CH 34

(Eve’s POV)

“(Sobbing)…. Huhu…”

Diane bowed her head and sobbed quietly.

The Duchess stood up and took Diane into her arms.

“Diane, it’s okay. Please don’t cry.”

“I’m sorry. Because of me…… ”

“Why are you saying that…… It’s not your fault.”

The fact that the maid who’ve been taking care of her was the same person who attempted to harm her, must have been a big shock to Diane.

That’s when I noticed Diane’s clothes, she was still in her night dress. 

Since it was winter, her indoor clothes are a long dress that covers her whole body, but red spots can still be seen on the nape of her dress and wrist.

Perhaps her whole body was in this state.

Seeing that makes me feel sad.

‘Is this an incurable disease?’

Diane’s illness is not detailed in the original novel.

It didn’t say anything whether she got better someday or if she would be in this state forever.

“Lady Diane. Don’t cry.”

I gently placed my hand on Diane’s shoulder as if to comfort her.

And then it suddenly hit me.

Is it possible for me to see a vision that would be related to her current disease?

I tried focusing my mind on whether it would really be possible for me to see anything, but then nothing shows.

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‘This skill is really not that useful.’

Having this kind of ability would be very helpful if I can use it easily whenever I need to, like the situation right now.

But of course, we wouldn’t be able to prevent this accident if I had not seen that vision at The Great Hall…..

At that moment, my vision suddenly became blurry and a completely different space appeared.

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(Eve’s POV)

The bedroom, which had an uncomfortable atmosphere, has changed into a room with a refreshing breeze.

It seems like a drawing room of an aristocratic mansion.

Two people were sitting with a tea table in between.

The person in was a pale-looking middle-aged woman in a black dress.

‘Duchess?’

I can now clearly see that the Duchess was sitting on a sofa, however she looked more tired than she ever was.

She was shaking her head helplessly. And her platinum-blonde hair that has always been arranged splendidly, was scattered.

“It seems that something bad has happened?”

The Duchess wept and clasped the handkerchief with her trembling hands.

“I finally found a cure, but I didn’t expect for this to happen….”

She found a cure?

The cure that the Duchess is talking about must be related to Diane’s illness.

Eventually, she found a way to cure it.

‘But then why is she crying? What happened to Diane?’

The man on the other side comforted the Duchess.

“Please don’t blame yourself Madam. No one knows that the Princess would die so suddenly.”

What?

What did I just hear?

Diane is dead?

The Duchess’ devastated voice continued.

“My Diane…..”

As the Duchess couldn’t continue her words, put the handkerchief on her face and began to sob.

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Please don’t cry, because I need to hear what the cure was?

However, the Duchess shed tears endlessly.

Then I realized something.

The Duchess was not much different from what she is now.

However, the clothes that she was wearing were very thin.

The man sitting across from her was also wearing a thin cloth.

‘Is it summer at this moment?’

It must be summer, late spring or early fall…. -but it wasn’t clear whether it was next year, the year after, or three years from now.

Because it was the foresight that I saw while thinking of ‘the future related to Diane’s disease’.

I concentrated my mind and listened to their conversation.

I wanted to hear something more to find out when or a hint about the treatment.

But I couldn’t hear anymore about the rest of the conversation.

At the end of that, my vision suddenly became blurry again.

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(Eve’s POV)

“Princess?”

I blinked and saw Diane staring blankly at me.

Her pale cheeks were full of tears, but now she was looking at me with a puzzled face.

I must have been sitting blankly without saying anything at all.

Then I naturally continued my words to comfort her.

“Don’t blame yourself. It’s not Diane’s fault.”

Terrence, who was watching us from behind, agreed with me.

“That’s right, those people who did this to you are at fault. You did nothing wrong.”

Diane wiped the tears with the back of her hand and thanked me and Terrence.

“Thank you, Terrence. Thank you, Your Highness.”

I immediately responded before another person said something.

“Perhaps… If you feel better later, would you like to visit the Princess Palace?”

“Pardon?”

Diane was shocked by my sudden offer.

“Really, but I…..”

It would be hard for her to visit the Palace since she hadn’t been introduced to the society yet.

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But that doesn’t mean that she can’t come.

“If you visit me with the reason of helping me with the upcoming wedding, no one will say anything.”

And if she wore a dress that would cover her whole body and a veil, then no one would be able to see her face.

“Actually, I haven’t decided about my dress yet. That’s why I would like to have the opinion of my bridesmaid, before I finalize anything. So, Lady Diane, can you help me?”

There was no particular reason for me to keep seeing Diane, but I was still worried about the poor girl.

According to the vision that I saw, Diane wouldn’t be able to hold that long and eventually dies.

This was the first time that I met her, but I felt so bad for her since she was so young.

According to the foresight, there seems to be a way to cure her….

But of all things that they have said it was the cure that I hadn’t heard.

So I had to see Diane as often as possible in order to have another vision, so I need to convince her to meet more.

Fortunately, Diane was also very happy to hear it from me.

“Yes, I’d love to.”

Yeah, it would be better for her to come out.

Because if she only stays at home, her illness will get worse…..

It wouldn’t be mentally good for her either.

Recommending depressed patients to take a walk isn’t a baseless fact.

A person can be mentally healthy, if they occasionally went out to breathe some fresh air. 

“I’ll bring a dress book.”

“Yes, I would be expecting you to come.”

A shy smile appeared on Diane’s pale lips.

Even the Duchess next to her looked relieved.

“Then, I think it’s time for me to go home. My maid has been waiting for me downstairs.”

And it seemed that the ball had come to an end.

I said goodbye to Diane and went out with Terrence.

When I came out, the Duchess followed me.

“Your Highness…”

The Duchess blurred the end of her words with an apologetic expression.

“Thank you so much for today.”

She licked her lips for a moment, then added quietly.

“I feel like I’ve misunderstood the Princess so much, I have no excuses.”

No. Actually, you didn’t misunderstand me….

I can’t say exactly how bad it is, but the original Eve was far worse than what the Duchess thought.

“Please don’t say that.”

The Duchess bowed her head in front of me with a friendly smile.

“I will go to thank you properly later.”

Terence, who was watching us, suddenly said.

“Auntie, please keep it a secret that we were involved in today’s affairs.”

“I understand. Don’t worry.”

The Duchess promised to keep everything that happened a secret.

It would really be best for the Duke’s family to keep this a secret, especially since an Imperial Princess and the Grand Duke were involved in private matters.

We finally bid goodbye and went downstairs.

In the meantime, as we walked on the stairs, we can tell that the Ball has already come to an end.

“It was a long night.”

As I walked down the hallway, I let out a sigh without me realizing it.

After finishing my purpose, I feel so exhausted, maybe because the tension has been relieved.

Then I suddenly heard Terrence’s voice next to me.

“Thank you.”

“Yes?”

“I wanted to say thank you for saving my cousin.”

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Terrence was walking straight ahead, not looking at me.

“Honestly, I was amazed. Being able to see other people’s future in such detail, the Princess’s ability was more useful than I expected it to be.”

“Thank you for recognizing it as useful.”

No further answers came back.

‘Should I mention to him what I saw a while ago?’

About the vision that I saw, that Diane would die.

But I don’t know when it will be.

But I guess I don’t have to worry yet.

“I’m going to stay and get things done here.”

We parted on the stairs on the second floor.

Before leaving, he looked down at me and smiled.

“I hope to see you again soon. Princess.”

Even if you don’t want to see me, we really can’t help it.

I swallowed back my words and went down the stairs.

I went straight back to the break room and looked for Nell.

Nell was with the other maids and then came out when I called.

“Princess.”

“Nell, will be going back to the Imperial Palace now. Get ready.”

Nell brought my outerwear and hurriedly called the carriage.

As we headed towards the entrance of the mansion, the nobles who were preparing to return, found us and stopped moving all at once.