It seemed that Sophia did not wake up even by the time the night fell.
Randall was lying on his bed in his home for the first time in a while, staring at the ceiling when Johannes came to report on Sophia’s condition without even asking. Apparently, her fever hadn’t subsided yet, and she seemed to be occasionally delirious.
“She deserves it.”
Randall muttered to himself as he rolled over.
Not only Johannes, but Isolte also criticized Randall, saying, ‘Aren’t you worried about your wife?’ It had been a little over a week since Sophia came to this residence. In this short period of time, that fake princess seemed to have tamed the servants of this mansion.
Randall closes his eyes. Behind his eyelids, he could see his cousin, the first princess Keira, whose sky blue eyes were moist.
-That girl poured water on my dress!
-That girl almost pushed me down the stairs today!
-Father is completely fooled by that child!
-Listen, Randall! That girl pulled my hair today!
Keira, who was small and fragile, looked sad every time he met her. Everything happened after Sophia came to the castle.
Randall immediately went to report to the King that Sophia was bullying Keira. He advised that since there was no proof that she was a princess, she should be kicked out of the castle immediately. However, the King refused to listen, saying that it was some kind of mistake, and on the contrary, he began to say that Sophia was the one who he felt sorry for.
If that’s the case, why was Keira crying? Keira said she was being bullied by Sophia.
-If you make arbitrary assumptions before you face things properly, you will regret it sooner or later.
He suddenly remembered what Johannes had said to him this afternoon. Should they face each other? Why did he have to face a fake princess that no one knew about?
Randall married Sophia, but as soon as he would gather evidence that she was a fraud, he was planning to divorce her and kick her out of here. There was no need to face her.
No, it shouldn’t be.
(I can’t sleep…)
Randall opened his eyes and sat up. This was also Sophia’s fault.
Randall headed to Sophia’s bedroom to see how she was suffering from a high fever.
* * *
Randall quietly opened Sophia’s bedroom door and he walked over to the bed where she was sleeping. He could hear her breathing heavily, probably suffering from the fever.
Randall lit the bedside lamp and looked at Sophia’s small profile. This was the first time he had looked closely at Sophia’s face.
Sophia had a small face with a pointed chin. When her eyes were closed, long eyelashes covered her eyes and when they opened, Randall would see large emerald eyes. When he picked her up from the city, she looked pale, probably because she wasn’t getting enough nutrition, but now she has white, clear skin, and her cheeks were pale, probably due to the fever. Normally they were as red as an apple.
Randall suddenly remembered the sight of Sophia, her entire body soaked in water, from yesterday afternoon.
That image of her rounded body, with her wet dress clinging to her petite body, highlighting the line from her slender shoulders to her feminine…
Immediately, heat gathered on Randall’s face.
(Let’s admit it. Sophia is beautiful. However, she is a fraud and a tormentor to Keira.)
If Sophia wasn’t welcomed into the castle as a princess, and she was the daughter of some noble family, then… Randall thought about it and shook his head.
(What am I thinking?)
That’s also because Johannes said something unnecessary.
-She is your wife.
He knew that, he didn’t have to say that.
“Uh… hmm…”
Sophia’s moans suddenly sounded, and Randall was startled. Sophia turned over as her chest rose and fell painfully. Randall noticed that the towel had fallen from her forehead.
“…It can’t be helped.”
Randall took a towel, dipped it into a container of water on the side table, squeezed it out, and placed it on Sophia’s forehead. At that moment, Sophia’s eyelashes trembled slightly, and her eyes slowly lifted.
Her moist emerald eyes intersected with Randall’s hazel eyes. Unknowingly, Randall’s heart trembled violently.
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