I Became Crown Prince's Wife
What seems to change does not change (12)

"Congratulations on your marriage, Lady Westin."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"You look so beautiful today."

"Thank you."

The conversation went well.

Blake stood quietly beside him.

The goddess gave her power to Blake. Richard was anxious at the possibility of being caught by Blake, but fortunately, he didn't seem to notice it.

“But your skin is quite pale. Your father must be worried.”

"Yes, I've been sleeping a lot lately."

Karan continued the conversation naturally. Connin can't do this well.

Suddenly, Ancia approached Sophia and held her hand tightly.

“You had a hard time, didn't you?”

"Not everything. I'm fine because Richard is there to support me. Nya. Good. I'm. Very happy."

The way Sophia spoke suddenly became strange. Richard looked at Karan with fear, but he looked as surprised as he was.

"You happy?"

"Yes. Hugely. Pleased."

Sophia's strange manner of speaking was getting worse. Not only his words this time, his accent also sounded unnatural.

"I understand. That's a relief."

Ancia smiled. Fortunately, he did not seem to see anything strange.

She probably thought Sophia was just nervous.

However, if it continued like this, Richard would definitely be caught.

“Ugh.”

At that moment, a groan of pain shot out from Sophia's mouth. It was not Karan's manipulation, but his own voice.

If this continued, everything would be a problem for her if Sophia spoke to herself. Richard's coming in.

“Sophia seems nervous. I'm sorry, but we still have things to take care of. Will you wait in the living room? ”

Ancia glanced at Sophia.

Was he found out? Richard's heart was pounding fiercely on his chest, but Ancia only smiled elegantly.

“Then, we'll go. See you later, Miss Sophia.”

Ancia firmly held Sophia's hand once more before letting go.

"Blake, let's go."

"Yes, let's go, my wife."

Blake nodded and wrapped his arms around Ancia's waist.

When Richard saw the two of them leave the room affectionately, he was both jealous and relieved.

After the door closed, Richard heaved a sigh of relief. He was lucky not to be found out.

"How did that happen?!"

Richard yelled at Karan as soon as the couple left. Karan, who fell to the floor, lowered his head.

"I'm sorry."

"I asked you what happened!"

"Which direction I'm suddenly disturbed."

Karan said, his face looked as white as a sheet.

"I told you to concentrate!"

If only Domiran were still alive, he would never have made a mistake like this.

Richard exploded into a rage when he saw Sophia.

"How can you make such a mistake ?!"

"Sorry, I'm distracted ..."

"You bothered?"

Did Blake use his powers? If so, what should Richard do?

Cold sweat ran down Richard's back.

Should she continue the marriage or should she cancel it?

But he's almost there.

He only needs a day. No, not a day, but just a few hours and he'll be a marquis.

Moreover, it would be difficult to get another chance if not today.

There is a limit to magic that prevents the marquis' body from breaking down while making him look alive. It is no longer possible to stop others from visiting on the grounds that the marquis is in critical condition.

The death of the marquis must be announced today.

However, if the death of Marquis Westin is revealed before the wedding, his brothers and relatives will fight for the title, and Richard will have no chance after that.

Nonetheless, if he was late to marry Sophia Westin, he would not be able to become a marquis so easily.

Just today. Today is his first and last chance.

"You sure you're bullied? you may have made a mistake and now you are making excuses! ”

"…I don't know."

Karan lowered his head.

It was clear to him that he was disturbed. However, since he did not possess any magic skills, it was difficult to know how or who did it.

While Karan thought to himself, Richard made up his mind.

"The wedding will go according to plan."

"Prepare the woman."

"Yes sir."

"This time there can be no mistake."

“I'll remember it.”

“You have to make sure it doesn't happen again. If you're not confident, I'll call Connin instead. ”

"No! I can do that! I won't make a mistake this time.”

Karan has a sense of inferiority due to the fact that Connin's magic skills are better than his.

He gritted his teeth and replied when Richard threatened to replace him with Connin.

"If you make one more mistake, I won't forgive you."

"Yes sir."

Once again, Karan cast a spell on Sophia.

The bride must enter with her father, but Richard will enter with her under the pretext that Marquis Westin is still unwell.

Richard checked again to see if Sophia was moving naturally before grabbing her hand and going out.

He just has to get married. It doesn't matter if they suspect him or not.

Once he obtained the wealth and status of Marquis Westin, he could do everything he wanted.

Richard's sure. All he needed was a title and wealth.

His ability is good enough. The nobles all have no brains.

On the surface, they pretend to be smart and graceful, but Richard knows better than anyone how stupid they are.

As long as he became a marquis, he could control every noble. Even Blake will bow down to him! He'll make Ancia his wife too!

Richard opened the door with mixed desires and expectations.

At that moment, a sword was pointed at his neck.

Blake held a sword at him. Behind him stood the knights and Ancia.

Richard's heart was then filled with despair as the view of his bright future disappeared.

***

Before we arrived at Richard's wedding, Blake kept reminding me.

Even if I notice that Richard is suspicious, I must not reveal it and back off.

"Ancia, do you remember what I said?"

“Ya, don't worry.”

I have no intention of doing anything anyway. I've been stuck behind a dark door that hurt a lot of people before.

Of course, it's nobody's fault, but I don't want to make my loved one worry about me again in the future.

When we showed up at the wedding hall, people flocked to greet us.

Most of them were relatives and subordinates of Marquis Westin, but it seemed that no one knew exactly what the marquis' condition was.

Hearing that the marquis was in critical condition, they came to check on him, but it seemed that Richard was controlling the access to see him.

They wanted to protest, but it seemed like they were holding him back because it was a wedding day.

After all, when the marquis died, the next marquis was Richard.

It is unfortunate that Marquis Westin is so unpopular that no one is really worried about his well-being even though he is in critical condition.

Listening to the people talking, it seemed like the butler rejected the family of the marquis brothers when they came.

Marquis Westin was said to be furious after hearing that his unrecognized brother had come.

They say he is in critical condition, but when his brother shows up, does he suddenly come to his senses and throw him out?

The more I thought about it, the more I became suspicious.

"I have to meet the marquis and the woman."

I whispered in Blake's ear. Blake nodded.

“Alright, I'll go with you.”

"certain."

Richard showed up when he heard us coming.

He continued to make weak excuses, saying that the marquis had not recovered and fell asleep again, preventing us from meeting him.

However, he could not stop us from meeting Sophia Westin when we pressed him.

I was shocked when we entered the room where Sophia was staying.

Black mana was floating around the room. Where it came from the servant who stood behind Sophia.

He had black hair and a pair of sharp eyes.

I knew back then that she was a black witch, but I pretended not to know and continued talking to Sophia.

"Congratulations on your marriage, Lady Westin."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

He was controlled by black magic. His words were not suspicious, but his eyes.

I clasped Sophia's hand tightly. As expected, his body was enveloped by mana.

They cast magic spells at him.

“You had a hard time, didn't you?”

I let some mana light into his body.

"Not everything.I'm fine because Richard is there to support me. Nya. Good. I'm. Very happy."

Then the spell was broken and his voice began to waver.

Sophia almost revealed her true thoughts, but Richard said that he was just nervous and told us to leave.

I wanted to reveal his sin there, but I had to keep my promise with Blake.

“Then, we'll go. See you later, Miss Sophia.”

I held her hand firmly and gave her some light mana so that her tired body could feel a little comfortable.