Chapter 30: Chapter 30

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Chapter 30

“Did you think you could buy a heart with just jewelry or objects? You can buy a moment’s sympathy with material things, though you can’t buy a real heart.”

“Then, teach me. What the hell am I supposed to do?”

As if she were puzzled by Kyle’s response to her, Rosalind was speechless.

“It must have been a lie at that time.”

“That time…?”

“You said you needed me. You look very desperate.”

She was obviously sarcastic, and of course, the negativity would be heard.

“Yes. I need you.”

Perhaps, because of the unique feeling he had, she seemed to be overwhelmed by him in an instant. The light and cool scent she felt from him, the soft yet heavy voice, and the large body that seemed to be able to wrap around her in no time…

Her heart started beating irregularly in the atmosphere where there was some tension. She just wanted to run away from this man.

Rosalind opened her mouth with a blunt voice to break the uncomfortable air.

“Why don’t you pay off all my debts after all? Wouldn’t it be better if you were proud of what you have and brag?”

“If you wish.”

“Would I wish for it?”

She spoke clearly again.

“I don’t want anything from the Duke. We are not in a relationship.”

As Rosalind turned her head like that, another man’s voice was heard in the distance.

“Rosalind…?”

When she followed the voice, she turned her gaze to see a tall man approaching her.

“…Baron Albert.”

“I’m sorry I didn’t wait inside and came out on my own. You didn’t come even after waiting for a long time, so I was worried that something might happen, so I went out.”

Rosalind was okay with his warm voice and shook her head.

However, Kyle only frowned as though he didn’t like the man who suddenly appeared.

“Who are you?”

“That…”

How does she explain it? Who helped her in her previous place of residence? A friend? While she was thinking about it like that, Albert’s voice came quickly in one beat.

“…I am Leo’s father.”

At Albert’s voice, Kyle’s expression wrinkled with surprise and displeasure. It was an expression that looked closer to shock than simply expressing surprise.

Rosalind also opened her eyes wide at the unexpected reply, but she noticed that something brushed in Albert’s glance at her, and she quickly began to match his words. Although the voice she spit out was a bit clumsy, she tried not to be conscious of it.

“Yes. The person I was talking about was Baron Albert… Someone I love.”

She could feel Kyle’s eyes fluttering unexpectedly.

With the look of embarrassment on his face vividly, it seemed that the sad days that had been engraved on him for a while seemed to go away.

“Love…?”

He asked Rosalind.

“Mom! I am sleepy.”

Then, Leo’s voice intervened between them.

Behind Leo as he ran, he saw the face of the flustered maid. Leo was particularly curious, so he couldn’t sit well in one place. In addition, he liked his mother so much that he would often look for her like this.

Rosalind, unable to explain the situation to the child, said as she gently stroked Leo’s hair.

“Can you go into the room for a moment?”

“Uh. I’m going to sleep.”

“I’ll take Leo to the room for a moment and come back.”

Rosalind glanced at the two men and took Leo’s hand. The more she thought, the more her mind seemed to explode. She had no idea what the hell was going on or how to fix it. At first, it seemed that she had to organize her thoughts while taking Leo away from this spot.

She took Leo into the room and laid him on the bed before gently messing up the golden hair and opening her mouth.

“Let’s sleep for a bit, go for a walk with mom, and have dinner. Understand? I’ll just talk and come right away.”

“Are you coming soon?”

“Of course.”

“What do we eat for dinner?”

“Let’s eat Leo’s favorite meat.”

At her words, Leo nodded his head.

Rosalind covered the blanket up to his chest and patted him gently. She could see her child’s eyes blink and then slowly close. While waiting for him to fall asleep, the voice of a desperate maid came from outside her door.

“Madam!”

“What’s the matter?”

“The two people out there right now… They are fighting!”

She rolled her eyes. As soon as she opened the door, she heard the screams of the maids.

“What…?”

As she ran down the hallway to the front door, she could see the two men intertwined with a dull sound.

“Oh, my gosh…”

The two were rolling on the floor, holding each other by the collar. They scrambled to and fro, pressing each other’s bodies, and at some point, Albert climbed onto Kyle’s body and started punching his fists.

A loud ‘Puck!’ sounded, and Kyle’s head turned in an instant. However, instead of wiping the blood or withdrawing, he pushed Albert and, this time, started punching him instead. The sound was louder than before, and it rang several times.

As if they were even children, Rosalind screamed, wondering what this is.

“Stop it!”

Eventually, Rosalind intervened. She intercepted Kyle as though she was protecting Albert, who was lying beneath him.

When she blocked it, his fists stopped as if he had been frozen.

Kyle was still exhaling his breath as if he was still not calming down. Rosalind gazed straight at him and said.

“What are you doing now?”

It was impossible to fight Albert, who was invited as a guest.

“Why are you doing this?”

She scolded Kyle fiercely. Nevertheless, his gaze was not on Rosalind, but on Albert.

“Are you going to leave a woman with her own child? Why did you come back now?”

As though his anger did not subside, he glared at Albert coldly. His eyes gleamed with murderous energy, though Albert was more calm than she had expected, wiping the blood from his lips.

“If you have a child, you have to take responsibility. Isn’t it?”

Take responsibility…

His eyes were staring straight at Albert without a single tremor.

Even though she didn’t show it, Rosalind was a little surprised. Normally, he wasn’t the kind of person who showed his emotions in this way. Even when sarcastic or rude, he never expressed his feelings directly in this way.

It was a different kind of ferocity than the usual feeling of leisure or intimidation. She glanced at Kyle in the most calm voice possible and spoke.

“It’s funny that you talk about responsibility.”

The sound of the voice was dry without any fuss.

…Responsibility?

Their married life together was a minimal obligation. Even he couldn’t even fulfill that duty in the end. He was the one who broke even the sacred oath and duty of being one to each other. So, how could he say that, when his friendly back with Olivia was still so vividly etched in her memory…?

“I don’t know who is blaming whom.”

She spoke in a voice that sounded like ridicule before she hurriedly turned to Albert and asked.

“Are you all right? Are you hurt?”

She looked carefully at his face. His beautiful face was smeared with wounds fiercely.

While he was embarrassed when he first introduced himself as Leo’s father, she quickly realized that it was because she had told him that she was ‘afraid of being caught’ by her husband. She didn’t know what to do, as if he was hurt because of her, and Albert smiled playfully as if trying to ease her worries.

“I’ve heard rumors that Duke is not only good at academics but also at his strength, but this is how I’m going to confirm that it’s true.”

“Are you okay?”

“Yes. I am fine.”

“You should get some treatment first. I’m going to get a doctor right now…”

As Rosalind panicked and lost her mind, Albert replied it was okay, and he grabbed her wrist gently.

While she stared at him as if she still had a worried face, Kyle was staring at her.

Rosalind and Albert looked at each other passionately like lovers, and Kyle looked at them and patted his lips with the back of his hand. While wiping the corners of his mouth, he suddenly checked his hand to find red blood on it.

Although He must have hurt himself like this, Rosalind’s gaze was only on Albert.

Rosalind, who always smiled prettily at him, was no longer there. Even in the same wounded situation, he felt bitter that she was no longer on his side. He felt bitter and numb, like one side of his chest was pounding.

“What the hell is good…”

He whispered lowly, but no one listened to him.

Kyle suddenly wondered if Rosalind could really love that man.

…Love, was that what made his heart breaks like this?

He hoped that he could find Rosalind until he went looking for her. He said that whenever Rosalind appeared, no matter how she behaved to him, it seemed better off than when she was not by his side.

However, as he watched her make a face like that towards another man, he felt like his heart was being ripped apart so that his determination at the time was overshadowed…

Rosalind, who had been examining Albert’s face, finally turned to Kyle.

“I don’t want to see the Duke anymore. Please go back now.”

“Rosalind…”

Though he uttered her name as if to grab hold of her, she remained calm.

“Please go back.”

At the cold word that pierced my ear, it felt like he had lost to Albert, even though he had beaten him a little more. It was also very miserable.

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