I Shall Break Off Our Engagement For You
[Chapter 48]
Translated by: ME
[In the first week of September, I attended Cathy's wedding, and the following week, I went to Brittany's.]
There had been other classmates' weddings in August as well, so I ended up seeing the same people over and over again. When it continued so much that I said, [It's been going on so much that I feel like my senses are getting strange,] my mother laughed and said, [When a noble's daughter graduates from the academy, it's usually like this.]
[Since I'm the last one, won't everyone be tired of it?]
[It's fine to be last. Lord Kevin is the second prince. Think about the people who would have their own ceremony after a royal ceremony.]
I laughed back at my mother's joking words, [You're right.]
[It's not like I'm getting married, but...]
Since Felicia is inheriting the Erhardt Marquis family, she will always be a daughter of this house. Even so, for the time being, she will move to a new mansion and go out into society as the Duchess of Bradford, which is another title of Kevin's.
As I prepared for the wedding that was coming up next week, my heart was full when I thought that the time I could spend with my mother like this was also limited.
[I hope it's sunny.]
As my mother wished, the wedding day was clear blue with not a cloud in the sky. The sky, which had a hint of autumn, was very high.
[Congratulations, Felicia.]
[Congratulations, Your Highness Kevin.]
[Long live the Duke and Duchess of Bradford!]
Many people gave us words of blessing as the carriage headed from the church to the mansion. We held a grand party in the elegant ballroom of our new home and were surrounded by laughter until late into the night.
[It's about time we left the bride and groom alone.]
Barney raised his voice, and finally, one by one, people left the mansion.
[Felicia, congratulations.]
Rachel, dressed in a crisp dress reminiscent of Mrs. Weiss, offered her congratulations.
Seeing people gathering only around Kevin, she whispered in my ear.
[I met Maisie.]
[Huh, where?]
[The other day, there was an announcement for a certain poetry award.]
[At that venue.]
[Did she win an award?]
Rachel shook her head.
This award is considered a stepping stone to becoming a court poet, and dozens, even hundreds, of people apply every time. For a daughter of an aristocrat or a non-aristocrat to become a court poet after graduating from the academy, the minimum requirement is to win the award and have her poems selected for inclusion in a collection of poems published by the royal family.
[There are many people who can't give up their dreams and keep applying.]
[Some people even gather outside the venue where the awards ceremony is held, even though they know they haven't won...]
[It seems like there are people who say that it's strange that they weren't chosen, that there must be some kind of mistake.]
Maisie was among those people. Felicia was a little surprised to hear that she had greeted Rachel in a friendly manner when she noticed her. But at the same time, she could clearly picture Maisie acting as if she were also a court poet like Rachel.
[I know that there are people who have talent but don't have luck.]
[I think those people shouldn't give up.]
[But the people above also said that there are many people who can't give up their dreams even though they don't have that much power, and who ruin their lives because of it.]
[Especially Maisie...]
Mrs. Weiss's commentary has spread among many people.
[Even if Maisie steals someone's poem and writes a masterpiece, one of the judges will remember Mrs. Weiss's commentary.]
[Even if there's no one who knows Maisie's name, they've become wary of poems that have extremely good parts and rough parts.]
There is now a stricter eye on imitation of expression than before.
[Besides, even if she makes it partway through, or even if she becomes a candidate for the anthology, Mrs. Weiss will drop her in the end.]
Rachel said that Maisie is free to dream, but her dream will end as a dream.
She said that even if she gets old, has no relatives, and loses her livelihood, and finally realizes that she didn't have the power, it will be too late, and finally muttered with hatred.
[Good riddance.]
Rachel said, [I'm sorry for talking about this on such a happy day,] and left.
Many guests were saying their goodbyes.
The hall was beginning to empty.
[Let's leave the rest to the butler and go to rest soon.]
I nodded, taking Kevin's arm.
As we climbed the central staircase, Kevin took a deep breath.
[I'm nervous...]
Felicia's heart had been pounding since a while ago.
[Kevin, I love you.]
The words suddenly spilled out.
Kevin opened his dark brown eyes wide and looked down at Felicia.
[I love you too, Felicia.]
[We can be happy, right?]
[Of course.]
[I promise.]
Kevin hugged me, saying that he would definitely make me happy.
We kissed lightly and then smiled at each other.
Felicia suddenly thought.
[Even so, the twists of fate are mysterious...]
[What is it, all of a sudden?]
[Because if Maisie didn't exist, I would have definitely married Silas.]
[I see.]
[That's true...]
Kevin muttered with a complicated expression, [So Maisie has had some influence on the world.]
Even if no one pays attention to her, he added a little maliciously.
Rosemary says it doesn't matter if she's there or not.
Rachel still seems unable to forgive Maisie.
Felicia...?
I'm still confused.
Even so.
[Maybe there's nothing in the world that has no meaning at all.]
[Maybe so,] Kevin nodded.
[But she's someone who has nothing to do with us anymore.]
Felicia also nodded.
I will probably never have anything to do with Maisie again.
I have no feelings of forgiveness or hatred, no feelings of wishing her happiness or wishing her unhappiness.
As I thought that, I somehow thought that Maisie would never change in her life.
So, with a feeling similar to resignation, I think.
Whether she ruins her life or starts over somewhere, she can do whatever she wants.
That became the last memory I had of thinking about Maisie.
[Felicia, I love you.]
As she received the loving words and gentle kisses once again, Felicia was reminded that she should live her life to the fullest.
The End -
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