Chapter 48 - Sick

Emelia was making her way to the gardens but then had a change of mind after feeling the pain in her head. She stopped walking and supported herself by the wall, and wipes the sweat on her forehead.

Since earlier, she wouldn't stop sweating and somehow thought she could fool Enoch looking well. Emelia doesn't really get sick, but once in a while, she does. The last fever she had was three years ago after getting poisoned by her brother. It isn't a great memory to remember right now, but she couldn't help but remember it.​​

Despite standing, she couldn't handle the sudden throbbing in her head. She leaned her back onto the wall, and to make sure she doesn't hurt herself, she slowly sat on the ground. The only thing she could ask herself was, what kind of timing is this? She could hear her own breathing getting heavier every second, hoping someone would be there to help her.

In timing, when she closed her eyes, a servant saw Emelia on the ground, about to pass out, and immediately calls for others to help and move Emelia back to her room. News about Emelia passing out reached Elliot's office. The first thing he did was look at Enoch, the last person who was with Emelia.

"Why didn't you tell me she looked unwell?" Elliot crumpled an important paper that Air just handed to him. "Answer me," His voice roared like a thunder while Air dismissed the other servants who were present in the office. "Your Imperial Majesty, Enoch just made a mistake. Please let him o-" The moment Elliot looked at Air, he was unable to finish his sentence and looked in another direction. He knew it was wrong to join into the conversation, but Air thought Elliot didn't need to make it into a bigger problem.

Enoch stood in front of his desk and lowered his head. He knew what he did was wrong, but then because of his own interest, it turned up like this. Elliot sighed out loud and waved his hand, telling Enoch to go back to his position. "I'll let you go for now. If this repeats, you're not going to escape," Elliot stood up, wore his coat, and left his office.

"Please call the doctor to go to the princess's room," Air order a servant and walked two steps behind Elliot. When Elliot's temper reaches a certain point, he can't do anything to cool him down. All these years, he had been serving Elliot. He still finds it difficult to please that man. But still, without that Elliot, his life would be different from where he is now.

By the time Elliot arrived in Emelia's room, the doctor was already there checking up on the unconscious Emelia. On the bed, she laid she was sweating buckets, and her breathing was heavy. As Elliot waited for the doctor's prescription, he stood in the corner, thinking why she was so weak.

Every time they met, she would ignore him and act cold. When it comes to others, she softens about it. He couldn't understand why Emelia was doing those kinds of things to him. It's not like he had done something to ruin her life. Maybe he did. He did this by freeing her from the way she lived.

"I thought you were smarter than this," He muttered to himself. There is one side of Elliot where he wanted to crush Emelia. But his other side told him not to. Instead, show her the beauty left in this cruel world. Be as a light to her. But being a light to her is still a far path as he still hasn't opened her heart.

The doctor closed his leather bag and walked towards Elliot. He bowed his head before saying, "The princess will be alright. She caught a fever, and I assume it's due because to stress. Not only that but Your Imperial Majesty, you should feed her more."

If another doctor told Elliot those exact words, he would be making them into laughing livestock. But then, the imperial doctor had been a close ally of Elliot since he was younger. In short, he's like a grandfather to him.

"Thank you, Arnold."

"I'll be giving this prescription to you. Please ready her medicine. Make sure she takes it after her meal," Arnold gave the prescription to a servant who made them to get the medicine. Arnold then grabs Elliot's wrist and checks his pulse, "You should rest too, Your Imperial Majesty. Should I prescribe you some medicine?"

Though not looking like it, Elliot was fatigue with the amount of work he had to deal with. As they say, being the emperor of a good function empire is hard. "Yes, if you please," Elliot massaged his temples and sat on the chair which was beside the bed. "Please take care of your own body. At least take naps if possible," Arnold said before leaving the room.

"The other maids except for Emelia's maid and Air should leave the room," The servants immediately followed his orders without any questions. Once the door shuts, leaving the four of them alone, Vanessa did not hesitate to show her concern. She didn't care about her rude actions in front of Elliot, which he didn't mind at all.

"Ah, my poor Miss. I should have stopped her from going earlier," Vanessa sighed, and one by one, her knees dropped on the ground. "What do you mean?" Elliot asked since Vanessa looked like she knew something.

After realizing she wasn't the only one in the room, she immediately stood up and apologizes for her rude actions. "U-uhm this morning, I tried waking her up because she looked as if she had a nightmare. But I didn't think it would affect her that much," Vanessa bit her lip, taking the blame to herself.

"If you bite your lip that hard, it's going to bleed," Air reminded Vanessa, who received a look from her that says I-don't-care. "I'm just reminding you. Don't need to be so rude," Air huffed and crosses his arms, still not believing what that woman did to him.

"You two, if you're going to argue, please step outside," Elliot looked at the two while Vanessa gulped and rushed out of the room. No one except Elliot could scare Vanessa, and today she got scolded by him because of Air. Unforgivable was the only word she could say. It looks like it's Air's win today.