I Made a Mistake in my Confession. Can I Cancel it? - Chapter 53

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Chapter 53

 

Dr. Sellie’s words from some time ago came to Lillian’s mind.

 

‘But I really don’t understand. If I had that kind of ability, I would never let it go to waste. Why do you keep trying to hide your ability?’

 

‘Someone might try to use my ability.’

 

‘Then you should become strong enough so that no one would dare abuse Count’s Daughter’s ability. It would be nice if His Grace the Archduke could protect you every time, but ultimately, I think Count’s Daughter needs to have the power to protect herself.’

 

Before she knew it, the Power of Revival flowing from Lillian’s hands had sprouted a small bud. Then it transformed into something like a stem and stretched toward Kartan.

 

“What are you doing?”

 

“I thought His Grace the Archduke might be cold too. The sun will set soon…”

 

“It’s fine, so don’t waste your strength on unnecessary things.”

 

“…”

 

Despite Kartan’s dissuasion, Lillian did not withdraw her power. She always felt like a burden to His Grace the Archduke. So today, at least, she wanted to be of help to him.

 

“I shouldn’t have left the Archduke’s Residence.”

 

“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

 

“I thought if I became independent from His Grace the Archduke, I could be confident in front of everyone. But I realized that if I don’t become confident on my own, it’s all meaningless. So from now on, I’m going to do what I can do too.”

 

His eyes that met hers trembled slightly. Even though she had spoken quite seriously, he suddenly stretched the corners of his mouth into a long smile.

 

“You’re just realizing that now?”

 

Lillian, who had been listening, also felt deflated and started laughing.

 

“I know, right.”

 

Then she let out a low sigh. When she looked up at the sky, the sunset was already setting.

 

“Actually, when I was young, I don’t remember it well, but I was kidnapped once.”

 

Perhaps because of the sudden timing, or maybe because he was surprised by the unexpected story of her dark past. For a moment, he hesitated.

 

“At that time, someone saved me. Thanks to them, I survived like this. But… if the same thing happens again next time, what will happen then… That’s why I’ve always lived hiding my power. I thought that was the best thing to do.”

 

“…”

 

“Actually, I thought that was the reason His Grace the Archduke was dating me too. I’m not someone overflowing with feminine charm like Lady Bella.”

 

“…”

 

“Thank you for saving me earlier.”

 

Only then did he heavily part his lips.

 

“Really, you’ve had all sorts of thoughts by yourself.”

 

Lillian buried her head between her curled-up legs.

 

“Someday, if I meet the person who saved me back then, I want to tell them the same thing. That I’m really grateful they saved me at that time.”

 

Suddenly, Kartan let out a meaningful sneer.

 

“Do you really think you have no charm as a woman?”

 

Lillian’s eyes widened at the unexpected words.

 

“Wasn’t that the case?”

 

“…”

 

Instead of answering, he narrowed his eyes.

 

“But according to what I heard from Dr. Sellie, even when you saw me intoxicated by the love potion, you didn’t lay a finger on me…”

 

“How ridiculous.”

 

“Pardon?”

 

In an instant, he covered his forehead as if tired.

 

“No, that incident isn’t even worth mentioning anymore.”

 

‘Hmm, it seems like there was something more that I don’t know about, wasn’t there?’

 

But since he seemed reluctant to mention it further, she couldn’t bring herself to pry.

 

‘Well, it wasn’t a good thing anyway. If it passed well, that’s all that matters…’

 

Then Kartan patted the spot next to him with his hand.

 

“Come here.”

 

“Pardon?”

 

‘Why is he suddenly asking me to come sit next to him?’

 

Her face grew hot for no reason, and Lillian just looked around the lake area. At this, he added urging words.

 

“I’m cold, come here.”

 

“Ah.”

 

‘He was just cold.’

 

That made sense since he was currently wearing just a simple shirt. No matter how much he ran hot, as a human it was natural for him to be cold.

 

Lillian couldn’t hide her disappointment for some reason. What exactly had she been hoping for?

 

Soon the dejected Lillian moved to sit next to Kartan.

 

Then suddenly he embraced Lillian from behind. Not only that, but he even rested his chin on her shoulder!

 

“This is much more efficient than using power.”

 

“Ah, yes…”

 

Lillian froze while being held by him.

 

As His Grace the Archduke said, in the current situation, sharing body heat with each other was the best method until someone came to rescue them.

 

But why was her heart beating as if it would burst?

 

‘Still, I’m glad His Grace the Archduke is holding me from behind. Otherwise, he would have caught sight of my foolish face right now!’

 

Her face must be as red as a radish right now. It felt like all the blood in her heart was gathering in her face.

 

She was so warm that she was sweating all over her body.

 

‘He can’t hear my heartbeat too, can he?’

 

Lillian tensely took a breath. She wanted to somehow slow down the beating sound, but once her heart started racing, it wouldn’t calm down easily.

 

‘He’s going to notice at this rate!’

 

But she couldn’t coldly push away someone who said he was cold. Feeling troubled, Lillian just looked down at the railing of the small boat.

 

But now the corners of her mouth started twitching on their own.

 

‘Why is my body acting like this today? Is it broken…’

 

She tried pressing her raised cheekbone with her index finger, but it was no use. Then she heard Kartan’s low laughter from behind.

 

“What are you doing?”

 

Instantly embarrassed, Lillian played dumb as if nothing had happened.

 

“I, I’m not doing anything, why, why do you ask?”

 

“Lillian.”

 

The breath in his calling voice tickled Lillian’s nape. When the hot breath touched her, it started burning as if she’d been touched by fire.

 

“Are you nervous about being like this with me?”

 

Today, his voice felt especially sweet and alluring. Like smooth milk chocolate melted in a double boiler, perhaps.

 

“No! Th-that can’t be!”

 

I was so nervous that I blurted out whatever came to mind without thinking. After hearing those words, he remained silent for a long while.

 

‘Did I make a mistake?’

 

Since I was turned away, I couldn’t tell what expression he was making. Lillian racked her brain trying to lighten the heavy atmosphere.

 

“A-aren’t you cold?”

 

“Yeah.”

 

“Well, that’s good to hear.”

 

“….”

 

His voice was infinitely cold. It seemed to have had the opposite effect. Not knowing how to break the tension, Lillian bit her lip.

 

‘Let me just ask him honestly.’

 

“Um, did I make some kind of mistake?”

 

“No, you only made one mistake.”

 

“…I see.”

 

‘That doesn’t sound right….’

 

His voice still didn’t sound good. He was definitely upset with me about something.

 

“May I ask what mistake I made?”

 

“Do you want to know?”

 

“….”

 

For a moment, Lillian hesitated instead of answering immediately. She worried about what would happen if she had made such a terrible mistake that it couldn’t be undone.

 

“Was it a really big mistake?”

 

“Yeah.”

 

“…!”

 

Lillian was shocked. She thought carefully about what mistake she could have made, but couldn’t figure it out at all.

 

‘Wait! Does he know that I was trying to confess to someone else? But I already told him about that….’

 

Aside from that, she couldn’t think of any other mistakes she had made with him.

 

‘Or did I just say something nonsensical?’

 

Good heavens. Lillian bit her lip. If she had made a mistake, she should apologize. But to do that, she first needed to know what she had said.

 

“Could you please tell me what mistake it was? If I know, I can apologize and…!”

 

Suddenly, he turned Lillian around to face him. At his sudden action, Lillian felt as if her breath had stopped.

 

“Don’t resent me. I’m just giving you back what you gave me.”

 

Then he leaned down and kissed Lillian directly.

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