Dangerous Fiancee

Chapter 70

"Don't lie! If that's true, why didn't I get injured at all? We fell in the same water, but why were you the only one who got hurt? Does the Benoit Waterfall have any eyes that distinguish people?"

"It's because I'm so unlucky... "

As soon as he caught her eyes, however, he felt that he had to restrain himself. He wanted to say a lot, but shut his mouth.

Some emotions sometimes brought about the opposite behavior, just like how one would get angry when somebody expressed worry. That was the case for her.

"Why did you do this to me? Do you think I'll swear allegiance to you if you act like this? If that's the case, then you're completely mistaken. I already told you that I would cooperate with you fully even if you don't do me a favor!"

He already knew that the target of her fiery fury was him.

"Don't be angry. That's not what I intended."

If she thought she was trapped in the bondage of escape, he himself was much worse.

Eckart found a plausible excuse instead of saying what he wanted to say.

"I just kept my promise. Because I promised it on the honor of the Frey family."

His low voice continued speaking as if to soothe her.

Hearing that, Marianne remembered one thing he said before, which was as clear as a stigma.

Keep the promise? She thought it was nonsense as well as a ridiculous excuse.

How many promises were there on Earth that were comparable to the emperor's life?

And was there any promise he shared with Marianne whom he took as a hostage?

"What good is your honor? What's the big deal about breaking such a promise? Do you think that the honor of the dead is better than the shame of the living? No! It can't be! You should survive to ensure the next!"

"Marianne!"

"What is the big deal about taking me hostage? Why did you do that? Why! Which emperor did this kind of reckless thing to keep his promise to the hostage? If you are in a hurry, you have to throw away even your most important hostage!"

"That makes sense, but I think you've forgotten that the hostage is you."

"That's why I'm telling you this. See, you've sacrificed your safety on the promise that nobody would know if I died!"

"You have to take care of your own safety! While you think the world of the horseman's life, why can't you be more selfish when it comes to your own life? Even if your partner is a royal member, you should know how to use him or her as your shield when your life is at stake."

"How you and I are in the same..."

"Enough. If you want to express your gratitude, it's enough already. If I hear your gratitude, I'm afraid I am going to be given a good scolding."

Letting out a sigh, he swept his messy hair.

At first glance, his voice was cold, but it was only a pun to cover his sense of guilt. Marianne was more upset by the fact that he replied sneeringly.

She almost lost all this: his eyes more blue than the bottom of the waterfall, his sincere voice and his embrace of her shoulders before her fall, which he did for her safety just like her father in her previous life.

"I'm not afraid to die. I'm more scared if somebody died because of me. I hate that a hundred times more than me dying. If something happened to your life, I really would have..."