In Edith’s dressing table drawer, there was a box large enough to fit the drawer perfectly. As she opened the lid first, Balter could see the contents she had cherished inside.
[To my beloved Isaac]Inside were letters with her name written on them, all of which she seemed to have written over a long period, with slight variations in handwriting and the envelopes faded to some extent.
Come to think of it, when Edith moved from the small hut to the Portrion Viscount’s residence in the capital, she brought these letters. She willingly gave up anything that might interfere with the journey but held onto these letters.
While Edith was taking out other items from the drawer, Balter took out one letter from the box.
On the envelope, stained with fingerprints, a large ‘Return to Sender’ stamp was prominently stamped over a small and cute drawing that the young her might have included.
“To Isaac in the capital.”
“Madam Lea of the capital.”
With information about the recipient like this, it was natural for postal workers to send them back.
The capital wasn’t a small village with only a few houses, and Isaac’s name wasn’t common, but it wasn’t rare either. Nevertheless, Edith had diligently sent letters to herself every year.
“…!”
In the meantime, Edith, who had taken out all the contents of the drawer, thought about what might be inside the box she had given to Balter.
“No way!”
Inside the sturdy wooden box was her attachment to her first love, who had completely cut off contact. Her feelings for Isaac, who she couldn’t forget, were preserved like a long-aged rock, slowly solidifying, making it impossible to pretend ignorance or discard.
In an instant, her face felt hot, as if the blood in her whole body rushed to her face.
“Balter! Give it here!”
Edith rushed towards him, raising her voice unexpectedly. Judging by the upward curve of his mouth, it seemed she might have to forcibly snatch it from him.
However, there was no way she could beat Balter’s motor skills, as he sat in a chair, focused only on studying and reading books.
“You were trying to send it to me, why.”
“Give it here. Since it was returned, it’s mine again.”
“Edith. It’s no secret that you haven’t forgotten Isaac. So what?”
Balter placed the box on the bookshelf out of Edith’s reach.
Seeing her lose her judgment and rush towards herself, he began to wonder what kind of content she had written in the letters that made her so persistent.
“At that time, I didn’t have any other friends except you. I missed the cupcakes Lady Lea used to give me sometimes. So, I sent so many letters.”
Edith pouted and almost leaned against him, trying to snatch the letter box away, but even if she did, the difference in their stature would not narrow.
“No way. Inside that box…”
If Balter were to read all of that, he might think of her as a persistent person who would keep sending letters until her first love replied.
That’s not all. There was a time when I wrote a long, threatening letter, urging him to keep the promise to get married.
On the day I crossed the threshold into adulthood and learned to drink from the adults at the Homan Clinic, the letter I wrote to him must have been filled with expressions of missing him.
“Since it’s a letter written by our madam, let’s sit down and read it carefully.”
Edith pondered how to stop the cheerful Balter and eventually resorted to a tantrum she had never tried before.
“Maybe it’s because I’ve been packing for so long, but my stomach feels a bit tight. If I get the letter box back, it might get better…”
As she leaned against the couch, feigning fatigue due to packing, Balter let out a hollow laugh.
Watching her do things she hadn’t done before just to get the letter box back, it felt like a thin arrow was piercing his heart once again.
It was evident that she would play a coquettish game to get the letter box back, but mentioning the little one meant surrendering.
“Then let me read just one letter. How about that?”
“Okay. Just one letter.”
Balter returned the letter box to her and then carefully selected one letter, running his fingertip along the edge.
[To Isaac]The handwriting on the envelope was embarrassingly playful. Edith, realizing that it was a letter written after becoming an adult, sighed with relief.
‘If she had written it in her teens, it might have been worse than crying and writing letters.’
Before Edith could change her mind, Balter quickly tore open the envelope. Then he blinked for a moment.
“Why is the handwriting like this?”
“…Maybe she started to affect the handwriting around that time. The stylish handwriting of Director Homan and other doctors probably looked cool.”
Avoiding her slightly sharp gaze, Balter observed her as she spoke, curling his lips inward.
In his heart, he wanted to lay her down in a cozy space and kiss every inch of her skin that blushed with embarrassment.
But if he did that, this clever madam would grab the letter box and run away in embarrassment.
‘After such a long time, she finally receives a letter, and it must not be read aloud.’
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.
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