I adopt the male lead

chapter 9

“Argh!”

A scream burst out of her throat. The white light felt as hot as a burning fire. Karina rolled over the hard marble floor.

It felt like her whole body was on fire that couldn’t be put out. Karina kept screaming, but no one helped her.

‘I’m going to die like this.’

Karina banged the floor with her fist. She couldn’t die like this. Because…!

‘If I die, the children…’

She came to her senses with that thought. The children only knew that Karina had gone to buy new clothes.

Since the children don’t have any money, the innkeeper will kick the two of them out to the street in just one day.

‘They’ll think I ran away with the money.’

Tears of regret and worry, not pain, filled Karina’s eyes. Tors is warm so there’s no way she freezes to death on the street.

With a little more luck, someone kind could have taken the children to an orphanage, but the wounds inflicted will never be erased.

‘They’ll think they’ve been abandoned twice.’

Karina regretted it and regretted it again. Why did she enter this jewelry store?

Why didn’t the jeweler take the cursed stone instead of throwing it away?

Why…!

Just then, she felt a cold sensation in her right hand. Karina clung as if the chill was a helping hand.

‘Did someone pour water on me? More, more… pour more.’

The water wasn’t felt, but the cold didn’t subside either.

Rather, it started with Karina’s right hand, then cooled her left hand, shoulders, chest, and finally her entire body.

‘It’s water… isn’t it?’

Even amidst the heat, questions arose. It was because the cold air didn’t cool down over time and as time went by, the presence felt stronger.

As if an ice sculpture was hugging her.

How long has it been?

The pain that feels like eternal hell finally subsided, but she couldn’t be relieved yet.

If she let her guard down for a moment, she felt like she would just be swallowed up by the pain again.

Karina opened her eyes very slowly.

‘…?’

A while ago, the pure white light blinded her, but now it’s all dark and she can’t see ahead.

Karina, who was afraid she might be blind, raised her hands and tried to rub her eyes.

But both her hands were held by a strong man’s hand, and she couldn’t move even the slightest bit.

‘…!’

Only then did Karina understand the situation. She was burying her face in the strange man’s chest, holding her hands together.

The reason why she couldn’t see was that the man was wearing a black top.

Karina immediately screamed and pushed the man away. She staggered back a step or two and saw the strange man looking at her with a puzzled face.

Surprisingly, he was such a handsome young man that she thought he was handsome in this situation. Silver hair with a sculpture-like face. He looked three or four years older than Karina.