80 – You did nothing wrong
In the girl’s memory,
My mother was never a beautiful person.
A being with an ugly, distorted appearance and cracked and rough skin like a lizard, and would often lie down on a sick bed as if unwell.
The presence of such a mother always remained as a mark on the girl’s heart.
Because of this, she always felt ashamed of her mother.
Then one day.
Before the eyes of such a girl,
A woman appeared.
“Are you Little? “You look as cute as I heard.”
“… “
A woman who hugs herself with her dazzling beauty shining brightly.
Seeing her, unlike her own mother, who was so ugly, she was so beautiful, as if she reminded me of an angel who had come down from heaven.
The girl thought to herself.
I wish this person was her own mother.
I am not that ugly person who always lies down,
He said he wished that someone this young, healthy, and beautiful would be his mother.
However.
As time passed and I began to grow older,
The reason her mother had such an ugly appearance was, As she learns that he was trying to protect her from an accident that occurred when she was a newborn.
And…
That angel-like woman,
As she began to understand that she was a concubine brought in by her father, who had become estranged from her mother due to her unsightly appearance,
The girl began to truly regret her foolish thoughts.
The smile on that woman’s mouth was painful to her mother.
The fact that the cause was ultimately her own.
For the girl, it has always been a thorn-like wound in her heart…
At the same time, she established herself as one major goal in her life.
No matter what happens,
No matter what the cost.
I will cure the disease that has plagued her mother’s body.
Because of herself, her past beautiful appearance…
She goes further and says that she will give everything back to her who lost her father’s love.
However.
It was in vain that I came to my senses so late and set a goal to do what I should have done.
The girl ultimately failed to cure her mother’s illness and had no choice but to send her away.
At the last moment, her mother died smiling happily at herself.
The words of gratitude that came out of her mouth left a deep wound in the girl’s heart.
This incident caused the girl to enter her army, consumed by her anger at her own helplessness and her disappointment in her father who had brought her to this point. .
Considering the family’s enormous wealth and his father’s status as a member of the colonial council, it was a choice that could be considered foolish in many ways.
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However, despite her broken heart, she endlessly wielded her magic on the battlefield, and thanks to her natural talent shown in the process and the invisible support of her father, she was able to achieve success at a young age. Quickly set her on her way to success.
However.
One day, as time passed and I focused on new things, the wounds in my heart began to heal little by little.
The girl…
No, in her life now that she has become a full-fledged general.
An incident occurred that reawakened the pain she had been trying to bury until now.
That day was the day she returned home from the front line.
In her family, there was the woman who took the position of wife in place of her now dead mother, and her half-brother born to her father.
Although she personally did not feel very comfortable, she treated her half-sister quite well as she was her younger half-brother, and her half-sister was also her older sister with a large age difference. Followed closely.
However,
Their relationship is,
After dinner that night, her younger brother accidentally drank the teacup that was given to her, ending her life.
Her half-brother vomited blood and died right after taking a sip of tea.
This sudden incident had a great shock not only to her but also to her entire family.
So, she and her father began to use all their power and connections to find the culprit who committed this crime.
And…
The moment when all the truth is revealed.
What they saw before their eyes was,
The culprit who caused this,
Originally, they attempted to eliminate the girl who became a general, but
The woman who accidentally caused her own child to die.
It looked like he had hung himself in the bedroom and had stopped breathing.
So from start to finish. Her father’s concubine left, leaving behind only a terrible wound.
Although she no longer remains in this world,
The things she did ultimately left a huge scar on her.
It has not disappeared until this very moment…
In the shape of a deep, deep thorn…
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“That kind of thing…” There was… “
“I see… so. Are you so… “
Franklin finished a long story.
The relationship between her and her father is fraught with danger in many ways.
And her attitude of great reluctance regarding taking in her concubine.
Listening to this story that is the reason for everything,
Cromwell answered quietly in a voice filled with bitterness but also a calm light of understanding.
And.
Regarding his reaction,
Franklin said with a dark smile on his lips.
“Not fun… It’s a story, right? “That’s why you’re showing such ugly behavior until now.”
“Little… “
“I know… Actually, if you look at it, it’s all because of me… Trying to save someone like me… “This is what happened when her mother tried to save this incompetent daughter who was hurting her insides without being able to do anything for her!”
Franklin’s emotions, which had barely been calmed down, begin to become more intense.
As if I was reciting what I had kept in my heart until now,
As I finally began to face the truth that I had been trying so hard to ignore,
She shed tears and spoke in a voice filled with deep self-deprecation.
“It’s my fault. Everything… Everything… Mother too… My father too… And that woman and her brother… In the end, it all happened because of me. However… But until now I… “
At that time.
“You did nothing wrong.”
“… What?”
The man’s voice sounded in her ear.
Although it was not loud, his voice seemed to pierce the soul.
Franklin began to feel as if his mouth, which had been spewing out despair, was blocked.
The man looked directly at Franklin’s face and said.
“What if… If something had happened to Little in that situation, it would probably have left an even bigger scar on your mother. The guilt of not being able to protect her daughter… “It must have been tens or hundreds of times greater than the pain Little is feeling right now.”
“… “
“Although I have never given birth to a child, it is difficult to say for sure. But what if… If I were in his shoes. I’m sure you were happy every time you saw Little. Although he lost his beauty… The fact that he was able to protect such a beautiful daughter in return for that. “It will remain his pride and joy until the end.”
Cromwell spoke while holding her hand tightly.
At this moment, his voice seemed to seep into the wounds of her soul.
Just from this short conversation, Franklin began to feel as if his previous wounds were being healed.
“As for my father and his concubine… I don’t think it’s something that can be easily evaluated. It is true that they made a mistake, but at the same time, there may have been circumstances of their own. But… At least I don’t think you need to feel guilty about their work either. “They just made their own choices and got paid for them.”
His words convey a bit of coldness, but at the same time, you can feel his desire to comfort Franklin in any way possible.
With that one word, Franklin’s thorns, which he had thought would never fall out, began to be pulled out so easily.
Is this the power of the so-called saint chosen by God?
Or simply, she didn’t know if it was because her significant other was a man named Edward Cromwell whom she truly loved.
However,
At this moment, listening to him tell her that it wasn’t her fault.
Listening to her mother confidently say that she must have been proud of her.
Franklin felt as if the tension that had been lingering in his heart was being lifted.
I started to feel like tears were forming in my eyes again.
“Black… Sobbing… Ugh….”
Franklin begins to shed tears while burying his face in Cromwell’s body.
Looking at her like this,
Cromwell quietly stroked her back with a gentle smile on her lips.
I hope that at this moment, she will be relieved of all the pain she has been carrying all this time.
At the same time, through this ‘skill’ she possesses.
She felt deep joy at the fact that she could comfort and heal the wounds in the soul of the woman she loved…