Chapter Forty-Six
.Chapter forty-six.
After meeting Diane, I immediately went to see Jed.
Basically, I wanted to know who the people involved in the mine were… The Rust family was involved.
Count Donau was disgusting, but he was not a fool, and he certainly had someone to protect him.
It was difficult for me to know who he was.
The piano melody echoed beautifully in the old room. Even for me, as someone accustomed to hearing the best players, the melody of spring creeps smoothly into the room.
I closed my eyes and enjoyed the music until it ended.
He had strength in his fingers, but it was not exaggerated, and his white fingers that danced on the keys like butterflies created a beautiful harmony with the happy notes, unlike the player….
I gave him a standing ovation... and my applause echoed in the shabby gallery of street artists.
The dust flew like a feather under the bright sunlight through the transparent window.
“Amazing thing...I never thought you had such talent.”
She got straight to the point with a mild compliment: “So what I want to know.”
But without even listening to me, Jed started playing the piano again.
Playing music <.
Rejection song.
He gave me a subtle nod of disapproval. Whatever I had to say, it was funny and embarrassing, and in the end I laughed.
In this case, the meeting will end after listening to Jed play the piano today.
“You're really annoying to the people around you.”
Respect aside, it was very difficult to hear words I didn't like, even if I had to.
But I still didn't lose my temper.
“You pretend not to listen to me and play the piano, but you don't leave.”
He was probably hoping to get a reasonable price even if he didn't like the job, and you were willing to negotiate.
“Jed… I didn’t even plan to ask you for a free favor in the first place… I just want you to hear the story first and offer the right price.”
My father's theory was that the worst person in the world is the one who sets the price first.
According to my father's beliefs, this man must be a very bad man.
My expectation that I would be able to guess what Jed wanted first was wrong, so I calculated in my mind what I could offer him.
I'm a little embarrassed to say it out loud, but there's a lot I can do for him.
But maybe this is something he can get his hands on too. So it was difficult.
Of course, it should not have any impact on the family and this is indisputable.
Just as I was about to catch my breath, turn my head and suggest something, Jed looked at me and said: “Rena’s death.”
He spoke in a normal tone as if he were talking about the weather.
But I froze in shock.
“Strictly speaking, no more for Rena’s life.. What do you think, can you do that for me?”
He asked nonchalantly, as if suggesting a lunch menu.
Maybe that's why I felt tempted to kill her deep in my heart for a moment.
But I quickly composed myself.
It's none of my business, is it?.
First of all, isn't this very easy?.
Killing Raina was easier than breaking a butterfly's wings, so it was somewhat meaningless.
She had to pay for what she did and be alone in “that house.”
I wanted just that, so I treated the woman who killed my child well.
For this reason alone, she tolerated Bernard even after he killed his child.
How else can I be kind to my enemies?.
How can a mother who lost her child do this?.
Something like frost settled in my heart and I became expressionless.
I forced myself to create a soft smile using my mouth: “No, she shouldn’t die so easily… If I touch her, it won’t be good.”
I scattered the paper I was holding in my hand because I couldn't deal with anything.
“At the very least, you will become an enemy of Bernard and make the Armen family his enemy.”
It doesn't matter even if killing her would harm my family's family.
The condition for me to love my family again, or rather my parents, is that “they will help me get revenge and free my heart.”
I have yet to fully forgive myself. i couldn't.
'Because I died that day'.
I died in despair watching spider webs spread between the cracks on the road paved with cold stones.
When the sun's rays shine on the tree, it grows and extends its branches and leaves toward the sun.
However, when the tribulation called the wind blows strongly, it bends in the direction from which the wind is blowing.
Will the tree be more affected by the blessing of sunlight, or will it be more affected by the wind that torments it?.
The correct answer is wind. Trees react more to the challenge of wind than to the sunlight they desire.
'People also look like trees.'.
Unfortunately, unhappiness has a much greater impact on living beings than happiness.
“You'd be in big trouble if I hit my head on the table now or pulled out your sword and stabbed myself with it, wouldn't you?”
His forehead tightened. He muttered angrily in a cold tone: “Don’t think that I will tolerate you forever, because I have no other choice... I only tolerate it because dealing with the consequences is boring.”
His words carried a slight seriousness.
But I laughed at those words and took advantage of the opportunity: “So you admit that killing me will ultimately be an inconvenience to you?”
Sigh hard.
It's funny because I could clearly see on his face that he was thinking: 'How did I end up getting involved with this crazy woman?'.
“Logically speaking, could it be more annoying to search for the trivial information I want than to try to kill Armin’s daughter and hide it? Think carefully.”
I met his menacing gaze with an indifferent expression.
“So… if you kill me, it will be annoying for you, right?”
Finally, Jed announced his surrender: “Okay, I will give up my request this time… but in the future, meet me to talk about Rena later… I can’t give up on that.”
Jed shrugged his shoulders: “This doesn’t violate the terms I said, right? You have to be alive to meet me.”
This time I furrowed my eyebrows.
“Why would you do such a strange thing for…?”
Zed shrugged his shoulders at these words.
“I have no intention of explaining this to you. Tell me...will you accept it or not?”
I thought for a moment and answered carefully: “Fine. But I will be accompanied by a maid and a knight. We must meet halfway. We will meet wherever I want. If you do not fulfill these conditions, we will not meet.”
At this rate, at least he wouldn't be able to do anything to me in advance.
The more eyes there are, the harder it is to control me and cause me harm.
“Of course, this should be the time when the road is crowded with people… but my family tells me that I will see Rena.”
“I've gotten a lot better at being careful,” Jed shrugged. “Well, if that's the deal, then of course it is. Of course, there won't be any paper to prove it. Only the party who breaks the agreement bears the consequences.”
Then Jed added with a smile: “No one can get away with taking anything from me... including my family.”
I thought a little exasperated on the inside…. There were… people who died in an accident.
I shook my head and said, “No need to worry, it doesn’t matter as long as my safety is taken into consideration. Oh, and it is strictly forbidden to kidnap or hurt Rena and bring her injured.”
Even though we were only together for a short time, Jed gave me that confidence.
His personality was strangely destructive. Maybe if I had met him before I died, I would never have interfered in his life.
Zed thought for a moment and nodded: “Okay. I will allow you to come completely alone. I will not even threaten you. I promise that I will treat you like a princess with complete conviction.”
These words made me wonder.
So what can Zaid gain from this meeting?.
For some reason, I felt uncomfortable.
She accepted Zaid's request, and promised him to go with skilled knights, several maids, and a carriage.
“I hope you can give me the information I need before I go to Viscount Roost...Is that possible?”
At this time, Jed, who was quietly thinking about something, suddenly tilted his head and asked a question.
“But you know what...what if you get harassed there? Daring is good and fun. But it's not safe. What do you believe in? Aren't you afraid of dying suddenly??”
Although his words were harsh, it was not a threat.
That was really strange… he asked like a child asking out of curiosity.
He asked curiously while thinking deeply: “Most people I know don’t do that… You even have so much nerve.”
The eyes staring at me showed nothing, their dark red eyes looked like a pool of blood.
The simple question in it somehow gave me goosebumps.
I felt like I was seeing Jed who was sitting in front of me for the first time.
At first glance, I have a feeling that this might be his sinister true form.
However, because there was a broken part of me too.
She was able to answer calmly even when faced with that face: “If my revenge is not ended properly, I won’t be able to live normally anyway… I am a very weak person.”
Maybe a really strong person would be able to forgive.
But as always, I only imitate strong people, and I'm never strong.
Zed, who was quietly thinking about the answer, was convinced.
“You can't live without revenge... This is definitely a good reason.”
Then Jed smiled to his surprise: “When I take revenge, I kill people, even if I don’t hate them to the point of killing, but I hate them, and this is understandable. Even the people I don’t like, I take revenge on...”
He was quietly thinking about those words.
“You're so desperate it's ridiculous.”
For some reason, my eyebrows furrowed: “Can’t you stop talking to me in that scary tone?”
Even though he didn't have a knife in his hand or threaten him, I still had a scary feeling when I looked at him now, so I felt uncomfortable and shouted at him.
Jed then returned to his usual behavior and shrugged: “I know what you mean… Then, I hope that you, weak Miss Carmilla, can safely go to Count Rust’s family area without any transportation accidents.”
Only then did she laugh: “If you really wanted to hurt me, you wouldn’t have said that in the first place.”
“Thank you for wishing me a safe trip,” I replied with a smile before heading out the door. “Then take care of yourself now.”
When I saw Jed's face change to look like he was upset, I left with a faint smile on my face.
What is Jed's real appearance? Sound like a kid like that? What is this strange and scary appearance?.
Even as I was thinking such fun thoughts, I couldn't help but have questions lingering in my mind.
“Instead, what exactly does Jed gain from me meeting with him to discuss Rena?”
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