Concealing my appearance and status, living through the pain of repeating dying every ten days, Liz Verm was the most perfect motivation for my life.

Just as a depressed patient raises a living being and nurtures the will to live, Hersis could not let go of his life while taking care of her.

Liz had become an indispensable existence to him…

If his eyes hadn’t been clouded by what happened around that time, he would have continued to think that way.
However, at some point, Liz’s affection abruptly reversed Hersis’s affection.

“Cain, didn’t you hear me saying I’m looking for you? Why aren’t you coming so quickly? Do you think I’m joking?”

“Don’t look at other people. Got it? I’ll kill everyone.”

At times, he even felt like going back to the palace right away.

The blade of resentment towards me seemed less harsh in Liz Verm’s mad gaze than it did in his uncle’s.

“You’re mine.”

How sincere were emotions, and how bold were actions.

There were times when I wondered how such a person could have lived so indifferently to everything until now.

Of course, sometimes that bulldozer-like aspect seemed lovely.

“Verm Young Lady, if you’re okay, would you like to dance with me…?”

“No.”

It was when she didn’t spare a glance to the young men approaching her.

Liz exchanged letters politely, responded to date requests, and expanded her followers by exchanging greetings and dancing. However, she kept her distance from those ladies who approached her for friendship.

Hersis didn’t deny the subtle satisfaction he felt when Liz chased away men approaching her like bugs.

Yes, that sight seemed very trustworthy.

At least, she didn’t seem to be the type of person like his uncle who claimed to love himself the most while sharpening a blade to stab in his back.

But, at that time, that was the only positive feeling Hersis had towards Liz.

Even those good feelings were like dandelion seeds flying away in the face of her unrelenting restraint and passionate personality.

He gradually couldn’t remember when he sought her affection.

In Hersis’s mind, Liz became a woman who was not just easily graspable without effort but a woman who leaped into his arms without permission.

It seemed natural to want to avoid, turn away from her.

But why? Why did he not leave her side despite feeling so frustrated?

Was there any reason he had to stay here?

Strangely, he didn’t delve deeply into that thought.

He had thrown the question a couple of times. However, he couldn’t face it seriously.

So, like pus-covered pus left untouched, he left it covered, thinking it would disappear on its own without probing into it again.

But the moment to uncover it arrived.

“Cain, Miss Liz has had a carriage accident.”

His heart sank.

He regretted refusing when Liz suggested going together.

If he had agreed, she wouldn’t have been left alone in the overturned carriage.

Fortunately, she was unharmed. Although the leg paralysis from the accident was unfortunate, he thought it was a chance for her to make up for herself.
However, after the accident, Liz didn’t easily open up to Hersis again.

“Now, listen to Lirea’s proposal.”

“I think it’s time for me to get married too. I should have at least three children.”

At that moment, he brought up a long-buried question.

“Why didn’t you leave this house sooner?”

For the first time, he faced it seriously. Then, the truth burst out like well-ripened pus.

“Because I liked her. Isn’t it obvious?”

“I could understand all of your actions.”

“…”

“Always trying to escape from my grasp, it made me naturally obsessed. I didn’t know I was such a guy.”

Hersis brushed Liz’s hair behind her ear and lightly swept her earlobe.

Liz’s earlobes used to turn red at that touch, but now it was different.

She was too focused on the internal change to react to such peripheral stimuli.

It felt like the tension that had been pulled tight was released, like putting down a drawn bowstring.

During that time, she realized that she had put too much effort into her feelings.

In a way, she wasn’t much different from Lirea.

If Lirea wanted to receive everyone’s attention and love, she just wanted to monopolize one person’s love.

To not miss it, to not be left alone, she thought she had to tightly grasp it. That was the only way she knew how to love.

“If only I had known earlier. If I had known…”

While contemplating, Hersis stared quietly at Liz’s face and asked, narrowing his eyes.

“Is it unfair? Knowing that even if you had stayed still, I would have fallen in love with you?”

Liz tilted her head.

“No.”

“Then why do you have such a depressed look?”

Hersis asked with a puzzled expression.

“I’m sorry.”

“…”

“I couldn’t make Her Majesty more comfortable.”

That was the entirety of the negative emotions arising at this moment.

Liz didn’t feel unjust or regretful.

Even the affection expressions that were so honest were no longer embarrassing. Thanks to this man who stayed by her side without leaving, even though she behaved so disgustingly.

“Now I think I can stop obsessing.”

Liz said. This time, she wiped his face with her hand.

Cain started to show little by little on his beautiful and delicate face.

“So Her Majesty can be relieved now, right? I won’t leave your grasp anymore.”

“Relieved, huh…”

Hersis murmured quietly and smiled.

“Yeah. Maybe.”

His gaze slipped from Liz’s eyes to her lips.

“At least for today.”

The next moment, Liz looked at his approaching lips.