The Eldest Daughter Walks Down The Flower Path - Chapter 250
Chapter 250
Translator: Yonnee
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With tearful, pleading eyes, Elizabeth took small steps toward Radis.
Radis, backing away as if the mere touch of this beautiful woman might melt her, ended up plopping down on the sofa.
Elizabeth softly sat down next to her.
Clasping her hands together, she looked at Radis with desperate eyes and began to speak.
“D-Dame, I…”
At that point, tears began to well up in Elizabeth’s eyes again.
Her tears made Radis feel like she couldn’t breathe.
Elizabeth, with her eyes tinged pink and shedding tears like glass beads, looked so pitiable and lovely.
Radis, frozen in place, had to wait for Elizabeth’s next words.
“As you may have heard… I am a candidate to be the First Prince’s consort. But Dame, I do not love him. Of course, he feels the same.”
When Elizabeth slowly opened and closed her eyes, her golden eyelashes became wet and tangled.
The sight of her made Radis’s heart drop.
Furious, Radis spoke up.
“What kind of man is he? How could he not love you?”
Elizabeth shook her head at her words.
“No, Dame. I… I do not want his love. There is someone else I hold dear in my heart…”
Elizabeth continued to speak in an unbearably sorrowful voice.
“But he doesn’t know how I feel, and even if he did, he wouldn’t reciprocate. I am destined to be alone in this life.”
“Lady Elizabeth…”
“Hiic…! Dame, I’m really sorry. It must have been shocking for you to hear this all of a sudden, right?”
Radis carefully reached out and patted Elizabeth’s shoulder.
“It’s fine.”
Elizabeth spoke despondently.
“I probably won’t become Prince Charles’s consort. If that happens, I will likely spend the rest of my life lonely in a convent. But it doesn’t matter. Although I have never been loved, I have loved someone. That is enough for me.”
Elizabeth gave a sad smile, like a bare tree with all its leaves fallen.
After a moment of thoughtful silence, Radis spoke up.
“No, Lady Elizabeth.”
“……?”
“That won’t happen. If people knew how much you are suffering, they would all want to help you. Starting with me, even though I may not be able to do much, I want to help you.”
“……!”
Radis continued in a gentle voice.
“I can tell by looking at you. Surely there are good people around you. Weren’t you crying alone because you didn’t want to disappoint them?”
“Oh…!”
Elizabeth covered her mouth with both hands and started crying again.
“…I’m scared. My parents have worked so hard for so long to make me Prince Charles’s consort. I don’t want to disappoint them…!”
Radis placed a warm hand on Elizabeth’s delicate shoulder with a gentle smile.
“They might be disappointed for a moment. But soon they will understand. They may have struggled too, but it is you who has suffered the most because of this unwanted marriage. When they realize this, they will definitely want to help you.”
Elizabeth looked up at Radis with trembling eyes and asked,
“Do you really think so?”
Radis looked slowly into Elizabeth’s eyes.
She could tell because it was Elizabeth.
Her eyes were clear.
There was no trace of the dark despair of someone begrudgingly walking a thorny path.
She was afraid of disappointing those who truly loved her and cared for her.
Radis smiled brightly and said,
“I believe so.”
“Hiic…”
Suddenly, Elizabeth threw her arms around Radis and hugged her tightly.
“Thank you so much, Dame…!”
Radis was startled at how small and soft Elizabeth felt, like holding a gentle little animal.
After a moment, Elizabeth released her arms from around Radis’s neck and smiled lovingly.
“It was the first time I’ve ever confided in someone.”
With a slightly flushed face, Radis asked,
“But Lady Elizabeth, why did you tell me such a secret when you just met me? Did I seem that trustworthy to you?”
“Well, that’s part of it, but you were also worrying a lot, weren’t you?”
“…What?”
“You were lying on the sofa, holding your head and worrying. It must have been because of a secret you couldn’t tell anyone, right?”
Elizabeth smiled brightly.
“Come on, tell me your secret too, Dame.”
Radis’s cheeks began to burn.
She wasn’t skilled at hiding her emotions well enough to keep a secret in such a situation.
“Ah, um… I… I was… too… embarrassed…”
Elizabeth’s eyes sparkled anew.
“Is it about a man?”
“I, well, I…”
“Do you like him, or does he like you?”
Radis’s face was now almost as red as a ripe tomato.
“Oh my…!”
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