Dear Eddert - Chapter 79
Chapter 79
Translator: effe
Bang.
Ayla, who had briefly thought she had died, furrowed her brows at the sound of something falling to the ground. When she slowly turned her head, there was Cedric who had jumped up from his seat.
As she blinked back the tears, he spoke to her.
“If you had died, I would never have forgiven you, Ayla.”
Tears welled up, but she couldn’t bring herself to cry in front of him.
“It was Kaplan?”
“…Not now.”
She knew it would sound like an excuse, yet instinctively she found herself defending herself pathetically in front of Cedric. The pitiful and shameful heart that she didn’t want to be hated by him.
“Did you know that Peter was Kaplan?”
“I didn’t know.”
Cedric only has two questions for her.
After finishing his words, he looked at her intently with a pensive face for a long time.
His gaze over her made her body feel like they were boiling. There were so many things to say, but she didn’t know where to start.
“With Eden… can I talk…?”
Calling Eden was partly because she had something to say to her, but also because she couldn’t bear to be in the same space as Cedric any longer. She wanted to run away in embarrassment. She was afraid Cedric might have noticed that she harbored secret feelings for him.
* * *
“Ayla.”
Ayla, lost in thought, raised her head at Hyemi’s words.
“I’m just saying this just in case. Don’t think too much about strange things, understand?”
Seeing her golden arched eyebrows tremble, Hyemi raised her voice with a serious face.
“Though it’s unlikely, how do you think Cedric would feel if you secretly attempted to escape again, Ayla?”
Ayla’s expression looked puzzled.
She had wondered, and it seemed her suspicion was correct. Before losing her memory, Eden might not have been so perceptive, but Hyemi, raised in the strict society of South Korea, was different.
“Think about his temperament. How annoying and bad it is… How many doubts he might have? He might even capture several Sernotti knights for failing to properly protect you?”
At that moment, Hyemi, unable to hold back, began to talk about Cedric. Cedric’s chilling gaze that had swung a sword without hesitation because of a single misplaced word was still vivid in her memory.
“Eden, please don’t speak ill of Cedric.”
Seeing Ayla automatically defend Cedric as always, Hyemi raised her index finger.
“I’m just stating the facts.”
It was also somewhat intentional for Hyemi to imitate Cedric’s habits in front of Ayla. She earnestly hoped Ayla wouldn’t make any hasty judgments.
“Just imagine how crazy he must be right now with that arrogance. Not only did you get hurt because of him, but he even doubted you. But look at you now. To try to escape in your current state. He might even jump into the Han River out of anger, you know?”
“…What?”
Seeing Ayla’s expression change strangely, Hyemi quickly corrected herself.
“I mean that he might even jump to the river and end his own life.”
“No!!!”
As expected, the effect was direct. Ayla burst out yelling. Then frowned in pain from her wounds.
“Ayla, getting too worked up will open your wounds.”
Feeling that she might have been too much, Hyemi was taken aback and gently helped Ayla back onto the bed.
“So, what I meant was, stop blaming yourself… and just focus on healing and getting better quickly.”
“…”
“Not just Cedric, but everyone in Sernotti is worried about you. That includes me too.”
Ayla blinked silently at her. The Eden she had met after three years was as honest as ever, but there seemed to be a slight change in her somehow. Perhaps it was because Ayla had opened up about her past, which she hadn’t told anyone. Ayla, who had been lost in thought for a moment, spoke with an anxious face.
“Eden… about what I mentioned earlier…”
“Don’t worry. I won’t tell Cedric or Walter about what happened to you in Kaplan.”
As if Hyemi had read her mind, she added with a reassuring face.
“The conversation we had in this room will remain between you and me until the end. Right now, the other knights believe that you infiltrated Kaplan alone after your disappearance, becoming a double agent.”
It was clear that Ayla, who had always shown unwavering loyalty to Cedric, had made that judgment herself, and Cedric did not deny the fact.
The truth was not always kind to people. In the world, there were certainly good lies as well.
“Then I’ll leave you to rest. Just rest well with a light heart.”
As Ayla remained silent, Hyemi got up. Just as she was about to leave the room, Ayla called out to her.
“Eden.”
Hyemi’s head turned naturally.
“Yes?”
“Thank you.”
Hyemi smiled at her without saying anything.
“If you’re grateful, buy me food later.”
Creak.
The wooden door closed. She saw Walter waiting for her in the hallway. There was no trace of the smile on Hyemi’s face as she walked towards him.
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