Newlywed Life Begins with a Mistake - Chapter 78

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Chapter 78

“Thank you, Your Grace! Thanks to you, we’ve resolved it!”

After parting with Evelyn in the drawing room, Casian went to the banquet hall to inspect the problematic chandelier.

On the surface, there appeared to be no problem.

However, the magical device that detected anomalies kept blinking continuously.

“Open it up.”

“Yes, Your Grace!”

Since it kept blinking so persistently, he ordered one chandelier to be dismantled as a test.

“Look at this! Someone has cast magic on the components!”

Sinister spells had been cast on them.

“Check the others as well.”

To prevent damage, Casian had all the other items installed in the banquet hall systematically dismantled.

In the process, he discovered that several items had sinister spells cast on them.

Only after roughly resolving the incident did Casian turn to leave.

“You’re just coming now?”

“Yes. How is my wife?”

“She just woke up. Go see her.”

Christina, whom he encountered in the corridor, spotted Casian and gestured toward the room where Evelyn was, urging him to go quickly.

“Yes. I’ll go see her first.”

Casian bowed his head lightly and hurried toward the room where Evelyn was.

“My lady! Are you alright?”

“Yes. Could you give me some water?”

As if even chewing and swallowing bread was an ordeal, Evelyn was struggling with her face buried in a handkerchief.

“You’re here?”

Sensing Casian’s presence, Evelyn lifted her head and smiled.

“Yes. It must be difficult, but you need to eat even a little. That’s the only way you’ll regain your strength.”

Casian quietly dismissed the maids and personally took up a spoon to care for Evelyn.

When Casian offered her a spoon filled with soup, Evelyn hesitated for a moment before opening her mouth.

‘Is she worried about that man?’

In just one night, Evelyn had become far too gaunt.

Seeing her pale face, he cut the bread into small pieces and soaked them in the soup.

Until the clear soup revealed its bottom, Casian didn’t put down the spoon, and Evelyn silently accepted what he gave her.

As quiet silence enveloped the two, Casian suddenly recalled the conversation they had left unfinished in the drawing room.

[…Darling. Do you really have to catch Count Heteus?]

‘Should I bring it up first?’

The afterimage of Evelyn pleading earnestly with her pale face seemed to overlap with the present.

He wanted to grant her wish, but it wasn’t a matter he could easily decide.

[Can’t you not catch him? There might have been circumstances.]

From Evelyn’s perspective, he was a beloved former lover, but from Casian’s perspective, he was definitely an enemy that had to be caught.

Having received the imperial command, he had to deal with Count Heteus.

‘Is she suffering because her memories have returned?’

Caught in a strange sense of déjà vu, Casian was suddenly overwhelmed by anxiety.

It was similar to that time.

When he was weighing the possibility that Evelyn might be Count Heteus.

‘No. It must be a coincidence.’

Based on Arhes’ reaction, the 7th Cardinal of the Noctis Temple, there was a high probability that Evelyn possessed an aura of light.

But even if Evelyn possessed an aura, she couldn’t have wandered the underworld and operated as Count Heteus.

There had been articles about Evelyn and Count Heteus operating together, but it wouldn’t be easy for a woman to wander the underworld while pretending to be a man.

‘The problem was making wild speculations in the first place.’

Clearing away his distracting thoughts, Casian eventually proposed a new hypothesis.

‘Did he conspire with Count Seldian?’

Inferring from today’s events, Count Seldian seemed to be connected to Count Heteus.

Looking back, Count Seldian and Count Heteus seemed to have similar appearances.

Jet-black hair and blue eyes.

Although Count Heteus covered his face with a mask, the atmosphere he exuded was extraordinary.

‘His physique has changed, but he might have grown through rigorous training.’

Occasionally, there were those who achieved physical growth through silent training even after becoming adults.

‘Now I understand.’

Casian, who belatedly recognized Count Heteus’ existence, smiled bitterly.

‘Their handwriting was the same because they’re family.’

Casian, who had previously considered the possibility that Evelyn had operated as Count Heteus, immediately erased all such possibilities as soon as he reached his conclusion.

Evelyn probably collapsed from fear that her brother might go to prison.

‘Even knowing Count Heteus’ true identity, it won’t be easy to capture him.’

Casian fell into worry at the complicated situation.

“Darling?”

“Yes. Is there something you need?”

At Evelyn’s call, Casian quickly returned to reality.

“No. If you have business to attend to, you can go. The banquet is right around the corner.”

The Heteus Banquet would be held in four days, so there must be a lot to prepare.

Evelyn glanced toward the door, conveying this meaning indirectly.

As she said, there was much to prepare at this final stage, but Casian couldn’t move as if glue had been applied to his chair.

‘Am I being too sensitive?’

She was clearly right in front of him, yet it felt like she would disappear like a mirage if he looked away for a moment.

“It’s fine. I’ve handled the urgent matters, so Mother and the servants will take care of the rest.”

“That’s a relief then.”

“This may be an unreasonable request, but… if your health recovers, would you attend the banquet as my partner?”

It wasn’t a proposal to make to a patient, but Casian asked impulsively in his impatience.

He wanted to solidify his relationship with her as quickly as possible.

So that no one could interfere.

When Casian sent a look seeking permission, Evelyn moved her lips and presented a condition.

“If you answer my question.”

“Please ask anything.”

Once permission was granted, Evelyn took a breath and asked carefully.

“What if I had a fatal flaw?”

When Evelyn swallowed nervously, Casian who saw this was lost in thought.

‘Is Count Heteus indeed the obstacle?’

Though he wanted to grant her request, Casian couldn’t miss this opportunity.

If not now, there was no guarantee when he could seize another chance.

“If you’re worried about the past related to the Count, you don’t need to worry anymore.”

Casian, who had been silently gazing at Evelyn’s serious expression, took her hand and answered gently.

“You would have no connection to it.”

“…Even if it’s the past, we were connected.”

Trembling was evident in Evelyn’s voice.

Her anxious appearance looked particularly pitiful.

Casian, whose heart had softened, hurriedly maintained his composure and answered firmly.

“Don’t mind it. I’ll handle that part myself.”

“Are you planning to announce that the Princess disguised herself as a lover to catch the Count?”

Evelyn threw a direct pitch.

At her words that hit the mark, Casian found himself speechless.

Though he hesitated briefly, he eventually answered honestly.

“Yes, because that method is the most certain.”

“…I see. Then, this was a question I asked in the drawing room earlier… but I’ll ask once more.”

After pausing for a beat, Evelyn met Casian’s eyes with a serious gaze.

Hoping that her relationship with him wouldn’t be ruined.

“If… Count Heteus had unavoidable circumstances that made him an enemy of the Emperor. Would you still deal with him?”

Evelyn, barely managing to steady her trembling voice, waited for Casian’s answer while pretending to be calm.

‘Please say no.’

That he wouldn’t deal with Count Heteus.

If not that, then at least that he would listen to his circumstances once.

Though there was much she wanted to say, Evelyn swallowed her words and kept her mouth shut.

‘He’s an enemy, but still someone who knows how to show mercy. So he’ll give me a chance to explain too…’

The Casian she knew was someone who listened to others to ensure no one was wronged.

Therefore, Evelyn held onto faint hope, wishing that Casian would give her the answer she wanted to hear.

“I…”

After a long silence, Casian began to speak.

“That is…”

He who was about to express a cold rejection immediately averted his gaze upon seeing her clear eyes.

Casian, who had been hesitating unlike himself, met Evelyn’s eyes again.

He needed to cut things off coldly, but Evelyn looked desperate somehow.

‘But I must set things right.’

For the Empire’s sake, Count Heteus was the top priority who had to disappear someday.

No matter how important Evelyn was, he couldn’t grant such an unreasonable request.

In the end, Casian avoided Evelyn’s eyes and firmly drew the line.

“I’m sorry. Even if it’s your request, opposing His Majesty is treason.”

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