Please Forget Me - Chapter 139
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I had always thought that he didn’t like married women simply because he didn’t want to share, like he was a mere bystander in their relationships.
But then, I remembered something the Major had once said:
“I hate being in the middle of a relationship. You’re just an intruder, a villain, messing with someone else’s true love.”
He had said this before. But now, knowing the full context, it felt different.
Innocent people. Used as pawns in someone else’s genuine love story, just to meddle. He had said this about the incident involving his fellow officer and the officer’s wife, an old story that led to the death of two people.
So, he had never really repented for that incident.
The Major wasn’t sorry for what he had done. He wasn’t reflecting on his actions out of guilt, but simply because it was detrimental to his career. Yet, in the end, he couldn’t stop himself, getting involved with another married woman, unable to resist his desires.
What a disgusting man he was.
“And so when Mr. Renner heard that the Major had tried to take you away and ordered to kill him, he realized this would be his chance to strike, knowing that the Major wouldn’t risk making a move with his own weaknesses exposed…. I think he took advantage of that.”
“……”
“Well, whether it was by accident or not, he hit the bullseye on the Major’s weak spot.”
No, it wasn’t by accident. As soon as I heard the story about the Major’s past, I immediately recalled what Johann had said not long ago:
“You framed me, tried to turn me into a criminal, just to make my wife into the unmarried woman you desired.”
“If you want Rize, then steal her heart, not her life. Be honorable about it. Of course, you’ll never win that way, so you resort to these underhanded tricks, and I know that all too well.”
Was that why, during the wedding banquet, the officers at our table stayed silent when a civilian openly criticized their superior? They didn’t just ignore their comrade; they even looked at me with pity.
Now that I looked back, it became clear that after that, the Major didn’t call for me for quite some time.
I had assumed it was because of the air raids, which had kept the headquarters busy, and the flu that had restricted civilians’ access to the bunker. But now I wondered if he had been cautious, trying to avoid making any moves while keeping an eye on the military’s response.
‘I’ve always felt uneasy, thinking that Johann was acting recklessly and impulsively… but this attack was calculated.’
Calculated? An attack? Those weren’t words that fit the Johann I knew. But then again, how much do I really know about him?
There was so much he kept hidden from me. And while it made me anxious, the realization that he was silently protecting me all along touched my heart. Even though I could probably figure things out on my own, I still don’t fully understand why he hides things from me.
“Anyway, unfortunately, it seems like this incident hasn’t reached the higher-ups, but things aren’t looking good down here. The Major will likely have to stay quiet for a while. I wanted to mention that, since I thought you might be worried.”
“Actually, I was about to ask, so thank you for mentioning it first.”
Once the matter was settled, the Corporal gave me a farewell and awkwardly scratched the back of his head.
“I’ve had a lot on my mind, so even though this is our first conversation, I ended up talking too much. But I feel better having spoken openly.”
“Thanks to you, I feel relieved as well.”
I was now certain that the Major wouldn’t be looking for me anytime soon.
But we didn’t forget. ‘Soon’ was just a temporary reprieve. I never knew when the threat of Major Felkner, like a lurking plague, would resurface. Because of that, I continued to follow Johann to school every day, never letting him out of my sight.
However, today was different. I couldn’t do that today.
“Ugh…”
I groaned in pain, curling up tightly in bed, as the cramping pains in my lower abdomen gripped me.
Creek.
The sound of a door opening downstairs reached me. I needed to check whether it was Mrs. Becker leaving or if she had gone alone, but I was too exhausted and in too much pain to focus.
Gripping my stomach, I groaned, but I could clearly hear footsteps coming up the stairs. They were familiar.
It’s Johann.
I had just woken up after taking some medicine and a short nap, only to realize it was already lunchtime. As I heard the key turn in the front door, I quickly checked under the covers. Although Johann said I looked beautiful no matter what, I didn’t want him to see me in this state.
“Rize? You’re awake.”
Fortunately, the bed sheets and my nightdress were still pristine white, and just as I breathed a sigh of relief, Johann quietly opened the bedroom door. He walked over to the bed, kissed me, and then placed his hand on my forehead, looking horrified.
“Why are you sweating so much? Are you in a lot of pain? Is the medicine not working?”
It wasn’t that the medicine wasn’t working—it was that I had been trying to hold out and not take it. Johann let out a long sigh when he realized.
“This is why I can’t leave you alone.”
“I’m doing this so you won’t leave me alone.”
At my teasing, Johann couldn’t help but smile and kissed me briefly once again. Lunchtime was short, and since I was the one in pain, the kiss didn’t last long.
Johann gently moistened a towel with warm water and wiped the cold sweat off my forehead. After making me eat lunch, he reluctantly gave me more morphine.
“Your body’s cold.”
I had heard that other men would avoid their wives during their menstrual cycles. Some cold-hearted husbands even made their wives sleep in a separate bedroom, calling it ‘dirty.’
But Johann lay down beside me, pulled me into his arms, and warmed me up. His hand gently stroked my stomach, and even before the medicine fully took effect, I already felt relaxed and drowsy.
