I Married the Terminally Ill Emperor - Chapter 95

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I Married a Terminally Ill Emperor

Chapter 95

“Stay by my side.”

When his deep voice reached her, only then did her anxiety fade away.

“What’s suddenly happening-”

That was the moment.

Bang bang bang!

Her voice was drowned out by the loud sounds.

Yellow flames embroidered beautiful patterns across the black night sky. Colorful fireworks filled the vast night sky completely.

“Wooow!”

“Amazing!!”

People’s cheers erupted from here and there.

Dahlia also tilted her head back, slightly opening her mouth as she looked up at the fireworks.

She had seen fireworks from the Star Palace during the Kingdom festival before, but this was the first time she had seen fireworks this close.

The sight of large, beautiful fireworks creating splendid patterns and gradually fading away was enchanting.

“So beautiful…”

Dahlia slowly closed her eyes.

Lively people. Unique and delicious food. Charming cute items. A free atmosphere. Beautiful fireworks.

Could she actually be having a happy dream right now?

Though it was a life at the Star Palace she had chosen herself, sometimes she must have wanted to mingle with people like this.

When she lifted her eyelids again, the fireworks were still in full swing.

Dahlia slowly turned her head to the side. Her gaze met the Emperor’s brown eyes.

“Thank you, Jin.”

Dahlia smiled brightly with genuine sincerity. She was truly grateful to him for creating such a dreamlike time.

The Emperor’s eyes widened slightly, then he quickly averted his gaze from her.

Why is he acting like that?

As Dahlia looked at him puzzledly, the Emperor pressed his hat down deep, blocking his view.

Gray had to struggle to collect his confused feelings.

The moment the enchanting light of the fireworks enveloped her, he was afraid she might disappear far away. That’s why he couldn’t take his eyes off her.

A dark desire not to let this woman be taken anywhere rose in his chest.

Was he really the same person who used to break out in hives just from touching a woman?

He wanted to close his eyes, but he didn’t want to miss even a moment with her. When she was in front of him, he felt like he became someone else entirely.

Why on earth?

At that moment, the fireworks ended and the lights of the Night Market began to come back on one by one.

“Jin. ‘May happiness stay with you now.’ Who started saying this?”

Dahlia spoke up as if trying to break the awkward atmosphere.

“There are documents saying it was something the First Emperor said.”

“He seems like someone who lived faithfully in the present moment rather than the future.”

Emperor Gray’s face hardened at her unexpected words.

Considering the curse that ran through the Imperial Family, that greeting was meaningful.

Could it be that the First Emperor also had a curse?

Since there were no records of the First Emperor in the Emperor’s Chronicle, he had never suspected it until now.

Just as he was about to fall into thought.

“Hide!”

She, who had been walking ahead, suddenly pushed him into an alley.

Had she spotted someone suspicious? Emperor Gray quickly spread his Ki Sense wide. But there was no one suspicious around.

“Ria, what’s—”

“Shh.”

Dahlia covered his lips with her finger as if telling him to be quiet, then pressed close against him as if hiding her body. She turned her head slightly to the side to peek outside the alley.

Due to their touching bodies, her sweet fragrance reached his nose. What was even more dangerous was that he could feel her soft curves through her thin shirt.

“What exactly are you doing?”

His low voice tickled Dahlia’s ear.

“Annie and Cole are over there right now. We can’t get caught.”

Dahlia whispered softly while being absorbed in secretly watching them.

“So right now, you pounced on me to avoid being caught by them?”

His voice dropped low and the atmosphere changed.

Dahlia looked up at him with puzzled eyes, then realized their position.

His face was close enough that their breaths could touch, and their pressed bodies had no gaps.

“It’s, it’s a misunderstanding. This isn’t pouncing, it’s…”

Startled, she hurriedly made excuses while stepping back, but stumbled over a stone.

The Emperor quickly supported her back and returned her to her original position.

With her face red, Dahlia buried her face in his broad chest before hurriedly pulling away.

Thump thump. Her heart was beating so hard she thought he might hear it.

“Didn’t you not want to get caught by them?”

There was a hint of dissatisfaction in his voice, but she didn’t notice.

“I, I think this is enough distance now.”

As she kept her distance from him and avoided his gaze, the Emperor whispered quietly.

“They’re moving.”

“Let’s follow them!”

Dahlia, who had been constantly avoiding his gaze out of embarrassment, immediately shouted. Being close to the Emperor wasn’t what was important right now.

“Why?”

The Emperor asked with a puzzled face.

“I gave those two an order. I need to see if Annie and Cole are doing it properly!”

“So why?”

“So that those two can date… Oops!”

Dahlia quickly covered her mouth and rolled her eyes to gauge his reaction.

“You want those two to date? I thought you had special feelings for your Guard Knight.”

The Emperor looked down at her with interested eyes.

Special? What did he mean? Dahlia looked at him with a “surely not” expression.

“Did you think I liked Cole?”

“….”

The Emperor answered with no response.

He misunderstood, he did.

Dahlia smiled with her eyes as if amused and said.

“Both Annie and Cole are precious to me. How wonderful would it be if the two people I care about became special to each other.”

“I’ll actively cooperate.”

He suddenly had an enthusiastic expression, straightened her crooked hat, took her hand, and chased after them.

Dahlia and the Emperor hid here and there so the two wouldn’t notice them, sometimes pretending to browse items.

Dahlia glanced at them moving away and whispered to the Emperor.

“Jin, why are you so good at following people?”

“I’m good at everything.”

“Ah, yes.”

When someone capable said they were capable, there was nothing to refute.

As Dahlia looked at him with a coldly amused gaze, he suddenly pulled her into an alley.

Finding herself in his arms again, Dahlia looked up at him with a bewildered expression.

“Why?”

“Your Guard Knight looked back.”

“Gasp! Were we caught?”

“No. They’re getting in line. Why would they line up at a place like that?”

At the Emperor’s puzzled voice, Dahlia stretched her neck out to look outside.

As he said, Annie and Cole were lining up near the Flower Swing in front of the Central Fountain.

“That’s what I ordered. I heard that if a man and woman sit on that Flower Swing together, they become a couple. I heard it from Hart.”

“Hart told you that? Don’t believe everything. She’s good at lying too.”

“Wow! What kind of superior can’t cover for their subordinate’s flaws!”

At her words, the Emperor let out a small laugh.

Dahlia turned her gaze back toward Annie and Cole.

The Flower Swing seemed popular as the two were standing quite far back in line. Still, since people just sat for a moment and got up, the line moved quickly and soon it was their turn.

Dahlia watched with a pounding heart as the two approached the Flower Swing side by side.

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Annie walked toward the Flower Swing with a curious expression.

What exactly was this Flower Swing that people would go to such lengths to line up and sit on it?

There was even an Event Helper standing next to the Flower Swing.

“Welcome! Please sit here together and make a wish.”

The Princess had also told her to make a wish here. Was there a superstition that wishes made while sitting on the Flower Swing would come true?

“Do wishes made here come true well?”

“Of course. Most people who sit on the Flower Swing only make one kind of wish. Hahaha.”

The Event Helper grinned broadly and gestured for them to sit down.

“Please sit down first and make a wish.”

Annie sat down first, and Cole sat beside her.

The Flower Swing was long and straight, but it was slightly narrow for two people to sit on. Cole, with his broad shoulders, hunched them to avoid touching Annie as much as possible.

Annie slowly closed her eyes and made a wish as the Event Helper had instructed.

‘May the Princess always be happy.’

She opened her eyes slightly and glanced to the side, where Cole was also closing his eyes and making a wish.

Was his profile always this handsome? Well, if his front view was handsome, it was only natural that his profile would be handsome too.

Since he had his eyes closed, she admired him to her heart’s content.

When did she start liking him?

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