My Former Lover Didn't Die And Came Back - Chapter 15

“Move her to the garden only. I will make the grave.”

Blair spoke softly, crouching down even more.

“You cried?”

Cedric asked. Looking again, Blair’s eyes were red.

“She moved.”

“What?”

“I thought she was dead, but she definitely moved. When I tried to move her, she held my hand tightly. Then she leaned towards me…”

Blair’s face still bore traces of fear.

“I was so scared when she came close. So I unintentionally knocked her down with the candlestick that was nearby…”

“…….”

“She was my favorite maid… Did I kill Mary?”

While she was filled with worry, Cedric’s expression remained indifferent.

“So that’s why you’ve been like this?”

“…….”

“You must have seen it wrong.”

“No, I’m sure…”

“When the brain is overwhelmed by fear, it’s easy to see things that aren’t there.”

“No… I’m sure I…”

“How many corpses do you think I’ve seen on the battlefield?”

When he brought up the battlefield, Blair pursed her lips. She turned her reddened face away as if she was throwing a tantrum. A droplet fell from the tip of her pointed chin and hung precariously at the edge of her chest.

Fuck, Cedric clenched his jaw as his arousal surged beneath him.

“Blair.”

When Cedric called her, she stared at him blankly.

“Do you blame me?”

Blair stiffened at those words. Her large, shaking pupils seemed unsure of what to say.

“I killed your innocent maids.”

“That’s… because I wronged you.”

“But still, they were innocent.”

He snorted when other people asked him to spare their lives…. Blair’s anger flared up when Cedric finally spat out the words he had been holding back.

“If you truly think that way, then just release my husband.”

Blair said, narrowing her eyes.

“I can’t do that, Blair.”

Cedric lightly smiled in response.

“Why not?”

“Well…”

Splash. His hand suddenly plunged into the water and grasped her chest.

“Ah!”

“If your husband is around, then I couldn’t do this.”

He grabbed her armpits and lifted her up. The sudden movement caused the water in the bathtub to splash all over the bathroom.

He laid her down on the rug on the floor and spread her thighs. Blair’s face flushed seeing herself exposed.

“…Cedric…!”

“Is this our first time here?”

He meant whether it was their first time in the bathroom. Blair was too flustered to answer and just breathed heavily. The man gazed at the exposed area for quite some time. Beneath Blair’s fair and plump belly, a golden tuft of hair grew.

Cedric briefly recalled the first time he had her. Back then, she had not a single hair, but three years had turned her into a woman. Cedric slowly brushed his finger over that soft tuft of hair.

“…Ah!”

Finally, he touched something amidst the bush. His thick finger caught a small erect clitoris.

“….Cedric!”

He pinched and twisted it slightly, making Blair’s waist tremble. Ahh, with a soft moan, Blair shook her head from side to side. Her clitoris began to stiffen gradually. Cedric always enjoyed this moment.

It wouldn’t hurt to taste it.

As Cedric lowered his head slowly, Blair looked helpless.

“…What are you doing….?!”

Confusion laced her voice. He buried his face in her pussy.

“Cedric…!”

Blair was taken aback. No way, it can’t be…

“…!”

Her clitoris was enveloped in something warm and moist. The man moved his tongue gently, circling and sucking on the exposed nub. Blair’s waist twisted. Soon, something cold and firm touched her. The man lightly licked it.

“…Ah, no. Cedric.”

Tears began to gather in Blair’s eyes. The man’s tongue moved down to alternately suck and lick her split labia, then it penetrated between them.

“……”

The man’s head moved as he thrusted with his tongue. The bathroom was filled with obscene sounds. He withdrew his tongue from her pussy, traced along the labia, lightly nibbled on her clitoris, and repeated the motion of inserting his tongue into her vagina. He didn’t forget to cover her entire pussy with his mouth.

“Ahh!”

Blair’s waist arched up. Though Cedric seemed to be whispering something sultry in her ear, she couldn’t hear it.

* * *

She regained consciousness while she was gasping on the bed. When she looked out the window, it seemed that the sun had completely set.

“Uhh, huh… Ah…”

Today, he didn’t make her lie face down. He seemed to really like the face she showed him in the bathroom. Perhaps that’s why he didn’t let her cover her face. When she tried to cover her reddened face with both hands, he quickly grabbed her wrists and pulled them down.

Thump, thump…

Amidst her fading consciousness, his low voice seeped in.

…It’s a common thing on the battlefield. Sometimes when moving corpses, there are fools who say the arm moved… The one who killed your maid is not you but me.

Blair wanted to retort but she simply didn’t have the strength to deny it.

So just forget it.

His soothing voice continued to pour into her ears. Tears welled up in her eyes as she looked at him. Her own hazy eyes reflected in his golden irises.

Whether she responded or nodded his head, she couldn’t remember.

* * *

The next day, Cedric visited earlier than usual. It was awkward for Blair to see Cedric entering the hall when the sun was shining brightly. She blinked her large eyes and asked,

“…What brings you here at this hour?”

But Cedric walked silently into the dining hall without a word. Blair looked down and saw that his hands were full of packages.

Cedric laid out the items he had brought on the dining table. A steak with asparagus, a salad topped with horseradish and salmon, a dessert dusted with powdered sugar…

“……”

Blair was puzzled. Was this man inviting her to have dinner together right now…?

“You brought this for me to eat?”

She asked him directly.

“……”

The man remained silent. That was his answer.

“What’s the occasion? You usually don’t pay attention to what I eat.”

Blair stated matter-of-factly.

Blair had been managing her own meals. Once a week, a basket of ingredients was delivered through Cedric’s subordinates. Since there was no need to hire a new maid, this meant that she should handle it herself.

Among the main items Blair handled were spices. This sparked her interest in cooking, allowing her to prepare simple meals on her own. Of course, there was no need to do this when there was a resident maid at the mansion.

“……”

Cedric continued to lay out the food silently, and she watched him for a moment before heading to the kitchen to fetch the tableware.

In the quiet dining room, the only thing you can hear are the sound of knives and forks moving. It’s been a while since she last had a proper meal, and it was honestly delicious. Blair looked up and gazed at the man sitting across from her.

Has it been three years since Cedric and I had a meal together…?

As she thought that, Cedric spoke up.

“…Adrian Cavendish. Your husband.”

“Hmm?”

Blair rested her hand, holding the cutlery on the table, and looked at him.

“They weren’t that grand of a household.”

The Cavendish family was a merchant family that had earned titles and recognition, but among the prestigious noble families of Eleonor, they were nothing special.

“Haha, so you’re saying that just because you became a high-ranking noble, being a viscount is nothing?”

Blair said with a mix of laughter.

“It’s not that impressive, indeed.”

Cedric muttered. It was a fitting statement. The Cavendish family was respectable, but they were not wealthy. But the Cavendish family possessed exceptional intelligence compared to its size.

Blair’s husband, Adrian, had been raised in the Cavendish family but handed over the family affairs entirely to her after their marriage. He was deeply engrossed in his current work at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

That’s why she was able to start working, and the business was simply left in her husband’s name. There was no reason for him to intervene, as the business was already well established.

The intelligence at the merchantry was a great help to her. After taking over the business from her husband, she searched for lists of ship passengers along the coast. Focusing more on the east due to the atmosphere of an impending war in the west, she searched extensively. But no matter how much she searched, she couldn’t find any boarding records with Cedric’s name on them.

“What are you thinking, Blair?”

“…Nothing.”

Immediately after getting married, she told her husband that she wanted to become a merchant. He readily agreed, stating he had no bias against noblewomen working. But when he caught her only searching through boarding lists without engaging in any business, how did Adrian react?

Strangely, her memories always seemed to fade at this point.

“Your husband is quite handsome.”

“…Adrian?”

Adrian was a charming, blond-haired man.

“I wonder if I would have felt better if you married some bald old man.”

“What are you talking about?”

Blair and Adrian seemed like a picture-perfect couple on the surface, which only made Cedric feel more disgusted.

‘It must have been a marriage out of love.’

Cedric bit his lip. He suddenly remembered the cigar he had tucked into his vest. If he were to take out the cigar and smoke it during the meal, that woman would probably think he was crazy.

“…Cedric, what’s gotten into you today? The meal is delicious but…”

“Then shut up and eat.”

Blair’s hand holding the cutlery froze. She had to try her best to contain her anger.

…He’s truly unpredictable. First, he invites her to dine, then suddenly gets lost in thought, stiffens up for no reason, and unexpectedly vents his anger on her.

Blair suppressed her anger and asked what she had been wanting to ask all day.

“…I’m curious. Why did you suddenly suggest having a meal?”

“……”

“Hmm? I’m curious.”