Odalisque - Chapter 37

“I…”

Liv, who opened her lips, couldn’t bear to see Coryda’s face and lowered her eyes.

“I’m just so worried about you. If something bad happens to you when I’m not here…”

“Liv, I’m sorry.”

Coryda, who was at a loss, apologized. The action made Liv feel even more ashamed, so she couldn’t raise her face.

“I’m making a lot of money these days. So don’t do this, okay? Even if you don’t work, my salary is enough for us to live on.”

Liv, speaking in a calm voice with her eyes fixed on the floor, looked up slightly. Coryda still looked sullen and dejected.

“If only I were healthy.”

“You will be healthy soon. You’ve endured it so far. In fact, the last time I went to buy medicine, I heard that a new medicine has been developed.”

The pharmacy owner’s words were helpful in times like this. Liv couldn’t be sure if the new medicine would cure Coryda completely, but she vaguely described their bright future so that Coryda could be hopeful.

Coryda did not seem to believe everything she said, but she looked much more stable than before. Liv gave Coryda a gentle smile, relieved inside.

Perhaps the new medicine could indeed restore Coryda’s health. If only she had a better life. If only she could get a more qualified doctor to take care of Coryda. If only she didn’t have to worry about making ends meet every day, everything would be better.

Liv wondered if the Vendons family would immediately find a way out using their wealth if Millian was in the same situation as Coryda.

“You work for an aristocratic family, so if you do well, won’t you be able to get the medicine using your connection?”

The innocent words of the pharmacy owner echoed in her head.

Using her connection to get the new medicine? Such luck could not have happened to her. For all these years, God hadn’t granted even the most trivial of her prayers.

But…

“Who knows? Maybe a miracle will happen.”

The Marquis said that it is humans who have the power to achieve something. And he really listened to her prayers.

Overjoyed to be out of her immediate predicament, Liv hadn’t dared to imagine expecting anything else, but she thought absentmindedly.

If it’s him, won’t he be able to do a miracle once again?

If it’s him…

Liv, who had been so far along in her thinking, shook her head violently. It was a crazy idea.

Pray to him? Ask him to get her the new medicine? Ask him to treat Coryda? Such a request was on a different level than asking him to let her make a few bucks. And there was no reason for him to do it.

Liv moved eagerly to shake off her vain thoughts. Chores were a good way to remind her of the reality of her situation.

***

The largest street in Buerno was the boulevard that ran through the center of the city.

There was a plaza in the center of the boulevard. Atop of the clock tower that stood tall in the center of the plaza was a bell that rang every hour on the hour, and it was a favorite spot for tourists because of the clear chimes that spread throughout the city of Bueno.

On either side of the clock tower were two fountains that looked just like twins. It was also a sight to behold, so passersby would occasionally stop and catch their breath.

A newsboy was right in front of one of those fountains.

Liv, who was clutching her coat as she carefully looked around, breathed a sigh of relief when he found the newsboy.

The main boulevard was a street she didn’t usually take. This was because it was out of her reach, and she had no opportunity to visit the large and luxurious stores located on this boulevard.

It was a busy street with nothing but carriages, horses, and rarely seen cars. There were so many well-dressed people walking along the sidewalk that she became breathless just looking at them. Liv was determined to leave this place as soon as her business was done.

“Newspaper! Newspaper!”

Liv, who finally managed to stand in front of the boy after passing through the crowd, took out a coin. Soon, a rough-textured newspaper was in her hand.

In fact, there were many more streets where she could get a newspaper, not necessarily on the main boulevard. Liv could even meet a few newsboys on the streets she usually took. But she came all the way here because the newspaper on the main boulevard was published by the largest newspaper in the country, which had such a vast reach that sometimes they even covered the news of the foreign country.

Dodging passersby, she walked to the corner of the street and opened the newspaper. Liv’s gaze stopped as she glanced over the paper while turning over articles she was not interested in.

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