FIB Ch 5 part 3

PR by neji

Although it was hard to tell what Lee Moon thought of Heon, when it came to other people, it wasn’t that difficult to figure out.

After Consort Yu’s authority had been shaken and Heon’s power had increased, many opponents began to come out from the shadows.

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“I don’t have any personal grudges against you. Your sins have merely gotten you to this point, so die quietly.”

Heon heard words like these quite often. He raised his head. The night sky was full of clouds. It looked like there was going to be another battle tonight.

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“You should regret being born the Consort’s son.”

The assassin raised his sword as he spoke. Heon chuckled. When the assassin saw Heon’s reaction, a fierce aura burst out of him. However, Heon merely sighed.

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“Do you think Consort Yu will collapse just because I die?”

“What?”

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“If she were a woman who would collapse just because her only son died, then she wouldn’t have betrayed her family and left the way she did.”

“What are you talking about?! Die!”

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The assassin roared as he flashed his sword at Heon. With his sword still in its sheath at his hip, Heon merely moved to the side. Having lost his balance, the assassin stumbled.

Heon struck the staggering assassin’s wrist and took his sword. Then he swung the sword to the side. With a flash, the sword cut the assassin in front him as well as the one approaching him from behind.

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‘You must block the Consort.’

Heon might have mistakenly understood those words as a command to kill the Consort. That spiteful, venomous, tenacious woman. If she weren’t his mother, and if it weren’t for his father’s dying wish, he would have killed her by now.

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‘Should I just kill her and be done with it?’

When the shocking thought passed through his head, Heon smiled.

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He was already the son of a woman who abandoned her family. He didn’t want to be branded as a son who killed his own mother as well.

Although he hadn’t lived a completely upright life, he hadn’t lived a reckless one either.

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‘So why did I do all this now?’

If he had to kick the Consort out of her position, he had planned on doing it in one fell swoop. In order to protect his clan, he needed power, and if he wanted to protect the wide, rich land of the bamboo grove, he needed authority.

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Either way, there was no other choice he could have made. That was why he continued to stand at the line he had drawn for himself.

‘Do you hate me that much?’

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“Die!”

Evading the sword coming from behind, Heon took his own out of its sheath. One raindrop turned into two. In no time, the rain poured down. It was so heavy that it was difficult to see in front of him.

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Every time Heon moved his sword, the clear raindrops were stained with red blood. He let out a groan when he felt the sharp end of a blade pierce his flesh, but it only lasted a moment. His sword stabbed a vital point, and the assassin caught his breath.

The stench of blood drifted into Heon’s nose. The assassin let out a shout and aimed for Heon’s heart. He tried to turn around, but the sword cut down his cheek.

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“Why am I thinking of such things now…”

“Aaagh!”

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Rather than the blood drenching his entire body, MoonWon’s strained voice continued to distract him. If she had been a clingy woman like his mother, he wouldn’t be thinking of her like this.

After blocking another sword with his own, Heon turned around and swung his sword down in a long stroke. Splitting the torrential rain with his sword, Heon heard the cries of an unknown man within the rain.

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‘Why are you so unwilling to listen to me at all?’

Because there was no need for him to listen.

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Just having her by his side was tiring enough. Unlike the other women who left him when he flashed them his murderous eyes and cold rebuttals, she remained inside his field of vision. Even though she continued to get hurt by his hateful words, she’d approach him again as if it hadn’t happened.

‘I’m really doing my best.’

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“I know.”

In the rain, Heon thrust his sword into the neck of an assassin. As Heon felled the assassins one by one, his body was gradually covered in wounds. However, for some reason, as he watched the assassins attack him with a murderous look in their eyes, his head was only filled with the image of MoonWon as she lowered her head in disappointment. 

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“Ah… You little…!”

A bulky assassin blocked Heon’s sword before falling down. The final assassin clenched the sword in his hand. Heon merely stared at him and didn’t attack. Therefore, the assassin stepped forward and made the first move.

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“Die!”

In an instant, the assassin’s sword closed the distance between them. Heon’s hand moved. The clash of sword against sword only lasted a moment. The assassin grabbed Heon’s blade with his bare hand.

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“Aaagh!”

Blood was pouring out of the hand grasping the sword, but the assassin held on and roared as he swung his sword at Heon’s neck with all his might. Heon barely managed to block the attack with his wrist. The blade cut through his sleeve but did not go past his wristguard.

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Clang!

Instead of meeting flesh, the blade struck metal. When the assassin was stunned by the sudden noise, Heon used this chance to push him off. Then he squarely planted his fist in his jaw.

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“Ugh!” 

The assassin’s sword grazed the back of Heon’s hand, causing blood to burst out. Meanwhile, there was a deep cut on Heon’s wrist. Crying out in pain, the assassin tried to escape, but Heon’s sword began to make its way to him.

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Before he could scream, Heon’s blade pierced through his neck. The assassin’s body slumped to the ground.

“Huu.”

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Heon let out a tired sigh as he stood in the rain. Drenched from head to toe, Heon suddenly burst into laughter.

‘Let’s take care of our bodies.’

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If he showed up like this in front of her, MoonWon would scold him, but he had no reason to complain. Now that he thought about it, she was the only person in his life who had said something like that to him. Even though he treated her so coldly, she continued to approach him. He tried to hide the wounds in his heart, but she tried to embrace them.

It was late, and it was raining so much. She was probably already asleep. But wouldn’t she still be waiting for him? She might even give him an earful as soon as she saw him.

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His train of thought seemed to have no end. The moment he thought that it wasn’t a bad idea to start walking with someone in mind, his eyes turned cold.

“I must be losing my mind.”

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He already had his hands full with keeping Lee Moon in check and fighting against Consort Yu. How could he be thinking about a woman at a time like this?

A woman whose family could not protect her. A woman who held no power. He couldn’t let himself be shaken by a woman whose fate was merely passing his. This must never happen.

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“Not now.”

Taking care of himself alone was more than enough work. If he took the wrong step at any time, he could lose his life. So how could he walk the edge of this cliff with someone else? He couldn’t even imagine asking someone to share the burden he had to bear.

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Heon did his best to suppress these thoughts and turned around to head back to the residence. Suddenly, he came to a halt.

“Your Highness.”

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Heon wasn’t sure when he’d gotten here, but JaeHoon was currently watching him with his guards in tow.

He must not have noticed because he was fighting the assassins. No, he probably hadn’t noticed because he had been thinking about MoonWon. Upset with himself for being so lax, Heon furrowed his brow.

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“Why are you in a place like this when the rain is pouring, Your Highness?”

“This is your reality.”

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These aggravating events continued to unravel as the night deepened.

He felt that this was the worst part out of everything that happened today. Heon swallowed back the bile that rose in the back of his throat.

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“You will kill MoonWon.”

JaeHoon’s voice broke through the sheet of rain between them.

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Once they had fulfilled their objective, they’d betray and turn their backs. To Heon, women were beings he could not trust. 

“Give MoonWon to me.”

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Despite the torrential rain, JaeHoon’s ridiculous words were very clear. His thoughts of pushing MoonWon away disappeared as soon as he heard JaeHoon’s voice.

Why did he have to let go of his wife?!

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“If you let her go, I will help you.”

“……”

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“I’m saying that I will become your strength! I will tell them that you are different from Consort Yu. That you and I are of one mind. I’m begging you, do as I say!”

Since when was he being followed? JaeHoon was speaking as if he had personally heard the conversation between him and Lee Moon.

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“If MoonWon stays with you, she will die! Do you think the ones who want to kill you will let MoonWon live?!”

JaeHoon’s sharp voice grated Heon’s nerves.

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Who would dare to harm his wife MoonWon?! Now that they were married, the one who would protect MoonWon wasn’t JaeHoon. It was him.

Heon’s patience slowly sunk to the ground.

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“If only you…!”

“If she was such a precious woman to you, you should have protected her.”

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“What?”

At a loss for words, JaeHoon glared at Heon. However, Heon had reached his limit as well.

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“She is my wife.”

Although it was a selfish answer, this was the best Heon could do as he faced JaeHoon. She had only been his wife for a mere few months. However, she had already left her traces on his life.

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Heon’s eyes traveled down to the wound on his hand. His blood was being washed away by the rain, but the wound was very severe. He recalled how MoonWon had promised to do anything he asked in return for letting her write her letters.

“Asking her for a favor doesn’t seem like a bad idea.”

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“Heon! Misfortune will follow you if you continue to desire something you shouldn’t.”

“Don’t you think you should be heading back to the Palace?”

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When he saw how Heon was blatantly changing the subject, JaeHoon opened his mouth to let out an angry roar. However, Heon’s cold, low voice cut him off.

“If His Majesty saw you acting like this, what would he think?”

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“Heon!”

“If you go against His Majesty’s wishes and pursue my wife, I might change my mind.”

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“……”

Heon thought JaeHoon would take him up on this offer, but his mouth remained tightly shut. Heon narrowed his eyes.

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He merely said what he wanted but did not plan on taking responsibility. The way JaeHoon was behaving was no different from Consort Yu.

He had nothing left to say to JaeHoon. Heon walked past him and began heading back to his residence.

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“For refusing my request… You will regret it…”

JaeHoon grit his teeth and stared at Heon, but Heon did not look back. After hearing JaeHoon’s words, Heon raised his head and looked up at the sky.

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Once the rain started falling, there was no end to it.

“Aren’t you the one who is regretting it, Your Highness?”

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JaeHoon staggered, and his guards quickly propped him up. Having lost his reason to anger, JaeHoon began to scream, but the torrential rain drowned out the sound.

Heon didn’t think it was a bad idea to bury the unpleasant noise in the rain.

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“I’ll take my leave, Your Highness.”

It had been a very long day. He had done his best to endure everything day by day, but his present still looked identical to his past.

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Completely exhausted with everything, a bitter sneer formed on his lips.

After his father died, the only one to hold a funeral for his father was Heon.

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The threshold used to be worn down from all the people who used to come by, but they all cut their ties with them after the collapse of the clan.

Completely alone, he stared at the coffin. Not a single thought passed through his head.

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‘You will regret it.’

Would he regret not abandoning MoonWon? Or would he regret throwing her away?

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JaeHoon had definitely meant the former, but Heon’s thoughts were with the latter.

The sense of loss from losing one’s parents felt incredibly empty. It made him feel like he had no direction or drive in his life. So he channeled all of it into protecting the clan from predatory wolves and getting revenge on the traitorous Consort Yu.

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‘I was planning on being by myself until the end.’

The fierce rain washed away the blood from his wounds.

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The cold rain drenched his entire body, but the emotions filling him up inside were boiling over.

Until now, he’d only had one objective.

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And for the first time in his life, someone shook him from his path. Although he tried to get back on track multiple times, the woman approached him and asked to be together. She grabbed onto him no matter how many times he pushed her away.

“Can I do it with you?”

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Heon frowned at the thought. The intensity of these thoughts did not die down.

It wasn’t that MoonWon didn’t have her faults or that he was completely satisfied with her.

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However, he felt that it had been a good decision to take her as his wife.

However, no one knew where these feelings would go. If the first person he ever wanted was MoonWon, and if MoonWon went down the same path as Consort Yu and disappeared…

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“Mm?”

Through the torrential rain, he could clearly see her figure. Although her skirts were completely drenched, she was standing in the rain with an umbrella.

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A person’s heart was a mysterious thing.

He thought that he wouldn’t see her tonight because it was already so late. On the other hand, he had wished she would be waiting for him.

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And that wish had come true before his very eyes.

“Ah!”

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MoonWon’s eyes widened as if she’d seen him and stood up from her crouched position. She didn’t seem to care about the rain anymore as she ran over to him.

“Who would travel in weather like this? Did you get hurt again?”

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When he heard her nagging, Heon burst into laughter. After an incredibly long day, her nagging was what waited for him. However, he didn’t think it was that bad.

Unlike Heon, MoonWon’s heart was being burnt into ashes. She knew he didn’t acknowledge her as his wife, and she knew that he had misunderstood in regards to her relationship with the Crown Prince.

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Even if he laughed when he saw her, MoonWon couldn’t say anything.

“Let’s head inside. I’ll call for the doctor.”

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“Why are you out here when it’s raining?”

MoonWon grabbed Heon and tried to go inside. However, when he asked the question, she tilted her head. Was he going to scold her again?

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“It was raining, and you hadn’t returned home, so I came out to wait.”

After she answered him, she was suddenly filled with rage. Why did her heart have to waver for such a coldhearted man like him? He didn’t seem to be fazed by her, and she felt like she was the only one who paid attention to every change in his expression. She hated that she was always the one who answered his questions.

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“Didn’t you tell me to try harder? I know that what can’t be won’t be despite all my efforts, but you didn’t come back, so I just did whatever I wanted.”

“……”

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When Heon remained silent, MoonWon let out a sigh. She rushed over here when she saw that he was drenched, but now she realized that it had been a rash decision.

“The rain is growing worse. I’ll send for someone, so please get your wounds treated.”

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“You told me last time that you’d do a favor for me.”

Surprised by Heon’s reply, MoonWon’s eyes widened like a rabbit’s.

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He couldn’t deny it anymore.

He was drawn to this woman. He wanted her to only look at him.

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“The wounds aren’t too bad, so can you treat them instead?”

“B-But!”

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“I don’t want people to come in and out and make a ruckus.”

Why was this man acting like this today? MoonWon narrowed her eyes as she gazed at Heon, but he remained calm. If she gave him her heart because of his gentle words, would she only end up getting hurt again?

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The silence lingered for a moment longer but was broken when MoonWon saw his wounds.

“Let’s go inside.”

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MoonWon held the umbrella up above him, and Heon stretched out his hand. With his wounded hand, he took the umbrella from her.

“Husband! Your wound…”

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With his other hand, Heon grabbed MoonWon’s. Her resolve to keep her expectations low was suddenly plunged into darkness. Her heart throbbed as if it were going to burst.

Was she dreaming? Was that why the warmth of his hand was so vivid to the touch?

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The man who always looked ahead on his own was now holding onto her. The dream might end as soon as they entered the room, but MoonWon wanted to stay like this for a little while longer.

With Heon holding her hand, MoonWon silently followed.

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“Shall I call the doctor?”

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MoonWon shook her head at Yeori’s question. She wasn’t sure what had happened, but when Junghwan had approached them and offered to do it instead, Heon refused and sent him away. After taking the medicine box, MoonWon sent Yeori away as well.

“Huu.”

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She was merely returning to her room, but her heart was racing and her face was flushed.

MoonWon shook her head to settle her nerves and opened the door.

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“Please sit.”

Although the wounds weren’t serious, there were many of them all over his body. She took a step towards Heon and began to take things out of the box.

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“Didn’t I tell you to take care of yourself? Where did you go and get hurt again?”

Kneeling in front of Heon, who was sitting on a chair, MoonWon began to move her hands.

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“I’ll take care of the wounds that need immediate attention, but a doctor needs to take a look at them.”

“……”

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“It wouldn’t be good if they left scars. Just who did something like this to you? If something like this happens, you shouldn’t just stand there. You must evade them if you can!”

She was no longer avoiding his gaze with a flushed face as she wiped the blood off of his cheek. Her nagging slowly began to flow out of her lips. She continued to throw sharp words at him when she suddenly froze.

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“I’m sorry. I wasn’t thinking and…”

She didn’t know how someone could hate Heon so much that they’d injure him like this. She wasn’t sure what went on in the political sphere, but she was filled with worry when she saw Heon getting wounded all over again just as his old injuries were almost completely healed. 

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“What did I say?”

“Excuse me?”

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“There are still some wounds left.”

Being shaken out of her thoughts, MoonWon focused back on his injuries. She applied some ointment before binding them with a bandage. Heon watched her silently as she carefully treated his wounds.

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Although they’d lived together after getting married, this was the first time he was directly looking at her.

She was no longer wearing the clothing she had worn to the banquet, but her sleeves were still narrow and short. Her small fingers were rough, very different from the pale, sculpted hands of the Consort.

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“If I didn’t marry you, would you have married the Crown Prince?”

MoonWon frowned at the unexpected question regarding JaeHoon. They had gotten into an argument because of what had happened with JaeHoon at the banquet, so she didn’t like the fact that he was being brought up again.

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However, Heon’s silence had bothered her as much as his wounds were bothering her right now.

“If my family ordered it, then I would have done so.”

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Heon’s eyes narrowed, but MoonWon wasn’t finished.

“However, I don’t have a family that can order me like that anymore. And I also don’t have any intention of becoming the Crown Princess. If I wasn’t able to marry, then I would have just left.”

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Strangely, the fact that she answered without hesitation gave Heon a sense of relief. The MoonWon he knew wouldn’t lie about something like this.

“But marrying me wasn’t such an easy decision either, was it?”

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MoonWon paused as she was winding the bandage over his wound and looked up at him. After she came here, Heon seemed very bothered by JaeHoon. Did he think that she’d go back to him?

After bandaging up the wound on his hand, she stared at it. Then she cautiously opened her mouth.

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“When I stretched out my hand for help, you were the one who took it, Husband. Because he rejected it.”

“……”

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“I may be a small-hearted woman, but the traces of the past are still there. The Crown Prince is someone who considers his own wishes to be above everything. If such a person has already let go of my hand once, then there is no reason why he wouldn’t do it again, right? And…”

When MoonWon’s voice faded away, Heon tilted his head. MoonWon seemed to be pondering something as she looked at Heon. Then she lowered her eyes. Heon asked her first.

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“And?”

Now that she had finished treating Heon’s wounds, MoonWon began to gather all the ointments and bandages that were strewn about. The rain continued to fall as it let out a refreshing sound. It seemed that it was going to rain all night.

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“It is a tie that has already been broken. There is no reason why I should have any lingering attachments or feel disappointed at how things have turned out.”

The person in her heart right now was not JaeHoon. It was Heon. Although it was completely one-sided, she did not regret it.

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As their conversation came to a close, her thoughts began to race.

Why was Heon suddenly bringing up JaeHoon? Suddenly, MoonWon’s face grew pale.

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“Do you plan on sending me to the Crown Prince, Husband?”

Heon’s brow twitched.

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The misunderstanding that had filled his mind since their wedding completely disappeared. MoonWon would not go to JaeHoon. When his wish suddenly became a reality, his feelings for MoonWon crashed through him like a rolling wave.

“That will never happen.”

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He did not plan on becoming like his powerless father and let someone take MoonWon away from him. And he definitely did not plan on sending her to JaeHoon.

“I don’t plan on reforging a tie that has already been severed.”

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MoonWon let out a small sigh of relief at Heon’s words. Heon gazed at her in silence. Meeting his eyes, MoonWon began to blush and stood up.

“Father-in-law will be reinstated.”

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MoonWon was placing the box on top of a wooden drawer when she turned around in surprise.  Seeing her shock, Heon continued talking.

“There was an imperial order. He will be reinstated as an attendant.”

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“Ah… Did you…”

Heon shook his head.

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YongUn had been reinstated as an imperial attendant. It was definitely good news, but for some reason, it made MoonWon nervous. However, it was probably just a silly feeling. There was no reason for it. Either way, MoonWon tried her best to be happy for her father since his wish had come true.

“I’m sure Father is very happy.”

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“Mm.”

“I’m sorry to ask this of you, Husband, but please help my father.”

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Heon tilted his head.

Although she was sorry for making such a request, if YongUn was reinstated to an attendant, the only one who could do this favor for her was Heon. 

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“Even though he was reinstated just as he wanted, our situation is different now. It will not be easy for him. You may know this already, but my father isn’t someone who cares much for other people. He only does things that would be advantageous for him. You must never share your authority with him. Please just help him take care of his work.”

MoonWon looked away as if the request was awkward to make. Although she was asking favors of him like other women, the content of her request and the way she asked him was unique to her.

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“In exchange for doing you this favor, what will you do for me in return?”

“Excuse me?”

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MoonWon froze at the unexpected question. A rare smile flickered on Heon’s face. Although it had been an incredibly tiring and long night, he wanted to feel someone’s warmth, even for just a moment.

“Ah!”

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Although no one had ever seen this side of him, if it was MoonWon, it was alright. She was the one who continued to approach him even when he told her to go away, so she would accept any shocking behavior that came from him. 

Heon grabbed her slender wrist and pulled. When she was right in front of him, he lowered his head into her embrace.

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“H-Husband!”

MoonWon cried out in confusion, but Heon closed his eyes and blocked his ears. With his face enclosed in her soft warmth, Heon took in a deep breath. Her racing heartbeats, her soft breaths… He liked hearing it all.

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Although he still hated women, he wanted to keep MoonWon close.

At first, MoonWon was bewildered and didn’t seem to know what to do. However, she calmed down soon enough. A few moments later, she cautiously lifted her hand and began to stroke his hair.

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“You should head to bed… Husband!”

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When MoonWon saw that Heon was lying on her own bed, she swallowed her breath. She had ordered for her bedding to be prepared while she was treating Heon earlier.

“You should head back to your room and go to sleep.”

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Heon’s eyes opened when he heard MoonWon’s voice. Her face was bright red and looked like it would burst at the slightest touch. She avoided his gaze.

“You should head back and go to sleep now.”

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Just a moment before, she had given him a soft embrace. Now she was telling him to go back. Heon quietly closed his eyes.

“Husband!”

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Heon heard her helpless cry, but he ignored it. They were married. No one would criticize them for sleeping in the same bed. And he wanted to stay by MoonWon’s side, even if it was just for today.

However, despite Heon’s wishes, MoonWon’s insides were being burnt to ashes.

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Not knowing what to do, MoonWon began to fidget before she carefully approached the edge of the bedding.

“H-Husband! Are you sleeping?”

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MoonWon asked cautiously, her voice slightly shaking. Heon was used to her answering him with firm resolution, so this sounded very new to him.

He never imagined a woman’s voice would cause him to waver like this.

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“Husband! You should head back and go to bed.”

Her small hand shook his arm. Soon, her hand began to shake him with much more force. Unable to feign ignorance any longer, Heon opened his eyes.

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Relieved to see this, MoonWon smiled.

“Are you telling me, an injured man, to go back out? When it’s raining like that?”

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When she heard his answer, MoonWon’s hand moved up to his cheek. Although he was covered in small wounds, they weren’t so serious that he couldn’t go back to his room. Additionally, the moment Heon went outside, numerous servants would be ready to cover him with an umbrella. 

“If some rain gets into my wounds and something happens, will you take responsibility?”

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“But if you use an umbrella, then…”

“In this rain?”

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MoonWon was at a loss for words. Heon wasn’t wrong, but sharing a room together made her heart race and her breath catch.

“But there is only one bedding, so it will be uncomfortable for you.”

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“You and I… We’re married, aren’t we?”

MoonWon swallowed. She hadn’t forgotten it, but now that everything was happening, her head drew a blank. Although they had been married for several months now, the time they spent apart was a lot longer than the time they spent together.

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Heon was definitely not in the wrong, but what was she supposed to do now that he was changing his behavior?

“It looks like rumors will spread about how the Mistress kicked out the Master.”

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 “Who would say such a nasty… I’m just saying that you can’t sleep here.”

She vehemently argued that he mustn’t stay here, but Heon never planned on listening to her. Now that he was in the warm room surrounded by MoonWon’s fragrance, exhaustion began to wash over him.

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Heon’s breaths grew steady as he fell asleep, and MoonWon looked like she was on the verge of tears.

‘What do I do?’

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She couldn’t wake him up now that he had fallen asleep again.

Ultimately, she’d have to pass the night like this. After covering Heon with a blanket, MoonWon crouched into a chair. It was uncomfortable, but this was the best she could think of.

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With her knees gathered together, MoonWon propped her head on her arms and gazed at Heon.

This man usually passed by her as if she were made of stone, but now that he was suddenly acting like this, her heart couldn’t help but flutter. However, she was also worried that something might have happened to warrant this change in behavior. Did he hear something strange from JaeHoon?

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‘No.’

She was curious, but she didn’t want to ask him.

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She didn’t want to tangle herself with JaeHoon anymore. She didn’t even want to think about it.

As sleep slowly washed over her, MoonWon let out a sigh. She buried her head into her arms and closed her eyes.

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A few moments later, Heon opened his eyes. He watched MoonWon as she slept crouched in her seat. His eye slightly twitched.

“How tactless.”

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He hadn’t planned on doing anything with her. She could have told him to get out since this was her bed or she could have ignored him and just layed down. But instead, she was just making it harder for herself.

Heon got out of bed and approached MoonWon. She was already petite, but seeing her like this made her look even smaller. She looked like she was going to fall out of her chair, so he picked her up. She must have been deeply asleep because she did not flinch as he placed her in her bed.

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He covered her in the blanket she had used on him and stared at her.

Heon carefully swept the hair that had been covering her face. His hand then traveled down to touch her cheek.

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Every time she took a breath, her skin felt soft and unfamiliar.

“Mm?”

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When MoonWon suddenly moved, Heon quickly took his hand back in shock.

It wasn’t like he committed a crime, but his heart was racing inside his chest. He did his best to calm down as he observed her. However, MoonWon must have been very tired because she was still asleep.

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“Huu.”

He let out a silent sigh as he propped his head in his hand. He continued to gaze at her. He was now fully awake.

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As the rain continued to pour down outside, Heon watched MoonWon for a long time.