Darkness like silence flowed in the space where the two people stood facing each other.

Lamein had vacant eyes, like someone who had heard something she should not have heard.

‘Never had such feelings for Elina?’

She began frantically searching the original content in her head.

‘Then what were those actions all about?’

Standing there like a soulless person at that time.

“Lamein. Why are you making such a face?”

Cedric asked with an incomprehensible look in his eyes.

“Cedric. Was what you said just now sincere?”

“I’ll ask first. Why should I harbor unnecessary feelings for Elina?”

“No, that’s not it…….”

Of course, there’s no reason to.

As someone who had read the original work, she was merely asserting that.

“But why. That. What is it……. I mean.”

Lamein stammered and tightly closed her moving lips.

‘I can’t even ask you if you’ve been like this since you were young, like a woman possessed.’

Nor could she recite the things that happened before her marriage to Lamein in the original work.

“So what is it?”

While receiving Cedric’s crooked gaze, she slowly composed her expression.

“You’re overly affectionate with Elina.”

“Elina is a child who grew up with me. My parents always asked me to look after her like a younger sister.”

Is that all?

Lamein looked at him with full of doubt.

“So, you have no intention of remarrying Elina?”

“Well… Lamein.”

Cedric slightly bowed his head and rubbed his jaw.

“Why aren’t you answering?”

“There is none! None! Are you satisfied now?”

“Yes. That’s enough.”

Cedric lifted his bowed head at his wife’s very light voice.

“Even though we’re divorced, I wish my exhusband happiness.”

“Lamein. We have not divorced yet.”

“We will someday. Anyway, that’s enough.”

What exactly is enough?

“You say so much about it, there’s no need to write it in the contract.”

Cedric decided to give up further conversation as his head throbbed.

Jane was seen running from the end of the corridor.

“Madam. Your bath is ready. Please come quickly.”

“Yes. I’m going now. Honey, I’ll go ahead.”

With a lively expression, Lamein walked away with very light footsteps.

“Why remarry all of a sudden…….”

Staring blankly at his wife’s back, who was far ahead, Cedric rubbed his jaw and headed to the room.

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Cedric had finished bathing and returned to the room.

A long day with many events.

“It feels like I’ve returned from war, not just attending a party.”

An extreme fatigue he had never experienced before was rushing in.

He decided to have a glass of wine before going to bed.

Just then, sitting at the table by the window adorned with the deep night sky.

Knock, knock.

Roberto entered the room.

“My Lord. Congressman Arend wishes to see you.”

“Yes. Tell him to come in.”

It seems Cain’s treatment is complete.

Shortly after, Arend entered the room.

“My Lord. I apologize for requesting to see you at this late hour.”

“No, it’s me who called you late.”

Cedric replied lightly and put down the wine glass he was holding.

“How’s Cain’s wound?”

Cedric looked into Arend’s eyes and asked.

“That’s why I came to ask something.”

“Go ahead.”

Cedric leaned back in his chair and tilted his head.

“While treating Cain, I found something strange.”

“Strange? What is it?”

“Looking at the blood on Cain’s clothes, I expected him to have lost a considerable amount of blood.”

“Yes. Right.”

Cedric recalled the blood that was coagulated on the floor and the blood that stained Lamein’s dress and slightly furrowed his eyes.

“But there was only a trace, and no wound that could cause such a loss of blood was visible.”

“…….”

“I even looked to see if there were injuries elsewhere, but there was no wound that could lose that much blood.”

“That can’t be…….”

Arend continued to speak at Cedric’s incredulous look.

“So I came to see if perhaps you or the young madam were hurt anywhere.”

“No. Not at all.”

Cedric asserted.

“You must have seen it wrong?”
Certainly. Here is the translation:

“There’s no way. I checked Kain’s body several times.”

Cedric slowly sat up from where he had been comfortably leaning back in his chair.

He then recalled the scene after he had jumped out of the carriage, one by one.

The more he thought about it, the more puzzling Arend’s words became.

“Alright, understood. I’m relieved that he’s not badly hurt. You’ve worked hard. You can go home for today.”

“Yes, My Lord. Please rest well.”

Arend left the room.

“Roberto.”

At Cedric’s call, Roberto entered the room.

“Call Kain for me right now.”

“Yes, understood.”

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After finishing her bath and returning to her room, Lamein threw herself onto the bed.

“Ah, I feel like I can live now.”

She lay hugging the soft quilt, recalling the events of the day.

“What could be the cause of Lucia’s hyperventilation symptoms?”

Hyperventilation can often arise from underlying diseases, but it’s highly likely that she simply has hyperventilation syndrome.

She recalled the girl’s growing anxiety as she greeted the guests.