I Married the Terminally Ill Emperor - Chapter 35

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I Married a Terminally Ill Emperor

Chapter 35

“Monet. I’ll have this door opened right now. I’ll tell Nanny to… treat you immediately.”

Her throat was stinging and the words wouldn’t come out easily, but Viviana forced herself to continue speaking.

“It’s alright, Princess. I’m leaving the Imperial Palace tomorrow anyway.”

“What?”

“Nanny said I’m useless and that she’s sending me back to the Orphanage.”

Monet hung her head and tried to put on a calm voice.

“No. I won’t let her send you away. I’ll go to Nanny right now.”

“Princess, please don’t do that because of me. You need to be careful of Nanny. She’s not the same Nanny as before.”

“Wait. I’ll find a way to get you out of there.”

Viviana hurriedly got up and headed straight to Nanny’s Room.

Although she had become sharp over the past few months, Nanny had always been an angel-like person who cherished her.

But who could have beaten Monet like that? Surely not Nanny?

Her steps toward the Room grew heavier and heavier. No matter how much a person had changed, could she really beat Monet like that?

She shook her head vigorously, and her black hair fluttered over her face.

Right. Nanny wouldn’t have been the one to beat her. It must have been the other Maids who were by Nanny’s side.

Since Nanny oversaw the Princess Palace, her Office Room and Room were connected.

When she cracked open the Office Room door and went inside, she could see Nanny’s Room door was slightly open.

Light was seeping through that gap.

Was she still awake? Now that she thought about actually facing Nanny, her heart was pounding. She wanted to just turn back, but Monet’s bruised face kept flickering before her eyes.

I need to tell her to treat Monet right away. I need to ask her to give Monet back.

Her hands were sweaty from tension. She wiped the sweat on her Pajamas and barely managed to grab the Room door handle when a voice leaked out from inside.

“Yes. As you know, Princess can’t move a muscle against my words. Oh my, another reward? That’s preposterous. Haven’t you already given it to me?”

Nanny was having a bright conversation with someone.

Viviana lowered the hand that had been gripping the handle and peeked at Nanny through the door crack.

Soon, Viviana’s eyes widened as much as they could. There was a Necklace in Nanny’s hand.

The Red Ruby positioned in the center like it was modeled after the midday sun, and the Gold surrounding it.

Why is that in Nanny’s hands?

That was her Mother’s Belongings that she had thrown into the Lakeside.

“Princess won’t give this up. She’ll head to the Lakeside again to pick up that Fake. Without knowing that the Original is with me. Ho ho ho.”

Viviana quickly covered her lips with both hands, afraid a scream might escape.

Nanny deceived me. How could she do that? She deceived me because she coveted the Necklace.

She backed away frantically with a dazed face and bumped into a Flower Pot placed on the floor.

Thud.

“…Wait a moment.”

Viviana looked around anxiously with a tense face. She could see a desk right next to her. She hurriedly crawled under the desk to hide and covered her mouth.

“Who’s eavesdropping like a little rat?”

Nanny’s irritated voice as she entered the Office Room seemed to come from right next to her. The flickering shadow from the Candle Nanny was holding grew closer and closer. The enlarged shadow was as scary as a ghost.

Just then, a strong wind blew through the open Window, extinguishing the Candle Nanny was holding. The consecutive gusts made the Window rattle loudly.

“Tsk. There’s no one who does their job properly when given tasks. I told them to close the Window properly.”

After closing the Window, Nanny returned to her Room and slammed the door shut.

Viviana held her breath and stayed still. Afraid she’d be caught if she left now, she quietly waited until the light between the cracks of the closed door went out.

How much time had passed like that?

All the light disappeared. Nanny seemed to have fallen asleep.

Viviana crawled out of the Office Room since her legs had no strength.

And as soon as she came outside, she walked frantically.

It was the Nanny she had trusted her whole life. Why had she changed like that? Had she changed because she coveted Mother’s Necklace?

Where did the kind Nanny go? She didn’t know if she had changed or if she had always been that kind of person.

Viviana walked through the dark Corridor with a vacant expression.

Who should I ask for help? Elder Brother?

Then it would be discovered that she had carelessly thrown away Mother’s Necklace. Mother’s Necklace must have important meaning to Elder Brother too.

Just imagining Elder Brother turning away coldly was too frightening.

She had wanted to become a cool Imperial Family member like Elder Brother. But she was wrong.

Everything was dark before her eyes and she didn’t know what to do.

Please, if only someone would help. Anyone would be fine.

Before she knew it, she had left the Princess Palace, but there was no one looking for her.

Tears flowed down endlessly.

Mother had died giving birth to her, and Father, perhaps resenting her for it, had never smiled at her once before he passed away.

She had to pretend to have a bad relationship with Elder Brother publicly, and the only Nanny she thought she could trust had betrayed her.

There was no one by her side. No one.

If she went to the Lakeside and took the Fake necklace, could she confess the truth to Elder Brother? If she went into that cold water again, would she no longer be lonely?

That’s when it happened.

“Princess?”

As she was crying and heading toward the Lakeside, someone’s voice came from behind.

Viviana slowly turned her head with a dazed gaze.

She could see the beautiful Dahlia who had saved her standing there.

“Dah… lia? *sob*”

Without realizing it, she ran to her and hugged her tightly. Soon, a soft touch warmly embraced her back.

“It’s okay. It’s okay.”

The patting touch was so warm that Viviana burst into sorrowful tears.

And a Shadow Figure who had been watching them clicked their tongue and quickly disappeared somewhere.

* * *

Chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp.

Late at night. When Lemon suddenly chirped noisily at her bedside, Dahlia opened her eyes drowsily.

“Lemon?”

Chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp chirp.

When she woke up from sleep, Lemon flapped his small wings and went out through the slightly open Window.

“You want me to come out?”

Chirp chirp.

As if that was the right answer, Lemon nodded and came back, grabbing her hair and flying up as if telling her to come out quickly.

“Alright. I’ll go.”

Dahlia roughly threw a Shawl over her Pajamas, took a Candle, and went into the next Room.

Annie was sleeping peacefully.

If she went out alone at this hour and came back, she’d definitely get a lecture bombardment, so she had to say something first.

Dahlia tiptoed to the Bed and whispered as quietly as possible.

“Annie, I’m going out for a bit. I definitely told you-“

“Where are you going?”

Annie’s eyes snapped open and she sat up straight.

“You scared me!”

Dahlia stared at Annie with a surprised face.

Were you really sleeping? You woke up this quickly?

“I’ll come with you too. You absolutely cannot go alone again.”

“Ah, alright. I’ll wait.”

Calming her startled heart as she leaned her back against the wall, her eyes slowly closed and drowsiness poured over her. Why had Lemon woken her up in the middle of the night?

“Let’s go.”

“Mmm.”

Annie, wrapped in her shawl, gently tapped her shoulder.

Dahlia opened her eyes halfway, nodded, and went outside together with Annie.

The moonlight was particularly bright tonight, so no candle was needed. Lemon’s orange feathers, bathed in moonlight, glowed yellow even from a distance, serving perfectly as a landmark.

“Are you following Lord Lemon?”

“Yes.”

“Why?”

“I don’t know either. If I follow, I’ll probably find out…”

Dahlia was in the middle of a long yawn when she spotted something and stopped abruptly in place.

She could see the Imperial Princess walking with a blank expression, wearing her pajamas. Annie must have noticed the Imperial Princess too, as she was startled beside her.

The two hurriedly approached the Imperial Princess.

Lemon chirped clearly above the Imperial Princess’s head as if to say this was the right answer.

Chirp chirp.

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