If it was the Harad family, they would naturally know about Atia’s illness.
But it wasn’t feasible to go to the Harad family right now to find out the truth.
Even if they went to the Harad family, it was natural to expect that they wouldn’t give a straightforward answer.
“Ah, this is driving me crazy.”
Casus sat in a soft chair and ran his hands through his hair.
They had successfully completed the 12th festival.
They had dispelled the shadow from twelve years ago.
Instead of feeling joy, he was submerged in complicated emotions and concerns for Atia.
(Time divider)
As Casus entered Atia’s room, Atia greeted him with a faint smile and wave.
“Have you arrived? I thought I would die lying down all day.”
“Don’t talk about death carelessly.”
Casus reacted more sensitively than usual, narrowing his brows.
“Huh? …Ah, okay.”
Atia seemed genuinely unconcerned.
But what was currently happening inside her body was unknown, making Casus frustrated to the point of madness.
Whether she knew his feelings or not, Atia raised her eyebrows and spoke to Casus.
“So, how is it going with finding that old man’s daughter?”
“Don’t worry, I’m looking for her.”
“Really?”
“Yes, I’ll find her soon.”
Casus was thoroughly searching the area.
Since he had cut off all means of leaving the dukedom, finding her was only a matter of time.
Furthermore, an arrest warrant had been issued, so she would be caught soon.
Casus spoke as he sat on the edge of Atia’s bed.
“When did you start feeling sick?”
Atia looked at Casus.
Her lips seemed unusually red today.
“Um… a long time ago.”
“Since a long time ago?”
Casus’s complicated feelings deepened at Atia’s answer.
Unaware of his inner turmoil, Atia spoke.
“Yes, for a very long time…”
Exactly when it started, she didn’t know in detail.
But based on what she remembered, she had been frail since she was young.
She neither ate well nor dressed well, perhaps because she lived looking at others’ faces, Atia had neurosis.
Furthermore, there was also a huge fear that everything would harm her.
Casus let out a short sigh.
“When did you start having hemoptysis?”
“Hemoptysis…”
Atia tried to recall her scattered memories.
Dim and faded memories.
There were no good memories.
Only bad ones.
So she didn’t try to remember them.
Since she reincarnated, she had decided to forget all bad memories and live a new life.
But now, in response to Casus’s question, she had to recall her previous owner’s memories.
Even things she didn’t want to remember.
Abuse, neglect, insults from Mrs. Madrid of the Harad family and her children.
Even a fleeting thought of those memories gave her the chills, all unpleasant.
It was only natural that Atia’s selfesteem hit rock bottom.
She believed the past was the past and what mattered was the present. However, recalling the old memories made Atia feel like she would throw up.
“It’s fortunate that the master of this body didn’t die from this fever.”
But the hemorrhage was recent.
She had always been weak since childhood, but she had no recollection of hemorrhaging before coming to the Duke’s residence.
“Since coming here.”
“Since you came to the Duke’s residence?”
“Yes.”
“Ah…”
Casus felt increasingly uncomfortable, brushing my face with his large hand.
He felt sorry for Atia.
During the time he hadn’t paid attention to Atia, she might have developed an inexplicable illness.
Especially since he had nearly neglected her for almost a year since she came to live in the Duke’s residence.
However, according to the , she had been suffering from a fatal illness from before.
“It means that her illness had been growing even before she came to the Duke’s residence, and it has been worsening unbeknownst to us.”
If Atia hadn’t appeared in his office and caught his eye, he might never have known.
He might not even have known long after she had died from the illness.
Casus initially had no interest in her whatsoever.
But now it was different.
The woman before him was his one and only wife, a precious person.
Knowing that she was ill, he couldn’t simply leave her be.
“If it’s an unknown fatal illness, then…”
Casus clenched his jaw as he looked at Atia.
It was a habit that appeared when he was deep in thought.
However, since Atia herself wouldn’t know, he asked her a question.
“How was it in the Harad family?”
“What?”
“Don’t you miss your family sometimes?”
He asked knowingly, pretending not to know.
He had some hope that there would be at least one person among many who treated her well, since she was a noble.
“Uh… Not at all.”
“Not at all?”
“Yes.”
“Why?”
“…”
“I’d like to hear more details about what happened there.”
Atia had to focus hard to recall the faint memories of the situation back then.
“Those are cruel memories…”
“I’d like to know regardless.”
Casus already knew well about the abuse Atia had suffered.
He had collected all information about Atia Harad before she came to Wellington Duke’s residence, so he knew better than anyone what kind of life she had lived.
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
_____
Please help me, I want to bring you the best possible things.
If you find any chapter or novel with poor translation and editing quality, let me know by commenting directly under that novel or chapter. I will retranslate it as soon as possible.
[Touch the gear icon in the bottom right corner of the screen to move to the next chapter if you want.]
