Chapter 195: Fiona (1)
Fiona closed her eyes tightly for a moment, then opened her mouth. “I thought you were pitiful. I felt sympathy. I was also sorry and felt guilty. So, I decided I had to do my best to make you happy.”
Sigren laughed briefly, feeling relieved. So it was sincere; she wanted to make him happy. It felt like he was receiving a marriage proposal. Read the translation on itsladygrey.com.
“I promised myself to be your best friend and your support in this world.”
“Even now? Just a best friend?”
She quickly denied it. “No, of course not now. Why would I agree to an engagement with you if I still thought of myself as your best friend?”
Fiona seemed embarrassed after saying that and pursed her lips for a moment. Read the translation on ladygrey.com.
“Ha… what am I even talking about? Sigren, I think the order of our conversation is a bit messed up. First of all, do you believe what the Crown Prince said? It must sound crazy to you.”
“I believe what you’ve admitted.”
“But from your point of view, there must be a lot you don’t understand.”
“I can understand it step by step from now on.”
That was a very clear answer.
Fiona was confused as to why Sigren seemed more relaxed than she was. Shouldn’t it be the other way around? She was taken aback because Sigren’s reaction was completely different from what she had expected; she thought he would be furious.
As if he sensed her thoughts, Sigren said, “Fiona, if you want to say something, just say it.”
Immediately, she voiced her doubts while looking at him. “Aren’t you angry? I actually prepared myself to get dumped by you today.”
“I’ll tell you in advance: you dumped me.”
Sigren quietly showed her the ring rolling in his palm.
Only then did Fiona respond in a daze. “Oh… of course, there were times like that. I thought you would want to cut off all ties.”
“I never said that.”
“Really?”
“Really.”
When Fiona heard his answer, her shoulders, which had been tense, relaxed. She covered her face with her palms, relieved.
“I thought you were going to blame me, like Carl.”
Her face was hidden behind her hands. Read the translation on itsladygrey.com.
In the end, Sigren came down from his chair and bent one knee on the floor in front of Fiona. He listened silently to her words coming from behind her palms.
“It’s no one else but me who made your life like this—even the worst things that have happened.”
Sigren wondered why Fiona was being so honest. She could have lied a little. He would have gotten over it in the end.
“Do you really mean that?”
“No, not at all. I didn’t mean to do those things. But I thought you would be so angry when you found out the whole truth. It sounds dumb, but…”
“That’s why you came to save me.”
“Huh?”
“You came to save me.” Sigren smiled like a boy. “Like a brave knight in a fairy tale.”
While Fiona was momentarily distracted by that smile, Sigren pulled her hands toward him and lightly kissed them.
“You give me misfortune, but also a lot of happiness.”
“I think I’ve heard something similar before…”
It was the dragon’s words.
‘No, no. That is not the problem. Is Sigren really okay?’
Instead of Fiona, who was embarrassed by her confusion, it was Sigren who clarified the situation.
“You didn’t mean to do those things. You didn’t know I’d truly live this life. But when you saw me, you tried your best to take responsibility. Perhaps to the point where you value me more than your own life?”
“I did.”
“Then that’s good enough for me, Fiona.”
Sigren looked straight into her eyes. Read the translation on itsladygrey.com.
“Besides, what would I gain by resenting you, hurting you, and pushing you away?”
Fiona swallowed hard, waiting for a reply.
“—Then I would lose everything precious: you. There would be nothing left in my life for me. I don’t want that. I want to treasure what is in front of me now.”
“…” Fiona looked puzzled, but then she smiled slowly. “I think you’re better than me. You’re right.”
Sigren caressed her cheek, feeling helpless. It was a bit ironic: in a girl who might ruin his life, he found his greatest salvation. When she whispered that all her feelings were sincere, his confusion melted away like snow. Everything he had been thinking so hard about for several days felt like a lie. He knew it was absurd to think something could be controlled by just one person.
There were many stories to share in the future and many unanswered questions. Nevertheless, Sigren felt strangely relieved and regained his peace. Fiona’s presence, which had always seemed distant and barely visible—like it was covered in layers of fog—finally felt closer at that moment. Maybe it was because he finally knew her biggest secret, which she had kept for so long. And that was enough for him. Read the translation on itsladygrey.com.
“Fiona… promise me one thing.”
“What?”
“You won’t leave me now.”
Sigren carefully placed the ring in Fiona’s palm.
“You saved me. So I’m asking you to fulfill your responsibility until the end, my brave knight.”
Fiona smiled slightly and nodded. “I’ll do my best, Your Highness.”
Sigren felt relieved upon hearing her answer.
His feelings for her were so strange that he couldn’t understand them, even after thinking about them over and over again. He knew the whole truth about her and who she was, but his feelings didn’t waver at all. He knew everything about her, yet she was still lovely in his eyes. Whatever it was—sincere love, inertial affection, or crazy obsession—it didn’t matter. All that mattered was that she was back and by his side again.
At least for now, Sigren decided to be satisfied with that. Read the translation on itsladygrey.com.
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