Chapter 58: Chapter 30.2

Yernia glanced up at the woman.

Who was that?

A blonde-haired, blue-eyed beauty had stared at her with tears in her eyes.

Yernia had never seen that girl before.

“Hey, do you want some tissue?” When Yernia secretly asked her, the woman went out quickly. “What?”

“What? Who is it? Do you know her?” Seria asked.

Yernia shook her head worriedly.. “No. I don’t know.”

She couldn’t understand why she suddenly cried in front of her.

Nevermind.

Yernia stood from her seat to deal with the glass bottle Seria had given her.

Since she had no desire to be nagged at, Yernia sneaked out from the waiting room while Seria and Ivan were away.

“Oh. Cassian–”

When she went to the back of the temple, Yernia found someone wearing white robes, and he looked familiar.

He turned his head slightly to the side.

As expected,  she was right.

It was Cassian.

He looked different in formal attire that it felt like she had just seen a stranger.

Yernia tried to call him, but she suddenly shut up when she heard someone cry.

“You’re so mean, Cassian. I didn’t even know you were getting married!”

It was a woman.

The blonde woman.

Yernia immediately recognized this woman who had cried in her waiting room earlier.

Cassian stepped backward to avoid the woman who rushed at him, and when she tried to get a hold of his sleeve, he nervously slapped the woman’s hand away.

“Please don’t touch my robes with your dirty hands.” Cassian gave the woman a cold stare.

The woman screeched. “Your destiny is a fake, Cassian! I know everything.”

What?

His destiny was fake?

Yernia’s eyes widened in shock.

“Don’t be delusional. Just shut up and get lost. Don’t ruin my mood.”

“I like you.”

“I don’t even know your name.”

For a moment, Cassian didn’t look like someone she knew.

He had a strange countenance and even used a different tone of voice.

At this moment, there was no hint of friendliness on his face.

The gentle and playful Cassian was nowhere to be found.

“Come to think of it. Cassian had treated Yernia like that in the novel’s original plot!”’

Yernia had become close to Cassian that she forgot he used to be like that.

“You’ve never liked anyone, have you? Even if others like you, you don’t know how to be grateful, Cassian. Do you even have feelings inside that black heart of yours?”

Yernia realized too late that she had no right to listen to other people’s conversations, so she took a step back and hid behind the wall of that building.

She moved away from there in silene quietly as if she wasn’t there in the first place.

“Who said that?”  Cassian turned his head to the woman again.  “I do like someone.”

What?

Cassian had a girl he liked?

Herena?

No, no, she hadn’t even appeared yet.

Then who is it?

Did Cassian love someone else?

Did that even make sense?

Cassian is the main character in this novel, so it was only natural for the male lead to love only one female lead.

Did the novel’s original plot change because he liked someone else?

“Who is it?”

“You’ll see. Don’t stick to me anymore.”

Confused from what she had just heard, Yernia took off and hurried out.

She couldn’t believe Cassian liked someone else!

***

“Here comes the bride!”

The door of the Main Hall opened with the officiant’s voice.

Cassian stood before the altar and swallowed hard, trying to keep a poker face to hide nervousness.

He turned his head to see Yernia approach him in her wedding gown, and he couldn’t take his eyes off her for a long time.

Her head was slightly lowered, but he could see her red lips.

Yernia’s eyes were slightly drooping from her thick, dark eyelashes.

Despite being covered in a translucent veil, Yernia’s beauty was out of this world.

Damn it!

How can she be so pretty?

He didn’t even have time to visit his bride’s waiting room since he had to shake hands with many high-ranking nobles, including the  Emperor.

This was the first time Cassian had seen Yernia  on their wedding day.

When Yernia moved closer and glanced up at him, he flinched, and his hand trembled uncontrollably.

“What should I do?”

He wanted to carry Yernia on his back and take her to the bridal suite.

Everyone watched Yernia when he began lifting her veil.

He was so eager for their wedding to end as soon as possible.

He had been waiting for this moment for so long.

“Does Duke Lecardo vow to cherish and love Yernia Cilliard for the rest of his life?”

Isn’t it obvious?

“I swear.” Surprisingly, he was still able to answer calmly despite the noisy murmur inside the temple.

“Do you swear to love and cherish Duke Lecardo for the rest of your life?”

It was time for Yernia to respond, but she didn’t say anything.

For a moment, she glanced at Cassian with curious eyes.

What was the matter?

Cassian could hear his blood rushing through his veins.

The officiant asked again, and this time, Yernia said yes.

He disliked the hesitant answer, but it will do.

Next was the kiss of oath.

Yernia reached out her hand.

Before the wedding, they agreed to kiss the back of each other’s hands.

However, Cassian grabbed Yernia’s hand and pulled it toward him, sealing their wedding vows with a kiss.

“……!”

Yena’s eyes went round.