(Third person's POV- Omniscient)

Rose's heart had been in a turmoil as sister Bianka had refused to see her. Why did she refuse her?

She had no idea...

All she wanted to tell that she had mistakenly said Prince Daichi about her pregnancy...

Cold sweats formed on her hands as she looked outside of her chamber's window, her eyes gazing at faraway. They hadn't went back to Kohoshi since Prince Rian had forbade them. So, she was now staying in Daichi's wings in the castle.

The emperor and the empress were also on the edge as it was bold move to try assassinate the prince of Wansai and his wife.

And since the incident of Princess Bianka being attempted to get poisoned, she couldn't stay still...

How did the enemy know that she was pregnant?

Rose knew apart from a few outside people of Shinkyo, no one knew... Then her eyes went to the door.

Daichi hadn't come to meet her since the incident as he was staying in his chamber. Why hadn't he come?

Would she go look for him in his chamber?

No! She had been avoiding him since he had brought her against her wishes... And they had fought with each other...

After that he hadn't been coming to meet her.

Was she harsh?

Her heart thumped painfully as she slumped down on her bed.

She knew in the heated argument between them, she had spill it to Daichi that sister Bianka was pregnant. And now, she didn't know if the culprit was... Daichi or not...

She shook her head and stood up.

No!

Nothing would work if she stayed in her chamber all day just because she was avoiding him. She needed to ask him herself.

He wouldn't do that, would he?

Her heart was telling her that he wouldn't do something like this but his head was asking if it wasn't him then who it was?

The only person who knew of this other than them was Daichi.

She clenched her palms as her heart started to beat.

She went to the door and immediately, the doors opened revealing Prince Daichi.

He was wearing his dark attires as before and he looked at her quizzically. He asked, "Were you going somewhere?"

Rose stayed silent as her words wouldn't come out of her mouth. Should she ask him now?

But wouldn't it be like she was doubting him?

She bit her bottom lip as she nodded her head, looking down to her hands which were clenched tightly against her cloth.

He didn't ask her about the destination but simply said, "The atmosphere outside is not good. Don't leave my wings..."

She asked, "Why?"

Daichi looked at her for a while and said, "Brother is furious and neither he nor his men would stay still until they found the culprit. One mistake could make any of us to come under his suspicion."

She asked, "If we hadn't done anything wrong then why should we worry about being on his suspected subjects?"

Daichi's brows twitched as they knitted on his forehead and he said in an angry voice, "Are you out of your mind?! You may think this is all easy but you don't know my brother."

He added, "He is not called the prince of Wansai only for the name. He could be kind and gentle but he is not gentle at all!"

A few memories came of brother Rian in Daichi's mind. How ferociously he faught in the battle. His eyes were blazing fire of darkness since his one true love had died.

Daichi had seen how Arashi was. He had always been like that especially toward the people he loved. In this case, it was not only his wife but also his child. There was no way he would stop until he find out the culprit.

And if Daichi and Rose come to his suspicion, he would surely try to tag on them. Which was why Daichi had decided to stay in the Wansai castle.

So he wouldn't suspect him or Rose. Since Rose knew, it put her into a position of suspects.

He didn't want any harm to come her ways as his eyes fell on Rose.

But what is it?

Why she was looking at him like this?

Her eyes felt looking at him with questioning gazes but there were something more in those. As if she was suspecting him...

He gritted his teeth as his heart dropped to his belly. Was she...?

He asked, his eyes looked like he was hurt greatly, his voice was breathy and painful, "Are you suspecting it was me who poisoned them?"

Rose's brows furrowed together as she tried to read his face and immediately she regretted. She didn't mean to hurt him as Daichi looked at her with a hurt filled eyes.

She said, "I— I."

She couldn't say a single word as if her voice had suddenly failed to come out of her throat.

Daichi scoffed, "So, it came to this..."

He laughed but it seemed more like he was laughing at himself as he said, "Of course! How could I forget that I should be the culprit because that's just how I am like. I hated that wretch of a princess and knowing she was bearing Wansai's heir, it should be me who dared to kill that child."

And he immediately left as Rose dashed to him and caught his hand. "I—I didn't mean to suspect you..."

He said without looking at her, "If my own wife can't trust me then I should not expect anyone to trust me either."

At that Rose felt a rage inside of her. How could he say that to her? She had hundred reasons to suspect him yet she wasn't considering that because in her heart, she knew it wasn't him.

She said, "Then feel how much I was hurt when you accused me of murdering your father when you should know I wasn't like that."

Daichi's head snapped at her as his eyes turned wide. The past had caught up with him as he looked at her. He knew deep in his heart that she wasn't a woman to kill someone.

Rose fumed with anger yet her eyes moistened, "I wasn't even suspecting you yet you felt hurt. I was just contemplating yet my heart had always known you wouldn't do such narrow thing to get the throne. Yet, just one look of mine made you this hurt..." she gave him a dry smile which felt more painful than before, as she added, "Then think how broken I felt when my own husband didn't trust me just because another woman accused me."

Daichi was awestruck and more than that he started to think back of all the incidents one by one that had happened.

All the evident was against her yet his heart knew she wasn't the culprit. But then, who was it?

He was too blind on his anger to see other suspects but now that he thought, other than Rose, who could gain anything by killing his father?

Why didn't he think about it before?

Rose sniffed as she said, "I apologise. Don't think that I am telling this to make you feel the same things I had felt."

She turned around, probably to hide her flustered and tear stricken face from him and said, "My love for you is more than that to get revenge on you, your highness. Even if I could just blame you now, I wouldn't. Maybe I have a lot more pride in myself to succumb to the lowly thing such as revenge."

Daichi's voice couldn't come out as he looked at her shaking body. Her hands were clenched against herself to stop her quivering body. But it was a failed attempt.

Now he felt more miserable than before because all these time Rose had proven her love for him like a clear sky yet he had failed to see it.

There were many reasons to doubt him yet she wasn't doubting him because she knew him. Yet he couldn't even try to know her as she did. She had been hurt so much by him yet she still chose to side with him even though he was still hurting her.

His shoulders slumped down as he looked down. Once again, he was ashamed of himself.

He was again accusing her not trusting him...

He said his voice low, "I am sorry, Rose... For everything I have done to you."

His eyes felt blurry and without him knowing his eyes began to moisten as he said, "I guess, your sister Bianka was right... I regret everything I had done to you..."

He took a long breath and muttered, "And now it is too late to mend anything..."

Rose stiffened as she turned around to look at him but before she could see his teary eyes, he had left.

Her heart felt heavy and a shiver ran down on her spine.

What did he mean by it was too late?

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18th March, 2023
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A/n: Hello Min'na!

Sorry for late updates... I was too drained to write eheheh...

Anyways, I can't promise to give everyday update since I have to write Sensei Is My Boyfriend as well... ಥ⁠‿⁠ಥ

It was in a contract and I had forgotten about it. So, I have to write it at least thrice a week. I got a mail lolol

As well as Mysterious Husband... Hehe... I'm going to be dead in a matter of time wahahahah *laughing and crying in pain

See y'all!