Resetting Lady - Chapter 102

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Prince Guiz had prepared for Catherine.

 

He created a secret chamber connected to his room in the basement for her. He would marry and dutifully have children, but his nights would be spent sleeping with Catherine. So he gave Catherine the key.

 

Half-heartedly, while Prince Guiz’s wedding ceremony proceeded, Catherine would be making meaningless wedding vows in some temple.

 

“You are my only wife. That should be enough.”

 

“….”

 

The foreign crown princess’s appearance was unremarkable. Prince Guiz held the stiff-bodied woman and shook her dutifully. Then he immediately put on his clothes and left the room. That was not where he belonged. The real wedding ceremony would take place at night.

 

Catherine.

 

Catherine.

 

The only woman who would understand my darkness.

 

“Catherine!”

 

But she was not in the basement. Prince Guiz looked around. She wasn’t there. She was gone. Catherine had definitely promised to wait for him here.

 

“…This is.”

 

It was a letter Catherine had left behind.

 

I love Mr. Hyer. Please do not contact me anymore.

 

* * *

 

Prince Louis was born late.

 

* * *

 

Catherine died.

 

“Your Highness, please do not contact me anymore. Please do not call for me either.”

 

“You said you loved me, Catherine!”

 

“I do not love you.”

 

Lord Hyer met him at the door.

 

“Your Highness, my wife is not feeling well.”

 

“Bring Catherine out.”

 

“She will not come out.”

 

“I came here myself. Bring her out.”

 

“She will not come out.”

 

“What do you know to be babbling like this?”

 

“I know that Catherine is ill and has no need to obey your commands.”

 

Prince Guiz aimed his gun.

 

Three, two, one.

 

Bang!

 

“Ugh….”

 

“Next will be the head.”

 

Hyer clutched his leg and collapsed.

 

But he grabbed the wall and stood up again.

 

“Your Highness, what will you do.”

 

“I will kill you and take Catherine.”

 

“Stop it.”

 

Catherine’s voice was heard. Catherine came down the stairs with her violet eyes shining coldly.

 

“Catherine.”

 

“…Your Highness, what have you done to my husband?”

 

“He is not your husband!”

 

“He is my husband whom Your Highness personally arranged. And he is also the father of my child.”

 

Catherine touched her round belly. Pregnancy. At this clear fact that proved everything, Prince Guiz’s eyes turned bright red.

 

“You, you, you…. That… filthy… man and….”

 

Catherine looked at him with cold eyes and spoke stiffly. As if looking at something dirty.

 

“Isn’t it natural to get pregnant when married? Go back, Your Highness. The priests will arrive soon. To give their blessing to my pregnancy.”

 

“Catherine.”

 

Prince Guiz grabbed Catherine’s neck. Before he knew it, he was already holding her neck.

 

“Prince Guiz Your Highness… what, what are you doing right now?”

 

The priests cried out in horror from behind him. Prince Guiz knew people were watching him and released the strength from his gripping hand.

 

“Catherine!”

 

Hyer called for his wife and limped over to her. Catherine groaned and stood up with the priests’ support.

 

“Go back, Your Highness…. You cannot satisfy me.”

 

And years passed. Prince Guiz realized his collecting obsession was growing stronger. It was dangerous. His father, the current king, didn’t say much when one or two disappeared, but as the numbers increased, his gaze toward him grew colder.

 

But it would still be fine.

 

“Hehehehehe!”

 

Hadn’t her daughter, a younger Catherine, appeared?

 

And with the title of Raymond’s fiancée no less!

 

Prince Guiz disliked Raymond. Louis didn’t resemble him at all, really not at all. He resembled Raymond more. Raymond who dared to refuse his orders and act superior. Prince Guiz was very excited.

 

This time he could properly catch her.

 

Though he sometimes made mistakes, just occasionally made mistakes and got caught by the king.

 

Passing the throne to Prince Louis? That was nonsense. It was his. Prince Guiz was greedy. Everything was his. The throne too, and Catherine too.

 

“His Majesty will give up too.”

 

If he became the only son, there would be no choice.

 

* * *

 

“Disgusting, really.”

 

Karen wiped her shoes clean by stepping firmly on Prince Guiz’s clothes.

 

“Still, he did one good thing at the end.”

 

A decent human rag.

 

He had found his calling only after death.

 

* * *

 

Raymond ran without even knowing how he had returned. He took a horse from the carriage and rode straight to the royal palace. He spurred on but was probably too late. He crossed the city and arrived at the royal palace. He faced dangerous situations several times but somehow arrived. The guard shouted when he saw him.

 

“Lord Raymond? This is the royal palace! Come back through proper procedures!”

 

“I heard that Prince Louis has disappeared!”

 

Raymond said as he pushed past the guards and entered. At his words, the soldier’s face turned pale.

 

“That, that….”

 

“Where are Prince Louis’s chamberlain and guard knight?”

 

“Lord Raymond! What are you doing here right now!”

 

Raymond knew that Prince Guiz was eccentric, cruel, and had nymphomania.

 

“The culprit is Baron Ain.”

 

Karen had said that, but Raymond knew well that he couldn’t be responsible. And after putting people on Baron Ain, he learned that he was making some kind of deal with Prince Guiz. He was able to persuade him to pass Prince Guiz’s affairs to Count Fankair.

 

“If this breaks out, even Prince Guiz would be in trouble.”

 

Raymond had been working to ensure the next throne would go directly to Louis. All the great nobles didn’t want such a big incident to become known to the general public. After all, they were all connected by blood when you looked closely. They had to bring him down as naturally as possible.

 

A majority of the council members agreed. And such quick processing was possible because Raymond had spread rumors with his easily likeable appearance.

 

Now there should be nothing to fear.

 

‘Prince Louis.’

 

Karen and Prince Louis just needed to stay alive. He had to find them somehow. Quickly. Raymond didn’t know how Prince Guiz had found out, but he had contacted Prince Louis to prevent Karen from falling into Prince Guiz’s hands.

 

If Prince Guiz was paying attention to covet Karen, then Prince Louis and Karen should be kept together. He thought that if there were many people watching, he wouldn’t be able to move recklessly.

 

But someone had handed Karen over. Surely Karen should have been at the Countess’s house.

 

The moment people were looking for her and Prince Louis had even sent his own knight to find Karen, both of them disappeared simultaneously.

 

“Guiz….”

 

Raymond gritted his teeth. Prince Guiz was faster at handling affairs than expected. If he had eliminated Prince Louis, things would become complicated.

 

“Please open the door.”

 

“This is His Majesty’s bedroom, Lord Raymond.”

 

“Please tell him I wish to see His Majesty. Prince Louis, Prince Guiz, and my fiancée have all disappeared simultaneously.”

 

“Lord Raymond, no matter how close you are with Prince Louis, this is unreasonable. Please go back. Since it’s late, please come back through proper procedures.”

 

“Still, aren’t they his children? The person who knows them best should be informed.”

 

After a long argument, a voice calling for Raymond was heard.

 

“Lord Raymond, come here.”

 

“Count Barton.”

 

It was Count Barton, the captain of the Royal Guard. Raymond approached him. He guided Raymond.

 

“I know things are chaotic right now, but rushing straight to the royal presence like that—get a grip.”

 

“…I apologize.”

 

The King was over ninety years old. Recently, his health had been deteriorating further. There were rumors that he was living on sheer willpower just to pass the throne to Prince Louis. Even so, he hadn’t abdicated to Prince Guiz, which was making people’s gazes increasingly strange.

 

“You came remarkably fast. It hasn’t been long since I sent the messenger.”

 

“Still no clues whatsoever?”

 

Raymond was anxious.

 

“Prince Louis was last seen in his own room.”

 

“Prince Guiz must have taken him.”

 

“He’s nowhere to be seen either, but he disappears frequently. Still, I think the same as you.”

 

“We should start by examining Prince Guiz’s bedroom.”

 

Crack.

 

The door was locked. Raymond broke down Prince Guiz’s door. The room inside was completely empty.

 

“Could they have left the palace?”

 

“That’s possible. The palace is vast. People are searching through everything one by one right now. They could be somewhere like the garden. If no one’s in the room, let’s move.”

 

“Please wait just a moment.”

 

Raymond tapped the floor here and there, then stood on a carpet where the floor made a slightly different sound.

 

“Let’s take a quick look before we go.”

 

He pulled back the carpet.

 

And there…

 

“…Good instincts. Something like this…”

 

There was a passageway.

 

“There’s no key.”

 

“I’ll break it.”

 

When Raymond drew his gun, the captain of the Royal Guard shook his head.

 

“It’s not something that can be broken with bullets.”

 

“I’m not trying to break it by shooting.”

 

Rather than firing the gun, Raymond inserted it into the hinge and applied force.

 

Crack, creak, snap.

 

Raymond inserted his gun and forced the door open.

 

“…Impressive strength.”

 

Raymond lifted a door that must have been a foot thick. There was a ladder inside. Raymond climbed down while speaking.

 

“Prince Louis once mentioned something in passing.”

 

“He said he could hear crying sounds from inside his father’s room, but when he went in, no one was there. He could hear something like crying from far away…”

 

Please, please, please be safe. Let his oath not be in vain. Let her not be dead yet. As long as she’s alive, that’s enough. That was all Raymond could think about. Even if she’s hurt, even if something terrible happened to her, as long as she’s still breathing. Even if the worst possible things occurred, as long as she’s alive.

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