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

Chapter 122

 

Julia smiled bitterly after hearing that.

“I see. I just wish he’d forgotten.”

It was strange. It was clearly a dream, but those words made me feel like I was meeting the real Julia.

So I hesitated and asked.

“Don’t you resent His Majesty Lionel?”

Julia’s eyes widened as if asking why she was asking such a question.

“He didn’t come until the end. I think I would have resented him a little bit.”

“Well.”

Julia smoothed the teacup with her white hands.

“I think it would be a lie if I said I don’t hold any grudges. But it’s not the kind of resentment that other people think. It’s just that I feel sad and sad that I left without being able to see him until the end…”

She eventually lowered her head. Tears flowed down her white cheeks and fell onto the table.

“Still, I hope he’s happy. I hope he will forget about me and live happily. That’s the truth. Can you tell him that?”

Evelia answered with a heavy heart.

“Yes, I will.”

“I looked ugly.”

Julia lightly wiped her eyes with the back of her hand and smiled again, then was surprised as if she had realized something.

“Oh my god, I’ve been holding on to you for so long. Cassis and Ruth will be waiting for you very much.”

“But….”

There was a lot I wanted to say. But Julia shook her head as if it’s enough.

“Please go and love them both as much as you can.”

With those words, Evelia slowly opened her eyes. The first thing I saw was an unfamiliar ceiling.

As I blinked a few times to recover my blurry vision, I heard the voice I wanted to hear next to me.

“Eve?”

“Mom?”

Evelia looked in the direction of the sound and smiled weakly. The father and son, An identical-looking Adelhard was staring at her in surprise.

Evelia struggled to raise her upper body and spread her arms. Right now, I wanted to hug them both as hard as I could without saying a word.

“Come here.”

“Huh, mom.”

Ruth was the first to burst into tears and fell into her arms.

“Mom, are you okay? Do you have any pain?”

“Yes, Mom is okay. What about Ruth? Is Ruth hurt anywhere?”

“I’m fine! Everyone is safe! Aria, Sir Denoa, and Uncle Lionel.”

“I’m glad.”

After lightly patting Ruth’s head, she looked at Cassis this time. He just stared at her blankly, as if he had turned to stone.

“Cassis?”

A single tear slipped silently from Cassis’s left eye, as if the name had been the trigger. He just blinked without even thinking about wiping away his tears.

Evelia stretched out her arms towards him.

“You too, come here.”

Cassis slowly bent down and was held in Evelia’s arms. Because of the size difference, Evelia and Ruth were practically held in his arms.

Cassis buried his face in the crook of Evelia’s neck and exhaled harshly.

“I’ve been worried… a lot.”

“I’m sorry for making you worry.”

“No.”

Cassis hugged Evelia and Ruth tightly with his sturdy arms.

“Thank you for waking up safely like this.”

Tears fell again and wet Evelia’s neck.

Evelia comforted him and was lost in thought.

‘Yes, I’m really glad.’

A few days ago, Evelia noticed Clarisse’s plan and suddenly felt ominous. This is because, given her personality, she could easily target Aria.

In the original novel, Aria gave a pendant that condensed her divine power to Ruth, who was trying to counter Clarisse’s black magic. The story goes that it actually saved Ruth from danger.

So, she practiced condensing divine power with Aria and finally succeeded.

‘It could have ended there.’

But Evelia thought a little more.

If the Queen makes a last-ditch effort, who could she target? Although the probability was small, it might be possible to target her.

Lionel and Ruth had a guardian to protect them, and Cassis and Samuel had the strength to protect themselves.

Of course, it would have been nice to be able to make enough pendants to protect everyone, but Aria only made two.

So she decided to keep one for herself just in case. That was the reason why I continued to hold Ruth.

To protect the child if the Queen targets Ruth.

“I’m so glad. I don’t want to leave you and Ruth alone again.”

Evelia smiled as she took turns kissing Cassis and Ruth on the forehead.

“We’re going back home now.”

 

*****

 

Evelia immediately prepared to return to the Empire. Cassis wanted her to rest a little longer, but Evelia refused. This is because I wanted to return to a comfortable home as quickly as possible.

But there was work to do before that.

Evelia and Cassis took Ruth to see Lionel. Lionel was watching the wizards restore the damaged castle.

“Uncle!”

When Ruth ran to him, he lifted the child up.

“Yes, Ruth. Should we go inside and have a snack with uncle?”

“Yes!”

The four headed to Lionel’s private parlor. However, the atmosphere between the four people sitting across from each other was heavy.

Ruth, who would normally chatter with Lionel, just quietly ate the cake. Because they would part away.

“So, you’re leaving for the Empire today, right?”

Lionel asked, putting down his teacup.

“That’s right.”

“I’d like to ask you to stay a little longer, but the royal castle is in this state, so I’m embarrassed to ask you to stay any longer.”

“The royal castle is still nice to look at. It’s just that I want to go back and rest quickly.”

“The Duchess is really good at lying. Even after seeing that, and saying it looks good. Are you feeling okay?”

“Thanks to your concern, I have improved a lot. Actually, I’m not even hurt.”

“I see, that’s a relief.”

With those words, the conversation stopped for a moment. Lionel, who was tapping the chair handle with his index finger, spoke carefully.

“Oh, by the way, Your Majesty decided to give Ruth a blessing.”

“Yes, I was just about to request an audience.”

“Okay, let’s go together. If I go with you, there will be no need to request an audience.”

As he said, it was possible to meet the king without specially requesting an audience.

The King’s complexion had improved so much that it was difficult to believe that he was the same person he had seen a few days ago.

“Welcome. I have a lot to say to you.”

The King gestured to Lionel. He approached the three people, supported by Lionel.

When Evelia and Cassis tried to bow once again, the king stopped them. Then he actually bowed and greeted them.

Evelia was surprised and approached the king and helped him up.

“Don’t do this, Your Highness. You don’t have to do this.”

“Thanks to your help, we were able to catch the evil group. It wouldn’t have been possible without you. As the king of a country, how could I not express my gratitude?”

“But….”

The king bowed again.

“Thank you so much. The queen, or rather Clarisse, will pay the appropriate penalty, so don’t worry too much.”

“I understand, Your Highness.”

The King stood up again and extended his right hand towards Ruth this time. Ruth hesitated, but when he saw Evelia nodding, he walked forward.

The child’s small hand held the king’s wrinkled hand.

“You said this child needs a blessing.”

“That’s right.”

The King looked closely at Ruth’s red eyes and whispered.

“… You look alike.”

Ruth tilted his head.

“Yes?”

“No. Let me bless you. It won’t hurt from now on.”

With those words, a bright light swept through Ruth’s body. Ruth trembled and stumbled as if his legs gave out.

Cassis picked up the child.

“If you have a chance next time, come visit the kingdom again. The Kingdom of Cesia always welcomes you.”

“Thank you, Your Majesty.”

With those last words, the four people left the king’s throne room.

Before he knew it, Lionel had come down from Cassis’s arms and looked at Ruth, who was walking alone, with a wistful look on his face.

“Now this is really the last time.”

Evelia said in response.

“Not yet. There is something left.”

“No way…”

Evelia looked at him and nodded.

“Yes. We’ll tell Ruth.”