body.

I carefully pulled out half of the blanket and gently covered Ed, being careful not to wake him.

“Sleep well.”

It was a strange feeling.

How someone with the same name and same face could be a completely different person from the Ed of the past.

The person who had once discarded me like a disposable item now saw me as a wonderful and precious being that couldn’t be replaced by anything.

“…Yawn.”

I could no longer resist the drowsiness washing over me.

With Edwin by my side, it seemed like I could sleep without nightmares tonight.

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Her breathing became quiet and regular.

Edwin, who had been lying still pretending to sleep, silently opened his eyes.

‘…I’m happy.’

Just looking at her peacefully sleeping face made him feel that way.

He felt one corner of his coldly dried heart softly melting away.

Edwin narrowed his eyes as he carefully brushed away the hair stuck to Elisia’s forehead.

‘I never expected the Emperor to cause trouble from the very first day.’

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