To Those Who Regretted After I Died - Chapter 58
Emily’s baby did not come to be born.
“I believe it was due to psychological reasons… It’s unfortunate…”
Alec was beside Emily, who was sleeping on the bed.
“Marquis… may I have a word with you…?”
“Yes…”
After leaving Emily’s room, her father and Alec began to talk in the hallway.
“The matter of the child was unfortunate… Marquis, would you please return home today without seeing Emily? I will tell her about the child…”
“Understood…”
“What do you think of Emily now, Marquis?”
“……”
“I want to know your current feelings, Marquis.”
“I… I have no confidence that I can make Emily happy from now on… Due to my selfishness, I could not protect Sophia… It would be better for Emily to be with someone other than me…”
Alec told her father that he would break up with Emily and lowered his head.
“I heard that there will be a meeting at the Parlis estate, and we were also invited… I believe it is about Emily, but would it be alright if I went alone? Emily… I think it would be impossible for her now, but I would like to apologize at a later date… I will go to the meeting alone… I apologize for today…”
“Father-in-law…”
“The Marquis must have also been in pain because of Emily… I am sorry… I will apologize for Emily’s mistakes, but that is a separate matter from Sophia… I have not forgiven you, Marquis…”
“Yes… I will definitely make amends… I sincerely apologize…”
Alec deeply bowed his head to her father and entered Emily’s room where the doctor was.
“Lord Alec.”
“How is Emily’s condition…?”
“She has not woken up yet…”
“I see…”
Alec looked down at Emily sleeping on the bed.
He had always thought Emily’s sleeping face was lovely, but Alec’s feelings were now complicated.
“Lord Alec?”
“Let’s return home… We will leave Emily in the care of the Lemoire family’s doctor.”
“Understood… Then, I will go and speak with her parents.”
“I ask that of you…”
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After seeing the doctor leave the room, Alec looked at Emily.
“What should I say…? Because I accepted you… I have even brought unhappiness upon you… Even upon an innocent child… You are still young… You should be able to find someone better than me… I wonder what will become of me…”
Alec could not say these words aloud and simply looked at Emily.
Knock knock!
“Lord Alec, I have kept you waiting.”
“Ah, let’s return home as well.”
“Is it alright not to stay by Lady Emily’s side?”
“Ah… It is better for her to rest now… I have something to discuss with the doctor… Let’s talk in the carriage.”
“Understood.”
Alec looked at Emily, who still had not woken up, and silently said his farewell.
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Alec and the doctor, having left Emily’s room, saw several maids carrying familiar-looking luggage into a room, tears streaming down their faces.
“The maids are crying… that room is…?”
“……”
Seeing the maids’ tears, the doctor voiced his suspicion that it was Sophia’s room.
Alec and the doctor, standing near the door, overheard the maids’ sobbing conversation.
“Hic… Lady Sophia…”
“Why did this happen to her…? She left with a smile, saying ‘I’ll come back sometimes…’ looking so happy… This is too much…”
The maids comforted each other, grieving Sophia’s death.
“Lady Emily is the reason Lady Sophia died!!”
“Shh, the Marquis and his wife might hear you…”
“It’s alright, the Marquis is talking with Lord Alec… Everyone thinks so, don’t they? That Lady Emily is the reason Lady Sophia died…”
“That’s right, she was someone who coveted Lady Sophia’s things even before they were married… She would take the clothes and jewelry that Lady Sophia bought with her own money and make them her own, even after Lady Sophia scolded her many times, she would ask the Marchioness for help…”
“The Marchioness is just as bad. She would tell Lady Sophia, ‘Since you’re working, you should give them to Emily…’ I remember how surprised we were when we heard that by her side… It’s because the Marchioness spoils Lady Emily that this happened. That’s why Lady Sophia struggled to choose only things that Lady Emily wouldn’t be interested in… She should have been happy after marrying and getting away from Lady Emily… But she even stole her husband, Lord Alec…”
“But… the baby was pitiful…”
“That’s true… but even if it had been born, it wouldn’t have known who its father was, would it? Besides, Emily had several men before she met her fiancé, Paul, didn’t she? I remember her telling us about her male friends.”
“Now that you mention it… she would say, ‘I’m going shopping with this guy today,’ or ‘I’m going to a cake shop with a different guy on another day…’ I remember just tuning her out in disbelief, but I saw the Marquis scolding Lady Emily many times.”
“That’s why the story of the engagement with Paul came up…”
“But… Lady Emily chased after Lady Sophia and stole everything… The current Lady Emily is receiving punishment from Lady Sophia…”
“……”
“……”
Alec and the doctor listened to the maids’ conversation and learned that Emily had continued to trouble Sophia even when they were in the mansion…
(What a person… She coveted Lady Sophia’s things from long ago… And she had multiple men… It sounded like she was just toying with them… If Lord Alec had known about this, he would have…)
“Doctor…”
“Y-yes…”
“I have decided to break up with Emily…”
“Eh!?”
“It wasn’t just because of what the maids said… I spoke with my wife’s father… I told him that I had no confidence to make Emily happy in the future…”
“……”
“You probably despise me, right?… You can hit me if you want…”
“I refuse…My hands are precious to me… Lady Emily’s matters are something you decided yourself… I will not help you even if something happens…”
“……”
Alec gave the doctor a wry smile, looked at Sophia’s room door one last time, and then returned to the Parlis estate with the doctor.
Several hours after Alec returned, Emily woke up…