The Gap Between You and Me - Chapter 160

[Yes. Definitely…… Your sins are not small.]

Upon hearing Edwin’s answer, the figure nodded and agreed. At first glance, the way the figure let out a sigh, as if feeling sorry for him, seemed sincere.

[Isn’t it a bit unfair though?]

“Unfair?”

[Yes. After all, the reason you became like this is because of that person, Herietta Mackenzie.]

The figure said, narrowing his eyes. Edwin frowned.

“What kind of nonsense is that?”

[The fact that you betrayed your country and went over to the enemy country. With the blood of the one who was once your king and the one who was your friend in your hands. The fact that you took the lives of countless people while walking on the battlefield. Didn’t it all come from a misunderstanding that Herietta, that person was dead?]

“…….”

[You threw away everything for that one person. Right?]

All of his beliefs and values, as well as the smallest dignity he had to protect as a human being.

[But that person is going to live very well as if nothing happened. Quickly forgetting the fact that you, Edwin, existed by her side once.]

When she has ruined you as much as you can be ruined.

[The place where you stayed will soon be filled by someone else.]

Like nothing had happened in the meantime, everything is just fine.

[But are you really going to say that you’re fine until the end?]

The figure tilted his head slightly and asked. As if trying to find out Edwin’s true intentions, in a slightly slow and pretentious tone.

‘Forgotten in her memory.’

Edwin repeated the words to himself.

‘My place will be filled by someone else.’

Herietta who had looked at him frozen in bewilderment. And Bernard, who hugged her tightly from behind her back. Bitterness spread in Edwin’s eyes as he recalled the last scene he had seen before passing out.

The second prince of Velicia, Bernard Cenchilla Shane Passcourt. It wasn’t hard to notice that he had special feelings for Herietta.

Bernard, who hurriedly rushed into the room and saw the scene unfolding in front of him, had a pale face. The first action he took in front of the enemy commander who attacked his country was not to punish the enemy commander Edwin, but to embrace Herietta.

He held her in his arms and glared warily at Edwin, who was lying on the floor.

At that moment, Edwin noticed. How much Bernard cherishes Herietta. How much he cares for her.

It was no different from Edwin himself.

[See? At this rate, it’s too unfair.]

The figure who saw the cracks in Edwin’s expression said quietly.

[So be honest with me now.]

“What answer do you want from me?”

Edwin cut off the figure’s words and asked bluntly.

“That I didn’t do anything wrong? That she was the culprit behind all of this? Does that mean you want me to shift all responsibilities to her? That I hate her? That I resent her? Do you want that kind of answer?”

There was a hint of coldness in Edwin’s voice as he asked back. The cold eyes that don’t match his disheveled appearance a while ago. He regained his composure quickly.

“If you want me to blame her, that wish won’t come true. If I want me to hate her and resent her, that will never happen either.”

[…….]

“She is the trigger. But, I was the one who grabbed the sword and swung it. It is I, and no one else, who has committed the irreparable sin due to my own misjudgment.”

If Herietta is to blame, it is to teach him love without realizing it. She only lit a fire that could never be extinguished in his heart. To him who had been indifferent to others as well as himself.

Who in the world would throw a stone at her?

“It’s okay if she forgets me. It’s okay to forget me and live by relying on others. No. It’s better to forget about my existence as soon as possible, since remembering it will only cause pain.”

[…… Is it okay for her to forget you and fall in love with a man other than you?]

The figure laughed off Edwin’s answer in disbelief.

[Even if that person is the second prince of Velicia, Bernard?]

As the figure flicked his fingers lightly, a scene made of pale light unfolded before Edwin’s eyes. Herietta and Bernard sitting on the grass in the bright sunlight. Herietta looked at Bernard with a smile, and Bernard also caressed her cheek lovingly.

The two people’s appearance was as beautiful as a painting.

A strange and secret time of lovers where no one can intervene.

Edwin’s jaw tightened. Unknowingly, veins stood out on his clenched fists. A feeling of tightness in the chest, like swallowing a large lump, and a burning pain in his heart.

As he watched the two together, he weakly lowered his head and smiled.

“That’s all the more fortunate.”

[Fortunate……?]

“Yes. He will surely care and cherish her wholeheartedly for a very long time.”

The public opinion of Bernard was not very good. People said that he was promiscuous, irresponsible, pathetic, and even violent. And that he was deprived of the throne by his older brother, Siorn, even though he was a legitimate son of the royal family.

But that wasn’t true. Bernard, whom Edwin met in person, was the exact opposite of the rumors. A man who is responsible, wise, upright and even bold. He was a man who had all the elements needed to be a great leader.

So Edwin could be sure. If it was Bernard, he would surely love Herietta for a very long time. That Bernard will be a strong support for her who has lost her family as well as a hometown to return to.

As long as it was for Herietta’s well-being, nothing else mattered. Whether Edwin’s heart was charred by jealousy or torn to shreds, it didn’t matter at all.

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