The Male Lead’s Father Refuses to Break Off Our Engagement

Chapter 104

 

Cassis didn’t give any answer. But Evelia realized from his silence that her assumption was correct.

Her arms that hugged Cassis’s waist automatically gained strength. My shoulders were shaking.

Cassis rubbed her back as if it was okay, but Evelia could hardly calm down.

She remained silent for a moment and then asked.

“So what do we do? If we leave it like this, Queen Cesia will continue to target Ruth, what do we do?”

Cassis kissed Evelia’s forehead.

“Of course, we should expose her for her crimes and make her pay for them, and then she won’t be able to target Ruth anymore.”

But unlike him, Evelia was a bit skeptical.

“Is it possible? She’s the Queen of a country.”

“Don’t worry.”

Cassis murmured softly, as if soothingly.

“I am Adelhard.”

“…….”

“I will clearly show her what happens if she touches my people.”

It was the first time that Cassis brought up the family name. This meant that he was angry about this incident, although he did not show it.

Evelia calmed down a little at his firm words.

“Then what should we do now?”

“There’s something I want to tell you about him.”

Cassis stood up. Evelia, who also got up, glanced at Ruth, who was sleeping soundly, and then followed Cassis to the next room. It was the very parlor where Celsion was sleeping.

Evelia looked at the puppy sleeping on the sofa as if it were cute. Then Cassis quietly blocked Celsion’s path.

Evelia asked, pretending not to notice his actions.

“What are you trying to say?”

“It is highly likely that Prince Lionel has noticed Ruth’s presence.”

“How?”

“Celsion said he must have realized that the heir was in the empire. The heir comes down from among those with royal blood…”

“It sounds like there is a possibility that Prince Lionel realized his child was alive.”

“I see.”

“What do you plan to do?”

“Now that things have come to this, I plan to go to the Kingdom of Cesia and meet Prince Lionel…”

As he spoke, Cassis paused and took a breath, as if his anger was rising.

“After hearing the whole story, I plan to join hands with him. The reason Queen Cesia is targeting Ruth is purely because of Prince Lionel.”

“Let’s go together.”

Evelia spoke first. Cassis’ eyes widened slightly. She muttered as if she knew that would happen.

“You were planning on going alone and solving it, right?”

“…….”

“But you can’t do it because I’m anxious about sending you alone. You might challenge Prince Lionel to a duel as soon as you get there, right?”

Evelia laughed mischievously.

‘I said it as a joke, but it could be if it was Cassis.’

Judging from the lack of response, it seems like that was really his intention.

“Then you need someone to go and mediate. If we’re going, let’s take Ruth with us.”

“But….”

“Anyway, if Prince Lionel knew about Ruth’s existence, wouldn’t he come and see Ruth at any time? You know you can’t hide it anymore.”

“……”

“And I don’t think I should be away from you because I miss you.”

Cassis’ expression softened slightly at Evelia’s charming words. However, he soon put on a serious expression again and thought about it.

“It’s dangerous.”

“It’s dangerous here too. Wouldn’t it be safer with you?”

“…….”

“And anyway, to solve a curse, no it’s not the curse, you have to meet King Cesia.”

Evelia smiled. Cassis looked at the beautifully curved eyes and then nodded.

 

*****

 

A few days later.

“Goodbye, Aria.”

Ruth waved his hand with a look of regret on his face.

It was the same for Aria. The child who had just a moment ago said, “We’ll meet again, why are you sad?” didn’t think about getting on the carriage, as if his steps were slowing down.

“Aria, we have to go now.”

Samuel, who was watching the two children say goodbye, carefully held Aria’s hand. He had just come to pick up Aria after receiving a call from Evelia.

‘Still, I’m glad Samuel understands.’

A little while ago, when he heard that Ruth and Aria had been attacked by assassins in the living room, he was really surprised.

Evelia thought he would argue about the security of the Adelhard family. So she apologized first.

But to her surprise, he didn’t rebuke Adelhard. Instead, he declared that they would work together to catch the culprit.

Evelia and Cassis couldn’t see the harm in that, so they accepted.

‘It might be resolved faster with Samuel’s help.’

As Evelia recalled the events of a few moments ago, Samuel took Aria’s hand and tried to lead her to the carriage, but she refused.

The child shook her head, let go of Samuel’s hand, and walked towards Ruth. Then she hugged Ruth tightly.

“A-Aria?”

Ruth’s face instantly turned red. Ruth didn’t know what to do and fluttered his hands in the air.

Aria, perhaps aware of her friend’s panicked feelings, buried her face in Ruth’s shoulder and sobbed. Ruth was surprised in a different way this time.

“Aria, are you crying?”

“No, I’m not crying.”

Aria sniffled and answered. It was obvious she was crying.

However, Ruth did not point that out and quietly hugged Aria.

At the same time, Samuel’s eyebrows rose high to the sky, but no one paid him any attention.

Ruth comforted Aria by clumsily patting her back.

“I will be going to the capital soon.”

“When? I heard you’re going to the Kingdom of Cesia to have fun!”

“Yes?”

“Tch!”

Aria wiped her red eyes and got out of Ruth’s arms. Then she looked up as if she had just cried.

“Come back soon!”

“Okay, I get it.”

“Promise.”

Aria held out her little finger. Ruth willingly placed her finger.

“Yes, I promised.”

“Buy me a gift too.”

“Yes.”

“Don’t forget me. Don’t make any other friends!”

Ruth laughed brightly at those grumpy words, as if he was in a good mood.

“Okay, I get it.”

Only after receiving the confirmation did Aria turn towards the carriage.

Samuel, who was keeping his eyes focused on Ruth, lifted Aria lightly and placed her in the carriage.

On the other hand, Evelia, who was watching the children with a happy face, wiped her smile and approached him.

“Then please take care.”

It was an ambiguous expression. He said that he would take care of Aria all the way to the capital, and that he would track down the background of the assassin.

“Don’t worry, madam.”

“Please travel safely to the capital.”

“Madam, please be careful.”

At that time, Cassis came over and gently hugged Evelia’s shoulder.

He looked at Samuel sharply, as if giving a silent warning.

“There is no need to worry.”

Samuel took a step back from Evelia.

“Yes. Since the Duke is here, it is nothing for me to worry about. Well then, I’ll just leave. Thank you for taking such good care of Aria.”

Just like that, the carriage carrying Samuel and Aria left.

Evelia held Cassis and Ruth’s hands and entered the mansion.

Now it was time for the three to prepare for the trip.

 

13. Kingdom of Cesia

[Calm down, Lionel.]

Trika spoke calmly to Lionel, who was fidgeting. However, Lionel could not calm down and was in the process of packing his bags.

Ever since he felt the power of the Guardian in the Empire, he had been very excited. It was because he thought that Julia and his child might be alive.

Trika spoke again.

[There is no evidence anywhere that this successor is your child.]

Lionel, who almost threw away his clothes in his luggage, answered in an angry voice.

“If it’s not my child, then who has the royal blood?”

[Wouldn’t it be a distant relative? In the past, there were cases where a successor came from outside the royal family. There have been descendants of the royal family long ago. Who says the empire can’t have such a child?]

“Hah…”

Lionel sighed and sat down on the bed.

Trika was right. Rather than the fact that his own child, who was thought to be dead, was alive, it was more plausible to believe that the descendants of a person who had inherited the royal blood from a long time ago, who had gone to the Empire, were alive.

But that possibility was driving Lionel crazy.