I Made a Mistake in my Confession. Can I Cancel it? - Chapter 37

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Chapter 37

 

“Explain in more detail.”

 

“It’s not at a stage where I can be certain yet. However…”

 

Dr. Sellie paused to choose her words, then opened her lips.

 

“…For now, I have a strong feeling there’s a certain pattern. I’ll tell you in detail once it becomes clearer.”

 

Kartan’s gaze turned to the sleeping Lillian. Though there was still a long way to go, he felt like he had taken a step forward.

 

“Your Grace the Archduke, all treatment is complete. However, the antidote also contains sleeping medicine components, so the Count’s Daughter probably won’t wake up until tomorrow. When she wakes up, the Phantom Grass components will have settled completely, so please don’t worry too much.”

 

“Yes, you’ve worked hard.”

 

Kartan quietly stroked Lillian’s hair as she looked peaceful. Then, Lillian pulled his arm close in her sleep and murmured.

 

“Don’t go… anywhere.”

 

In that moment, Kartan couldn’t help but chuckle softly. Then, when his eyes met Dr. Sellie’s, he felt embarrassed and cleared his throat.

 

“Hmm, are you still here?”

 

“I was just about to leave anyway.”

 

Dr. Sellie, who had gathered her medical tools, turned around but stopped to speak to Kartan.

 

“Oh, and just in case, you should watch over the Count’s Daughter until she wakes up. Of course, don’t touch her since it’s dangerous.”

 

“I know that too. So hurry up and get out.”

 

Kartan waved his hand as if he found it bothersome to deal with her any longer.

 

“Just in case, I’m also leaving an antidote for His Grace the Archduke to drink. Please take care of yourself.”

 

“That mouth of yours.”

 

Kartan finally looked at Dr. Sellie. At his sharp gaze, Dr. Sellie chuckled and bowed her head politely.

 

“May God’s blessing be with you.”

 

Click.

 

With the sound of the door closing, everything around became quiet. Kartan looked at the sleeping Lillian and reached out to her disheveled hair.

 

“I will definitely protect you, Lillian.”

 

Then, Lillian murmured again not to go. She seemed to be having a bad dream. Soon, Kartan’s lips gently touched Lillian’s forehead and pulled away.

 

“I won’t go, not anywhere.”

 

* * *

 

“Cold…”

 

Lillian burrowed into the blanket in her sleep. Then she instinctively pulled the warm pillow next to her into her arms.

 

‘Ah, this is nice. Big and firm.’

 

As she rubbed her head against it, she suddenly thought something was strange.

 

‘But when did my room have two pillows?’

 

The texture was completely different too. Only then did Lillian open her eyes to check the identity of the pillow and was startled.

 

“Kyaah!”

 

She quickly grabbed the blanket to cover herself first. Fortunately, he was properly dressed.

 

Perhaps disturbed by the noise, Kartan frowned.

 

“What?”

 

“Y-Your Grace the Archduke, why are you here?”

 

Lillian quickly checked her own appearance.

 

‘I can see I’m wearing clothes, so it seems like a situation I can feel relieved about for now… but what on earth happened?’

 

Lillian was shocked when she heard his words that followed amidst her confusion.

 

“You were holding onto me and wouldn’t let go. Don’t you remember?”

 

“What? That can’t be!”

 

For a brief moment, Kartan’s expression changed subtly.

 

‘I really did that? That’s impossible!’

 

For a moment, the image of herself clinging to him saying she liked him flashed through her mind. She was certain she had met His Majesty the Emperor yesterday, but she couldn’t remember anything after that.

 

‘What do I do! Did I really confess to His Grace the Archduke?’

 

“No, that can’t be right. Please, it can’t be.”

 

While she was shaking her head vigorously, she heard a sigh from beside her.

 

“Lillian, I understand you’re confused, but could you give me the blanket? I’m tired after being tormented all night.”

 

“T-tormented? All night?”

 

“Yeah.”

 

Kartan answered casually and snatched the blanket away. Lillian, who was burning with anxiety, hurriedly shook him awake as he turned over.

 

“I’m just asking just in case. Yesterday, nothing happened, right?”

 

“What kind of something?”

 

“…”

 

She couldn’t bring herself to ask ‘Did I cling to Your Grace crying and saying I liked you?’ She just bit her nails and focused on watching for changes in his expression. He was just as indifferent as usual.

 

“N-no, nothing at all…”

 

But she couldn’t shake off the uncomfortable feeling.

 

‘Did I perhaps attack him? Is that why he said he was tormented all night? I definitely clung to him saying I liked him, so nothing couldn’t have happened.’

 

“I don’t know what kind of ridiculous delusion you’re having. It took all night just to get that one thing on you. So let me sleep.”

 

‘Put what on me?’

 

Lillian quickly checked the clothes she was wearing. Come to think of it, when she went to the charity fundraiser, she was definitely wearing a dress, but now she was wearing a pajama shirt.

 

“You didn’t personally dress me yourself, did you, Your Grace…?”

 

Just thinking about it made her chest feel cold. She prayed it wasn’t the case, but once again, heaven was not on Lillian’s side.

 

“Then who should I have asked? Should I have asked the guard outside?”

 

This can’t be! Lightning struck above her head in an instant.

 

“But there are other servants at the Archduke’s Residence. You could have asked them…!”

 

Only then did Lillian realize that she wasn’t at the Archduke’s Residence.

 

“Where is this? It doesn’t seem like the Archduke’s Residence.”

 

“Of course not, this is the Separate Palace.”

 

Then Kartan let out a long sigh. It seemed she had bothered him too much when he was tired.

 

“I’m sorry. I’ll be quiet, so please sleep…”

 

Only then did he close his eyes again. But Lillian couldn’t stay still. She lay on the bed tossing and turning, and finally sat up.

 

“Where are you going?”

 

“Oh, you’re not asleep yet?”

 

“How can I sleep when you’re rustling around like that next to me?”

 

“Ah… I’m sorry. I thought my being here would disturb your sleep. I’ll go outside so you can rest comfortably.”

 

Eventually, Kartan let out a sigh.

 

“Forget it. Thanks to you, I’m completely awake now, so just stay.”

 

“Yes…”

 

For some reason she couldn’t understand, he seemed angry since earlier.

 

‘Well, after causing such a scene and then not even remembering it… he has every right to be angry.’

 

In the end, Lillian decided to apologize to him first.

 

“I’m sorry. Yesterday I wasn’t feeling well, so I think I made a mistake.”

 

“…”

 

But he didn’t accept it. No, it seemed like he got even angrier.

 

‘Did I make another mistake?’

 

If not an apology, then what was she supposed to do?

 

“What I mean is… bad rumors were going around, and strange things happened to me, so I wasn’t in my right mind. So please forget about yesterday.”

 

This time she thought she had explained properly, but he spoke in a cold voice.

 

“When you can’t even remember what you did. Is there any sincerity in your apology?”

 

Lillian froze in that moment. It seemed he was very angry indeed. Not knowing what to do, she lowered her gaze and just bit her lips.

 

“I’m truly sorry. It won’t happen again.”

 

“Forget it. That’s not what I wanted to hear.”

 

“Yes…”

 

Somehow it felt like she had said the wrong thing.

 

‘I should have just stayed quiet.’

 

In this situation, it was awkward to ask what had happened yesterday. Lillian just hung her head low like a criminal.

 

“But what rumors were going around?”

 

Somehow his voice seemed to have softened considerably. Her relief was short-lived as Lillian was already worried again.

 

“Well…”

 

Now that she was about to speak, she didn’t know where to start. Normally he would have pressed her for answers, but for some reason he was quiet.

 

“Actually, there were rumors going around that His Majesty the Emperor and I were… in that kind of relationship. But that’s absolutely not true. I don’t know why such rumors started, but I hope you don’t misunderstand.”

 

Nervous, Lillian kept watching Kartan’s reaction. But he just yawned long and responded nonchalantly.

 

“Oh, really?”

 

Then he made Lillian lie back down on the bed too. Suddenly finding herself lying down using his arm as a pillow, Lillian was flustered and didn’t know what to do. Her heart felt like it would burst.

 

“Let’s sleep for just one more hour like this.”

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