I Made a Mistake in my Confession. Can I Cancel it? - Chapter 52

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Chapter 52

 

‘A monster out of nowhere…!’

 

Lillian was so shocked that she couldn’t even scream. The monster’s teeth were so large and sharp they looked like saw blades.

 

Then an outstretched hand wrapped around Lillian’s frozen waist. Soon after, her head bumped against something hard and flat.

 

Thud.

 

The sound of a heartbeat reaching her ears made her feel dizzy. Kartan’s heartbeat was fast but solid and steady.

 

The moment Lillian looked up at him with a dazed expression, Kartan swung whatever he was holding in his hand.

 

A short, dull sound echoed across the lake. Then with a splash, the monster sank into the water. The water churned roughly and shook the small boat, but fortunately she was in his arms so she didn’t lose her balance.

 

Soon Lillian saw the weapon he was holding. The oar wrapped in blue flash gradually turned to ash and disappeared.

 

“Are you okay?”

 

She noticed blood splattered on his cheek. She unconsciously reached out to wipe it away.

 

“Your Grace the Archduke, there’s blood on your cheek…”

 

Thud.

 

Suddenly Kartan pushed Lillian away. Then he sat down and frantically began washing his face with the cold lake water.

 

“…”

 

At this unexpected sight, Lillian was even more shocked than when she had faced the monster. To go to such lengths to wipe away just a few drops of blood. It was like watching someone with severe mysophobia.

 

“Your Grace the Archduke.”

 

“…”

 

Even when she called out, he didn’t respond.

 

“You don’t need to go that far. The blood is all wiped away.”

 

Only then did Kartan stop his hands. Then he didn’t move as if he had turned into a stone statue. For a while, silence hung over the small boat.

 

‘Why isn’t he saying anything? Maybe he’s embarrassed that he showed me such a side of himself…’

 

She noticed his fingertips trembling slightly. It seemed he had exhausted a lot of energy subduing the large monster in one blow.

 

Lillian offered her handkerchief.

 

“Use this to dry off.”

 

But Kartan didn’t even acknowledge it. Having no choice, she leaned toward him from her side. Then she brought the handkerchief directly to his wet cheek and said.

 

“Please don’t be angry that I touched you without permission. Your Grace the Archduke said so before. That we’re close enough for this kind of thing. So please forgive me, just for today.”

 

It was behavior she couldn’t excuse even if her courage had left her body. But she didn’t want to leave her life’s savior feeling embarrassed.

 

Thud.

 

At that moment, he grabbed the hand holding the handkerchief.

 

“Lillian.”

 

Finally Kartan and Lillian’s eyes met. The pupils visible between his wet eyelashes were clearer and deeper than the lake they were standing on. So his wavering eyes made Lillian’s heart flutter as well.

 

Soon Kartan asked in a low, sunken voice.

 

“Did I… look like a monster?”

 

“What?”

 

Confused by the sudden question, before Lillian could say anything, he cut her off first.

 

“Never mind. I don’t want to hear it, so don’t say anything.”

 

“…”

 

Then he let go of her hand and turned his back to Lillian once again.

 

‘Ugh, this isn’t the atmosphere I had in mind at all….’

 

Sitting in her seat, Lillian just stared down at the innocent ship’s floor.

 

‘Plans and everything else are ruined, so I just want to go home.’

 

Suddenly Lillian’s head snapped up with a start. A crucial fact she had been overlooking struck her mind forcefully.

 

“Come to think of it, we don’t have oars anymore, so how do we get out of here?”

 

Only then did he look down at his empty hands. Then he let out a low sigh. It seemed His Grace the Archduke didn’t have any clever solutions either.

 

“This is serious. No one would come all the way up to a mountain peak like this.”

 

Soon when it got dark, it would be cold and they’d be hungry too. Lillian’s gaze, which had been dejected, suddenly fell on the box containing chocolate.

 

‘Right, since it’s come to this, I should at least eat this and endure.’

 

With a feeling of desperation, Lillian picked up the chocolate box that had been today’s highlight.

 

“Your Grace the Archduke. This is chocolate I made—would you like to try some?”

 

Though it had been an important gift to convey her feelings, seeing the chocolate suddenly reduced to emergency rations brought a bitter feeling to one corner of her heart.

 

‘But there’s nothing I can do. I have to eat this and endure for now.’

 

There was no telling when people would come to rescue them.

 

‘At least I’m glad I didn’t come empty-handed.’

 

But his reaction to seeing Lillian’s heartfelt secret weapon was cold.

 

“You made this?”

 

“Yes.”

 

“Why?”

 

His expression turned serious as if Lillian had offered him something inedible.

 

“…Well, for you to try.”

 

Since his reaction was lukewarm, she somehow felt like she had done something pointless.

 

‘Well, I’m not even a professional patissier, so there’s no way chocolate I made would suit his taste….’

 

“What did you make it yourself for? Weren’t you satisfied with the patissier at home?”

 

“No….”

 

Somehow her outstretched hand was starting to feel increasingly embarrassing.

 

“I’ll just eat it all myself. Don’t worry about it.”

 

As the dejected Lillian tried to put the box away, it suddenly slipped out of her hand. Before she knew it, the box was in Kartan’s hands.

 

“Who said I wouldn’t eat it? You should listen to people until the end.”

 

Kartan picked up a piece of chocolate with a suspicious expression and put it straight in his mouth. Lillian inwardly held her breath, wondering what kind of evaluation he would give.

 

“…It’s delicious.”

 

Though he said that, his expression was quite reluctant. It definitely didn’t suit his taste.

 

“Don’t force yourself to eat it.”

 

As Lillian tried to take the box back, Kartan raised his hand high to stop her.

 

“Why are you trying to take it away when I’m eating it deliciously?”

 

“Honestly, it doesn’t suit your taste. It shows all over your face.”

 

“What about my face? I’m always like this.”

 

Going even further, he devoured all the chocolate right there like a gluttonous greedy person.

 

“Wow. You ate all of that… everything?”

 

“I said it was delicious. Make more next time.”

 

‘It must be incredibly sweet….’

 

Lillian couldn’t bring herself to finish that thought. The patissier had definitely said this chocolate was much sweeter than the others and should only be eaten one per day.

 

Lillian looked down at the empty box with a dazed expression.

 

‘He really must love sweet things immensely. Next time I should make them even sweeter!’

 

She felt secretly proud and the corners of her mouth kept turning up.

 

He cleared his throat a few times, then continued in a somewhat dry voice.

 

“And don’t worry too much. When the coachman realizes we haven’t returned, he’ll notify the mansion. Then the knights will come to get us by dawn at the latest.”

 

“Yes.”

 

Feeling somewhat reassured, Lillian curled up under the blanket.

 

“Are you cold?”

 

“A little….”

 

Before Lillian could even finish speaking, he took off his outer garment.

 

“It’s fine. Your Grace must be cold too.”

 

“I get hot easily, so I don’t need it. If you really don’t want to wear it, just hold it.”

 

“….”

 

If she got sick here, she would obviously become a burden to him. It would be better to accept it rather than show unnecessary modesty.

 

“Yes, then I’ll gratefully accept it.”

 

The clothes she received still carried His Grace the Archduke’s subtle scent. As she breathed it in, she felt warm and naturally at ease.

 

‘Ah, this is nice.’

 

She unconsciously started to bury her face in the clothes but stopped and looked up. He was staring across the lake with an expressionless face.

 

‘Is there something else there? I don’t want to see any more monsters….’

 

Her worry was brief, as she quietly stole glances at His Grace the Archduke’s profile, she suddenly thought that having to spend the night like this wasn’t entirely bad.

 

Lillian, who didn’t dislike this situation, buried her face in Kartan’s clothes and giggled to herself.

 

‘Maybe it doesn’t matter if I don’t receive something like a confession.’

 

She remembered what Dr. Sellie had said. That dating was already proof of liking someone.

 

‘But….’

 

She had heard from Dr. Sellie about what happened when she was under the influence of the love potion. He hadn’t laid a finger on her, she said. Even when she was seducing him.

 

At first, she had just thought it was fortunate. But gradually, she became anxious, wondering if she lacked charm as a woman. That’s why she had stubbornly insisted on bringing him here.

 

“Your Grace, I’m sorry for suggesting we come to a place like this.”

 

“Why are you suddenly saying that?”

 

“….”

 

Instead of answering, Lillian opened her palm. Then she concentrated her power.

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