Hush Now, Saintess! - Chapter 89
Chapter 89
Translator: Yonnee
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Ah, wait a minute. Now that she thought about it…
Roella quickly sifted through her memories of the original story.
Soon enough, the relationship between the empress and Demos came to mind.
‘The Empress was quite fond of Demos.’
The empress’s older brother, Count Astian, and Demos’s father, Duke Killian, were childhood friends.
Thanks to this, they often visited each other’s families from a young age and continued their friendship well into their adulthood.
Naturally, the empress was also close with Duke Killian.
Without any children of her own, the Empress was particularly fond of Demos.
Demos, in turn, followed her around like a godmother.
Thinking about it made the Empress seem somewhat different to Roella.
‘Being close with Demos… that’s a bit…’
And it wasn’t just a simple closeness—they were extremely close.
Roella’s previously non-existent fondness for the empress, who didn’t even have any scenes in the original, plummeted instantly.
As these thoughts passed, the empress spoke again.
“I heard about the first incident through rumors. There was a bit of a lovers’ quarrel in front of the bank where many people were watching, right?”
A lovers’ quarrel?
Roella just passively listened to their boasting and congratulated them.
She suppressed her desire to refute the empress’s words and just smiled awkwardly.
“Well, it wasn’t exactly a lovers’ quarrel….”
“I know you must have felt upset, Roella. How much you loved Demos, only for him to start dating another woman. Perhaps you felt betrayed. But.”
She sighed briefly, then shook her head in dismissal.
“My dear Demos is just too soft-hearted. He doesn’t really know how to refuse, so he probably just accepted the confession.”
“Why didn’t he accept mine, then?”
“…That’s because.”
Caught off-guard by Roella’s mutter, the empress appeared flustered.
“Well, he must have truly cherished you, Roella. He wanted to take a more serious approach rather than responding lightly.”
“Ahh. I see.”
Roella responded soullessly to the empress’s excuse.
Strangely enough, Demos’s excuses from earlier overlapped with the empress’s own.
‘Their excuses are exactly the same.’
Helena’s feelings aren’t genuine.
The one he sincerely cares for is you, Roella.
At this point, Helena seemed pitiable.
How did she end up with Demos and now has to listen to all this behind her back?
“That boy is still lacking in many ways and often makes mistakes. It’s inevitable for humans, yes? So, I hope you won’t hold this incident against him too much.”
“…….”
“I’ll be sure to talk to Demos and persuade him to break things off. I will also ensure he apologizes for hurting you. So, please cheer up and wait.”
“No, there’s really no need for that.”
Roella politely declined the empress’s offer.
However, the empress did not believe her words.
Instead, she smiled contentedly as if Roella was being modest.
“Ohoho. There’s no need to be modest. In fact, I support the idea of you becoming Demos’s life partner. I’ll push for it, so please give it another try.”
“No, really, Your Majesty. I’m fine.”
“Being too modest can make the other person uncomfortable.”
Roella wanted to return those words exactly.
‘If you keep insisting on someone who’s saying no, wouldn’t that make them uncomfortable?!’
Truthfully, it was more irritating than uncomfortable.
It felt like bursting with frustration, as no matter what she said, it fell on deaf ears.
Now, my fondness for the empress had not just hit rock bottom, it was now drilling a chute straight to hell.
It’s like, she’s the female version of Demos.
Meanwhile, the empress tried to set up an appointment on her own.
“I’ll send Demos over soon. Really, he should apologize to you in person. Then, I trust you will kindly forgive him.”
“There’s really no need for that, Your Majesty. The Young Duke has already paid me a visit.”
“…He has already visited?”
Only then did the empress, who had been unilaterally pushing her own agenda, hesitate.
“Yes. He came by earlier this afternoon.”
“Then I suppose, Demos came to apologize, right?”
As the empress asked with an awkward smile, I also responded with a smile.
‘Apologize? We had a dogfight, that’s what.’
A silent smile served as Roella’s response.
Reading my expression, the empress was at a loss for words.
‘…He must have caused trouble.’
Despite being cautioned to be careful.
Instead of sighing, she put on a gentle and noble smile.
Then—
“I guess I’ve kept you for too long. It would be better to properly set aside time for a talk next time. Then, take care.”
Without giving the young woman a chance to respond, she turned away and left.
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