Instead of My Beloved Sister, I Married a Monster - Chapter 29

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Chapter 29

“Lord Ram?”

Evnia turned around in surprise toward the direction the voice came from.

Perhaps he thought she might collide with him if he suddenly blocked her path.

Ram had appeared like magic in front of the corner she had just passed. It probably really was magic, actually.

Ram, who had been striding toward Evnia as if he had something to say to her, suddenly stopped walking at some point.

He stared at Evnia blankly for a while before opening his mouth.

“You…”

“Yes?”

“…are you wearing makeup?”

Ram, who had been fumbling for the right words, then furrowed his brow and asked.

Only then did Evnia realize that she was still dressed the same way as when she had greeted Schwaiger’s soldiers.

She hadn’t had time to change back into her original clothes because she was busy caring for the injured Count Max.

Seeing him so surprised by just a slight change in her appearance, it seemed he hadn’t received any explanation from Hanna about what had happened today.

Evnia was hesitating, not knowing where or how to start explaining.

Seven came bursting out of the warehouse door, calling Ram in a voice full of irritation.

“Hey, Agrham! How am I supposed to lift that huge flour sack all by myself when you just disappear like that!”

Since Ram and Evnia were standing not far from the door, Seven spotted them almost immediately upon coming outside.

Seven, who was about to scold Ram again, immediately shut his mouth the moment his eyes met Evnia’s.

Just like his friend Ram had done moments before.

Seven stared at Evnia with a dumbfounded expression for a while before asking a puzzling question.

“You… really are a noble lady, aren’t you?”

“What on earth do you mean by that?”

“Well, it’s just the first time I’ve seen you dressed up like this.”

Come to think of it, the last time she had dressed up with such care was probably the first day she came to this place. Even then, she hadn’t looked properly put together because she had wandered through the forest for so long.

Evnia had knocked on this castle’s door completely alone, so she had brought no belongings with her.

If it hadn’t been for today’s unavoidable circumstances, she would never have touched the things Ram had collected for his bride.

Evnia was shrinking back in embarrassment, trying to cover even a little of the clothes she was wearing.

Seven suddenly acted like he recognized something.

“Wait a minute, but those clothes…”

“Yes?”

“They look familiar somehow, somehow…”

Seven, who had been rubbing his temples and digging through old memories, suddenly opened his closed eyes.

Then he pointed at the dress Evnia was wearing and shouted loudly.

“Ah! Hey, isn’t that the dress Nina wore when she was going to marry you before?”

“What?”

At Seven’s words, Evnia hurriedly turned to look toward Ram.

Ram didn’t give any answer, but he was stroking his chin with what seemed like a troubled expression.

Seven’s observation appeared to be true.

She had thought it looked like ceremonial attire, but since it was made of light blue fabric, she never imagined it could be a wedding dress. Perhaps because it was from such a long time ago, the style of formal wear was different from now.

Evnia’s face turned pale in an instant.

“Of all the clothes you could have chosen, you had to pick something like that.”

Seven clicked his tongue and scolded Evnia.

Ram still wasn’t saying anything, but that made Evnia even more afraid to check his expression.

She had been curious about why Ram had frowned the moment he saw her, and now she thought she understood the meaning a little.

He had noticed from the beginning what kind of dress Evnia was wearing.

The moment she recalled his furrowed brow, the blood in her entire body turned cold.

Evnia stammered out an excuse.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t know this was such an important dress. I didn’t mean to, I wasn’t trying to carelessly touch Nina’s belongings…”

She should say she was wrong, she should apologize quickly before even they became disappointed in her, but for some reason her voice wouldn’t come out properly.

Perhaps because she knew very well that she had no excuse to make.

Only gasping breaths flowed from her blocked throat.

Evnia couldn’t believe the mistake she had made.

Of all those many dresses, she had to pick one with such precious memories attached to it.

Even after coming to Litberck, even with Ram, she had made the mistake of touching something precious to him.

He had told her she could stay here as long as she wanted, but that couldn’t have meant he would give her his wife’s wedding dress too.

Evnia hurriedly reached behind her neck and began unbuttoning the dress.

It wasn’t an appropriate place to undress, but she had to return this dress to its proper place immediately.

Before these people regretted being kind to her, before they changed their expressions in an instant and snatched this dress away with those same hands that had been so warm, before being thrown into cold reality once again.

“Evnia, Evnia! Stop it.”

Evnia was grabbing the loosened neckline and pulling it down below her shoulders.

Ram, who finally realized what she was trying to do, strode toward Evnia.

Evnia knew he wasn’t the Countess of Hessen.

She also knew he would never forcibly strip this dress off her like her mother had done.

Nevertheless, the moment he grabbed her wrist, Evnia felt as if her breath had stopped and collapsed to the ground.

It was a fear imprinted in the realm of instinct.

“Evnia!”

“Hey!”

At the same time Seven let out a scream, Ram caught Evnia’s collapsing body.

Evnia tried to excuse herself by saying she had only lost her balance for a moment, but her weakened legs wouldn’t move as she wished.

Ram’s panicked breathing echoed in her ears.

Evnia thought with a feeling of despair.

What are you doing, get up quickly.

Whatever happens, make an excuse first.

Please, otherwise everyone will think I’m a strange child…

“The clothes… I was just trying to return the clothes.”

Evnia forced out a voice that wouldn’t come.

But the more she struggled to escape his embrace, the more strength he put into the arms holding her.

Ram, who had even put his other hand around her back, stroked her stiff body soothingly and said.

“Stop, it’s okay so calm down. Nobody told you to return those clothes.”

“Lord Ram, please let me go…”

“Don’t talk and breathe slowly. Take a long breath in and then exhale even longer. Can you do that?”

“Lord Ram, please let me go… If you hold me this tightly, the clothes will wrinkle…”

“Damn it, what’s all this fuss over some piece of cloth? This is just clothing. Nobody except that stubborn old man cares what you wear. So stop saying strange things and breathe properly first!”

Ram finally raised his voice in frustration.

Evnia truly couldn’t understand why he was getting so angry.

Unlike when she was stripped naked in the corridor as a child, now she was wearing plenty of undergarments beneath this dress.

If this was really just a piece of cloth as he said, there would be no reason to desperately prevent her from taking it off like this.

With feelings of injustice and frustration, Evnia sobbed quietly.

To her, this dress felt like a skin she had accidentally put on.

She wanted to quickly remove her mistake and feel comfortable, but he was holding onto her with all his strength as if he couldn’t allow even that.

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