Newlywed Life Begins with a Mistake - Chapter 49

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Chapter 49

 

“I definitely saw her go in here…”

 

The woman had suddenly vanished.

 

With a dejected expression, I leaned against the wall and slumped down.

 

The dead end surrounded by walls on all sides was enclosed by high barriers.

 

“A note?”

 

As I looked around, I discovered something on the ground where it met the barrier.

 

There was a small piece of paper left there all alone.

 

I grabbed the note that seemed like it would blow away in the wind at any moment and slowly unfolded the paper.

 

【Find the forgotten memories. Only then will you survive.】

 

After checking the contents, I suddenly felt puzzled.

 

“Find memories? Why?”

 

Tears suddenly burst forth.

 

Strangely, as soon as I saw the note, I couldn’t control my trembling.

 

Without even a moment to compose my emotions, I poured out my resentment.

 

“What forgotten memories are you even talking about!”

 

Is it wrong to live like I am now?

 

It should be fine to live like this without memories.

 

Contrary to my thoughts, my fingertips trembled violently.

 

I don’t know why.

 

Suddenly my heart began pounding wildly.

 

Uncontrollable emotions rushed over me like a tidal wave.

 

Seized by impulse, I suddenly hung my head and bit my lips.

 

‘What am I supposed to remember?’

 

What happened when I was possessed?

 

Countless memories tangled like fragments in my head.

 

At that moment, a hazy memory surfaced.

 

[Remember. Bentley, Cecilia, and Ca□□.]

 

Though faint, the voice I heard then matched remarkably with the voice I heard today.

 

‘Right. It was the veiled woman.’

 

Belatedly realizing the woman’s existence, I hastily raised my head.

 

I looked around frantically to find traces of her, but the woman’s figure was nowhere to be seen.

 

“Kyaaaah!”

 

“Waaaah!”

 

Unlike the space where she had been standing, lively energy spread beyond the alley.

 

It was such an intense scene that I could join that procession just by reaching out my hand.

 

But unable to escape the alley, I buried my face in my hands and murmured as if sobbing.

 

“What exactly do you want me to do…”

 

* * *

 

“…bel.”

 

At the same time. A man wearing a half-mask looked down at Evelyn with pitying eyes.

 

“You’ve gotten too thin.”

 

He had definitely received news that she was doing well at Count Heteus’s estate, but her face appeared more gaunt than before to the naked eye.

 

“Should I take her?”

 

“Stop it. That woman told us to watch.”

 

The women behind the man exchanged conversation with serious expressions.

 

Evelyn, who had been uncontrollably angry, was now crying with tears streaming down.

 

“Wait, everyone.”

 

Though he wanted to take Evelyn away immediately, he was held back by a calm voice.

 

“Cecilia, what exactly are you thinking?”

 

“Because of you, the deal we worked so hard to succeed at fell through in an instant.”

 

When Count Heteus’s estate was recruiting banquet suppliers, they had barely managed to get their name on the list by pushing in a merchant guild operated under a borrowed name.

 

They had been delighted that they could finally approach Evelyn, but Cecilia ordered them to send seeds instead of finished products.

 

[Send seeds.]

 

[What kind of nonsense is that!]

 

[Don’t you want the master to return?]

 

[…]

 

With those words, they who had procured fresh herbs had no choice but to send seeds instead of arugula.

 

The same went for other herbs as well.

 

As a result, Count Heteus’s estate came demanding accountability.

 

[What is the meaning of this! Seeds!]

 

[Huh? We definitely sent exactly what was specified in the order.]

 

In preparation for assigning blame, they copied the purchase order sent from Count Heteus’s estate exactly and visited the estate disguised as merchants.

 

When the actual delivery differs from what’s written in the documents, Count Heteus’s estate judges fault based on the purchase orders exchanged during face-to-face meetings.

 

Having been observing this regulation, they wrote some words with disappearing ink and then presented the forged documents to the ducal house.

 

[Hello, I confirmed the large herb order… I was wondering if the items you sent are correct. The seeds…]

 

[Ah, the herb order? We don’t directly handle order forms, so you should probably go to the horticulture department.]

 

[What? Herb order? That’s not our responsibility… Oh, the landscaping department would know better. Please go there.]

 

Instead of making specific demands, when vague information was conveyed, the Heteus retainers passed the work around to other departments as if they had made a promise, pushing the tasks onto each other.

 

As time passed and the ink written on the parchment faded, they drooped their shoulders and submitted the order form to the policy department with dejected faces.

 

Having deceived the Heteus retainers with their clever tricks, they were able to avoid responsibility in this way.

 

“This won’t work.”

 

An impatient voice was heard.

 

The man who had been watching Evelyn stood up.

 

“Please endure it.”

 

Then Cecilia spread both hands and blocked his path.

 

At her firm restraint, the man looked down at Cecilia with cold eyes.

 

“Move aside.”

 

“No.”

 

In an instant, the surroundings froze.

 

Heavy killing intent that pressed down on the air spread rapidly.

 

“Ugh! This isn’t the time for this!”

 

“Get a grip, Pu- no, Viscount. Not now.”

 

Under the surging killing intent, the women behind them fell to their knees, crying out in pain.

 

However, Cecilia looked at the man without wavering an inch.

 

After a long staring contest, the man who had been grinding his teeth withdrew his killing intent and asked menacingly.

 

“When exactly are you telling me to take her?”

 

“When the Heteus banquet begins, take her then.”

 

Facing his wavering eyes, Cecilia answered calmly.

 

No emotion could be found in her eyes.

 

The man who had been staring at those desolate eyes glanced at Evelyn, then clenched his fist and turned around.

 

“Don’t stop me then.”

 

With those words, the man disappeared like the wind.

 

“Huff! I thought I was going to die!”

 

“Pu- no, he should know when to stop.”

 

The women who had been crushed by the killing intent belatedly gasped for breath.

 

While they were catching their breath, Cecilia fixed her gaze on Evelyn.

 

Her frail shoulders trembled pitifully.

 

Evelyn, covered in tears, was screaming. Just as her past self had done.

 

“As long as you hold the key, there’s nothing that can be done. No one can avoid trials when causality is entangled.”

 

Cecilia, who had been watching Evelyn with dry eyes, soon withdrew her gaze and made a meaningful statement.

 

“Right now, the priority is to eliminate the pawns helping Bentley.”

 

* * *

 

Late at night.

 

Patter. Raindrops fell.

 

The gentle drizzle gradually grew heavier and became a torrential downpour.

 

“Your Excellency.”

 

Rumble crash!

 

Along with the sound of thunder, a man wearing a robe appeared.

 

Sensing the presence, Casian looked up while removing his glasses.

 

“Where is Pabel?”

 

“His whereabouts are unknown.”

 

As the Valhalla captain hung his head, Casian fell into thought.

 

‘He was still in contact until this morning.’

 

Pabel, who had sent a note through Jeonseoggu saying he seemed to have misjudged and would withdraw, suddenly disappeared without a trace.

 

Unlike others, Pabel would always return to duty immediately after completing his orders.

 

“Any traces of attempted contact?”

 

“…We found none.”

 

But contact was cut off in an instant.

 

Feeling a sense of déjà vu, Casian ordered the captain to assess the situation.

 

“I apologize, Your Excellency.”

 

Following Casian’s orders, the Valhalla captain had tracked Pabel’s movements but ultimately returned without gaining any results.

 

‘Either something happened. Or he was attacked. It must be one of the two.’

 

Speculation was forbidden, but judging by how things were going, something unavoidable must have certainly occurred.

 

“You may go.”

 

Casian issued an order to leave. However, the Valhalla captain remained in place as if he couldn’t accept this.

 

“Please give me one more chance.”

 

“Wait. I’ll send reinforcements separately.”

 

With Pabel gone, someone had to lead the Valhalla Knight Order.

 

If the captain disappears too, the knights’ discipline will become lax.

 

“…I understand.”

 

At Casian’s command, the Valhalla Captain bowed his head while struggling to compose his stiff expression.

 

After the captain left, Casian, now alone, fell into deep thought.

 

“Why Matthew of all people.”

 

Tap. Tap.

 

“There must have been others.”

 

Tap. Tap.

 

Casian, who had been drumming his fingers on the table, ran a hand over his face in distress.

 

That’s when it happened.

 

“Do you have a moment?”

 

Matthew appeared along with the sound of knocking.

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