< — I love you — > (5)
Hugo thought that women only loved his wealth and power, but now he thought it was fortunate he was able to obtain her through his wealth and power. Even if it wasnโt because of fate but a matter of mere coincidences, it didnโt matter.
โ…I didnโt mean to describe you as a gambling bet.โ
Lucia tried to explain but Hugo was fine with it anyways.
โSo. Was your gambling successful? Enough that if you could choose again, you would make the same choice?โ
He grabbed her chin and slowly rubbed her red lips with his thumb. Feeling his slow and meaningful touch, Luciaโs face grew flushed. His insistent gaze on her made her feel overwhelmed. Her heart pounded at the strange sexual tension in the air. He had a languid look in his eyes as if he would pounce on her at any moment. Lucia replied like she was bewitched.
โNo. There was actually one more option I didnโt know about.โ1
โOption?โ
Lucia suddenly hugged his neck and gave him a smacking kiss. Looking into his disconcerted, wavering eyes, Lucia smiled oddly.
โVirility.โ (T/N: male sex drive)
โ…You witch.โ2
As he pounced on her, Lucia burst into laughter. He kissed her lips, eyes, jaw and neck at random without any inhibitions and as she pushed him while avoiding his teasing bites, she laughed till she was out of breath.
Hugo was thrilled to hear her clear laughter. He never ever wanted to lose this sound. The words she said, thanking him for marrying her made him feel overwhelmed again. He wanted to tell her his feeling as well, so that she could also feel what he was currently feeling.
โVivian. I donโt think Iโve said it either.โ
โHuh?โ
โThank you for coming and proposing to me that day.โ
Lucia suddenly couldnโt breathe. His red eyes were filled with love and joy, and her body froze stiff.
โAh…I canโt do this anymore.โ
Her eyes were sore. Tears welled up in her eyes, filling them up in spite of herself. She watched his red eyes tremble with confusion. When she closed and re-opened her eyes, her blurred vision became clear as hot tears flowed down her cheek.
Her heart was too full for words and she couldnโt bear the feeling that threatened to swallow her from head to toe. Her love for him was overflowing and spilling over. She couldnโt hide it anymore.
โI love you, Hugh.โ
The words left her mouth on their own, bursting out from deep within her heart. At the same time she confessed, Lucia realized something. She could not even imagine a life without him.
He was looking at her with an expression like he was struck by lightning. Lucia watched the emotions in his briefly frozen eyes change from one to another, moment by moment. Surprise, doubt, and then joy. Seeing his eyes finally trembling with delight, Lucia came to a realization.
โHe loves me. This man…he loves me.โ
Her whole body trembled with excitement, but strangely, she wasnโt that surprised. It seemed like subconsciously, she kept thinking it might be possible. It was just that she couldnโt confront it directly. The tears refused to stop. Lucia looked at him with teary eyes and smiled happily.
โWill you give me a rose?โ (Lucia)
Hugo was startled. His dazed senses which were drowning in ecstasy instantly sobered up. Her eyes and cheeks were all wet with tears and her smile seemed like an illusion, so Hugo reached out and cupped her cheek in his hands. The vivid sensation in his hands was not a mirage. He gave a wry smile.
โYou really are a witch.โ
Talking about a rose in this situation. Hugo truly wanted to root out all the roses in the world, pile them up, and set them all on fire. That way they could never come close to her. It was an ominous but happy feeling.
Hugo pulled her into his arms and kissed her wet eyes. The salty taste of her tears felt sweet to him. He lowered his head and kissed her red lips. He swept through the deep, tender flesh of her mouth and gazed at her trembling eyelashes. The soft, sweet kiss gave a new, different feeling from usual. When the kiss came to an end, he took his lips away.
He looked into her clear amber eyes and she looked back at him. Her eyes were completely filled with his image.
โI…โ
His throat felt sore, so he stopped talking and audibly cleared his throat. So, this is what being choked up feels like. Hugo learned a new emotional state with his senses. And his mind was blank on what to say.
โShe said she loves me…? Me…?โ
He didnโt think she had lied. But he couldnโt believe it either. It felt like some colossal powers had conspired together and were making fun of him. His silence grew longer.
Lucia tried not to rush him, but a little anxiety remained at the bottom of her heart. She wanted to hear assurance from him.
โI love you.โ (Lucia)
He frowned as if he was hurting somewhere.
โI love you. Hugh.โ
He uttered a sigh that was more like a groan.
โLet me rest a little. I canโt even breathe.โ
Lucia burst out laughing.
โWonโt you say it to me?โ
โ…Itโs too short.โ3
I love you. His feelings couldnโt be expressed in just those three words. His heart was overflowing, and he was unable to control it. He didnโt know how that short phrase could express what he was feeling.
She was his joy and his pain. The joy came from the relief he felt when he held her in his arms, and the underlying pain came from the fact that they had to be two separate people. Her smile was his happiness and her tears were his pain.
He had never actually felt the limitations of the human language before. But that was the only word possible. Even if it felt like something he couldnโt fathom was forcing him into a small box, there was nothing he could use but that phrase.
Hugo squeezed her tightly in his arms. He wrapped his arms strongly around her back and pressed their chests tightly together so that they could feel the heartbeats of each other with their entire body. The warmth coming from the body in his arms made him feel emotional. For a long time, she had been his wife and his woman, but it occurred to Hugo that only now was he able to have all of her and she had given all of herself to him.
โYou are my heart. I love you.โ (Hugo)
Hearing the soft voice by her ear, Luciaโs eyes welled up with tears again. She leaned her head on his shoulder and felt the sound of a beating heart echo throughout her entire body; she didnโt know whether it was his heartbeat or her own. The inside of her chest ached with deep overflowing emotions.
Now she knew why the human reaction dulled in proportion to the time and frequency the body was exposed to stimulation. If she kept on feeling this same degree of happiness and excitement, her heart would stop.
Translatorโs Corner:
1. She uses the word for yes here. But this is one of those weird time when the word for โyesโ in Korean, means โnoโ in English.
2. Heโs saying she played him like a witch. Literal translation is โthis witch-like womanโ. I was gonna translate this to minx but thought better of it.
3. Again, [I love you] is one word in Korean. But in order to avoid disconnection as you guys read, I wrote three instead of one.
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Finaalllyy ยกยกยกยก
Washoi!
Finally, they confessed to each other. After almost 80 chapters of misunderstandings.
more like 94 chapter XD
Goodness that took forever. But Iโm glad they just put that out there. And I can finally breath knowing theyโre not dancing around their feelings for one another. Hallelujah!
Lol
THEY SAID IT!!! Oh my gosh, rarely have I ever anticipated a confession in a story like this one. I love this chapter, I love this story and I love your efforts in translating this (and also the previous translators efforts)
I hate that it’s so short and it’s so late at my place (I feel so excited now while sitting in my bed), but I just have to re-read it tomorrow morning.
Thank you~
Their growth as a couple will never fail to make my heart swell with warmth. I’m so excited to see how they will develop now that they have confirmed their feelings with each other. Ahhh, truly, the sweetest, most heart wrenching “I love you” I have ever read. Lucia and Hugo will always be on the top of my favorite couples’ list ! โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ
I like the way you said this. They are my most loved couple in all of the novels I’ve read and dramas I’ve seen..
*takes out tissue, dabs onto corner of eyes*
So sweet….. *sigh with admiration*
THANKS RUBY FOR THE TRANSLATION! It’s beautiful.
In that emotional moment and Hugh just couldn’t breathe …. ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ fluff fluff ultimate fluff
THANKS OH BENEVOLENT GODNESS RUBY ! finali Itโs HERE!!!!
Ok Can wait fo the next chapter its going to be an hot one XD….ps this chapter is amasing i like the fact that she ask him for a rose like i like you are you going to throw me out ? And his answer perfect XD op this is the cutest chapter in the story
Could be this the most beautiful chapter to date?
Finallllllyyyyyyy *champagnepop*
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..now waiting for steamy scene next chapter(?)
Thanks ruby, for translating this hot fluff๐
Happiness~~~
FINALLYYYYY OH MY GOD!!!!!! ๐๐๐๐๐๐
That aside, I really loved this build up. Hugh gave clear signs of being in love with her, she wasn’t dense and actually got it. And so, she was confident on confessing but wanted his reassurance, too. I don’t think I’ve read another novel with this level of emotional intelligence haha
IโM CRYING!!! ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
That was so sweet!๐ญ๐ฅฐ๐
Lmao, I’m married but I’m getting more butterflies reading this. Haha, I’m sorry husband. So happy they finally let this out off their chests. Wooo!
So sweet I felt this like a dream.. ๐๐๐
I’m going to dentist because Hugh said ” I love you” word just not enough…
Thanks for the chapter
Dear Lucia, your heart won’t stop, you’ll just get used to it. Just like before when you thought you’ll die from too much sex from your husband, but now you also get thirsty. See~๐
Lol. I’ve been thinking of this for quite some time but when I read again that Hugo hated that they are two seperate people. Me thinks: so you wanted to be siame twins or practically just eat her (cannibal?)? But then, you won’t be able to smex her. Too bad.
This novel has beaten this poor dog with so much dog food. ๐บ
SO SWEET!!!!!
Thank you for the chapter!!
Heh. I just knew she’d be the one to say it first. XD
Many thanks
I also had a bet with myself that sheโs going to be the first one to say it. XD And I won! XD
The inhuman screech I left out when Lucia confessed lol. I knew it was coming but I was still startled.๐
*heaves out a audible sigh*
*an
*Cue the music*
Oh~ can you feel~ the love~ tonight~๐ถ
YAAAAASSSSS, YAAAAASSSSSSS!!! ;A;
I sure do hope this is not a ‘calm before the storm’ kinda thing tho ;^;
You are right. We have the lust struck Countess and the Duchal heir out there plotting against them.At least now they will fully rely on their affections for one another. i just hope that Hugh does not lose his aggresive edge, so he can handle these bastards waiting to pounce on them
She loves himโฆโฆโฆ.. i forsee a level of brutality that would make those old magician tyrants pee themselves in terror if ANYONE harms a hair on her head.
I want to cry ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
Sweetness overload!
Thanks for the update. ๐
Oh my god that was so wholesome and sweet….the sweetest and purest confession that I have ever read. This chapter filled my heart with affections ;–; so freaking ughhd i cant even describe it!
Thanks for the awesome translation, Ruby! Really appreciated!
Oh no, i cried :'((. I hope someday, someone says i love you to me the way hugh did to lucia
I did too! Gosh, this chapter made my heart feel so so warm ๐ญ
What a wave of emotions. I ship them so hard and feel like a terrible spectator shouting โjust confess that you love each other already!โ What a sweet turnout this novel came to be and now I dread the end. Donโt end. Ever.
I guess Iโm having sweet dreams tonight. Truly a delight to read.
As always, thanks for the wonderful translations!
Thank you Ruby, You have brought to life these characters in a way that I think that the author would be proud. They have so much depth. Your interpretation of the changing moods has moved me almost to tears at times.We are placed in the room with them to share what ever is happenning . We can feel the pressure of anger, joy, disappointment , excitement , greed, fear compassion, understanding, passion and lust. Lust has been important to this couple. Hugo related his sexuality to power and came to know compassion from Lucia.She accepted his power and came to know love. Who fell in love first?
OoooooOoooOoooOooOooOhhhHhhhhHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!
That was so beautiful
Thanks for the update.
Iโve actually read this chapter at least three times and every time I read Iโm overwhelmed. I canโt stop crying because itโs so beautiful.
Ruby, you are a great translator, usually for novels itโs hard for me to feel this way because the prose doesnโt flow, the sentences seem โoffโ from the translation. However, it feels like Lucia was originally written in English here because the sentences, the pace, everything is so perfect. Keep up the great work!
OH MY GOD FINALLY MY HEART CANโT TAKE THIS MUCH SIMULATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DEAR RUBY. I HAVE NEVER READ A TRANSLATION AS GOOD AS THIS. THANK YOU FOR THIS STORY! MAY YOU ALWAYS BE FILLED WITH GOOD THINGS IN LIFE I LOVE YOU
Me tearing up has become the fattest mood of the century at this rate….
Yall i live for thissss. In tearing up1
HELL-YEAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!! FINALLY THEY CONFESSED EACH OTHERโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ After more than 90 chapters iโve read it wkakakakkakak i love u ruby for the translations!
i binged read this series, started two days ago and couldn’t stop reading.
my favorite chapter by far up till now – don’t think any other chapter can beat this one.
Thank you ruby for your translations :DDDDD
onwards to the next chapter heheheh
i binged read this series, started two days ago and couldnโt stop reading.
my favorite chapter by far up till now โ donโt think any other chapter can beat this one.
Thank you ruby for your translations :DDDDD
onwards to the next chapter heheheh
Yeeeeeaaah!!! finally ๐
aAahhhhhHhhhhhh……….. *cough* โคโคโคโคโคโค…
Thanks to Jerome, he is the MVP ๐๐ผ
FINALLY OMG๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ the words are spoken๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ค the best chapter I’ve read so far๐ญ๐ฅฐ
AaaaaaaaAaaaaaaAAAAAAaaaaaaOMG THIS IS SO SWEET I CAN’TTTT T^T thank you so much for translating this beautiful novel.
I can die without regret !! :”)
Who else are smiling ear to ear ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ
I swear this is my favourite chapter. I may be late but thank you for this Ruby. My heart needed this story. Haha
KYAAAAAAAAAAAAA! There should be a button with LOVE. Super โค this chapter. And I love you, Ruby for bringing such joy. ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐คง
Argh the pent up frustration over 90 chapters plus have finally been released!!! Wait, that sounds wrong…. Ah whatevs, horray!!!!
*ungodly screeches*
Finallyyyyyy!!
โyou are my heart,i love youโ
T_T
I keep grinning like an idiot while reading this chapter ๐ ๐ ๐คฃ
FCKIN FINALLY AAAAHHHHGGGHH my heart at ease
Oh my god!! Cute ๐๐
Ahhh. Chapter 94 is my most favorite chapter so far. I read it probably twice or thrice. And everytime this just makes me cry. ๐ญ My heaaaaaaart. ๐ญ
Thnak you so so much, Ruby. โค๏ธ
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAY
my cheeks hurts from smiling XD
ITS HERE ITS HERE! AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH
This is is my favorite chapter! I’ve decided! I loved every single word of it! :’) <3 In my mind, thousands of love songs are playing uwu Thank you so much for this happiness I'm feeling!!! <3
Hoooraaay! I’m rolling on my bed while reading this chapter. I’m feeling emotional right now, I really love this novel! ๐ญ๐คง
Thank you Ruby for the hardwork of translating it.
It is jot only Hugh and Lucia heart that feel the joy
Mine too
Can’t help it! the butterfly in my stomach โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ
My throat hurts from screaming and my cheeks hurt from smiling. Itโs painful but itโs good๐ญ๐ญโค๏ธโค๏ธ
Oh my god! I have never read a confession so emotional and heartfelt! Thank you, Ruby, for this wonderful chapter!
This chapter brought me to tears ๐ญโค my heart feels so full, itโs overflowing. I feel as though Iโm experiencing their level of love as well
Thank you so much for translating this series
It finally happened. ๐ We the readers and this couple really needed those words.
This is the first time I feel like a delayed confession happened at the right time. Yeah it took them like 60 chapters to do it after they both internally realized it. But they needed those 60 chapters to get comfortable with the thought of being in love. They had to work through what this love actually meant to each other and their self. I feel like if they had said it too earlier they would’ve fought about what being in love meant to each other. The time gave them the chance to explore each other and their relationship. They let themselves figure out what they wanted from each other and set ‘some’ boundaries.
Thanks for the hard work ruby
Yes, yes, it happened. Finally๐ญ๐ญ
Perhaps because it took a long way to get here, it’s much more emotional for us readers as well. This chapter is the best chapter happening ๐
FINALLY!!!! LIT THE FIREWORKS PEOPLE!!! BANG THE DRUMS AND START THE DAMN PARADE!!! FINALLYYYYYY OUR THE MOST AWAITED CONFESSION EXCHANGED HAPPENED!!!
Can’t stop smiling!!! Thank your for the chapter!
Everytime I read this I cry ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
Finally~
Those 3 words came out from their mouth โก
Iโm crying in happiness ~
I love Lucia and Hugo so much๐๐
Iโm so late I know but
THANK YOU FOR TRANSLATING RUBY Translators ~ everyone who read this translation must be grateful to youโกโก
Thank you very much
I JUST CRIED ๐บ๐บ๐บ
THEY SAID YYYYYYYYYY I swear to you, when Lucia said it, I ended up giving a happy cry. I’m feeling fulfilled. ๐
“She was his joy and his pain. The joy came from the relief he felt as he held her in his arms, and the simmering pain came from the fact that they must be two different people. Your smile was your happiness and your tears were your pain.”
You realize that the translation was very well done, when you know how to capture the characters’ feelings.
Thank you so much for your hard work, Ruby ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฆ