I'm A Sucker For Extras - Chapter 65

Chapter 65

‘Why……, why……?, why……!’

Memories of last night flashed through Brody’s mind like lightning.

“I… went to the potato field…”

Though she couldn’t remember why he had gone to the potato field.

She remembered how she had clung to his neck and tried to forcefully kiss him deeply…….

And the moment when she said something narcissistic, as if her kiss was something, as if his impression of her was somehow expanding…….

And then her face turned bright red.

‘Oops, am I crazy? Is this a dream or a memory? Is that really me? Did I do such a thing last night? ’

Brody denied her drunkenness. She didn’t know why she made mistakes while drunk, but it seemed that embarrassing moments like these were how black history was made.

Aidan, seeing Brody agonizingly covering her face, spoke with concern.

“Oh no. You must be really sick. I’m going to get some medicine.”

“No need for medicine. I’ll make it myself. But more importantly…”

She said this, pressing her temples together as she covered her reddened face.

“I won’t drink alcohol anymore. Never!”

“…….”

Aidan hesitated to agree.

Sure, it was hard to see her struggling with a hangover, but…….

‘It’s a shame if she stops drinking completely because she’s cute when she gets drunk’

Aidan remembered Brody’s face, smiling foolishly. However, considering what happened afterward….

Well, maybe it was better for her not to drink after all.

“Yeah, it’s better to refrain from alcohol.”

Aidan spat out hesitantly, and Brody’s sincere words made the grass grow even more dead.

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“Haaaaah…….”

Brody sighed as she kneaded the dough.

‘What on earth did I do yesterday? ’

She clearly did something, but not remembering was making her uneasy for the first time.

Moreover, seeing Aidan, who would usually let things slide, agree with ‘It’s better to refrain from alcohol”

‘I must have done something terribly wrong.’

Satisfied that it was properly kneaded, Brody propped the bowl down and brought the fire-sanitized knife to her left arm.

‘Poke, poke, poke.’

It might have been a needle, but Brody, who was neither a prosecutor nor a chef, was far from skilled with a knife.

‘Oh, no……. This. It looks like I’m going to have to make a lot of medicine.’

Unintentionally causing a bigger wound than she thought, Brody frowned, applied some pressure to stop the bleeding, and quickly wrapped it with a bandage.

‘After making this, I should also prepare other emergency medicines and find ways to defend myself. Making a defensive barrier from plants where it’s not visible to the naked eye might work somehow, but what about in an open space? I need to think about it. As a means of attack, making something like paralysis powder or pepper… and also…’

While contemplating various ideas, the medicine was completed.

She sighed as she poured the nicely baked, reddish orbs into the vial.

‘But if I threw up on my clothes… It must have been the husband’s responsibility to take care of it… How much did I drink for him to throw away all my clothes? But does it make sense for me not to remember just because I drank a bit? ’

Trying to divert her attention, she thought about something else, but her thoughts kept returning to the events of last night.

‘Oh, I don’t know. Thinking about something I don’t know won’t help. Did I kill someone? Did I do something? I probably said something ridiculous.’

“What are you doing right now?”

“Whoa!”

Brody nearly lost her grip on the vial at the sudden voice behind her.

After narrowly catching the vial after it bounced a couple of times, Brody turned to look at the person who had spoken to her.

Then she saw a face that was both familiar and unfamiliar.

“River…… Chief of Staff?”

One corner of his mouth quirked up at her reaction.

“Is it ‘Chief of Staff’ today?”

“…….”

What was that? Brody blinked, puzzled.

“So……?”

What else should she call him? That’s how she always referred to him.

At Brody’s questioning look, River raised one lip.

“Yesterday, you decided to call me ‘Sir’ instead of “Chief of Staff’”

‘Yesterday? Did I? Did I say that? No, more than that, did I meet him yesterday? Did he get here yesterday? When? ’

‘Ha. Why yesterday! ‘

Come to think of it, River, who usually spoke informally, was speaking respectfully to Brody.

Maybe he was trying to be polite because Brody is the new duchess.

Although she couldn’t remember, yesterday’s events seemed to have followed that context.

Brody was quick to recognize the situation and respond.

“Ah, yes, of course, Chief of Staff, but what are you doing here?”

Brody asked, feigning relaxation, not wanting to give away the fact that she was too drunk to remember last night.

River watched Brody carefully as he continued the conversation.

River’s attitude still didn’t sit well with Brody.

“Well, it’s just that I need to have a word with my lady, preferably in the absence of the duke.”

“What is there to talk about in the absence of His Grace? I don’t have any personal stories to share.”

“Yes, neither do I. It’s just that it’s not a personal question, and I don’t think the Duke will be able to answer it.”

Brody closed the lid of the medicine bottle, leaving the scattered ingredients untouched, and turned away.

She conveyed with her eyes to River that if he had any questions, now was the time to ask. So, River asked.

“My Lady, what on earth is your connection to Duke McCarthy?”

“……!”

Brody couldn’t answer his question.

It wasn’t to hide the relationship with Duke McCarthy, but…!

Because suddenly, from the open kitchen doorway, a person jumped in!

“River! Watch out!”

River spun in surprise at Brody’s shout, but it wasn’t enough.

A sharp knife flew toward River’s side.

Poof. Blood splashed.

“River!”

The knife sliced deeply into River’s side.

It could have pierced him, but the man who attacked him wasn’t very skilled with his attacks, so he avoided a fatal wound.

A woman, skinny and bony, her black hair unbound and disheveled, held a kitchen knife. The madness in her eyes made her look insane.

Thud. River lost his balance and fell toward Brody. His body landed on top of Brody’s with a thud, and Brody fell on top of him, too.

“Ugh.”

A sharp pain shot up his back, but he couldn’t be bothered with that now.

The crazed woman now began to swing her arms wildly. Swish, swish. With each swing, drops of blood from the knife splattered in all directions.

“River, are you okay?”

“I’ll be fine.”

“…….”

From the way he was talking, she could tell he wasn’t in any condition to die.

But she wasn’t in a position to care either.

“Give me my daughter, my little girl, you cruel bastard; you deserve to be fried in the fires of hell! My daughter, oh, my daughter, Nikke. The poor thing, not yet of age…….”

The madwoman was getting closer and closer, shouting incoherently, as if fueled by evil.

“River, can’t you fight?”

“I’m more of a strategist.”

“But at least pull out your sword!”

“If I had it, wouldn’t I have pulled it out already?”

The two argued and pushed off the ground with their hands and feet, barely managing to crawl backwards.

But there was an end to the building. There was nowhere to retreat.

“Get up, human!”

Whether she wanted to escape or do something, she needed to get up. Brody, pinned under River, struggled to lift him. But it seemed River couldn’t put strength into his legs, possibly due to the wrong place where he was stabbed.

River bit his lip, looking at the blade that was drawing lines in front of him.

“Shit.”

“Ow!”

River rolled over and hugged Brody.

“River?”

“Stay still. His Grace will notice in a few minutes, but I’m not sure if we’re still alive by then.”

Brody was touched that River had wrapped his arms around her to protect her, but her first thought was that if she had somehow gotten out of the way, Brody would have been able to get to her feet and run.

The woman seemed to have her sights set on River.

‘Well, even so, I can’t just abandon the Chief of Staff and run away alone.’

Brody looked over River’s shoulder at the woman, who glowed frighteningly in the backlight, and arched an eyebrow.

‘I guess I can’t help it.’

‘I guess I’ll just have to live and see it first.’

A plant stem suddenly shot out from the floor, instantly terrifying the woman.

“Ugh! Ugh!”

The woman shuddered and screamed as if she did not understand why her body suddenly stopped moving.

“It would be better if you didn’t make so much noise.”

It was fine a moment ago, but now, if more people gathered, it would be troublesome.

River turned his head, sensing that things were getting weird with Brody saying weird things, a screaming woman, and a blade he couldn’t feel in his back.

“What is that……!”

River’s eyes caught the grotesque image of a woman struggling against a plant that had sprung up from the ground.

The next moment, however, he caught a whiff of the pungent scent of grass, and his eyes rolled back in his head.

“Hah, I should have done this earlier…”

But the next moment, he sniffed the pungent smell of leaves and fainted.

Brody planted a plant and pushed River out of the way. His stunned body flipped over, was freed from Brody, and fell to the floor.

Then she saw the purple leaf in her hand.

“Ugh.”

The place where she hit when falling hurt more than expected. Pushing herself up, she let out an involuntary groan.

“I’m sorry, but there’s nothing I can do, ah!”

She walked over to the woman and started rubbing the purple leaf into her throat. Suddenly, the woman jerked away, leaving a long scratch on Brody’s cheek.

Brody tightened her grip on the plant and rubbed the “dream leaf” more urgently.

Soon, the dark-haired woman’s limbs gave out, and she sagged.

“Haa…….”

And with that, Brody could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

No, she thought, she could breathe.

If it weren’t for the figure of Aidan, who now stood in the doorway, casting a large shadow.

“I…… Your Grace!”

Brody panicked and hastily made the plant disappear.

With that, the woman whose limbs were tethered to the plant fell to the floor with a thug.

With a bang, the door slammed shut. Aidan closed and locked the door behind his back. He didn’t hesitate to walk quickly and close all the windows to the outside.

“…….”

As the shadows of light from the outside disappeared, the interior grew darker.

Brody and Aidan froze for a moment, staring at each other.

Fortunately, no one else seemed to have seen them.

Except for Aidan.

Aidan looked around, his expression grim.

His brow was furrowed, even though he didn’t have a headache today.

He looked like he was angry.

Brody could think of only one reason for his behavior, so she opened her mouth in an apologetic tone.

“I’m sorry, Your Grace, but I was in such a hurry that I couldn’t help but use …….”

Aidan’s eyes widened at her words, and the furrow in his brow deepened.

It’s not your fault.”

“……?”

“I shouldn’t have let my guard down just because I came to the North……. I shouldn’t have been even slightly away from you…”

Brody understood why he was saying this. So, she quickly tried to justify herself.

“Ah! Your Grace, that’s not it.”

Aidan looked at Brody darkly. It seemed like he was waiting for her to say something, so Brody spoke quickly.

“It’s not the princess’s person; she wasn’t after me.”

“If she wasn’t after you, then why are you hurt like this?”

“Your Grace, that’s, ah!”

In the next moment, Aidan was upon her, shoving her against the wall and trapping her between his arms.

“Your Grace?”

Instead of answering Brody’s question, he held her waist with one hand and her chin with the other and began licking her cheek.