Chapter 24
Although he succeeded in offering tea, he could not force himself to open Gerard's mouth. Gerard was also not an easy opponent as he was the butler of the Duke of Bavaria. He evaded Annette's questions to her, giving lengthy explanations of only the unimportant In the first time, the teacup placed in front of Gerard was revealing the floor before he knew it.
'I can't do this.'
Annette furrowed her eyebrows in embarrassment Gerard must have made up his mind of her, but he did n't yield to her conciliation or persuasion of her She must have intended to reveal the gunpowder she had brought with her only in front of Lapel.
Even so, it was impossible to force Gerard, who had come under her father's order her, to open his mouth her. Annette, now a widow, did not have the right to persecute Gerard, saying that her orders her should take precedence. Secretly In her nervousness her, she clutched the hem of her skirt and rolled her hair desperately.
But Gerard would not wait for her to come up with her good idea of her. Gerard, who had finally taken her last sip of her teacup, looked at her with her relieved look on her face. With all of his blonde hair neatly brushed back, was as flawless as that of a yalmiuri.
Confident of his own victory his his, Gerard opened his mouth to politely bid him farewell.
“Then, since I finished drinking the tea, I think I will have to get up and take a look. Thank you for your kind favor. Marquis of Kanesis.”
Annette bit her lip and watched Gerard rise from her seat her her.At that moment, a thought flashed through Annette's mind her her.She tried to pretend her calm expression her and opened her mouth.
“Gerard, before you go, I have a favor to ask.”
Her wariness flashed across Gerard's face as she looked back at her.Her expressionHer was to keep Annette in check, fearing that Annette, who had not given up until the end, might try to placate her again.Annette quickly carried on with him Before he began to say no.
“It's nothing special, it's a personal request, but I've been learning vocal music as a hobby lately. But I don't know if I have any talent. I can't bear to tell others because I'm shy, but I think it's okay if it's you who took care of me for a long time. Could you please listen to my song?
Annette applied the previous request from Crown Prince Ludwig to the fullest. At the unexpected request, Gerard hesitated without immediately refusing. Although he was following the orders of his master, Duke Allamand of Bavaria, he personally liked Annette. Gerard finally nodded her head.
“…I think it will be fine for a while.”
At his consent his Annette smiled happily.The smile that gently folded her eyes was so much the same as when she was a girl,so Gerard looked at Annette with a vague gaze involuntarily.Unaware of this,Annette closed her eyes and immediately began singing.
Time is the petals that fall fleetingly one by one
If the tragedy of this fall could capture your beautiful eyes even for a moment
Alright, no matter how many times I will happily fall in front of you
Annette sang an opera that she remembered hearing recently at the court with appropriate changes.It was not the song that really mattered anyway.Annette, who had been singing for as long as her memory her allowed, quietly opened her eyes and looked at Gerard.
Sure enough, for a short time of less than 30 seconds, Gerard fell asleep on the sofa Seeing this, Annette blinked her eyes and marveled at her own ability.
'I guess this is really my ability.'
But it was not the time to be leisurely admiring it Annette did not yet know how long her powers her could put people to sleep So before Gerard woke up I had to search his body her his With her luck, he might even come across a clue.
“I'm sorry, Gerard.”
Annette whispered softly and reached out her hand her to search his her body her her There was nothing in the pocket of Gerard's jacket, but he was fortunate to find something in the inside pocket of his vest her No. What letter was it?
Annette carefully opened the letter to avoid revealing it as much as possible.Although the sender's name was not specified, Annette immediately recognized her father's elaborate and elegant handwriting of her.A short sentence was written inside it.
– Gifts are for the receiver, not the giver.
What does this mean?Annette pondered the contents of the one-line letter in her mind.Allah Mang, who valued his lineage,was a nobleman more than anyone else.Therefore,he considered it vulgar to express one's wishes directly.”
Fortunately, Annette had been his daughter for a long time, so she had a glimpse of what her father meant to her.
'I'm sure he didn't like the wedding gift that Raffel sent.'
So he must have returned the offers as if they were showing off. Considering the contents of this letter, it seems that there is a separate 'gift' that his father wishes for Rafel.
Annette finally realized why her father kept her sending Gerard to contact Rafel. At first, he thought he was trying to humiliate Rafel because he was an illegitimate child and didn't want to welcome him as his son-in-law. Father's real purpose his, the previous case of returning gifts was already overflowing.
'But what the hell is that?'
Annette frowned. The Duke of Bavaria was the most prestigious family in Deltium. They were a family that lacked nothing in power, wealth, or honor.
On the other hand, Rapel was an upstart aristocrat who had just started a new family. Although there were some wealth and territories bestowed upon him for his brilliant achievements his, they were not at the level his father his coveted. Annette pondered over the memories of her previous life, wondering what her father she wanted.
“Um….. . “
'Oh, look at my mind.'
At this time, Gerard, who had been asleep, frowned his delicate eyebrows and showed signs of waking up. It had only been less than 5 minutes since she had fallen asleep, but it seemed that Annette's 'ability' her could not keep people asleep for very long.
Annette hurriedly glued her her letter her her back her before Gerard was fully awake And he put it back into Gerard's bosom Annette who had taken off her pretense her calmly shook Gerard's shoulders and woke him up .
“Gerard, Gerard? Wake up. Didn't I say you had to go quickly?”
Hearing Annette's voice her, he opened his eyes softly. The soft eyelids of his were folded in several layers, revealing dark green eyes beneath the golden eyelashes. Gerard, who had blinked a couple of times and looked at Annette, smiled slightly with a sleepy face.
“Miss Annette.”
Gerard lowered his eyes slightly and carefully grabbed Annette's hand her, which was shaking his shoulder her.And he kissed her lightly like a feather on the back of her hand.It's like he does n' t know what to do with his little girl her.
Annette smiled bitterly.Judging by the fact that he called himself 'lady' again, Gerard was still awake.Annette pretended not to know his mistake, took her hand away from Gerard and clapped her hands.
“Oh my God, Gerard. Are my songs that boring? Falling asleep before listening to the end. I am a little hurt.”
Annette grumbled, puckering her lips. Only then did Gerard's eyes clear as he remembered the situation before falling asleep. A look of blatant bewilderment appeared on his face. To think he had fallen asleep in this situation, even Gerard himself couldn't believe his negligence his.
“I'm sorry, lady. No, the Marquis of Kanesis. I stopped being rude.”
Gerard hurriedly apologized uncharacteristically. In response, Annette put on a sad expression and replied in a lonely voice.
“No……. How can I blame others for my lack of talent? Thank you for accepting the childish light in the midst of your busy schedule. Go back now, it's going to be late.”
“… Yes. Then let's go away.”
He was already dozing off, so he couldn't even make excuses. Gerard felt possessed by his own demons. He's not even very tired, so why the hell did he fall asleep? Gerard, who hesitated and did not know what to do, eventually lowered his head and left the Marquis of Carnesys. For a while, he seemed to have no face seeing Annette.
That night, Annette waited patiently for Lapel to return. She went through every memory of her previous life, but her parents and her and Lapel always had a very bad relationship. So she had no memory of Lafel handing over anything to her parents.
Then all that was left was for her to ask Rafel directly.He probably knew what his parents he wanted.Annette nervously clasped her hands together as she waited for Lapel to return.Something away from him.
She said, 'Is it possible that you married me to Rafel…… Was it because he wanted something?'
Annette decided to examine this possibility.She initially thought that this marriage was consummated because of her own false accusations of her.So, she believed, her father, her had consented to this marriage without her being. Able to do it.
Annette, who did not become her crown princess anyway, was worth nothing. Here, if she refused even the king's offer of marriage to her, bad rumors might spread about her Annette her. Duke of Bavaria. It was the worst situation that her parents could not do anything about.
But what if her parents she also had plans of their own?What if she married the already worthless Annette to Lapel, but instead she intended to take something from him?
Annette closed her eyes, remembering the cold face of her father, her at her wedding, her at her, her head, her, her was dizzy.
How long would she have waited? A little past midnight, she finally heard the sound of a lapel coming in. Annette hurried down the stairs to greet him.
“Lapel, are you here? Did you have a good time at the palace?”
Rafel looked at her with her blurry eyes instead of answering her No matter where she tipped her glass Her breath her smelled quite strong When his eyes met hers Annette was unknownly nervous.
