CH 4

Chapter 04

Dieline's hell began when she fell in love with Hugel Ambrosia. She was destined to become the wife of the next Duke of Ambrosia. When she was young, her grandfather had pledged her arranged marriage to Ambrosia.

'I'm not shameless enough to covet my younger brother's woman.'

Ethan Ambrosia, who became the Duke, said this and was considerate to use separate rooms even after marrying her.

Dieline, who was married to the older brother of the man she loved, slowly devoured herself with madness. Even though the Duke did not touch her, Dieline's stomach was rounded.

"If Hugel, Hugel had become the Duke, I wouldn't have gone this far. Ethan Ambrosia, that cursed man made my Hugel…..."

"Dieline, please."

Sarah sighed as she embraced Dieline, who muttered anxiously biting her nails.

This was the beginning of all the tragedies Sarah inadvertently committed. The tragic love and misfortune of Dieline, which did not exist in the 'future' that Park Hyeyeon saw, and was only described in 'Flower of Darkness' written by Park Hyeyeon.

'I want a love like destiny, Sarah! A fierce love that cannot be bound by families, duties, children, or anything else! I think it's okay to elope in the name of love. A love that blooms in the midst of misfortune. Alas, what could be more romantic than a tragic love?'

'Really? If you look at the novels I'm writing these days, your thoughts will change. There's a person who has a very tragic love.'

'Really? What's the name of that lucky person?'

'I haven't decided yet.'

'Then you can use my name. I want to deepen that kind of love, even in your novel. Just make sure to show me your finished work later, okay?'

'Umm…… Okay, I got it.'

Sarah, who had no sense of naming, gave Dieline's name to the character of the male protagonist's mother as she wished. She also used the names of people she saw in the future. Had she known it would cause such a tragedy, she would never have done it. Sarah regretted that day over and over again.

"I'm done. That's the end of the novel. If I'm really dead like this, even my father won't be able to do anything. But Sarah, can't you take care of my child as much as I do?"

Just like Dieline in 'Flower of Darkness', with the same name but different lives, families, and ages, Sarah's precious friend, Dieline, fell in love with the younger brother, Hugel, not the Duke of Ambrosia, and had a child she shouldn't have.

"Dieline…..."

Sarah looked at Dieline's round and mountain-like belly.

According to 'Flower of Darkness', Dieline's child will be Claude Ambrosia, the male protagonist in the novel.

"Sarah……, please. If it were you, you could prevent the curse that would follow my child. So please……, I'm begging you. Without you, I can't leave safely."

Sarah thought as she looked at Dieline, who desperately looked at her.

If she couldn't change the novel and couldn't go back anyway, she'd rather restore it, even if it meant destroying this world.

"Not right now, but if you want…… Then okay.  I will protect your child."

"Thank you, thank you so much."

Sarah hugged Dieline's sad sobbing shoulders, held her hand, and thought.

She will change the fate of this world that moves according to 'Flower of Darkness' written by Park Hyeyeon. Claude will have the strongest ally. She will be the only nanny who can be free from the curse passed down from generation to generation in the Duke of Ambrosia.

From now on, 'Flower of Darkness' will lay a thorny road in the future of Dieline's child.

'I will crush that road very thoroughly.'

Sarah firmly vowed to become Claude Ambrosia's nanny.

***

Sarah looked forward to meeting Claude for the first time and waited impatiently for it to happen. It took her 6 years to complete all the preparations for Claude's future. As she endured the urge of wanting to see the child all this time, she was very happy when she finally met him.

"Haa…..., you're cuter than I thought."

Sarah covered her mouth and let out a sigh of exclamation. A red blush appeared on her fair, white cheeks.

"......"

Claude's body trembled when he saw that. He alternately looked at Sarah's face and her gentle hand in front of him.

6 years old.

Throughout his short life, the child could do whatever he wanted. But now it didn't go his way at all. The child was just embarrassed by this unnatural situation. So, without realizing it, he reached out his small hand and grabbed Sarah's outstretched hand.

"Good, Young Master Claude."

Sarah's lips curled with satisfaction. It felt like everything had gone awry from the beginning, but this moment when she met her precious child was just touching.

"Not a bad first meeting, us."

Not bad!

At Sarah's words, Claude suddenly came to his senses. He was startled and shook his hand away. Then he averted his confused eyes and started looking for someone to help.

"May, May!!"

"Yes, yes! Young Master Claude!"

"Tell that person to go away……! Okay? Go away!"

Claude grabbed May's skirt and whined. May, who was shuddering at the flying door, looked at Sarah in cold sweat.

'The Countess' position of Countess Millen was not obtained by coercion. The Emperor knew that Sarah Millen was a magician!'

May now understood the meaning of the words of her master, Duke Ethan Ambrosia.

[Respect Sarah Millen wholeheartedly and never go against her]

Ethan Ambrosia said that he would be held strictly accountable for anything that happens if the above warning was not followed.

May finally realized that her childish attitude had offended someone. Again, she was both a strong and weak person, depending on the situation. Right now, the strong was Sarah Millen and the weak was herself. In such a case, the best way was to prostrate herself and mourn.

'Ah ah…… So scary.'

May closed her eyes tightly, recalling Sarah's face and how frightening the picturesque smile that appeared on that beautiful face was.

May decided to try to convince Claude, who was more docile.

"Young, Young Master Claude? Don't do that, come here. I'll give you a hug."

May held out her arms toward Claude, unable to hide her trembling voice. However, Claude shook his head violently and cried.

"Don't wanna, don't wanna!"

Words did not work for the already stubborn child. Tears that welling up in the corners of his red and puffy eyes started dripping down.

"Oh, my. What's wrong with our Young Master Claude? Please meet her properly and move on. Okay? If you don't do that, the Duke might get really angry!"

"Why? Why is my father angry at me because of her?"

However, at May's words, the Young Lord seemed to be even more upset. His plump cheeks trembled, and the child began to let out a growling sound again.

Sarah closed her eyes for a moment and opened her eyes, feeling the strength of the cane she was holding. The appearance of a child clenching his cute fists, biting his lips, and tears falling sadly is so……

'So cute.'

It was so cute.

To May and the servants, Claude's stubbornness may feel like a little devil. To Sarah, who had already fallen in love the moment she first met Claude, even that appearance was lovely.

"Fufu."

A feeling of happiness spilled from Sarah's face, who smiled brightly as she looked at the child.

"......"

"......"

And the others looked at her with blank faces.

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T/N: I think I should clarify a few points about Sarah, Hyeyeon and Dieline, to make it easier to understand the plot and the timeline.

1, Sarah is the main soul born in Crombell Empire. Because of her powerful mana, she splitted herself and sent half of her soul to Korea, thus Hyeyeon was born.

2, Sarah has powerful mana, and Hyeyeon can see the future of Crombell Empire.

3, Hyeyeon sees that Crombell Empire will be destroyed and Sarah (her other half) can't do anything to prevent it. Sarah can only save it when it's already destroyed.

4. Hyeyeon is heartbroken and decides to write a novel with the same setting as that future. That novel is "Flower of Darkness".

5. Dieline likes tragic love and when she knows Sarah (Hyeyeon) is writing "Flower of Darkness", she wants Sarah to use her name for the woman experiencing tragic love in the novel. It's like: If I can't experience tragic love in real life, then I want to at least experience it in a novel.

6. And the fate of Dieline (real world) begins to be like the fate of Dieline (novel character). Not sure why but maybe it's because of Sarah's (Hyeyeon's) power. And also the real world where Sarah has lived from birth in Crombell Empire becomes the world in the novel. To make it easier to understand, it's like everything Hyeyeon wrote becomes reality in Crombell.

7. Then Sarah suddenly can't awaken as Hyeyeon to edit the novel (to change the world), so Sarah decides to become Claude's nanny.

8. Thus the beginning of chapter 1