When the Villainess Became the Male Lead's Obsession

Chapter 6

The House of Seymon, Eden’s family, and Valtine Dukedom are descendants of the Archmage Meldion.

Meldion had two children: the first King of Seymon and the first Duke of Valtine.

These descendants have become strangers, too distant to call each other relatives over the passage of time.

In fact, the two occupied different countries, so they were truly strangers.

More than a thousand years had passed since Meldion’s death.

Duke Valtine suddenly began to obsess over the lineage of Meldion.

He began to search for all the relative families that shared Meldion’s lineage, even if they weren’t from the direct family.

What the Duke Valtine wanted were those who were mana-born.

Despite his great effort however, not a single person could be found within the Empire.

As if for the price of her death, all who had even a little of her blood were nothing but ordinary humans possessing no mana.

Nevertheless, Duke Valtine persevered and continued to devise other means.

If you don’t have it, you can just create it.

Elysia and Ariel were not born, but were children created from the Duke’s greed.

Isabella, nominated to be the next Master of the Magic Tower, was soon possessed by the Duke, who blocked her future with false love, and soon conceived Elysia.

The year Elysia was born.

As soon as the Duke saw the fragile flesh that had just come into the world, her body not yet properly washed of amniotic fluids, the first thing he did was to check Elysia’s blood for mana.

Without a care for Isabella, whose sweat-damp hair dried on her forehead.

– She doesn’t possess mana?

– Yes, there are only a few people who are born with mana, so it’s not strange at all…

– Then I don’t need it.

At the end of his words, Duke Valtine handed to the crying Elysia Rachel.

Shocked and astonished, Rachel hurriedly hugged Elysia and looked at the Duke.

Disregarding the look he knew Rachel was giving him, he walked toward the door indifferently.

For him, there was nothing anymore to see.

– Honey.

Isabella’s murky voice stopped Elysia’s cries.

It was only then that the Duke slightly turned his head and looked at the bedridden Isabella.

Isabella’s eyes were bloodshot from the pain she couldn’t withstand.

– Please love your child.

Now that I know you don’t hold any special feelings for me.

Isabella continued, not uttering out loud the emotions she felt.

– Before it became my child, it was your own.

At once, Rachel nearly collapsed from the lack of energy throughout her body, clenched her jaw and held it in.

If not for Elysia’s body in her arms giving warmth, Rachel would have been crying sitting on the floor.

– Please.

A wretched voice begged for affection.

It wasn’t a plea for herself, but for the child who came from her body, crying with her unopened eyes.