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Would I be content if I had just died then at the hands of my uncle?
While struggling to survive, Damian faced such temptations every time.
What if I gave up on everything?
For as long as Iâve lived, no one welcomes my survival.
I didnât want to die in vain like this.
I wanted to be loved. I wanted to hear kind words.
I donât want to suffer from loneliness anymore.
At that very moment, Damian opened his eyes.
His entire body felt like cotton drenched in water, and he was gasping for air as if heâd been running for a long time.
There was a small hand holding Damianâs hand.
âYour majesty, the Crown Prince!â
A weeping voice called out to him.
Charlizeâs eyes were filled with tears as she looked intently at Damian.
As if he had finally escaped a long dark tunnel, he felt warm relief.
â⌠⌠why are you crying?â
A terribly hoarse voice came out.
Charlize strengthened her grip and retorted.
âYour majesty, Iâve been by your side the whole time because you didnât wake up!â
âBecause of me?â said Damian.
âOf course! Did you know how worried I was?â
Damian raised the corner of his mouth.
Although my whole body is in agony, I have no idea if Iâm even smiling properly.
I didnât want to worry Charlize or see her cry.
Charlize continued to say more.
âHuff, the fever is too high⌠⌠I canât do anything.â
âYou canât do anything?â
As I looked into those lilac-colored eyes soaked in tears, my heart ached.
Damian wiped the corners of her eyes with his trembling fingertips.
Tears continued to stream down her face.
âWhy so many tears,â said Damian with a faint voice.
âYou always stayed by my side.â
ââ˘â˘â˘â˘â˘By the way.â
âYouâve done so much⌠âŚ
With his voice breaking off, Charlize sniffled and struggled to hold back her tears.
Damianâs strained smile grew a little darker.
He didnât know whether his clumsy attempt at consoling her worked but fortunately Charlize stopped crying.
Charlize, who wiped her tears with her apron, clenched her fists and looked at Damian.
âHey, we need to get your fever down.â
Charlize sat down on her seat.
Damian noticed something in the corner of his vision, there was a basin filled with water next to the bed.
Charlize soaked a towel in the basin filled with cold water and groaned as she squeezed the water out.
âWait a minute⌠⌠Wait⌠⌠!â
Moments later, Charlize compressed the towel on Damianâs forehead.
A towel soaked in cold water fell on his forehead.
âI guess I didnât have enough strength, so I couldnât completely squeeze out the water,â murmured Charlize to herself.
Drops of water trickled down the pillow.
But Damian gave a small satisfied smile.
âBut this isnât enough. I have to call a doctorâŚâŚ,â Charlize muttered in a worried voice.
At that moment, Damian frowned disapprovingly, shaking his head.
âDidnât I tell you earlier? âPlease keep it a secret from everyone that Iâm sick.â
It was a rare, resolute voice.
Charlize couldnât hide the frustration etched on her face and glared at Damian.
âWhy are you sick all of a sudden?â Was it the heat or something? Maybe a summer cold?
âThat, that,â replied Damian.
âBesides that, when youâre sick you should get treatment. So why are you denying me from calling a physician?â
Questions came pouring in.
Damian hesitated for a moment.
Can I be really honest with you?
âBecause this is⌠⌠Itâs not a cold, and itâs not a heatwave.â
However, contrary to his initial hesitation, his mouth answered straightforwardly.
Charlizeâs eyes widened, surprised by what he said.
âThis, itâs Shinyeol.â
At the first word she heard, Charlize tilted her head.
A pair of lilac-colored eyes stared at him, puzzled by what âShinyeolâ was.
Damian instantly fell into a state of confusion upon realizing. He had never told another soul about Shinyeol and dreaded that fact.
Normally, I would have pretended it was a cold.
Reasons being because âShinyeolâ was his weakness.
Why is it, when youâre in front of me⌠⌠do I end up being so honest?
Damian pursed his lips irritated.
ââŚThere was a saying that when the body becomes dull, the mind also becomes depressed.â
It seemed that the saying was true.
Without that, there was no way to explain his abnormal behavior.
Meanwhile, Charlize was still looking at him with an innocent face.