Chapter 172 – Crossed Minds (5)
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The clouds are overcast and the wind is strong. The sight of the vegetation in the mountains getting entangled and unable to come off unfolds like a daily routine. Birds were flying low and wild beasts were roaring out of time.
Essilly stood by the window and quietly watched. There was no entertainment in the villa, so looking out the window and contemplating was the only entertainment.
“Essily.”
Just then, a sweet voice comes from behind her. The corners of her lips tried to rise in her joy, but she persevered. She deliberately didn’t look back and she just went on in silence.
“Are you very angry?”
Theorard comes to the side with an apologetic look. Even so, Shili did not let go of her sullen expression. By not turning her head, she only showed tacit defiance.
She was Theo Rad, who was sorry for her, but it wasn’t that she didn’t understand Essilly. Five days had passed since the elf woke up from the night of isolation, but Theorard hadn’t had a good place with Esili.
The reason was that she had to take care of an elf whose mental state was unstable, so there was not enough time to be alone with her. In addition, Essili, who heard her elf’s plight her, volunteered to nurse her, so the separation her with Theorad deepened.
“…….”
She was still taking care of the elf, a woman selected by Roilen, so they only briefly met in her drawing room her.
In fact, she only took a moment for this. Theorard would have to take a nursing shift when the girl arrived soon.
There was no way she wouldn’t go, so it was only natural that she was anxious. She cleared her throat, clearing Theo Rad, who wanted to somehow ease her mood in Esily.
There was no way Silly would react to one. Her face her, stubbornly staring straight ahead without even giving her a glance, is resolute, as if it had written ‘I’m angry!’
Theorard, who was breaking out in a cold sweat, reached out and grabbed Esily’s shoulder of hers.
“…… !”
At the same time, Esily jumped startled and her shoulders her trembled. Because she didn’t expect to come in contact with her all of a sudden.
She still doesn’t give in. Esri tried hard to portray her hard expression her, but her face her turned red without realizing it. It was because the contact after a long time made her heart beat uncontrollably.
“Esley. It’s a request, so can you relieve your anger?”
A low voice echoes through my ears. Thanks to this, the redness spread to the ears. It felt like the walls in her heart that had been built up one after another were crumbling at once.
“Bad. Really….”
Her exhalation is lengthened. Esily, who had been grumbling quietly, looked back at Theorad as if she had lost. The demeanor in her blue eyes was now much diluted.
Still, what was not was what was not. Esily puffed out her cheeks and glared at Theo Rad with her affection for her.
“Sir Theorard. I am not an idle person. He said that he came here despite the fact that he had a lot of things to do in the territory, such as the issue of succession.”
“Know.”
“Furthermore, even if Lord Theorard forgave the elves, I cannot forgive them. It’s not like the elf’s depravity didn’t go unnoticed. Even so, the reason I take care of the elf is because she saved Lord Theo Rad’s life of her, regardless of her misdeeds of her.”
“He knows that too. As expected, it is the kindness of a person who will become my wife.”
“And one more thing…… Yes?”
The eyes of Essilie, who had been speaking logically, widened. The stiff body of her, like a startled meerkat, did not listen.
Wife. A word that refers to a woman who has married and become a man’s mate. Words she had always imagined but could not get out of her mouth her came out of Theo Rad’s mouth hers.
It also popped out like a natural disaster in an unexpected situation. If you don’t panic, it’s rather strange.
“Ah. Uh, um……”
The back of your neck gets stiff. My hair seemed to stand on end as if static electricity had struck. Unable to overcome the awkwardness, my hand grips the hem of my skirt without even realizing it.
His gaze naturally went down, and his entire face turned red as if he had a slight fever. To add a little exaggeration, Essilie was so shy that steam rose above the top of her head.
Theorard, who did not understand that, added casually.
“What……. Aren’t we a betrothed body?”
“Yeah, but…….”
Silly. Insensitive person. Do you really not know the difference between what you know in your head and what you hear? For Esily, who was unfamiliar with the words used between husband and wife, the word ‘wife’ was like a thunderstorm.
Silly bit her lower lip to calm her embarrassment, and Theorard smiled mischievously and leaned down gently.
“Is your anger relieved?”
The face is close to the face. She felt the pressure in her head and her go white. She is at a loss as to what to answer.
Was she aiming for this from the beginning? She was really like her smirk her, and even when she was about to get angry, she laughed lightly at her absurdity her.
Thinking she was hurt, Seeley let out a low sigh and nodded her head.
“…… It’s gone.”
“I’m glad.”
Theorard, who smiled and put his hands together, puts his hands behind her back. When she was looking at her noble gestures her, she, who had just been flustered, looked shabby.
After hesitating, Shili opened her mouth to defend herself, then shut it again. For she could see the woman who had been in charge of the elf’s care coming towards her.
“Viscount Theorard.”
Her daughter-in-law her, who came near her, put her hand on her chest her and bowed her head. As Theorard accepted her greeting her, her daughter her raised her head.
“It’s shift time, so I’m here to talk.”
“Okay. You have suffered a lot. Didn’t anything else happen?”
“Yes. It was no different than usual. She keeps asking for her papers of her, but it’s no big deal, so don’t worry.”
Is it paper? Theorard was puzzled, but she didn’t bother to ask. She had to go to the hospital room in a little while anyway, so it was comfortable for her to see it with her own eyes.
“Okay. Just go in and get some rest.”
“Thank you for your gracious words. As you said, I will leave the last year alone.”
The polite woman turns around and walks away. Theorard, who had been watching the scene, turned to Esily.
“I just have to go. I will be back, so please rest in peace in the meantime.”
“Of course. Don’t worry, I’ll go.”
“Sure.”
Theo Rad, with a light smile, moves his steps toward the hospital room. After confirming that Theorard had disappeared across the hallway, Esily summoned a nearby attendant.
Guided by his hand gesture his, the servant who came closer bowed his head politely.
“Is there anything you want me to do?”
“Yes. I have something to check.”
Are you going to check At best, I thought I would order errands to bring refreshments or bring water.
Essili said it was not a big deal to the servant who was quietly paying attention.
“I will give you half of your annual salary, so leave your villa and go to the dark streets of the island. Wandering through the alleyways, you might come across a middle-aged man wearing a black muffler. Tell him I’m the sender and he’ll hand you a document. Bring it.”
“Eh, Lady Esily. I…….”
“You don’t need to feel pressured. You don’t have to do it if you don’t want to. You just need to save someone else.”
After struggling for a while, the servant came to his senses his and nodded his head. It was an opportunity to receive half of a year’s salary for simple errands.
“Ji, let’s leave right now.”
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Smart-
Theorard, who opened the door after a simple knock, stopped involuntarily.
The elf’s spirit is clear. He was wearing a white dress, with his bangs pulled back behind his ears, and the back of his hair he was braided into a single line, which was cute. The woman who just came out of the room must have made the elf look neat.
Of course, Theorad was not surprised by the elf’s changed appearance of his. It was surprising to see paper cranes scattered around the elf sitting on the bed.
‘How…….’
If you look closely, you can easily see hundreds of them. As I approached her, wondering what she was doing, the elf who was folding the paper crane felt her presence her and raised her head.
An innocent smile forms on the restored face.
“Theorard!”
I’m pretty used to it now. Theorard, who had put aside the paper crane and got on the bed, smiled and asked a question.
“Strange. Why are you folding so many origami cranes?”
“They said that if you fold it a lot, it will make your wish come true.”
“Who are you talking about?”
“Uncle Roylen.”
Theo Rad shook his head. I can’t help you, but you said something strange.
“It is superstitious. If your wish comes true by folding many origami cranes, there will be 10,000 emperors who rule over all people in the world.”
“…… What are you talking about?”
“It is said that even if you fold a paper crane, your wish will not come true.”
“Ah?”
The elf’s eyes widened in shock. Judging from her slightly open mouth and trembling hands, it seemed that she trusted Roilen’s words blindly.
It was so funny that Theorard burst out laughing. Thanks to that, the elf was doubly shocked.
“Why, why are you laughing…… ? Theorard rejoices in my misfortune…… ?”
“No, no. No way.”
Theorard, who managed to silence his laughter his, cleared his throat.
“But what kind of wish did you fold so many origami cranes for?”
“I’m curious?”
“Okay. Listen to it once.”
The elf, who was noticing the surroundings, brought her hands together to her mouth her and whispered softly.
“This is a secret…… It is my wish to marry Theorard.”
Theorard’s body stiffened. He thought he would say a simple wish, but when he mentioned marriage, he didn’t know what to answer.
“Ehehe…….”
The elf covered her face with both of her hands, laughing bashfully at her. Apparently, it is the figure of a child who has confessed to the man she likes.
Only then did Theorard sigh in relief, realizing that this was just a joke and not the elf’s sincerity.
“You made a strange wish. Rather, let me fold something fancier than a paper crane.”
“Is there anything cooler than paper cranes?”
The elf staring at her with a gap between her hands her is ridiculous. Puch. Theo Rad, with a small smile, stroked the elf’s head and held up an extra piece of paper to demonstrate her.
After folding the paper for about five minutes, a pretty plausible sailboat was completed. Thanks to her, the elf who was watching from her side was excited with her eyes shining.
“Cool……!”
I did it anyway. Seeing what I like makes me happy.
Afterwards, the elf challenged himself to fold a sailboat out of paper. It would be a lie if I said the elf fiddling with his fingers and folding the paper wasn’t cute.
Theorard, who had been watching the scene quietly, muttered secretly. It was because the usual week, as Roylen said, was now two days away.
“If you come to your senses, will all your memories come back? The terrible pain of betrayal you went through…….”
A bitter smile forms on Theorard’s lips.
“I want you to be happy. By the way…… I don’t know if the return of memories can really make you happy.”
She frankly brushed off her inner feelings of her, but she did not touch the elf. She was just focusing her attention on turning the paper in front of her eyes into a sailboat.
