Regrets Of A Second Male Lead

Chapter Thirty 8: The Despairing Side Of The Fight Between Married Couple (11)

Gerard's voice revealed an uncontrollable rage.

"..."

Chloe examined Gerard's distorted expression without any expression. There was no stir of emotion on her face.

"This hide and seek game is over now. Let's go back."

"...I didn't know."

"Ha! What did you not know? Did you think I wouldn't be able to find you when you stole my child and ran away?!"

"No, it's not that. I thought you wouldn't find me."

"...You may think lightly of our marriage vows, but I don't."

Gerard resented Chloe. Chloe in the past might have been hurt by his harsh tone, but Chloe in the present was composed. Her attitude irritated Gerard quite a bit.

"Let's go."

Gerard moved closer to Chloe. He reached out and tried to grab her wrist.

"...Abel and I won't follow you!"

However, Chloe quickly hid her wrist behind her back. It was a complete refusal.

"Chloe Roem!"

Gerard called out Chloe's name loudly. However, he soon realized his mistake and bit his lip.

"Yes, as you called me, my surname is now Roem. We abandoned our previous surname, Blanchett, and ran away from you! Please go back..."

Chloe didn't brush off Gerard's mistake.

"...How easily you threw everything away. Your husband and your surname, too."

"It wasn't easy for me."

Chloe answered Gerard's sarcastic remarks calmly.

"I said I didn't know you'd find me, but in fact... I actually imagined it a lot of times."

"..."

"What would I do if you found me? The end of the scenarios I dreamt up was always the same. I followed you like a fool every time. Therefore, I prayed every night that you wouldn't find me."

Chloe smiled faintly as she spoke. She looked relieved.

"But imagination and reality are very different. I'm fine with not seeing your face anymore."

"..."

"It's finally over. Let's go back to where we were."

Her love, which she thought would never end, ended. She wondered how far she'd come because of this emotion alone.

"I loved you... so much."

Love that could only be confessed after everything came to an end. This kind of ending might be natural for such love.

"I sincerely hope you are happy."

Chloe said her last farewell to Gerard. She turned casually, as if she had no lingering feelings anymore.

"Chloe..."

Gerard couldn't keep holding onto Chloe, who was getting further away from his sight. He subconsciously knew that holding her here would be useless.

He had to stand there and watch Chloe walk into the arms of another man. A red-haired man was waiting for her in the distance with a blonde-haired child in his arms.

It was awful.

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"Uh, Chloe..."

Gerard groaned in his sleep.

"My Lord."

Aiden gently shook his shoulder.

Recently, his Lord often napped during lunchtime. It was obvious that he didn't have a good night's sleep. The Lord's face was full of fatigue. Moreover, he often skipped his meals, so he felt like his Lord looked slimmer.

Just as Aiden felt, Gerard was exuding a dissipated atmosphere these days. This was because the dark circles from lack of sleep made his eyes seem subdued, and his jawline became sharp after skipping meals. However, it suited Gerard well. Aiden muttered how life was so unfair.

Nonetheless, the faithful Knight Commander of Blanchett was concerned about his Lord. He wondered if the Lord was so weak that he would fall off his horse. Therefore today, he was following his Lord who had disappeared as soon as it was lunchtime. Of course, he didn't forget to bring a meal for his Lord as well. However, he hesitated upon seeing his Lord sleeping soundly, his head leaned against the tree. He sat beside his sleeping Lord and ate there on purpose. If his Lord smelled it, he would be hungry and wake up.

"Don't go..."

However, his master began to groan all of a sudden.

"My Lord!"

Aiden called out Gerard's name loudly. Upon Aiden's call, Gerard woke up whilst shouting Chloe's name.

"Chloe!"

Gerard looked around with hazy eyes. He looked at Aiden's face, who had woken him up, and examined his surroundings.

Having realized that it was all a dream, he gradually regained his consciousness.

"Huff... Phew!"

Gerard leaned back against the tree and took a deep breath.

"What dream did you have that made you sweat that much, my Lord?"

Aiden said while handing a handkerchief to Gerard. He decided to pretend not to know that tears were gathering in his Lord's eyes.

"Oh..."

Gerard pondered, wiping on his forehead with the handkerchief he'd received. It was a dream. The same dream that had bothered him every night these past few days.

However, it was different from usual. When he woke up, he remembered everything vividly. Yes, it was so vivid. As if he'd experienced it himself.

In his dream, his wife ran away from him. He was reunited with her for the first time in six years. He was very angry and tried to take her back.

However, there was already someone else with Chloe. The red-haired knight, Herace Moore. He was sure of that.

Chloe's back was in the line of Gerard's sight as she moved away whilst holding the man's hand. It felt as if someone was strangling him. He was nervous and anxious, on the verge of going crazy. He could stay still no longer.

"Well, would you like to eat, my Lord? I'm worried that you haven't eaten your full meals-"

Aiden, who was beside Gerard, deliberately talked to him when his Lord's expression grew scarier by the minute. His Lord's face looked like someone who was on the verge of doing something.

Unfortunately, however, his efforts were in vain. Gerard sprang to his feet before Aiden even finished his words.

"My Lord?"

"...Have a nice lunch, Aiden."

After saying so, Gerard walked away without giving him a chance to hold him back. Aiden had no choice but to watch his Lord's back retreat. Once again, he shoved the bread he had reserved for his Lord into his mouth.

He assumed today would be the day. The day where the prolonged cold war between his masters ended, for better or for worse.

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