Chapter 56 I think about everything because it hurts
Chapter 56 I think about everything because it hurts
As soon as Luke and her maids left the room, Cecilia was put back on her bed with the help of her maid.
“Your Majesty. I will put a new wet towel on you.”
“It’s okay.”
The maid bowed down and accepted Cecilia’s instructions.
Cecilia blew a weak breath between her lips.
“You are definitely better than in the morning.”
“Yes. But don’t overdo it just yet, Your Majesty.”
“I know.”
After that, Cecilia ordered her maid to be alone, and ordered her to be a guest. The maid politely said good night and left her room.
“… ….”
Cecilia stared at her ceiling with her blank eyes. She then turned her head slightly to the right.
While doing so, what had happened this morning naturally came to her mind.
‘Why did you do that… ….’
Why did she unknowingly ask Luke to hold her hand?
Maybe that wasn’t enough for her, she just recounted her memories of her childhood.
Since her father was bedridden, he hadn’t told anyone…….
She came now that her fever had gone down, and on second thought she seemed to know.
She said that at that moment she herself was somewhat losing her control.
But can that only explain the situation at that time?
“… ….”
Her conversation with her father, which she had buried in her memory, suddenly replayed in her head.
-Cecilia. Make sure you find someone who puts your mind at ease. That kind of person will believe in you and support you no matter what you do.
-How do I find such a person?
-A person who does not turn away and cares for you when you are sick or having a hard time. Let that person be yours.
She didn’t understand the meaning because she was less than 10 years old at the time.
But she seems to be able to understand her father’s words a little now that she’s in the emperor’s seat.
At the same time, I realized that finding such a person is very difficult.
Cecilia slowly pulled her right hand out from under her blanket.
She then brought the back of her hand to her eyes and looked at it.
As he closed his eyes for a moment, Luke gently stroked the back of his hand with his thumb.
It was a gentle yet friendly touch, as if you were carefully handling a small and delicate thing.
‘It was because of that… ….’
Cecilia placed the back of her right hand on my forehead.
Her touch reminded her of someone in her memories.
So she unknowingly released memories from her past…… I almost said something that could cause serious trouble.
To Luke Nedville, her own personal secretary, and none of her others.
“If I had woken up just a bit later, I would have said that my father’s affectionate side could be glimpsed…….”
The moment she put it out of her mouth, Cecilia felt heat rushing across her face.
It wasn’t because of her body aches.
It was because of her unbearable shyness.
She did, but she swallowed her words on the way, so she was dumbfounded, if she had told Luke…….
‘She must have thought of that face every time… ….’
Cecilia shook her head, shaking her strange thoughts away. She
Because she’s sick.
* * *
After leaving Cecilia’s room, we walked slowly through the corridors of the imperial palace. Before long, we arrived at Flora’s door.
“Mr. Luke.”
Flora looked at me with her eye smile.
“Let’s plan the picnic properly.”
“It should be. It’s His Majesty’s name.”
“Let’s share good ideas with each other!”
Flora’s emerald eyes were burning with enthusiasm.
Looking at her, it felt like a fire called passion was burning in my heart.
After all, her positive and passionate energy has a positive effect on those around her.
“I’ll be looking forward to the plans you two will make.”
Mulia spoke in a calm tone.
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“Don’t worry. Because Luke and I can do anything if we work together.”
“Uh…… The daughter of the Marquis Simonion? Have the two of us ever done anything?”
I’ve never done anything like that with Flora alone.
What kind of confidence is this?
I gave a troubled look and Flora covered her mouth and laughed.
“Of course not! But if you say this, won’t you try hard somehow?”
Oh, to put it in the way of self-improvement that was popular in Korea, is it a positive affirmation?
“You said it with your own intention. I understood.”
“I am not one to say anything.”
When I saw Flora’s lively expression, I burst into laughter.
I felt a gaze beside her and turned her head. As Mullia watched us, she smiled softly.
“You’ve become very close.”
“Mr. Luke is a colleague. He is also a good person.”
“I think so too of the Marquis Simonian.”
“I see… ….”
Mulia gave a calm voice. But there was a slight disappointment in her amethyst eyes.
“Of course, I think the Lady of Count Fordward is also a good companion.”
“Me too.”
Mulia nodded her head slightly.
Only then did she put on a relieved expression.
“Even though you said you didn’t like Mr. Luke at first.”
“Gee, not now. At that time, it was just because I hadn’t properly judged the secretary.”
Mulia stutters her words……. Is this something you don’t see often?
Meanwhile, Flora looked at her with her cute eyes.
“I’m going to bed now. You two should go to bed soon.”
It was a fairly sudden change of topic. I was just about to go to sleep.
I said goodnight to the two of them and was about to head to my room. Then Flora called me from behind.
“Mr. Luke. I have something to say to you before I go.”
“What is it?”
I turned to face Flora. Mullia, who was just about to enter her own room, stopped her and cast her gaze at her.
“I’ll go to Mr. Luke’s room after work tomorrow.”
“Yes? My room?”
When I asked back in surprise, Flora gave her head a big nod.
Oh my god……. Aren’t you saying that too boldly?
Looking at Mulia’s expression, she seemed more surprised than I was.
But Flora tilted her head. It seemed that he didn’t quite understand why we were reacting this way.
After a while she said “Oh” And clapped her hands with a soft exclamation.
“You don’t have to worry about anything like that that Mr. Luke is worried about.”
“Flora. Guard her bare head.”
Perhaps it wasn’t possible this time, Mulia stepped forward.
To be honest, I was a bit embarrassed. I didn’t expect words like that to come out of a noble lady’s mouth…….
Well, that’s Flora’s charm.
While I was convinced, Mullia continued to nag her Flora.
To sum it up, it was to keep her spirits and dignity.
But no matter how you look at it, Flora seems to be leaking from one of her ears…….
“Ugh. Okay okay.”
Flora motioned for her to stop, and only then did Mullia stop her nagging.
“Mr. Luke. Then, shall we make plans together tomorrow evening in the drawing room?”
“Yes. That would be great. Actually, my room is a bit dirty.”
“Whoops. I’ll go to Luke’s room next time.”
With that, Flora released a wink.
Seeing her cute figure, a smile was drawn on her lips without realizing it.
“Secretary. If he did something strange to Flora…….”
Mulia gave me her warning with sharp eyes.
“A. Do you see me as that person? Don’t worry, I won’t do anything weird!”
“Yes, I will trust the secretary. Enough then.”
Mulia said nothing and went into her room.
Well, I understand your concern. But that’s really a futile worry.
Because I’m just thinking of putting down my secretaryship and running away as cleanly as possible.
“I guess I should go in too. Have a good night, Mr. Luke.”
“I hope you have a peaceful night, too, the Lady of Simonion.”
I was able to move to my room only then.
* * *
The Duke of Montersen was sitting at his desk in his office, looking at a piece of paper. There was a diary of the operation of the dukedom and the current status of business.
He recently sent his son, Theorod Montersen, to the Duchy.
First of all, since he was the eldest son of the family, he intended to learn the job.
“Huh… ….”
The duke sighed and covered his forehead with his hand.
Even though he was over 20 years old, Theorod was clumsy in many things.
In the first place, I did not expect that I would learn all the operations of the dukedom in a short time. Theorod isn’t that smart.
But he should have at least some eagerness to do it, but looking at the journal, I got the feeling that he did it reluctantly.
‘To find someone else right away when it gets a little difficult… ….’
The Duke put down the papers with a sigh. He paused for a moment and then waved the bell on his desk twice.
After a while, his aide came to the office.
“Yes, Duke. What did you call for?”
“Do you have a list of imperial nobles?”
A few days ago, when the Duke met with the Marquis of Marlborough, he said he would find out for himself the change in attitude of the Imperial faction. But I’ve been putting it off because of my son’s work.
“Yes. I will bring it to you right now.”
The aide quickly brought what the duke requested.
Leaning comfortably on his back, the Duke quickly glanced over the list. Since he couldn’t directly ask Kailos, the head of the Imperial faction, he intended to find out information through the lower ones.
‘If possible, it would be nice to have a self-employed person… ….’
Then the name ‘Viscount Cox Astro’ caught his eye.
He was a kid who had just been in the imperial faction for over a year, but he seemed to have a good understanding of the atmosphere within the imperial faction.
The reason Montersen was convinced of this was because he obtained a list of newcomers to the imperial faction and grasped rough information.
The Duke immediately wrote a letter to Viscount Astro asking to meet soon. After that, he sealed it and instructed his aide to send the letter as quickly as possible.
-Continued