I Became the Male Lead who was Clinging onto the Female Leads - Chapter 54



54 – Interruption (2)

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After Phillip left the office, Dallas, left alone, stared out the window with a stiff face.

You can see the panoramic view of Yeongji, which has been preserved for the rest of its life.

Because of my lack of strength, I couldn’t even develop the territory passed down by my ancestors, and the reality was that I was trying hard to maintain the status quo…….

If someone asked if he loved this estate, Dallas would nod his head without hesitation. No matter what anyone says, this land is the hometown where he was born and raised.

‘I’m leaving this place tomorrow.’

I will miss you a lot. So much… ….

Moisture formed around Dallas’ eyes.

He keeps feeling sad when he faces a situation where he has to abandon the territory he has lived in all his life and run away…….

Smart smart.

-Father, may I come in?

‘What…….’

At the sudden knock, Dallas hastily wiped away his tears and put on a gentle expression.

As the head of household, I couldn’t show my sorrow to others.

“Come in!”

“Yes!”

Rumble.

The door opened and Erica entered. She walked lightly and stood in front of Dallas.

The light in the office naturally illuminated her face. Her eyes and pink lips gleamed beautifully.

It was really beautiful. I couldn’t understand how such a child could come from my bloodline.

‘Even if I wasn’t born that pretty… ….’

Bakmyeong, a beauty. The word has come to my mind often lately.

If she wasn’t that pretty, rumors about her appearance wouldn’t have filled the area, and Viscount Hobart wouldn’t have targeted her.

“Father. Don’t make a sad face while looking at my face. I can see everything.”

“Ugh, hmm? Did I?”

“Yes!”

It’s bad that you always tell me to smile!

Erica blew a little air into her cheeks.

It was an aegyo that clearly showed the intention to ease Dallas’ hardened heart.

‘Erika is more like a family head than I am.’

A bitter smile appeared on Dallas’ lips.

As the head of the family, he had to always show a broad back and lead everyone.

The same goes for Erica, who entered the office.

He shouldn’t have shown a sad face, he should have listened and asked why he had come to visit him.

‘Erika must be worried too.’

This morning, you must have a lot of questions about the sudden night escape plan. Escape at night itself is not an easy task…….

“Okay, Erika. What did you come for?”

“I have something to tell you about running away at night.”

As expected.

What time will we start, how will we carry that much luggage, how will we avoid people’s attention and run away.

You will be curious about everything.

“Tell me anything. I will explain in as much detail as possible.”

“Yes!”

Erica nodded her head and opened her mouth calmly.

“What’s the point of saying this when you’ve already made up your mind…… I thought about it for a really long time.”

“Yes, yes. What were you worried about?”

“That’s it… ….”

Erica was silent as if it was difficult to get her words out, then she let out a small sigh and continued her words.

“Escape at night…… I hope you don’t.”

“…… What?”

Dallas’ face was stained with bewilderment.

“Why did you feel that way?”

“Even if my father doesn’t say anything, the biggest reason why he decided to run away at night is because of me. I’m not stupid enough to not know that…… I wonder if it’s right that everyone in my family suffers because of me…….”

With her head dizzy, Dallas grabbed Erica by the shoulders, trying to keep her body upright.

“What did you mean by that? If you decline the marriage proposal and everyone stays here, Viscount Hobart will retaliate. Don’t you know then that even greater pain will begin……. I’m not a child who doesn’t know that, but how…….”

As he spoke, Dallas’ expression hardened.

There was a way for everyone in the family not to suffer without leaving.

It was something I hated to imagine…….

“No way…… Did you intend to accept the marriage proposal…… ?”

“…… Yes.”

“What are you talking about!”

Dallas’s face was filled with perplexed emotion.

“Did you mean sacrificing yourself to keep the family alive? Hello it…… !”

“Father… ….”

“No. It’s something everyone in the family doesn’t want! Do you think the remaining ones who sacrificed you will be able to stretch out their legs and sleep? If it is a family that will sacrifice you to continue its existence, the ancestors will tell you to take down the sign first!”

“…… I mean…….”

Erika calmly explained.

“Here are the lives of people who have lived for their family for hundreds of years.”

“What on earth does that mean… ….”

“I want to tell you that I must protect the family name, even at the cost of myself. The disappearance of the name Grace from the world is something that must be prevented at all costs.”

“What the hell is that…”

Dallas’s words slurred.

It is because his life was that he struggled all his life not to lose the name Grace.

The current reality is that I made up my mind to give up and abandon the family name to a world that extends its demonic hand to my children, but…….

“How could you say that… ….”

Erika is a child who has never seen her family’s glorious days with her own eyes. She was willing to sacrifice herself to protect such a child’s family name.

With that inexplicable self-sacrifice of her, the words that reached the top of her throat couldn’t get past her mouth.

‘…… It shouldn’t be like this.’

It was the responsibility of the head of the household to protect the family, but it was the responsibility of the father to protect his daughter.

I can’t discuss which is more important, but it was right to choose the one that I could do on my own.

“Your life is more important to me… ….”

“…… Father.”

“The night getaway will proceed as planned. Go back to your room and go to sleep. We have a long way to go tomorrow.”

“…… Don’t…….”

“This is the end of the story. Go back.”

Dallas turned his back with a hard face. It was so that Erica would not listen to anything she said.

“Father… ….”

But Erica quickly walked and stood in front of Dallas. Her eyes were full of desperation.

“I know everything. What will happen if you accept the marriage proposal?”

“How can I know… ….”

“I’m not trying to sacrifice myself. I just want to believe.”

“…… What did you mean?”

“I want to believe in my father and older brother. Even my father saw my older brother come back to normal.”

Erika’s small hand caught Dallas’ wrinkled hand.

“You came back with a very trustworthy appearance. If I go to the Viscounts House of Hobart and live a sad life, I’m sure they’ll come to save it.”

“… ….”

“I believe that he will rebuild the family in some way and save me in a legitimate way. Whether it takes years or decades.”

“That… ….”

As Dallas was about to ask back, Erica grabbed his hand even tighter.

“So Father… …. Don’t run away tomorrow, just stay there. We.”

“… ….”

“If you run away, you will never be able to regain the family that your ancestors built and nurtured…….”

Once you protect your family name.

Someday in the distant future, if good things happen to our family, we can all go back to the good times.

“So please don’t give up.”

Erika smiled the brightest.

He smiled as much hope as he could at his father, who had kept the family line all his life.

Facing it, Dallas’ heart was literally torn apart.

As Erica said, Dallas was not in a position to give up the family easily. My family is my hometown and everything to me…….

It was true that he wanted to continue his life somehow.

Hasn’t he been struggling for decades?

Dallas was willing to sacrifice his own life to keep the family alive.

But my daughter, who has never lived through the glory days, said something like that…….

My throat was hanging and my eyes were burning. My eyes kept getting blurry.

‘It’s a pity… ….’

I was so resentful of myself and my reality for not being able to present a happy life to my kind daughter.

I naturally lowered my head.

It was impossible to make eye contact with Erika.

The appearance of Dallas…….

‘Stupid father.’

Erika smiled softly and whispered, holding Dallas’ wrinkled hand.

“Did you know my heart, Father?”

Then, she slowly took her steps and left her office.

It was a consideration for Dallas, who seemed difficult to talk to anymore.

Kung.

When the door to the office was closed like that.

Dallas sat down on his knees on the floor.

Dip-dip.

Tears from both eyes soaked the floor. His shoulders trembled miserably.

I couldn’t contain the sadness I felt deep in my heart.

The back of a head of a family should always be wide and strong, but now his back was infinitely small.

*

The night full of tears has passed, and the dawn of a new day has dawned.

After training brain-attribute magic for six long days in an uninhabited valley, Eugene shouted with joy as he looked up at the sky.

“Finally!”

I did it!

Body blackened from long handling of brain power. Hair tangled in a mess. From not sleeping properly, to the blurry eyes.

If anyone saw him now, they would say he looks like a complete beggar. The beggar who heard that would cry out loud, saying, ‘I’m better than him!’

The appearance of Eugene, who had only breathed and trained for six days, was truly incomprehensible.

But!

‘Things like that don’t matter!’

A deep smile was drawn on Eugene’s lips. It is because he forgot about erosion and after training, he broke through the wall of brain attribute magic cultivation (六星).

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‘The brain swordsmanship training helped me a lot.’

If you hadn’t accumulated enough proficiency in brain skills while learning brain swordsmanship, it would be impossible to break through the wall of training within such a tight time frame.

‘Anyway!’

It’s done, so it’s done!

Eugene’s head swung to look at him. In the valley full of scars, I saw a rock that was fine alone.

There were five long lines drawn on that rock…….

As each day passed, it was a line drawn by Eugene so as not to forget the date.

I haven’t drawn the last line yet because I’m concentrating on training…….

‘It means that today is the sixth day of training.’

It was also the day Viscount Hobart proposed to Erica.

When it’s time for lunch, he will visit my family and tell Erica his feelings.

‘I don’t have much time.’

Looking at the dimly lit sky, it appeared to be around five or six o’clock.

Sueuuu─

Eugene immediately turned her counter-seat and restored her body’s uniqueness and magic.

After completing a series of procedures in an instant, he put on the mask and hood he had brought and ran to the Viscount Hobart.