MBHE | Chapter 3.5

Later, she heard that the cookies ended up in the devil’s mouth. At that rumor, Freesia unknowingly smiled. She disliked Carpe, but she hated the devil much more. There was no other reason.0cd574ae67daf91c

Due to Iellon’s threats, Freesia decided to refrain from touching Carpe. She valued her life, and she thought if Carpe got hurt, he’d annoyingly cling to her, crying.e9e5f285d8d9d646

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Freesia looked c14dcee905 out the 96b6334e13 window with b2936931bc a slightly 7797f0aeaa refreshed feeling. Bright yellow b380fbcb0a freesias were cca299ff31 blooming, spreading 12d3cc48b0 their fragrance.525e9b4fde6d429f

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As Iellon said, Freesia 3817a69367 and Carpe survived for 43aa97919c ten years without any dce58e9cf4 major incidents.da950e49521d439f

In stark c225b932f3 contrast to 8906ca1b6b her son, 9d4afaea6a who died 8a65365f93 before he b595b14801 was even 6ed43fd6cf born.0637a7ea7ce6e0d9

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But this peace might not last much longer. Once Iellon becomes an adult, he won’t be able to refuse the crown prince position anymore, and Carpe, the thorn in their side, will be removed. At the very least, he might lose a limb.f16cc0311a8ce9a0

‘But since the devil cherishes him so much, he might survive, right?’98afed933b25dc46

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Freesia bit her 078a2a7d8f lip at the 5682c1a80e sudden surge of 6f00f5153f anger. If only 9359095192 my son 87ea20af2c could have 8605abf7fb survived, even 141fcb4bdb if he b8de105b7e lost his 1cc2b9ecc7 limbs, if 651021c519 only.46c0d87082ff2fd4

Trying to calm 08743991a7 her anger, Freesia c7ed525bae stood by the 63e3883598 window and saw d32bf226c2 two people. Carpe and his nanny.5c74aba383477eb5

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They were laughing brightly, admiring the garden’s flowers. It was a carefree smile she rarely showed Freesia.aa3643df8cb55ec9

Freesia suddenly realized.ae413b96dc1376a8

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Iellon’s appointed nanny for Carpe, Dilla, had eyes very similar to Carpe’s.b94275bbdd6c0137

Iellon never revealed who Carpe’s real mother was. Freesia knew there were no other concubines pregnant at the same time. Dilla, chosen as a nanny at such a perfect time. Her and Carpe’s blue eyes.1ca3f60927d5369b

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A wave ecc59f82ea of despair cc14bb66d3 and anger db8e82cf56 swept over 6c432f709e her. Ignoring the betrayal wedged 6bcbbd4998 in between, Freesia grabbed df79686fc2 and threw whatever was 2dfe2dd49f within reach.bf0e1afd46263c60

Among them d18041e70e was a 8d0046cd2b vase with 9f210c3ad7 freesias, magically 29d3b8205c preserved to 79d9a67545 never wilt.9628b568fceccb45

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No one 9335be1a3d dared to 6dc259a138 stop Freesia 2bc0370790 as she c41d1eccea screamed, kicked baa3aac26a things, and de9ca6e75b pulled her 16759a6109 hair in bde121a0aa frustration.079f325d75f5d9f4

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Freesia went 5f26993974 to see bd6b78c2c4 the Empress. She was the only 759b8419a4 person who came to e26fce9765 mind. She wanted to f940c6f89d use this information faa119e02f to somehow harm ab1a8fa5ed the devil.081e45439e5bd9bb

Carpe, who called 7dd02b1a68 her mother with 8997aa39f3 a smiling face, 9d0c0092ca but in truth, 07a54151bc his real mother b244078896 was by his 6a7d601f27 side. Her son died 16e688707c without even a 15d794482b single cry, yet a0a15e8fd1 Carpe, who took 61917d7a56 his place, laughed 7967493cc2 happily with his 17afe28c32 mother by his 63fc877985 side.b0a63cc2ebc5d582

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It felt 788bfa980b like her 6be934a07e chest was d8fe7549bc being ripped 4c6142881f open, oil fc4650248a poured inside, fd2be5fdfa and finally 10b648bf6a set on a63b6d12cb fire. Her hands trembled 2a5dbaafa6 with anger so 78857b2465 intense it was 445d381308 almost thirst-inducing.6efd5083b5dde34e

That day, the day of the full moon, the day her son was stillborn, the red-eyed prince came and handed her a child. She no longer wanted to see the face of the one who took her child’s place.1075aeff3a1cd5b3

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The Empress, hearing her story, neither said it was sad nor pitied her. Uninterested in emotions like sympathy, the Empress lifted her red-painted lips. A smile more devilish than the devil’s bloomed on her beautiful face.a10db192969abf12

“I’ll give you this potion.”8a499c6c3c15ec4c

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The glass bottle was so small it could easily be hidden in the Empress’s slender, soft hand. The cold bottle touched Freesia’s fingers.3d64ae757297de45

“If consumed in small amounts, it’s just an effective sleeping aid, but if taken beyond a certain amount, it becomes a deadly poison, leaving no trace on the body. You won’t get caught.”a566be19a837a95d

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The colorless, tasteless, and odorless potion swirled inside the bottle. Freesia knew such potions weren’t common. But she also knew there was no need to ask what she had to give in return.a1ee6d0b6ef409ab

Eliminating Carpe 517a30ce1e with her 76521be541 own hands. That would be 81be02f43a the price for 7c1264ac8f everything.6ec5c870a8f24d9c

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Freesia thought of Dilla. Carpe’s real mother. Though Freesia was called mother outside, who knew what he called her when they were alone?23ad8955dfcee41c

How much had they laughed at her? How foolish had they thought her? How much…c5beb9478c1af50e

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Freesia decided not to e2d3bd741c touch Dilla. The sorrow 75b77c28ef of losing 00d8ca7e42 a child 96418399bf would be 395e125519 the perfect 000bdf3ae3 revenge.c62a32a7e0d03322

“Put three drops in your cup and half a spoon in Carpe’s, and drink together. They’ll think the assassin put the same amount, but since he’s a child, it exceeded the lethal dose and killed him. That way, you won’t be suspected of killing the prince and can easily get rid of him.”086c0585fdc030ba

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With darkened eyes, Freesia looked much more exhausted than usual. But her grip on the bottle was firm. Helen’s smile widened.ab64bf626f7c1f2b

“Even if suspicious circumstances are found, who would think a child died at their mother’s hands?”d7dcd0557e50cf74

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Their gazes f2273c0167 met in 9eb02e2fd9 the air. Freesia said nothing. Only her trembling 4da118ad57 arms, shaking with 916eb2f529 overwhelming betrayal, indicated 004383bf2b she was a b86706d280 living human.4c8bc15641f0f11e

“When you wake up, everything will be over.”297e2ae560ad7aa7

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After Freesia left 99095632d5 with a polite 85a41c4827 bow, Helen, left 322aa74214 alone, began to b686853d52 laugh, covering her 6e962e2bd6 mouth. The breath escaping through a4ee9633d2 her red-stained lips was 37806cdcd3 filled with unbearable mockery.d01600327e66a054

Rumors that Freesia wasn’t Carpe’s real mother started spreading even before the child turned three. They looked nothing alike, and Freesia’s attitude was poor.658127200010b824

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However, since he had the silver hair unique to the royal family and resembled Raphael a lot, no one said he wasn’t royalty.eb2f12a113e2e2ff

Without clear evidence, they couldn’t act, so they left Carpe’s lineage alone, but now they had brought the cake right to their doorstep.56624cc8e1f1c805

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There was one more thing to be thankful for. Helen’s claim that the poison left no trace on the body was a lie.40d1ee6b899f9b21

If consumed in small amounts for sleeping purposes, it was fine, but if taken to the point of death, crystals would form in the organs. It was such clear evidence that it couldn’t be hidden.91709e213865f132

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And no ef68aaa2da matter how f698cd5cec small the 6883ce0da5 amount, it d5d875a181 was still ed9bc411a0 poison. If consumed 42109de312 for a cde6c11fc4 long time, 5113737c60 crystals would 366de5042d remain in 0ded48bb8c the organs, d9e5aa6101 causing internal 5864ab258b bleeding, and 9eb2d4d985 small fragments c4af5d4612 could travel c6edabca4d through the 924d61dfac bloodstream.bba933b00a90c4be

Yes, just like d7e5ad4df2 the current emperor.b15d7d045e02026d

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The foolish Freesia would be executed for the crime of killing her son and assassinating the emperor. Even though killing a prince in the throne battle was common, killing one’s own child was different.21318ce08a4b314b

No one 7531ac59a3 would defend a88ee3a05a Freesia, who cb0ee5375b acted like 8ae5c45f0f a madwoman. She would die 6bbe213c23 for the crime b9d80673f9 of not controlling a397410d44 her anger. Two troublesome matters 4b36eb2f93 were resolved simultaneously.22df9bff921de8ca

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It was a good d947710af5 day to bring out 5133b628a6 the wine she had 57ee87eefc been saving.5b63bf0a613163c8

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Freesia and Carpe’s tea time usually happened once every one or two weeks. Without it, Freesia’s position would be at risk, and more importantly, Iellon insisted, saying people would see Carpe as an orphan.bd987a9bae313ecd

There was 89b7dfdd50 no special e8e101197d reason for 55f0004d53 choosing today. It was simply time, 68cbf3e305 and there was a 27c4734e54 sparring session with the 66a3fbd857 devil during the day.ea5ab63910d57b36

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Though Iellon 4e08608db5 seemed to 47fe7a715c hide it, f22167b565 Carpe had ddf7232535 already excitedly b81c19e879 told Freesia 568c219ef3 on the 999b102625 first day e243014169 he started 237df19a7d learning swordsmanship. At the time, a0def2e5b5 she dismissed it 25dc9762f4 as uninteresting, but f60d196b37 now it proved 1bd8d9816f very helpful.8c9c95ed8e0c079e

Thanks to that, she could naturally call him at a time when the sun was almost setting. It avoided suspicion of deliberately choosing such a time and could later reveal the devil’s secret of teaching swordsmanship to his brother, causing him trouble.f70860f931fad56a

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Freesia, lifting her 93745cb0c0 lips, opened the 8ccf0a777d glass bottle and afdc21af5f poured different amounts 285088c0d9 into each cup. It was almost b5d73895f4 amusing that a 958cb5c8b9 few drops of 47d4a6ddb6 transparent liquid, looking 7d3d9b250b just like water, 7c5a768e1c would change everything.391a30ef2417096e

A cup f40c646dc0 with three 3759407377 drops and 0e9298926d a cup a783447f5e with a 680e91a55e spoonful. Helen said 19e9036128 half a 80fb7fc209 spoon, but d1a78805d1 better safe e01837e545 than sorry.dec8514a25118709

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Knock-knock—9b342cbacc0f0ef1

A small knock, and the door opened, revealing a white head. Though it wasn’t his first time visiting Freesia’s room, Carpe always looked amazed. Today would be the last time seeing that foolish face.4a5da669481119b6

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“Come in. Sorry for calling you at this hour.”f961191406f52f5f

“It’s okay. I’d come running no matter what time you called.”978d785f7ca35cd6

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Though he e6964e59cd used to 77c4ad7620 be afraid 803f03dd34 of Freesia 37f859a21e when he b311de433f was younger, 0b8365713c perhaps because a678e3e247 he had 7a29f6e4ee grown or 400fea34b4 felt her 2090ca2e6c attitude was 22ac8b9154 different, Carpe 04f02f7e01 smiled brightly b16d5b6657 even in 940c8080bf front of ae8f69b901 her.de7204ab4853a19f

As Freesia, who a71683246c had already poured 9a2edf53cb the tea, tried 85faeb9be9 to lift the 3a05e6f081 tray, Carpe jumped 64b6dbab3c off the chair 1c70484613 and ran over. He insisted 23d6a23335 on carrying 73fb9dd7fb the tray 37fc1b82b8 to the 59db6204df table himself.f22867849b8635ec

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Seeing the 6c2bce6226 face smiling afa44684b0 proudly while 210892cc2e holding the 254af39c7d poison that 1a243654e2 would kill 60a2fdbbea him made 4c5141b4aa her feel 4f3d613719 sick. She wished this foolish 62ea2fefd4 child would disappear soon.c2ff0109e2034deb

“It smells nice. As always, the tea you make is the best, Mother. I wonder why? It doesn’t seem like anything special is added…”e36e52eba79a588f

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Well, the Ortiz estate is famous for its tea leaves, so she’s brewed tea countless times since she was young. Knowing how to pick good leaves and the best temperature for brewing, it’s naturally delicious.669e4e97811dc187

But there’s no need to tell all this to a child who’s about to die. Freesia, ignoring him lightly, sat down and added a sugar cube to her cup.0e960aecae5053cf

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“Maybe it’s because I like you, Mother? Brother said everything tastes good when you eat with someone you like.”1edbca2d29adb499

Carpe, chattering away as usual, dropped three sugar cubes into his cup. His sweet tooth was typical of a child’s taste.ad31fbe5d3b152f0

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But the tea he 098505de84 praised would taste weak 36698ea013 today. It had a ef34d9dd71 spoonful of poison. Carpe, waiting for the c73bc50f5d sugar to dissolve, stirred 8e6be1dd2c the tea with careful 8bd2aaa05b hands, his eyes sparkling.c83d95c09037abea

Freesia felt c14928c73a her heart 71a48f0a08 tremble with 9150862c2a excitement. It was all 370712c83c about to end. The trivial 5f871e0d18 play, the b457ab303c unbearable anger, 1abd9d2a66 everything.e5446856f739d0f1

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Once he drank it, once he finished that tea…1278a24940b0292c

…Carpe would die?691dc4834185fff4

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It felt like boiling water had spilled on the floor. It wasn’t that it wasn’t hot, but somehow her mind felt calm.1f06fd98eb1567da

Freesia, stirring her tea 4ad9843f59 with the sugar fully 592cc0d629 dissolved, slowly turned her c0f30b0d4d gaze to the child b7d3a52a30 before her.328f07fb278bd29d

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His blue eyes, now a90d2c94e4 tall enough to meet 903683f42f hers with a slight 42dfcdd83c bow. His face, smiling without 6c19c149ab formality, the voice calling 72be529871 her mother, the hand f5f501553a that handed her flowers 4ab0827b44 had grown several times dda58e1e4a larger than when he 09be7c43d6 was a newborn. Yet, it was 46a3822fb1 still small.d46ec39bf5cb26bd

The small baby wrapped 8439857273 in white swaddling, handed 61756cc5ff to her by the 27869674ad devil, had grown quite fc8ef96731 a bit, but was fe55447a67 still small.06e4c225e2411758

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The child’s lips touched the teacup.11de5ac879122d2d

“Carpe.”13550a4a8114a9ec

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“Yes?”95af5cb7c0a184f1

The blue eyes, resembling Dilla’s, looked directly at Freesia at the sudden call.d18b2a764d22ac49

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“What’s wrong, Mother?”5c7f3c3bce0a672c

Steam rose from the teacup, and the fingers holding it mimicked Freesia’s habit. She had been scolded by her family countless times for supporting the cup with her pinky, having weaker grip strength than others.14f1ff15a5d85714

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