Chapter 84: Diana’s Crushed Heart
Hendrick IV.
The king of Wendels.
The king, who was believed to be in the castle, for some reason, was here in this remote area.
Diana, who had been going in and out of the palace as a member of the Heinz Trading Company, immediately recognized his face.
But at the same time, what surged in her mind was that inferno.
The king who couldn’t quell the war, who squandered the excessive wealth of the Heinz Trading Company, and ultimately burned down the capital, indirectly causing the death of Diana’s beloved parents――
That king, carelessly and insensitively, appeared right in front of her.
“No, nooo! Get away! Get away…!”
Leon turned Diana, who continued to scream as if broken, and firmly told them in a clear tone.
“Please leave.”
Roberto was taken aback. It seemed that he never expected Diana to be so distraught.
“L-Leon. Can we at least talk?”
Leon looked down at the village chief and the king.
“I refuse.”
The king didn’t change his expression, but sweat dripped down his forehead.
“My wife… Diana lost her parents in the fires of Latgip.”
Upon hearing that, the king closed his eyes in pain.
“She didn’t even have time to mourn her parents. She desperately fled through the fire and somehow managed to survive in this completely unfamiliar remote area. Just when she thought she could finally have a stable life, this king chased her all the way here… this plague god (jinx)!”
Roberto hurriedly pleaded.
“Latgip is in a dire situation right now! The palace cavalry is currently divided and fighting each other. The royalists and the papal faction, and even external forces are attacking, causing a state of civil war. It’s dangerous for the king to stay in the palace like this. That’s why he needs to hide for a while. This border area is convenient. If you shelter him, there will surely be rewards when the war ends…”
“Who needs rewards!”
Leon spat out.
“I don’t need rewards if it means destroying the peace we finally obtained. And those so-called rewards are probably just the money that Heinz Trading Company cheated out of.”
Under the disdainful gaze of the young farmer, both the village chief and the king turned pale.
At that moment…
“Ugh…”
Diana quietly began to vomit in a corner of the room.
Seeing her pitiful back, the men were left speechless.
Leon walked over and gently patted Diana’s tense back.
Suddenly, Leon turned to the king.
“Leave.”
Swallowing his saliva at the young man’s intense expression, Roberto finally spoke.
“…We will come back.”
Roberto took the king and quietly returned to the carriage.
“…Diana.”
Leon called out his wife’s name.
“They’re gone. Don’t worry.”
“Ugh…”
Leon supports Diana’s shoulders, which suddenly appear thinner in just a few minutes.
“Diana has worked so hard to make this borderland prosperous. There is no valid reason to destroy this peace. No one has the right to do so… not even the king. I will never let them enter this house. That’s why…”
Diana’s body sways, and Leon quickly catches her, holding her tightly.
“Hey, Diana! Diana!”
Leon lightly slapped Diana’s cheeks.
Diana had fainted.
Leon stared at her in astonishment, then trembled his lips and rubbed his eyes.
After wiping her dirty face with a cloth, he held her close.
“She must have been suffering all this time… Diana.”
Because of her strong will, she never showed her anguish on the surface.
She may not have even been aware of suppressing her emotions.
Leon carried Diana upstairs and gently laid her on the bed.
And finally, he gazed at his sleeping wife’s face as she began to breathe peacefully.
“…I will protect Diana’s heart.”
Leon murmured to himself as if reminding himself, gently holding Diana’s hand.
・・・
『”𝐴𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠.𝑐𝑜𝑚” – 𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑎 𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒, 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑑𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒, 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑙𝑔𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ “𝑑𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑦 𝑢𝑝𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠” 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑥𝑐𝑙𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑡𝑜 “𝑎𝑑𝑣𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑑 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠”.』
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