Because I was Terminally Ill, I Married the Male Lead's Brother, and Now He's Obsessed with Me

Episode 36

 

For their parents and their siblings, Ayla was like a sore thumb, causing too much pain.

 

Born as the only daughter of a powerful family, Ayla couldn’t enjoy life to the fullest.

 

Everything was due to the illness that plagued her.

 

She remembered when Ayla couldn’t wake up from sleep and lay in bed for days.

 

At that time, Jade, Noah, and Luke cried day and night fearing their cute sister might never open her eyes again.

 

And when Ayla woke up again, the three of them made a decision.

 

To gather their strength and do whatever it takes to cure Ayla’s illness.

 

The three brothers felt more sorry for Ayla than anyone else and took care of her more meticulously.

 

So even when Father favored only Ayla, and Mother occasionally left the house for months to cure Ayla’s illness, they never complained.

 

If the illness didn’t get better, they had to pour out affection somehow because they didn’t know how much time was left for their sister.

 

Showing such care and affection to Ayla was only natural for the three of them.

 

“After the illness is cured, I just wish for her to live happily without any worries. So, Lord Blighton, please take care of my sister.”

 

The family had only one wish.

 

For Ayla to become healthy and live with them for a long, long time, and enjoy the things she hadn’t been able to so far.

 

That was their only hope and dream.

 

“I also wish for Lady Ayla to live safely and happily more than anyone else. I will do my best to ensure that her illness is perfectly treated.”

 

Lloydin also hoped for Ayla’s happiness as much as her family, or perhaps even more now.

 

If possible, by her side forever.

 

But he swallowed those words without saying them.

 

To him, this marriage wasn’t a contract from the beginning, but it was evident it was a contract for Ayla and them.

 

Above all, he didn’t yet have the right to say he wanted to monopolize her for life.

 

A little later, the carriage arrived at the Blighton Duke’s residence.

 

The two men walked briskly towards the room where Ian was.

 

As Lloydin expected, Ian was already asleep.

 

“Should we wake Ian?” Lloydin whispered to Noah.

 

“No, let’s just check his condition,” Noah replied.

 

Noah summoned his magic and scanned Ian’s body with white light.

 

The stability of his magic was much better than before, indicating that he was indeed awake.

 

After retracting his magic, Noah nodded to Lloydin, and the two of them left Ian’s room and went back downstairs.

 

“I don’t see any signs of magic surge anymore. It seems to have stabilized perfectly. You don’t need to worry anymore,” Noah said.

 

“Thank you, Lord Anaïs,” Lloydin replied.

 

“I brought some more medicine here. Since I thought there might not be any in the capital for a while, I made some just in case,” Noah said, handing Lloydin a large bottle of medicine.

 

“Thank you. But if you thought there might not be any in the capital for a while, where are you going?” Lloydin asked.

 

“Yes. I plan to leave the capital after Ayla’s wedding. I’ve been confined to the temple until now, so I want to see the world,” Noah explained.

 

“I see.”

 

“Well then, I’ll take my leave.”

 

As they walked and talked, they reached the carriage waiting in front of the mansion.

 

“Take care on your way back.”

 

“Yes. I’ll see you at the wedding then.”

 

The carriage carrying Noah departed from the Blighton Duke’s residence into the night air.

 

* * *

 

The next morning, as soon as I got up and finished breakfast, I rushed to Lloydin.

 

“Lady?” 

 

Lloydin greeted me with a surprised expression, perhaps because I came so early.

 

“What about Young Lord Blighton?” 

 

I asked, looking around for Ian as soon as I got off the carriage.

 

“Ian?” 

 

Lloydin echoed.

 

“Yes. Has he awakened?”

 

“Yes. He woke up, had a light meal with soup, and is resting in his room.”

 

He’s really awake.

 

I can finally meet the male lead.

 

“Can I meet him right away? I’d feel relieved if I see him awake,” I asked.

 

“Sure. Follow me.”

 

I followed Lloydin to Ian’s room, which we had visited several times before.

 

Knock knock.

 

“Ian, it’s me, your brother. I’m coming in.”

 

Lloydin gestured for me to enter the room first.

 

As I entered through the open door, I saw a young boy sitting on the edge of the bed, leaning against the headboard and reading a book.

 

Finally, as he looked up from his book, Ian’s eyes met mine.

 

It felt like meeting someone I had been waiting for a long time, sending shivers down my spine.

 

“Brother?”

 

On the other hand, Ian looked puzzled upon seeing me and called out to Lloydin with a perplexed expression.

 

“Were you reading a book?”

 

“Yeah, but who’s she?”

 

Unable to contain his curiosity, Ian immediately asked about me.

 

“Oh, let me introduce you. This is Lady Ayla Anaïs. Lady, this is my brother, Ian Blighton.”

 

“Hello? Nice to meet you, Ian. I’m Ayla Anaïs.”

 

I greeted him with a wide smile, trying to give a bright impression to the child.

 

But Ian just stared at me without saying a word.

 

“Ian? You should greet her.”

 

Lloydin urged Ian, but I saw it.

 

The young, guarded look in Ian’s eyes.

 

“…I’m Ian Blighton.”

 

Still, like a dutiful younger brother, he reluctantly introduced himself to me after being told to by his brother.

 

‘Wow, they really look alike.’

 

While I thought Ian resembled Lloydin even with his eyes closed, seeing him with his eyes open was like looking at a mirror image.

 

Perhaps it was because their jet-black irises and eye shapes were similar.

 

Looking at Ian felt like glimpsing into Lloydin’s adorable childhood.

 

“Well done, Ian.”

 

Lloydin lightly ruffled Ian’s hair.

 

At that, Ian’s expression brightened, and he looked at Lloydin with sparkling eyes.

 

So cute. He’s so adorable.

 

Not only his appearance but his actions were even cuter.

 

I couldn’t help but silently repeat the word “cute” in my mind while squeezing my heart.

 

“Brother. Brother! Can you spar with me today? I’m all better now!”

 

“Not yet. Your body hasn’t fully recovered.”

 

“I’m fine… I finished a whole bowl of soup today!”

 

Ian insisted, as if he wouldn’t back down on this point to Lloydin.

 

“No way with the soup. Let’s just take another week to rest. Got it?”

 

“…Got it.”

 

Ian replied dejectedly, lowering his head.

 

Lloydin gently stroked Ian’s head again, who seemed to be disheartened.

 

“You’re so good, my little brother.”

 

By the way, Lloydin is a very affectionate older brother.

 

Ian, too, seemed to deeply love and respect his brother, judging by the way he looked at him.

 

It’s unbelievable that these two couldn’t meet for a very long time and eventually never met until the original work ended.

 

‘How much they must have missed each other.’

 

I could feel Lloydin’s heartache, thinking about how lonely Ian must have been without their parents, and how worried he must have been about his younger brother.

 

“Let’s have lunch together next week instead of sparring. Is it okay with you, Lady?”

 

“Yes, I’m fine with that.”

 

“Why?”

 

When Ian asked why they should eat together, nodding in agreement to lunch, his expression showed that he wasn’t particularly thrilled.

 

“Why eat together? I just want to eat with my brother.”

 

“It seems like my brother didn’t explain properly. A lot has happened while you were resting. And Lady Anaïs here is going to marry your brother soon.”

 

“What? Marriage?”

 

Ian was so shocked by Lloydin’s statement about marriage that he couldn’t close his mouth.

 

“Yeah. Lady Anaïs will become part of our family, so we should get along with her.”

 

Still in shock, Ian remained silent, staring blankly at us.

 

“But I’m not mentally prepared yet…”

 

Ian muttered in a dying voice that he didn’t want to have lunch with me.

 

“Ian.”

 

“Lord.”

 

Lloydin tried to persuade Ian, but I shook my head at Lloydin, meaning not to say that.

 

“We have plenty of time in the future. We can have lunch another day when Ian’s fully recovered.”

 

“Yes, understood.”

 

“Ian, it was nice meeting you today. See you soon.”

 

“…Yes.”

 

Even from his voice, it was evident that Ian didn’t really want to see me again.

 

Thinking even his behavior was cute, I walked out of Ian’s room with Lloydin.

 

“Sorry, Lady. Ian is not usually so rude…”

 

“I understand. But it seems like Ian really likes his brother.”

 

“Our parents passed away early, so he didn’t receive enough love, and I’ve been away on expeditions for over a year, so I haven’t spent much time with Ian. I think that’s why he’s like this.”

 

I already knew why Ian was like that.

 

Lack of affection.

 

Ian was a child who lacked human attention and love.

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