The Tragedy of The Villainess

Chapter 140

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“Saintess?”

Kalis, who had been given a new bandage by the doctor, raised his head. Eventually, his eyes opened lightly.

“…Kalis.”

Lina was crying a lot as she walked in. It was High Priest Jubelud coming in after her… From the expression on High Priest Jubelud’s  face, he could tell that something was wrong. Kalis sat up.

“Lina?”



“Saintess?”

“Leave.”

“Yes.”

The doctor and the priest rushed out. Lina, who was standing in front of the entrance to the bedroom with tears streaming down her face, put her face in her hands and cried. The High priest Jubelud was too complicated to speak.

Kalis asked.

“Lina, what’s wrong?”

“I heard it all from Seria.”

“…What is it?”

“You lied to me. My child is not your divine power, is it?”

For a moment, Kalis’ eyes shook.

“Lina…”

“Answer me quickly. Be honest with me! Before you go to Seria!”

“Lina!”

Kalis hurried to seize Lina. High Priest Jubelud gave a small shake of his head. Kalis sighed.

“Lina, sit down. I didn’t tell you the truth because I was afraid you would be shocked.”

Lina sat in bed, tears streaming down her face.

“You know from reading the Bible that a child of divine power is born. And since you’re a saint, you’ve been exposed to that divine power. …”

“Don’t change the subject!”

She didn’t need a theory that everyone knew. What she needed now was the truth. The truth that only she didn’t know.

Lina cried out with tears in her eyes.

“Whose child is it, then?”

No, the moment she asked the question, she felt it like she was hit with a bolt of lightning.

“Is it the child of Grand Duke Lesche?”

“It could be the “divine power” of His Highness Grand Duke Berg, Saintess.”

High Priest Jubelud spoke quietly, and corrected the word “divine power” with force. After hearing everything else that had been said, Lina slowly dropped her hand.

She didn’t hear anything else.

The fact that it might be Seria’s divine power, rather than the fact that it might be Grand Duke Lesche’s child, bored into her ears like a lie.

“Seria’s divine power.”

Lina murmured in a daze.

“Why?”

“Lina….”

“She doesn’t like me.”

“Saintess! Why do you say that?”

The High Priest was astonished. Lina was crying hysterically.

“She doesn’t like me, that’s why she won’t smile at me! I wanted to be her friend, but she has never liked me!”