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

Chapter 75

 

The moment I stepped on my left foot, my entire body tingled like electricity, but I managed to walk, but I managed to walk.

Soon I started walking with a limp. Even if I couldn’t get to the tent where the children were, I had to find a way for people to travel.

But it wasn’t easy. This was because the grass was already overgrown and my ankle was sprained.

‘Ah, I can hear the sound of water.’

Evelia, who had been walking for a while, listened. Now that I think about it, there was a stream of water in the place where the tent was pitched. If you follow the valley, a tent may appear.

It was the moment when Evelia was about to take a step towards the sound of water. Suddenly, I felt someone coming from behind.

“Dame Nikita?”

Evelia asked, out of curiosity. However, when I turned around, what I saw were men armed from head to toe in black.

As the man who appeared to be the leader pointed at Evelia, the others all drew their swords and began to rush in.

Evelia quickly started running in the other direction, but it wasn’t long before her injured ankle snapped again and she fell.

A man holding a sword appeared as a shadow following him. A black shadow reflected on the ground raised a sharp sword high into the sky.

Evelia closed her eyes tightly. Did you say that memories of the last moments of life pass by like a flash of light?

It was the memory of ‘Han So-yoon’ that occupied most of Evelia’s life. But funny enough, the people that came to mind at this moment were Cassis and Ruth, who had been together for a while.

If I had known it would be like this, I would have done a little better. We’ll talk a lot too.

If I had known it would be this disappointing…

It was the moment when the assassin’s sword came down, aiming for her neck, accompanied by deep regret.

“Evelia!”

A familiar voice was heard, followed by a man’s scream. At the same time, hot liquid poured down on Evelia’s head.

Evelia opened her closed eyes. In front of her, the assassin who had been targeting her was groaning, clutching his cut arm.

And soon, a familiar black-haired man blocked her path.

“Cassis!”

The moment Evelia shouted in surprise, five men rushed at Cassis at the same time.

Cassis swung his sword at the man who ran first.

Evelia instinctively closed her eyes and blocked her ears. However, the sound cannot be completely blocked.

Slash—

The sound of swords clashing, the groans of people, Cassis’s voice.

Moreover, the strong smell of blood passes by the tip of your nose. I felt dizzy. I felt sick and wanted to vomit completely.

Meanwhile, Evelia prayed for Cassis. I hope you don’t get hurt and stay safe.

One second felt like one minute, and one minute felt like an hour.

“Eve.”

I was obviously covering my ears, but the voice sounded so clear as if it were piercing my eardrums. Evelia opened her closed eyes.

Cassis reached out for her, but withdrew his hand when he found it covered in blood.

“Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?”

“Ah… ”

Since Cassis had his back to the sunlight, his shadowed face could not be seen clearly.

What kind of expression does he make?

Evelia unconsciously reached out to his blood-splattered cheek.

She wanted to say, “Thank God you were the one who came to save me.”

But that was the end. She suddenly collapsed.

 

*****

 

After parting with Evelia, Cassis was unable to come to his senses for a while.

“Master, why are you doing this?”

Despite Logan’s question, Cassis stared blankly at the sky. Then, I took out the handkerchief I had kept in my pocket and looked at it.

Red embroidery that you can’t tell if it’s a lion, a rose, or a fire lizard.

But it was the most beautiful embroidery Cassis had ever seen.

Thinking that Evelia had made this for himself for several days, I felt excited.

“What is it? lion?”

Cassis, who had been running his thumb over the embroidery, looked sharply at Logan, who dared to interrupt.

“It’s a rose.”

“That’s a rose…. Did madam give it to you?”

Instead of answering, Cassis lightly kissed the embroidery and then put the handkerchief in his arms.

I decided to pretend not to see Logan shaking his head as if he saw something he couldn’t see.

There was a tradition in hunting competitions where men would dedicate the game they had hunted to the women they admired, and the woman who received the most was praised as the best lady of the year.

Cassis wanted Evelia to be the best lady this year; she was worthy of it.

So he hunted hard. I also caught small one such as foxes and rabbits, and even a relatively large wolf.

It was a time when hunting was going smoothly.

His sensitive hearing picked up a familiar voice. It was Evelia. Evelia was screaming.

Cassis rode his horse in the direction of the sound like a madman. Then I met Nikita.

“My lord, madam!”

There was no need to hear any explanation. When he saw the wounded Nikita, he immediately grasped the entire situation and rushed his horse to the place where the traces were left.

When Evelia was discovered, an assassin was swinging a sword at her.

Without hesitation, Cassis took out a dagger and threw it at the man. Because the dagger was surrounded by an aura that only a sword master could operate, he was able to quickly stop the man.

After that, I couldn’t tell with what spirit he was swinging the sword. When they came to their senses, all of them, except for one person who had been intentionally left alive, were lying in the cold corpses.

Rather than thinking about preventing one remaining person from committing suicide, Cassis only thought about making sure Evelia was safe first.

“Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?”

If even one of her fingertips was damaged, he didn’t know what he would do.

And the moment Evelia fell into his arms, Cassis felt as if the world was collapsing.

It was a different shock than when I lost Julia.

 

*****

 

Cassis’s biggest regret when he lost Julia was that he didn’t get to see her much.

When they’re young, we were together every day, but after we went to different academies, I could only see Julia briefly during vacations.

Of course, even in that short time, Julia was kind and gentle to him.

But what about yourself? I couldn’t even return half of what Julia gave me. He realized after her death that he had given very little.

Only after Evelia almost died did Cassis reflect on his actions.

Even though he was obviously married to Evelia and lived in the same mansion, he didn’t see her much. Nothing was done.

Even on her birthday, the only thing he did was make her a cake.

Evelia was a woman who deserved a little more.

I felt guilty about the fact that she was suffering like this because she married him out of so many men.

So Cassis was possessed by the urge to do everything he had been unable to do for Evelia if she would open her eyes.

Please, as long as Evelia opens her eyes, as long as she lives, I can do whatever she wants…

A day passed like that.

Evelia did not wake up.

Another day has passed.

Everything was still the same.

Another day has passed.

Cassis did not go anywhere and remained firmly by Evelia’s side.

And when Evelia finally opened her eyes, I saw her sky-blue eyes again.

Cassis felt like he was being saved from hell.

Cassis could not find words to describe the emotions he felt at that time.

He didn’t know that some people called it love.

 

*****

 

When Evelia opened her eyes again, the first thing she saw was Cassis. He was sitting by the bedside and staring at her.

I couldn’t see clearly because my vision was blurry, but I was sure.

It wasn’t just because of the black hair. The hand holding my hand, its warm and friendly touch, was clearly Cassis.

I blinked a few times and my vision became somewhat clearer. Then I saw Cassis’ face.

His eyes were wide open when he saw her. It seemed like he hadn’t slept much, but his face was much haggard than when I last saw him.

Evelia tried to open her mouth, but her voice did not come out properly.

After clearing my throat a few times, I was finally able to ask with a cracked voice.

“Ho… How long have I been lying down?”

“Three days…”

Cassis spoke with more difficulty than she, who had not said a word in three days.

“Three days? Oh my god, I thought I slept for a little while…”

It was that moment. Without warning, a single tear fell from Cassis’s red eyes as she stared down at Evelia.