No matter how much Charles Dudley and Margaret said that it was okay and to calm down, it didn’t work, but as soon as Herald stepped in, the situation was immediately resolved. Grace Benjamin, who had even taken a sedative, fell into a deep sleep as if she had fainted.
“The test results are much worse than expected.”
Sitting at the head of the bed, Lily recalled the conversation she had with Charles Dudley while looking at her mother’s face with clear tear marks.
“It seems to me that she’s better than before.”
Although Grace Benjamin eventually had a seizure, it was only once. Lily couldn’t understand when they said her condition had worsened even though she was fine after hearing her father’s name, which was the biggest landmine.
“Just because she doesn’t have seizures doesn’t mean her condition has improved. Of course, it often has a positive effect, but not for Lady Grace Benjamin.”
“Despite receiving treatment, Lady Grace Benjamin’s memory is getting worse and worse. So even if you give the same stimulus, there is no response. Because she has now forgotten everything she used to remember.”
Charles Dudley continued with a bitter smile.
“Oblivion is a blessing that God has bestowed upon mankind, but forgetting what you should remember is never a blessing. Rather, it’s a terrible disaster.”
Lily’s face turned pale as the word disaster stabbed her heart like a dagger. Charles Dudley was silent for a moment, looking at her as if she was about to collapse at any moment, and then added.
“But it seems she will be able to attend her father’s memorial service. Since it seems she can’t remember anything but her name right now, it should be fine as long as you’re careful about that part.”
Charles Dudley said he would give her permission to go out right now if she wanted, but Lily didn’t answer. It felt selfish to take her mother, whose condition was getting worse, to her father’s memorial service. It was also a good excuse to say that she was doing it for her parents, who were closer than anyone else. If she really cared about her mother, it was right not to take her.
“No. If there’s another problem while attending the memorial service, it’ll be a big deal, so I’ll give up.”
In the end, Lily gave up on taking her mother to the memorial service. Charles Dudley respected her opinion but told her to think about it slowly as there was still time left. Lily smiled faintly at his warm consideration.
However, her depressed heart did not lighten at all. It was because she had seen her mother suffering because of her own selfishness.
Still, it was a small consolation that she confirmed her mother’s condition was getting worse. It was clearly fortunate, but it wasn’t comforting at all. Rather, it pressed down on her heart like a huge rock and touched the fountain of tears. Lily felt her eyes getting hotter and hotter.
After the fire incident, there were a few things Lily had pledged, one of which was to never cry in front of her mother. She didn’t want to make it harder for her mother, who had been through so much that she had erased her own memories.
“……”
That determination was still there, so Lily bit her lip hard and held back her tears. Her ruthlessly bitten lips burst and bled, but she didn’t care and focused all her attention on holding back her tears. When a large hand came up on her shoulder, Lily turned her head. Her shabby appearance was reflected in his golden eyes stained with worry.
She thought he would say comforting words like, “Are you okay,” or “Don’t be too heartbroken,” but Herald said nothing. He just stared at her, and Lily, who found it more burdensome, lowered her gaze and fiddled with the back of her neck.
“I didn’t want to show you such a pathetic sight… I’m sorry. I’ll be more careful next time, so please overlook what happened today.”
“……”
“Um, and thank you for helping my mother. If you hadn’t helped, I would have had a hard time comforting her. I’m also very grateful that you treated her warmly. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen my mother smiling brightly at a stranger. Two years ago, after the accident, she would burst into tears at the sight of an unfamiliar man…”
Lily, who was babbling to try to break the awkward atmosphere, stopped talking when Herald suddenly reached out his hand.
“Let’s go out.”
Lily looked at his callused hand and then lifted her head. Herald, whose eyes met hers, smiled faintly.
“The hospital room seems a bit stuffy, so let’s go out for some fresh air.”
Lily also felt the hospital room was stuffy, but she shook her head.
“I can’t leave my mother alone.”
“It’ll be fine since we’ll be back soon. And talking like this will actually be more of a disturbance to her.”
“It sounds like you have something to say to me.”
“I have something to say and something to do.”
At his meaningful words, Lily slowly blinked and looked at him, then turned to her mother. Her mother’s face, who had fallen into a deep sleep after taking a sedative, was peaceful. She occasionally smacked her lips as if she was dreaming of eating something delicious.
“Okay. Let’s go.”
Lily, who didn’t want to wake her mother who was sound asleep, left the hospital room with Herald. Since she was out anyway, she had to meet Margaret and ask her various things like why she lied to Charles Dudley and what orders she received from Fredrick.
Herald took Lily to a nearby empty hospital room. The sound of the door closing echoed through the empty room like an echo.
Lily was about to ask why he brought her to such a place to have a secret conversation, but Herald was faster to embrace her. Lily’s eyes widened as she was suddenly held in his arms. With each inhalation, his scent penetrated deep into her lungs and imprinted on her entire body.
“Cry.”
His next words were even more disconcerting than suddenly embracing her. Lily frowned and lifted her head. The same golden eyes she had seen in her mother’s hospital room were looking down at her.
“Suddenly telling me to cry. What do you…”
“I’m telling you to cry instead of holding it in. Tears become a disease when you hold them back.”
She wondered what he meant, but that’s what it was. In other words, he had seen her forcibly swallowing her tears, so Lily slightly blushed and lowered her gaze. A large hand gently enveloped her head, and her forehead touched his firm chest.
“From now on, I am a person who can neither hear nor see.”
A low-pitched voice rang out softly above her head. The large hand that came down again gently and affectionately stroked her stiff back.
“So don’t worry and cry to your heart’s content. Because everything that happens here will become something that never happened.”
It was a ridiculous thing to say. No matter how much he claimed it never happened, it didn’t really become that way. So Lily repeated to herself that she shouldn’t cry, that she shouldn’t fall for the devilish whisper.
However, her emotions betrayed her will and began to fluctuate. It was rough like a large thorn caught in her throat, and her eyes were hot and stinging. Lily tightly closed her eyes, trying to hold back her tears somehow, but it had the opposite effect.
The tears that had been precariously gathered under her eyes flowed down her pale cheeks. The moment the droplet that had paused for a moment at the tip of her chin fell down, tears poured out endlessly as if a completely blocked sewer had been cleared.
“I, I… So I…”
Lily mumbled words that were completely unintelligible due to her distorted pronunciation and completely buried her face in Herald’s chest. As a result, his shirt, which had not a speck of dust on it, became soaked, but no one cared.
“……”
As if faithfully performing the role of a person who could neither hear nor see, Herald said nothing and just kept stroking Lily’s back. He silently stayed by her side like a large tree wanting to protect a poor passerby exposed defenseless to the scorchingly hot sunlight.
[This is the timeline separator]Herald’s consolation was the most effective of all the comforts Lily had received so far. By releasing all the sadness she had been trying to suppress, her heart, which had been only gloomy and heavy, became much lighter.
However, the reason she couldn’t be happy was because she had shown an embarrassing side to Herald. Lily blushed and bowed her head deeply, feeling embarrassed that she had cried like a child.
“Lily.”
When she heard her name, Lily unconsciously lifted her head and met his golden eyes that had a gentle light, then startled and lowered her eyes. Then she saw the shirt that was completely soaked with the tears she had shed.
“I, I’m sorry.”
Lily hurriedly tried to take out a handkerchief, then hesitated when she remembered that she had left her bag in her mother’s hospital room. She was about to wipe it with her sleeve if she didn’t have a handkerchief, but Herald grabbed her arm.
“It’s not your fault, so there’s no need to apologize.”
It turned out like this because of me, but it’s not my fault.
“…Ah.”
Lily, who was puzzled by his incomprehensible words, belatedly recalled that Herald had said he would become a person who could neither hear nor see, and let out a short exclamation. She was also touched by his consideration for even such small things.
“Excuse me for a moment.”
Lily flinched when his large, cold hand touched her cheek. But she didn’t avoid it. Because that would be more embarrassing. There was also the treacherous selfishness of wanting to fully receive his consideration.
“I think it would be good to wash your face before going back.”
In a word, it meant that her face was a mess. Lily cupped her cheeks and bowed her head again. Her entire tear-stained face turned red like a radish.
“I’ll go ahead first.”
Lily, who had almost fled the hospital room, was going to go straight to the restroom, but had to stop before she could go far.
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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