# 46
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“Heh, if you don't have money, leave!”
In the largest gambling hall in the capital, someone pushed Jimmy violently with a rough hand.
Jimmy, who had gone all day without food and stayed up sleepless, fell helplessly to the ground.
The drunkards who saw his sight laughed sarcastically.
"What is this? Has he really become a ar?"
“I heard he lost all his wealth in one day!”
Laughter flowed over Jimmy's head.
He couldn't believe this reality.
He came looking for someone to invest in, not to lose.
He borrowed money from his parents, planned a borrowed project, dressed elegantly, and then went to people who looked wealthy and asked for investment.
He didn't intend to gamble.
But the well-dressed man laughed at him.
“If you want investment, you first have to build relationships!”
Then he pointed to his place in front of the table, indicating that he had to participate in the game.
Well... just one round...
Jimmy swallowed and picked up the paper.
It was his first round.
A few moments later, someone whispered to him.
"Are you going to stop there? Really?"
Just one more round... one more round...
Jimmy, a gambling addict, couldn't stop.
He started betting the money his parents had given him, trying to get it back, and immersed himf in the game.
Until he lost everything.
“Very trivial.”
The man who brought Jimmy smiled spitefully.
As he got up, everyone sitting around the table moved.
That's when Jimmy realized they were conspiring together.
“Give back my money! You are crooks!”
Jimmy lunged at them, his hand clenched into a fist.
But his slender body was unable to confront more than one.
The kicks rained down on him mercilessly, helplessly.
He ended up moving between the tables and being expelled from the hall.
His body became covered in bruises, and he was kicked out of the gambling hall, screaming angrily.
When he tried to hit the building with his foot, the guard caught him and he had to flee.
His condition was miserable and humiliating.
He could not understand why he had fallen into this fate, and anger flared up in him.
“It's all because of that girl...Dana!”
The anger flowed to Dana alone.
Jimmy stood in the middle of the road, cursing loudly at Dana.
People watched him as he hummed with turbulent, vein-filled eyes, muttering something nonstop.
“This is how I will go to prison helplessly... without showing off my abilities...”
He felt that his youth and intelligence were being wasted in vain.
He couldn't let his life pass by like this.
He started scheming endlessly, trying to get money to make amends.
Finally, stop chattering.
“Shall I visit Lord Humbern...?”
Jimmy hasn't visited the Lord for a while.
He was unable to return the money he had agreed upon with Viscount Hamburn.
In addition, Dana, who was the collateral, was not present.
“Well, whether you die this way or that won't change anything.”
Jimmy headed to another gambling hall.
The place run by Lord Humbern, and the place where he promised to deliver Dana.
All the gambling halls of the capital were gathered there.
The streets were bustling with drunks and gambling addicts.
Humbern Hall was among them.
As he moved, Jimmy bit his nails nervously.
“Ahh, let go of that!”
A loud scream pierced his ear. It seemed like someone had lost money.
Then came another scream directed at him.
"Why are you acting like this all of a sudden? We're close to the guards!"
guard…?
So Jimmy ran towards the corner of the neighborhood.
Knights dressed as guards were taking people out of the hall, and they were followers of Lord Humbern known to Jamie.
People gathered to watch who was being led away.
In the adjacent gambling hall, the visitors fled in terror.
Jimmy pretended not to know and asked an onlooker.
“What's wrong?”
"All of Lord Humbern's illegal actions have been exposed. The evidence is said to be strong."
He knows that the guards closed their eyes to them, but they were caught this time.
Then an old knight muttered annoyedly.
“Let things go smoothly. That's how officials interfere and cause trouble.”
Intervention of officials...? Who is he?
At that moment, Viscount Hamburn appeared with a disfigured face.
He tied his hands behind him, panting violently, and then shouted to those around him.
“What are you looking at! Take your eyes off!”
Jimmy met his eyes, hidden among the people.
He backed away automatically, afraid to associate with the Viscount.
“Whoever borrowed from this man will also be punished.”
He heard the sound of an old man licking his tongue from behind.
Jimmy shuddered.
The larger the amounts owed, and the illegal the guarantee, the greater the penalty.
“Maybe Dana knows that...”
Dana deliberately seduced him to get more money from the Viscount.
Jimmy thought about that, and felt anger almost explode inside him.
***
Before leaving his job, Edwin met with Peter and heard all the details of Viscount Humbern's downfall.
The guard commander, fearing his reputation would be damaged, handled matters very quickly.
Then he went to him urgently asking to meet him, intending to justify his failure to manage his followers with any excuse.
But Edwin immediately rejected him.
Today too, Edwin lives only for Dana.
He tracked down those who harmed Dana, repealed the Imperial laws that troubled her, and then headed to their home.
He had to hurry and prepare food for Dana.
Seeing Dana eating with puffy cheeks was a treat in itf.
Her cheerful smile when she said she enjoyed the food, or her clapping of her hands to admire the new flavours, all made him happy.
He developed a new passion.
He wished Dana would think about him as much as he thought about her.
Maybe it was too much greed.
An unreasonable idea. Dana didn't know, but she was the purpose of Edwin's life and the reason for his existence.
Edwin walked with quicker steps as he arrived at the palace.
Even before he opened the door, a smile formed on his lips.
He deliberately opened the door loudly, letting Dana know of his arrival.
He laughed at this childish behavior.
As he expected, Dana appeared at the end of the hallway.
Her small eyes widened into crescent shapes.
“Edwin, are you back?”
"I miss you."
The little figure rushed towards him, like a butterfly, and Edwin embraced her with open arms.
Her sweet scent and the warmth of her body were overwhelming him.
As if his body was melting into sweet honey.
Maybe…
Edwin thought as he hugged Dana.
Maybe it's okay to live like this.
Life as an ordinary couple, apart from being a prince and princess, could also be happy.
Although it was impossible, he felt like cheating on her a little.
Just a little... and when the time comes...
Dana's sweetness was astonishing Edwin, her sweet voice was an addiction coursing through his veins.
At that moment, a clear voice came, unbecoming of the darkness of his thoughts.
“Edwin.”
Dana pulled away from his embrace and smiled happily.
“Is there any news in the potion department recently?”
Edwin smiled softly as he always did.
“Things are the same, I spend the day arranging and recording the doses.”
“And the reports?”
“We get regular reports from the Border Knights, but nothing unusual.”
“Fortunately, as the kingdom’s founding celebration approaches, it will get more busy.”
But before that, she has to go back.
Dana was a natural hard worker.
Edwin smiled as he took her to the table.
They always sat down before eating to have a small talk.
“Didn’t we agree that we would stop thinking about work? While on vacation, you should just rest.”
“I just... I feel a little empty, maybe because I'm used to going to work every day.”
As is known, Lighten is not a trustworthy manager.
Dana laughed lightly, then frowned slightly.
“Now that you mention it, there was something fishy last time too.”