To Help You Understand – Chapter 27
Winter’s newly hired doctor, Beryl, was holding the medicine and money given by Duke James Blooming with both hands.
For the third time, James Blooming had already paid him for an unknown drug.
He heard it’s a medicine that promotes fertility. The duke asked him to give it to Violet because his son and his son’s wife didn’t want to get pregnant, so he asked him to keep it a secret.
But by chance, unlike what he heard last time, he knew that Violet wanted a child. But why is James Blooming secretly feeding her this medicine?
Isn’t it a drug that can help her get pregnant?
As such doubts arise, he thought he would rather confess now.
However, it was hard to avoid punishment because he had been paid twice already for giving Violet this medicine.
Beryl was terrified, but with an indifferent face, he held out a bag of medicine he had brought to the maid, Jen.
“Today is the same as usual. Let the little lady take this medicine before she goes to bed.”
“Yes! Oh, I’m worried because she said she’d have a headache if she didn’t take the medicine. Is there any way to completely heal her?”
“Let’s find out.”
Beryl spoke awkwardly and left as if he was running away. He almost fell down a few times because his legs were weak.
***
Maureen, the owner of the silk shop where the book club is being held, was one of the merchants who came the day Winter called the busy street to the mansion.
The problem was that the princess participated here because she heard when Maureen talked about the book club at Winter Blooming’s mansion.
After Winter Blooming’s bill appeared, it was hard to bear the eyes of other members.
Due to the sudden chaotic atmosphere, Violet said anxiously,
“If it’s a piece of paper you can’t use……”
“What do you mean you can’t use it! You can use it anywhere! You can even use it on other continents!”
But why are they hesitating so much? Violet worried and looked at the faces of the book club members.
Everyone looked uncomfortable.
Violet had more trauma from bullying than she seemed, so she was quickly convinced that their uncomfortable expressions were because they didn’t like her. So she said with a smile as if nothing happened.
“By the way, I will have to go back to eat. And if you don’t mind, you can come to the mansion and get together at least once. Just no matter what day you like..….”
When Violet said with regret, Maureen grabbed her hand suddenly.
“If you invite us, of course, we will. That’s it, so can’t you go after eating?”
“That’s right, go ahead and eat! There’s a place where they grill and sell various kinds of meat, and it’s really good. Just don’t tell your husband that we’ve fed you something unpleasant.……”
Violet wondered if they said it out of courtesy, but other members pushed her back from behind.
Fortunately, after dinner, she found out that it was Winter Blooming who they were uncomfortable with, not her.
Even so, Violet got up early. Everyone was really sad that she was leaving, so she was quietly excited to see if they really liked her.
Violet walked back to the carriage but paused in front of a jewelry store. Then Flip, who was out with her, asked.
“Young Lady, would you like to take a look?”
“Is it alright to take a look for a minute?”
“Of course.”
As Flip nodded vigorously, Violet entered the jewelry store.
She liked the platinum wristwatch that she saw over the show window. It was a product with a price that made her hesitant, but on the contrary, it would be too cheap for Winter.
For the first two years after their marriage, she prepared a small party on his birthday or their anniversary, but Winter never came home. She tried to cook for the first time in her life, but it cooled down, and later when she ate it, she felt lucky that he couldn’t come home on time.
Violet, who had been hesitant for a long time, took off the brooch she brought before she got married and held it in her hand.
She has only bought things, never sold them. Fortunately, selling Winter’s name on this busy street would not lead to fraud.
“Welcome, ma’am.”
Violet, who had been hesitant for a long time as the merchant approached, first revealed her identity.
“I want to give my husband, Lord Winter Blooming, a present.”
Then the merchant paused and said.
“Well, just take it! What do you need?”
“How can I do that? I have a brooch that I don’t use, but I’d like to trade it.”
“Please show me.”
The merchant looked closely at the brooch.
Although the trend is outdated, it is still valuable, so fortunately there is a larger price difference. With the price difference, Violet went to Cantus Monastery to buy a handkerchief, some snacks to match the number of people working in the mansion, and returned home after that.
***
Violet tried to say hello to Winter, but he had already entered his bedroom. She also took a bath and changed into pajamas, thinking that she was tired even though it wasn’t even late in the evening.
As she was about to lie down, Jen took some medicine and went into her bedroom.
Violet asked.
“Have you eaten?”
“Sure, I ate a lot. And all the snacks that the young lady bought for me in the city are already gone. It was really good.”
Jen said while putting the doctor’s pill on the spoon, sprinkled it with honey, and stuck it out to Violet. Violet gulped it down in one bite and drank water.
“Thank you, Jen.”
“Yes, good night!”
Jen spoke cheerfully and left the bedroom.
After that, Violet, who had hesitated for a while, glanced at the door, put on a gown, and left the room with a box containing a wristwatch.
Just in case, she went to Winter’s bedroom, and saw the lights leaking out because the lights hadn’t been turned off yet.
“Winter.”
Violet knocked on the door and a voice from the inside said, “Come in!”. Violet, who opened the door, paused. Hayel was still reporting something.
Violet was embarrassed to walk around in pajamas, so she wondered if she should close the door again, but then Winter said to Hayel.
“What are you doing? Get lost.”
“I was going to do that anyway.”
Hayel said and quickly left the bedroom. Violet walked in with a slightly red face and stood in front of Winter who was walking towards her.
She said something else because she was embarrassed to hand over the present right away.
“Oh, did you say you had something to say?”
“Sit down.”
Winter said and pulled out a chair. Violet sat down and Winter sat across from her, leaned back, and continued.
“There’s a mansion in the capital that you might like. Hayel is negotiating right now.”
“What kind of mansion is it?”
“It’s a little bit on a hillside. There’s a sunny garden and a white fence.”
“Oh, my God……”
“If we succeed in buying it, let’s stay there next spring. Do whatever you want, cover the garden with flowers.”
Winter was talking as if it wasn’t a big deal, but when he glanced at Violet, her eyes were filled with innocent joy. Winter laughed at the sight.
“Oh my, you must be happy.”
“Thank you.”
Violet was encouraged by happiness and continued.
“Well, I saw a wristwatch on the street earlier.”
“I heard that nobles don’t wear watches, for some reason. Should I buy it for you?”
“No, I already bought it.”
“But?”
Winter looked at Violet who had already brought it but looked as if she was wondering what to do. Afraid of being rejected again, she fiddled with the box and eventually opened it. She pulled Winter’s wrist towards her. As tall as he was, his arms and legs were long, so he didn’t look uncomfortable even when she pulled them like that.
“Would it be the right length because I bought it with a guess……?”
Violet murmured like that and recklessly fastened the watch. Fortunately, her guess was right, so the watch looked very good on Winter, and the length was right.
Violet slowly released her hand.
Only then she looked at Winter and his expression was strange. When she was worried that he might be angry again, he opened his mouth.
“I’m the only one that you helped put a wristwatch on, right?”
“Yes.”
“So you were thinking about me while picking this watch?”
“I thought it would suit you.”
Winter was silent for a while again.
Winter murmured while Violet was agonizing over whether she made a mistake.
“I have rules.”
“What rules?”
Winter briefly recalled the day when he first met Violet.
On the day of the wedding, he was talking to Hayel while waiting for the carriage.
“My Lord, do you know how to do a knight’s greeting? If the ladies stick out their hands first, you can hold them with both hands and pretend to kiss them.”
“I know, but why would you tell me that?”
“You’ve already been given the title of Lord when you got engaged.”
“Yeah, it’s been a month since I got it, and I’ve never seen anyone call me Lord, let alone that way of greeting. Everyone calls me mister. But would a sky-like princess acknowledge a man who has just been knighted and has gray eyes right away?”
“Well, isn’t it?”
It was such a sarcastic remark. He only paid money to buy a title, and he didn’t think seriously about it until the carriage stopped.
But the carriage door opened and he froze completely. In the carriage, a woman who looked too young, dazzling, and nobler than expected got off. A woman like a flower that blooms only in the sky who can never be touched.
And she looked at Winter, holding out her hand as if it were natural.
Winter was crushed down by the weight of what he bought for the first time.
He wanted to run away.
“Winter, what’s the rule?”
Winter broke out from his memory when Violet asked him again as if rushing him.
He took his eyes off the watch and answered, looking at his wife.
“I’m the one who earns. You don’t have to give back.”
“How can it be like that?”
“Why not? That’s my rule. And I’m not a person who waits, nor the one who has to wait.”
The most important rule was that no one could throw him away.
It has been like that since the age of five. His mother, who ran away after saying she would come back soon, was the last person he had to wait for and the last person to abandon him.
His family, whom he found when he was twelve, did not make him wait, nor did he wait.
Until now, he believed that he was a man of value only when he increased what he had and that he was a stranger standing behind a wall that he could never cross.
But from the first day of marriage, his wife shook his rules.
A princess who had never done anything in her life like buying a wristwatch bought him a wristwatch. He was the one whom she thought about after looking at the wristwatch.
Violet said, “There’s no such person in the world.”
“Here. Me.”
“It’s a ridiculous rule.”
She had a determined look on her face, and Winter grumbled for nothing.
“What kind of princess buys a watch? Just like an ordinary person.”
“Do you like it?”
“Yes. I’m going to wear it for the rest of my life.”
Only then did Violet laugh relieved at his joke. Winter glanced at her smile, and he smiled once.
As he got closer to her, he felt like he was becoming an ordinary man. He felt like he should just be an ordinary husband.
Coming back if being waited for, thinking of the other person even on something that has nothing to do with him, without feeling pressured or inferior to the other person’s status or lineage.
He didn’t have to prove his existence with money. Just like an ordinary man.
To Help You Understand – Chapter 27
Winter’s newly hired doctor, Beryl, was holding the medicine and money given by Duke James Blooming with both hands.
For the third time, James Blooming had already paid him for an unknown drug.
He heard it’s a medicine that promotes fertility. The duke asked him to give it to Violet because his son and his son’s wife didn’t want to get pregnant, so he asked him to keep it a secret.
But by chance, unlike what he heard last time, he knew that Violet wanted a child. But why is James Blooming secretly feeding her this medicine?
Isn’t it a drug that can help her get pregnant?
As such doubts arise, he thought he would rather confess now.
However, it was hard to avoid punishment because he had been paid twice already for giving Violet this medicine.
Beryl was terrified, but with an indifferent face, he held out a bag of medicine he had brought to the maid, Jen.
“Today is the same as usual. Let the little lady take this medicine before she goes to bed.”
“Yes! Oh, I’m worried because she said she’d have a headache if she didn’t take the medicine. Is there any way to completely heal her?”
“Let’s find out.”
Beryl spoke awkwardly and left as if he was running away. He almost fell down a few times because his legs were weak.
***
Maureen, the owner of the silk shop where the book club is being held, was one of the merchants who came the day Winter called the busy street to the mansion.
The problem was that the princess participated here because she heard when Maureen talked about the book club at Winter Blooming’s mansion.
After Winter Blooming’s bill appeared, it was hard to bear the eyes of other members.
Due to the sudden chaotic atmosphere, Violet said anxiously,
“If it’s a piece of paper you can’t use……”
“What do you mean you can’t use it! You can use it anywhere! You can even use it on other continents!”
But why are they hesitating so much? Violet worried and looked at the faces of the book club members.
Everyone looked uncomfortable.
Violet had more trauma from bullying than she seemed, so she was quickly convinced that their uncomfortable expressions were because they didn’t like her. So she said with a smile as if nothing happened.
“By the way, I will have to go back to eat. And if you don’t mind, you can come to the mansion and get together at least once. Just no matter what day you like..….”
When Violet said with regret, Maureen grabbed her hand suddenly.
“If you invite us, of course, we will. That’s it, so can’t you go after eating?”
“That’s right, go ahead and eat! There’s a place where they grill and sell various kinds of meat, and it’s really good. Just don’t tell your husband that we’ve fed you something unpleasant.……”
Violet wondered if they said it out of courtesy, but other members pushed her back from behind.
Fortunately, after dinner, she found out that it was Winter Blooming who they were uncomfortable with, not her.
Even so, Violet got up early. Everyone was really sad that she was leaving, so she was quietly excited to see if they really liked her.
Violet walked back to the carriage but paused in front of a jewelry store. Then Flip, who was out with her, asked.
“Young Lady, would you like to take a look?”
“Is it alright to take a look for a minute?”
“Of course.”
As Flip nodded vigorously, Violet entered the jewelry store.
She liked the platinum wristwatch that she saw over the show window. It was a product with a price that made her hesitant, but on the contrary, it would be too cheap for Winter.
For the first two years after their marriage, she prepared a small party on his birthday or their anniversary, but Winter never came home. She tried to cook for the first time in her life, but it cooled down, and later when she ate it, she felt lucky that he couldn’t come home on time.
Violet, who had been hesitant for a long time, took off the brooch she brought before she got married and held it in her hand.
She has only bought things, never sold them. Fortunately, selling Winter’s name on this busy street would not lead to fraud.
“Welcome, ma’am.”
Violet, who had been hesitant for a long time as the merchant approached, first revealed her identity.
“I want to give my husband, Lord Winter Blooming, a present.”
Then the merchant paused and said.
“Well, just take it! What do you need?”
“How can I do that? I have a brooch that I don’t use, but I’d like to trade it.”
“Please show me.”
The merchant looked closely at the brooch.
Although the trend is outdated, it is still valuable, so fortunately there is a larger price difference. With the price difference, Violet went to Cantus Monastery to buy a handkerchief, some snacks to match the number of people working in the mansion, and returned home after that.
***
Violet tried to say hello to Winter, but he had already entered his bedroom. She also took a bath and changed into pajamas, thinking that she was tired even though it wasn’t even late in the evening.
As she was about to lie down, Jen took some medicine and went into her bedroom.
Violet asked.
“Have you eaten?”
“Sure, I ate a lot. And all the snacks that the young lady bought for me in the city are already gone. It was really good.”
Jen said while putting the doctor’s pill on the spoon, sprinkled it with honey, and stuck it out to Violet. Violet gulped it down in one bite and drank water.
“Thank you, Jen.”
“Yes, good night!”
Jen spoke cheerfully and left the bedroom.
After that, Violet, who had hesitated for a while, glanced at the door, put on a gown, and left the room with a box containing a wristwatch.
Just in case, she went to Winter’s bedroom, and saw the lights leaking out because the lights hadn’t been turned off yet.
“Winter.”
Violet knocked on the door and a voice from the inside said, “Come in!”. Violet, who opened the door, paused. Hayel was still reporting something.
Violet was embarrassed to walk around in pajamas, so she wondered if she should close the door again, but then Winter said to Hayel.
“What are you doing? Get lost.”
“I was going to do that anyway.”
Hayel said and quickly left the bedroom. Violet walked in with a slightly red face and stood in front of Winter who was walking towards her.
She said something else because she was embarrassed to hand over the present right away.
“Oh, did you say you had something to say?”
“Sit down.”
Winter said and pulled out a chair. Violet sat down and Winter sat across from her, leaned back, and continued.
“There’s a mansion in the capital that you might like. Hayel is negotiating right now.”
“What kind of mansion is it?”
“It’s a little bit on a hillside. There’s a sunny garden and a white fence.”
“Oh, my God……”
“If we succeed in buying it, let’s stay there next spring. Do whatever you want, cover the garden with flowers.”
Winter was talking as if it wasn’t a big deal, but when he glanced at Violet, her eyes were filled with innocent joy. Winter laughed at the sight.
“Oh my, you must be happy.”
“Thank you.”
Violet was encouraged by happiness and continued.
“Well, I saw a wristwatch on the street earlier.”
“I heard that nobles don’t wear watches, for some reason. Should I buy it for you?”
“No, I already bought it.”
“But?”
Winter looked at Violet who had already brought it but looked as if she was wondering what to do. Afraid of being rejected again, she fiddled with the box and eventually opened it. She pulled Winter’s wrist towards her. As tall as he was, his arms and legs were long, so he didn’t look uncomfortable even when she pulled them like that.
“Would it be the right length because I bought it with a guess……?”
Violet murmured like that and recklessly fastened the watch. Fortunately, her guess was right, so the watch looked very good on Winter, and the length was right.
Violet slowly released her hand.
Only then she looked at Winter and his expression was strange. When she was worried that he might be angry again, he opened his mouth.
“I’m the only one that you helped put a wristwatch on, right?”
“Yes.”
“So you were thinking about me while picking this watch?”
“I thought it would suit you.”
Winter was silent for a while again.
Winter murmured while Violet was agonizing over whether she made a mistake.
“I have rules.”
“What rules?”
Winter briefly recalled the day when he first met Violet.
On the day of the wedding, he was talking to Hayel while waiting for the carriage.
“My Lord, do you know how to do a knight’s greeting? If the ladies stick out their hands first, you can hold them with both hands and pretend to kiss them.”
“I know, but why would you tell me that?”
“You’ve already been given the title of Lord when you got engaged.”
“Yeah, it’s been a month since I got it, and I’ve never seen anyone call me Lord, let alone that way of greeting. Everyone calls me mister. But would a sky-like princess acknowledge a man who has just been knighted and has gray eyes right away?”
“Well, isn’t it?”
It was such a sarcastic remark. He only paid money to buy a title, and he didn’t think seriously about it until the carriage stopped.
But the carriage door opened and he froze completely. In the carriage, a woman who looked too young, dazzling, and nobler than expected got off. A woman like a flower that blooms only in the sky who can never be touched.
And she looked at Winter, holding out her hand as if it were natural.
Winter was crushed down by the weight of what he bought for the first time.
He wanted to run away.
“Winter, what’s the rule?”
Winter broke out from his memory when Violet asked him again as if rushing him.
He took his eyes off the watch and answered, looking at his wife.
“I’m the one who earns. You don’t have to give back.”
“How can it be like that?”
“Why not? That’s my rule. And I’m not a person who waits, nor the one who has to wait.”
The most important rule was that no one could throw him away.
It has been like that since the age of five. His mother, who ran away after saying she would come back soon, was the last person he had to wait for and the last person to abandon him.
His family, whom he found when he was twelve, did not make him wait, nor did he wait.
Until now, he believed that he was a man of value only when he increased what he had and that he was a stranger standing behind a wall that he could never cross.
But from the first day of marriage, his wife shook his rules.
A princess who had never done anything in her life like buying a wristwatch bought him a wristwatch. He was the one whom she thought about after looking at the wristwatch.
Violet said, “There’s no such person in the world.”
“Here. Me.”
“It’s a ridiculous rule.”
She had a determined look on her face, and Winter grumbled for nothing.
“What kind of princess buys a watch? Just like an ordinary person.”
“Do you like it?”
“Yes. I’m going to wear it for the rest of my life.”
Only then did Violet laugh relieved at his joke. Winter glanced at her smile, and he smiled once.
As he got closer to her, he felt like he was becoming an ordinary man. He felt like he should just be an ordinary husband.
Coming back if being waited for, thinking of the other person even on something that has nothing to do with him, without feeling pressured or inferior to the other person’s status or lineage.
He didn’t have to prove his existence with money. Just like an ordinary man.
