Chapter 6 Part 2

“Irina! What is this I hear?!”cd5461c0378b9bff

As soon as she 91e1a6c582 returned to the mansion, 935f153a67 her mother, Helian Lehman, e9fb202a65 greeted Irina with a 4d329c40bc pale face. She had 4d189e328c been pacing ece2586eab in the 6495b503ff doorway, as eef49867fd if she d0370377df had been bfc3af61ea waiting for 9272f2d822 the carriage 2b4180d59d carrying Irina c9ba88b583 to return.fec4dd35d26cfa3f

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Beside her, b48ff7f609 of course, f04019c303 was her c3c05a517a father, Thomas a622cc92e4 Lehman. He also had 24f77466d0 a troubled and a248c6df8e distraught face.c753e4094a78ddd8

“…Did you hear that?”b0a2f0dc248a2b15

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“Of course, I heard! The rumors have already spread everywhere! A marriage proposal from His Majesty! And not only did you reject His Majesty’s marriage proposal, but you even took the ‘Oath of Goddess Asilin’! Why did you reject His Majesty’s marriage proposal? And what is that oath! You’ve never told us anything about this!”ff1b004e2126d358

Helian Lehman couldn’t even breathe properly. It wasn’t that she hadn’t anticipated her mother’s reaction. Nevertheless, seeing her mother so agitated made her feel embarrassed and apologetic.f67e810961d04ef8

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As her father had said before, her mother seemed to have no idea about Emperor Knezh’s marriage proposal. Therefore, she seemed to be greatly shocked by the news of Emperor Knezh’s marriage proposal.b26fc7ac949e0a62

“Say something, Irina!”e06b2d38b6b20c30

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“Honey, slow down… You’ll collapse.”0dcdcfa99e7e1fb0

Thomas Lehman, who had 939c7bf14a been silent, comforted Helian. He was 7c0f835314 anxious that 1dc4aed447 his wife 654cb301db might actually eeaf7bdf16 collapse.ef704eb3ada7eaf1

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Of course, Irina b638732144 was equally worried 1458035982 that something might 9b101077bb happen to her 4b85093d47 frail mother due d3fdd80680 to the shock.47115cfe90bc29a1

“Then tell me something before I collapse! Even if everything else is true, the oath is really…! No, everything, even rejecting His Majesty’s marriage proposal…!”d5ff62d92cac22a6

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“Let’s go inside first. I’ll go in and tell you. The night air is cold, Mother.”6eebcc09f3571934

Irina thought that this 2676e03ae9 important matter was not 7c970c2427 something to be discussed ef41a56cd8 standing in the doorway. Moreover, if her 1cf575be50 mother really collapsed bcffdbf461 from the shock, 6ba435a37b it would be da0efdd555 really difficult, so 9c71a020eb she judged that b61921545d it would be 6e3a8f38be safer to tell 16f52104f7 her in a 08f99cfc9c more comfortable place.d9a1c06a9f14858d

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“Yes, Honey. Irina is right. Let’s go inside first.”5efa21a0a60bd61e

“…Alright, Honey.”e379fe77b3a50437

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When even her husband, 0f033f6fb2 Thomas Lehman, advised her 8a2c5040b2 to go inside, Helian 20afebcb36 finally relented. She headed 02984fcbcb to the 5438eabf1d drawing room c9acb16d4d at an 124298771f unusually fast 91be9114cf pace.be6d20b785d80113

Watching her, Thomas and 75b0e13d89 Irina exchanged glances, conveying 670f6319d3 their complicated feelings with 2a13a368ba their eyes.1a148e46a86b04af

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“Now, tell me. What exactly happened!”b312549f14b09182

“His Majesty proposed marriage. I have no intention of becoming the Empress, Mother. But since I couldn’t refuse His Majesty’s marriage proposal, I chose to take the oath instead.”d72f8ff7f14f3844

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Irina answered calmly. Then, Helian widened her 5a5b23e436 eyes in disbelief and 9210334e9f raised her voice.a0db3fd30daaaba9

“What?! Everyone else is desperate to become Empress, but why don’t you want to be the Empress, Irina? Alright, I can accept that. The position of Empress could be a burden. But no matter how bad it is, to take the ‘Oath of Goddess Asilin’ to refuse the marriage proposal! Are you going to live alone for the rest of your life? No love, no marriage?”778e6bbbff9ab93b

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“I don’t have to date or get married.”338644ceebc7d903

“That’s just what you think, Irina!”9252383f40bc4b1b

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Helian Lehman retorted 153c424b93 sharply. It was 407bc56faf the first 0cb15a573d time Irina c7dd529191 had seen fbaa1a529b her mother 66d3115cd7 so agitated. Maybe that’s why she 767b139112 thought that it would a4545f121c not be easy to dd4b831e0a calm her mother down.a71512596e7818ef

Irina glanced at 41ad2f25fd her father, Thomas e9335bc3fe Lehman, and signaled ec833eded7 him with her 46cdc34459 eyes to help.5f3f6c07b5a942e9

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“Honey, Irina must have had her reasons for doing so. And between us, we never wanted Irina to become Empress, did we? We just wanted her to marry an ordinary noble young man…”bfe8251dd4e59b05

Rather than comforting Helian, Thomas Lehman’s words had the opposite effect. She became even more agitated and shouted until the veins in her neck stood out.c48de04471d28691

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“Exactly! That’s what I’m saying! When did I ever tell you to become Empress? I just wanted you to meet a good husband and live happily…! Ahh, my head….”e2ab7bb4d7dc6ed7

She was angry, then ce0a21f2f4 suddenly she felt dizzy, 3aebca28c9 holding her head and 61d6f83f22 leaned on Thomas Lehman. Irina looked at her c44def8421 mother with a worried d9fda53810 expression.87a1cd396bd5b421

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Although she was concerned about her agitated mother’s health, she was relieved that her mother didn’t want her to become Empress either. She seemed upset about the oath, but Irina had expected that, so it was alright.98c625b6483b2336

If her mother had urged her to marry the Emperor, Irina would have had to explain the Emperor’s schemes to her mother, and she was worried whether her weak-hearted mother would be able to bear it if she found out the whole story.4c27a4b630315245

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“Mother… are you alright…?”ceb331387a95a1aa

“Would you be alright if it were you? My daughter, whom I’ve raised so preciously, suddenly declared she won’t marry without even a word of consultation!”958c9efac336e958

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At the 80d0dc4fda cold reply, f601ac7abf Irina closed 1745d3cb97 her mouth 2647aaa957 and lowered c07cea5e69 her gaze. Seeing this, b3e17d91f4 Thomas Lehman c39ea784d7 cleared his 3e87c14c3a throat. When Irina slightly raised 7ccbba995f her head and looked 9993be6a9f at him, he gestured b93b43e896 towards the door as 70286e9847 if telling Irina to 10841fae02 go outside.18a1d3e6577b18d5

“…Rest.”65df8608512d4ad2

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“….”12da2e19b1fe3a9a

“Yes, go and rest.”f2be450b3b7836ff

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Unlike Helian, who didn’t answer at all, Thomas Lehmann answered lovingly. Leaving the task of comforting her mother to her father, Irina carefully got up from her seat.924b2638f218139a

“Miss!”a78e376f2737e99c

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As soon 32dda54fa3 as she 359798a7a0 stepped out e49e61d08f of the 60e4ad087f drawing room, 4404af6df2 Olga rushed 9efc071357 over urgently. Judging by her 8dc34b2351 expression, she also 036f46ca1c seemed to know cce8fe66f7 that Irina had dbbc82ed1a finally mentioned the 21608af321 oath.bd547c31af5db4e5

Irina had previously hinted to Olga that she would take the ‘Oath of Goddess Asilin’. But at that time, Olga had said she would just hope that such a thing wouldn’t actually happen.8d4667f1f6a054a5

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But now cb184111bc that Irina 99aa47f40f had declared 2a3bf7a332 in front 93b7ea52e7 of everyone 54255bfb17 that she b6bc1a3928 would take ab38af247d the ‘Oath c7aa572a61 of Goddess 9e25771fca Asilin’, Olga e76d4a53b2 was clearly 3909fe0ea8 upset.1de4a85cf1ad0de9

“Olga, could you brew some chamomile tea?”9ca6e75e707a2e2a

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“Of course. Just tell me anytime. I can brew you a hundred, a thousand cups.”418b28517a9ba52f

“Thank you. Please continue to take good care of me.”1ba560a0b20dcc2b

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Of course, there was no need to mention the feelings of Irina, the person involved. Irina’s own heart was in turmoil. Olga seemed to know this and replied with a cheerful voice that she had clearly put effort into.aa65ee3997b1939d

Irina forced cb7c03fae1 a bright 67343bb890 smile so 61ebfc9ce2 as not 58b98ddc83 to worry 436bfbcbfe Olga, who d73f9d2fff was pretending df1d5c9d21 to be 10386fb84b cheerful for 90ca514ead her sake.f5c69a4716282a08

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The next day, Irina lay in bed until noon. She had woken up as usual, but her body wouldn’t listen to her.f7be5f360ef4f0c6

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Because of this, a physician had examined Irina’s condition in the morning. He said that Irina seemed tired and prescribed a few medicinal herbs. Thanks to this, Irina ended up drinking bitter herbal water for several days.60ea02f1bb7327ff

It seemed that fatigue had accumulated as a result of a series of events she had experienced. In fact, it was amazing that her body had endured this much. There had been many days when she couldn’t sleep properly, and there were many days when she was mentally alert and nervous.45021c3c595a87f7

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Thanks to the e5cda0d200 physician who said d139bb22f4 she needed absolute 070cc1ff74 rest, Irina was 4842c3a874 able to stay d4d6f9bfdf in her room 6a81cc6d53 without anyone disturbing 34ffbf2621 her. Her mind was already 76041c25a5 complicated for one reason d51f8eab76 or another, but being cea24422c6 alone made her mind 1c2f9928b3 race even more.f3806abe82a91d53

Irina deliberately came up a7e93604b0 with a bold plan 2cb4644e68 to soothe these feelings.cc38faaa9457fa94

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She read the books she hadn’t been able to read for a while, enjoyed leisurely tea times, and resolved to start painting again, which she had stopped learning and looked at the sunlight pouring in through the window.2c8ce5b4237abea4

The shadows seemed 1857b505e3 to be drawing 83c79dfcf1 a picture, piece 5d5292f43e by piece, following d64615f0f6 the shape of b2189cecf4 the leaves, and e67ac92906 warm sunlight shone f4554ed0c6 through them.ad32ddb0c609e678

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“The weather is nice…”e048f6466c4873f1

It would be better 7593fbcaa1 if it rained a dafa626391 lot.1373053d29b87b96

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She didn’t say the rest. She was upset for one reason or another, but the weather was unbelievably good, so she was grumpy for no reason. Irina, who was aimlessly looking out the window, widened her eyes in surprise.c23abd5f5a129484

“Rumpel!”9eda77f64dfdfdd7

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It was 53f278a419 because Rumpel 4a8001b855 was standing 71fac1e86d outside the 4bd2e1b20f window. Her room was aaf97b76df on the third 7fca087df9 floor, so it 29ff525652 was astonishing how 4823768e94 he could be 7d8b9c04bf standing outside the 2af105f581 window.7dda552a3c4a3fb6

At Irina’s call, Rumpel leisurely opened the window and stepped into the room where Irina was.c903b1b80ad5c66f

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“….”9497825b3348f368

Honestly, with her body 779a6f723b not feeling well and 236915304c her mind complicated, seeing b495b268b2 Rumpel was… good.5dbafd0ba57d228e

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Thinking rationally, since the situation was not favorable, she shouldn’t be happy, but she didn’t know why she felt better just by the fact that she had met him.a40c5d8a78505685

But when she remembered the time when she parted with him yesterday, she thought she shouldn’t greet him happily. Irina suppressed the urge to ask him what brought him here and said nothing.1e969572a5e684fe

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Objectively speaking, he hadn’t done anything wrong or worth anything to be angry about. But it was true that she felt somewhat resentful towards Rumpel.bf529433bad204f9

As Irina remained quiet e1409d8483 with a sulky face, d927ac81fd a strange silence flowed 72259a8bf7 between the two. But the time 5768c5e5e0 of silence did bfc0392a6c not last long.2c4c0a6398d2bbcd

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“…What did you say?”a99053c81396cd24