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Chapter 37

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I admire the beauty of Duchess Yeeun, in her white satin dress, with a fluffy skirt and long train, like a real princess;
while the priest celebrates the marriage between her and the Earl, soon Duke, Yeosang.

The church decorated with fresh flowers is crowded with the highest nobility; I imagined this would have been a great marriage, but I never expected so much pomp.

"I wish I could give you a dream like this"
Seonghwa mumbles by my side, on the door of the church.
"I don't need anything like that, you know me"
I smile at him, thinking that in a few days we will be there on that altar, as soon as we complete the final preparations.
I still wouldn't want to, but I made a promise to Wooyoung that I have to keep;
when he comes back I'll have to be a married woman ..and I almost don't wait for anything else.
He's been missing for more than a week and I'm already going crazy.

The wedding is celebrated and all guests have moved at the festively decorated estate.

I'm sitting next to Lady Jung during lunch, when she grabs my hand under the table.
"My dear, take me to my room"
And from her voice I immediately realize that it is serious.

"Do you want me to call a doctor?"
I ask her, as I help her to sit on her bed.
"By now the doctors are useless to me, I'm old Hea, no cure can change it"
I know her condition well, but for me it's still difficult to accept it.
"I just wish my son were here"
She lies down slowly, tired from this day, now too heavy for her.

I have seen her worse for a few days, I see her more and more extinguished, by now she doesn't even want to go for a walk in the gardens like every morning.
And I believe that Wooyoung leaving  had a great impact on this.

"He'll be back soon, Countess"
I tell her, removing the shawl from her shoulders.
"How can you be so sure?"
She asks me, surely after noticing my belief.
"He promised me"
I admit, a little embarrassed.
Not receiving an answer, I look up and see her smile at me.
"What happens?"
"I will be old, but not stupid, my dear.
I was young and in love too, and that look, I had it when I thought of my husband"
Good heavens is it so obvious?
"And I remind you that my son's room is next to mine ... the walls are not so thick"
I think I got completely red with embarrassment. She won't mean that she heard us that night ...
oh gosh I want to bury myself.
"Countess, I assure you it's not what you think-"
I hasten to justify myself, but she interrupts me.
"Ah Hea, love is a beautiful thing, and I'm happy for you two. But be careful, because your love is a bomb ready to explode and must be handled with care ..Little metaphor that my husband would have used."
I just look down, still completely embarrassed, but I'm glad she doesn't judge what I feel for Wooyoung as lust.