Escape from the evil lady (GL)
Chapter 149 - 10. The Worst Day

Chapter 149: Chapter 10. The Worst Day

The mother of the northern Duchess was an ordinary woman who came from the south.

Back in those days, several decades ago, relations between the northern and southern regions were much more tense than they are now. And then, in order to take the first step towards establishing friendly relations between the two most powerful regions of the empire, it was decided to conclude a political marriage. And the candidates for this «deal» were the northern Duke Rottem de Loon and the eldest daughter of a powerful noble family from the south.

Tatiana Clemence, who came from a noble family of the count, humbly accepted this as a duty as the eldest daughter of her parents and dutifully went north to meet the expectations of her family and the entire state.

By nature, the girl was modest and quiet, and had never been away from home before. Therefore, this marriage of convenience on the other side of the empire and with a strange man really became a real test for her.

Despite the fact that initially Tatiana was afraid of her husband and perceived this marriage as nothing more than her duty as an aristocrat, but over time, warm feelings were really able to arise between them. The woman really loved her husband with all her heart, and he responded in kind.

However, their fragile newfound marital happiness was overshadowed by the fact that there were still many prejudices in the north about people from the south. They were really discriminated against in the north. Since Tatiana became the duchess of the ice castle, her position could be called the best, but despite this, she still felt uncomfortable when people around her felt nothing but dislike towards her.

For this reason, the Duc de Lune decided to build a separate secluded place for his wife, where she could feel at ease. And this place became a secret room in the library of the ice castle, where a woman often spent her days reading books.

But it wasn’t just this alone that overshadowed their family life.

Tatiana, who was born with fragile health, became even weaker as soon as she moved to the north, where the weather was constantly cold and the cold north winds blew endlessly. For the sake of his wife’s well-being, the Duke of Lune was even willing to break off this marriage in order to send the girl to the south, where she could feel better.

But despite this, Tatiana still decided to stay in the north with her husband no matter what.

And soon they both learned the unexpected news that the woman was pregnant. Despite the fact that the duke was initially concerned about this, Tatiana still decided to give birth to this child, even despite her poor health.

Despite all the fears of the doctors, the woman was determined, and bravely endured all the hardships of her condition, just to meet her child.

Despite the fact that both the Duc de Lune and his wife believed in the best, but in the end, all the worst expectations were fulfilled.

Childbirth was very difficult for Tatiana. Due to the fact that her condition was significantly weakened and she had lost too much blood, a tragic outcome seemed inevitable. Nevertheless, due to the intervention of the duke, who made every effort to save his wife, her fragile life was still preserved. Duke de Lune used all his magic power to save her life, and in the end, he lost his powers forever.

Despite the fact that Tatiana was still alive, she fell into a deep coma.

Over the next few years, the duke spent a lot of money and effort to find a way to save his wife, but in the end it all turned out to be fruitless. In the end, the woman died anyway, without regaining consciousness.

During these years, when Selina was little, she never managed to see her mother, and she finally managed to do this only on her deathbed. It was then that the girl found out the real reason for her mother’s condition.

As soon as Selina accidentally found out about the bitter truth behind her birth, she couldn’t bear it. Her mother suffered for a long time and eventually tragically died, and her father... Completely lost his magical powers trying to save her. All this turned out to be too terrifying a discovery for a small child.

Celine de Loon’s birthday was the worst day that could not be called a holiday. For this reason, she has since stopped celebrating it forever and even forbade people in the castle to mention it.

Despite the fact that the Duke of de Lune never blamed his daughter for this, but the girl still unconsciously considered herself the culprit of her parents’ misfortune.

As soon as Jeremy listened to Selina’s story to the end, he was unable to say a word for a while. Because he was too stunned by it. Before, the guy could not even imagine that such a heartbreaking story could be hidden behind the personality of the heartless duchess.

— Now do you understand why I didn’t want to celebrate my birthday? — She said softly.

— ...

Jeremy involuntarily opened and closed his mouth, still unable to say a word.

— All these people around me consider me a terrible witch, ignorant of mercy. Well, there may be some truth to that. My birth must really have been cursed.

The woman smiled coldly.

«This day is nothing more than a reminder of one of the worst days in the history of the de Lune family. So is it even worth remembering something like that?..»

However, Selina did not manage to finish her speech.

At that moment, Jeremy couldn’t stand it, and the following involuntarily came out of his mouth:

— What happened wasn’t your fault at all!

— .....

Celine de Loon looked at him in amazement. However, before she could respond, the guy continued again. This time, he stated more decisively:

— Your birth is not a curse at all, and it is not the worst day. Actually... It’s quite the opposite.

The northern Duchess’s pupils unconsciously widened the moment the baron’s youngest son suddenly hugged her tightly.