Chapter fifteen
.Chapter fifteen.
Rysdell began to think about the meaning of what I said, and then finally nodded.
“I don't think anyone would think about that when buying a painting. Truly, you are one of a kind.”
I didn't try to convince her of anything, instead she just smiled.
“Yes, I may have a strange quality.”
But despite that, I enjoyed the idea of the artist taking my money and coming back to give me another painting. This structure allows me to connect with the art and the artist and my thinking is that although money is the main element, my interest and support is reflected in future paintings.
Of course, there may be many cases where they do not invest money well, but as long as I was happy with this, this was not a problem for me.
The studio was dry and the light filtered through it transparently. The air that fills the place is characteristic of the place where the paintings are kept.
As I smiled, I started walking around the walls where the paintings were displayed, but I noticed something strange.
“Why is there no one?...Why am I here and the manager didn’t come to greet me?”
This place depends not only on those who buy paintings, but also on those who come to enjoy the artworks, so people can't stop visiting it.
Suddenly, I heard footsteps from the distance.
“Ah, is he the manager?”
When I looked up, I saw a strange man far away from the manager.
He had red hair and luxurious clothes that did not suit the place, and his features were beautiful and elegant.
“Hello. I have no other way to meet you than this way. If I upset you, I'm sorry. Ah, and of course, you can speak freely.”
I felt awkward, so I silently took a step back. I considered this place safe because I had been inside it many times before, so I decided to let the guards out.
But I wasn't careful enough.
The moment he noticed my tension, the man gently opened his hands and stepped behind me.
"If you're uncomfortable, I won't come any closer. You see, I don't have any weapon now. Even if I had the intention of killing you without a weapon, it would take time."
The man began to speak gently, as if calming a child.
“If you feel nervous, you can scream, and there will be enough time for your guards to intervene. I have no intention of threatening you. Of course, it would have been better if you brought more people.”
However, I had a strange feeling that this scary explanation killed two birds with one stone, so I decided to listen to him silently.
"But this isn't just a threat. If I wanted to kill you, I should have approached you closer and brought more people with me."
Regardless of his soothing words, I felt like there was something strange about this situation, but this strange feeling actually helped calm me down.
As the suspicious aspects stopped, she began to consider what he was saying carefully.
He seemed to be waiting for a response from me, but I remained calm and looked at him warily.
Of course, I could turn around now and leave, but it's better to listen to what he has to say and leave the doors open later. I don't want to have a confrontation with him later in a more annoying manner.
Moreover, if this man was the Swordsman Master nicknamed “Cursed Infant,” dealing with him would be difficult. I don't want to pay attention to complicated and dangerous matters.
So, I started looking at him suspiciously, and didn't respond immediately. The silence between us continued for a few moments.
Smart and cunning people are often not called “cunning.” On the contrary, they appear to be “lucky.” This is due to their delicate and sensitive nature, as they have the ability to control things and exploit circumstances.
What further confirms his good fortune is the good path of this man, who became the heir to the illustrious noble Lord Raknan. His path to this position was full of luck.
From a sensitivity point of view, this period of silence and noiselessness seems unpleasant.
There was one thing in his path that remained clear.
“Jed Lak Raknan,” heir to Lord Raknan, the Illustrious. An extraordinarily lucky man.
"What's going on? I have no interest in you."
My cold voice pierced the silence of the studio.
In fact, I'm not the kind of person who boldly takes risks to be fair. On the contrary, I tend to promote caution.
I must take risks to ensure my own safety when dealing with others without bias, even if it is unfair.
When I looked at him determinedly, ready to respond, he took a sarcastic breath as if he knew I would refuse.
“I have good news and I want to be your friend. Although the method was a little inappropriate, it exhausted me.”
Perhaps he decided that he would not answer my words anyhow, and began appropriately.
“Well, I just wanted to give you some news. How Bernhard is doing right now.”
As soon as I heard his words, my face froze. I was not interested in understanding the meaning of his words, I had little desire to hear them.
I walked away without looking at him, I was sure he wouldn't actually catch me.
But regardless, I had a strange feeling when I heard his voice coming from behind me.
“He said he wanted to marry Rina.”
But the next moment, I felt a slight smile spread across my lips. Since I was facing away from him, I didn't have to hide that smile.
Even though I knew my face would look bad in the current situation, I….
For the heir of a noble family to challenge the family and even decide to legitimately choose himself for marriage, it was unexpected. On the other hand, it was fun.
This action was very loud, as if I had decided to pay a high price for that decision. Despite that, I feel comfortable.
As I walked with a secret smile, the conversations continued.
“He says he's getting out of the family.”
Hearing those words, I couldn't help but stop and look back.
I couldn't understand the meaning of what he said at first, it sounded like incomprehensible words.
“He will leave the family...?”
These words were spoken by me in the dialect of a young child learning the language for the first time. I could not imagine or understand them at the first moment.
Then it became clear over time.
“He will leave the family?”
She said it again, this time louder.
Then she started laughing hysterically. This was fantastically true.
“He will leave the family and find happiness on his own after winning the sword competitions in the palace. Isn’t it an interesting story?”
My face froze. Without a doubt, my face had turned white.
These words were extremely shocking.
This is not possible. This person, known for his shyness and cowardice, cannot have a strong enough will to make this decision and choose the difficult path to happiness.
I started rejecting myself automatically.
“This is not possible.”
After saying this, I took a moment to collect my thoughts, then looked at him, waiting to see his reaction.
“I'm just telling you what he said. I have nothing to do with you. Why would I tell you lies?”
His face turned towards the painting next to him.
In the painting, a woman with a broken face looks towards the sky, and next to her, a seductive serpent encourages her to chew apples.
Jed's eyes are completely calm for Jed, as if he's been enjoying the painting from the beginning.
“Of course. I was also surprised by this statement. So I decided to think about it calmly. Whatever I thought, I felt that it would be a disservice to me as well. In the end, I began to think about the wonderful Armina. Of course, this is not a pleasant story for you either, is it?”
At the end of his words, Jade's red eyes looked towards me asking for my approval, and it was without hesitation.
This calmness and ease were disturbing.
“How can I understand the intentions of someone like you? I can’t trust the words of someone as suspicious as you and expect something good.”
Despite the harshness of the words, my lips were trembling.
I had a burning desire for everything he said to be a lie, even if it meant something holding me down, but I wasn't able to move right now. It was limited to denial.
“Well, it may be hard to believe it now. In fact, maybe this is not the right time to think about it. Anyway, I can’t think that this is just a fantasy. But when Bernhard leaves the family, I will come back to talk to you again. Today is not the right time.”
This may be an expression of his desire to leave. Take a step back.
"But it might be a little late. He might have already decided to organize his wedding immediately once he gets out."
These words and his behavior were alarming, as if he had spread a cold, rough poison into my heart.
Is this real? Isn't this a lie to break me down? Is this real?.
If it was a lie, I should have had something to hold me here, even if it was a lie, but this behavior… like he thought what he said was the truth.
My brain was jumbled, and I couldn't collect my thoughts.
Slowly, I opened my mouth.
"Why? Why would he leave the family? Why now? Is it because of a few words I said?"
When I said those words, I realized I was expressing shock.
He will leave the family. He and Rina will strive towards a happy ending, this is the perfect scenario for love.
When I tried to speak, my lips started to shake, or maybe it was my jaw. I couldn't get past that.
She slowly opened her mouth and said.
“Why would he leave his family and his title? Why? Just because of those few hurtful words I said to him?”
As I was talking, I felt like he would leave his family and everything just so he and she could achieve a happy ending to their love by running away.
I opened my mouth and strangely my lips trembled, or maybe it was my hand that trembled. I couldn't bear it and bit my lip.
“Why now why...?”
“No, now he is at a low rank. Now is the right time for him to leave the family but of course..the idea of him leaving in itself is really foolish.”
I stood frozen as if someone had nailed me to the ground beneath me, I felt my whole body slowly turning into a piece of ice melting down and collapsing.
“Ah…...”
He was the one who always left me alone to visit his lover. He locked me in the palace like a broken and abandoned doll. It seemed as if he was going to escape from the palace he locked me in this time... really excellent!!.
He will escape the bad life he avoided by sacrificing others, and he will gain supreme happiness in his hands!.
I felt like my heart was burning to the point of charcoal.
I hated him so much, it was a very painful feeling to feel again.
Amur did not improve. I couldn't even forget why he didn't regret and beg enough to forgive him.
It's just covered.
I thought that if I didn't see him in front of me, I wouldn't think about him.
She thought he would repeat his miserable life as before, find another scapegoat and destroy her life by repeating the same stupid actions he did before.
I couldn't collect my thoughts because my mind was boiling and boiling and my thoughts were jumbled.
She closed her eyes tightly as I pressed her to the point of almost hurting her.
Good. Okay. There is nothing to bind me to him and nothing to bind him to me. Whatever.
But the words I used to convince myself were empty and devoid of sincerity, so they collapsed like a mirage and sand.
A truth that struck me so deeply, as if it ran through my entire body.
It doesn't matter if everyone in the world is happy, you, Bernard, don't like you to be happy. You ruined my life. You made it hell.
I feel like my heart is on fire.
There is no justification for what he did to me now!.
He should not follow paths that will make him happy after what he did.
So who will compensate for my pain, the pain that you caused?.
I thought at least because you're trash, you'd live a trash life. But now you want to change your trash life?.