Chapter 166: Hidden Truths (2)

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Sien embraced Berg, a whirlwind of intense emotions enveloping her.

A touch with another person after 7 years. The warmth of a human after 7 years. The first time in 7 years she touched...the man she loved.

She now remembered how overwhelming it felt to touch Berg.

For this warmth, she had endured the past 7 years.

Even when she collapsed alone, she got back up, and moved even when hurt.

The sensation on her fingertips.

The weight on her arms.

Berg's face resting on her shoulder.

All of it was so heartbreakingly warm.

Of course, Sien knew she was being insincere.

She knew she approached Berg because he had weakened.

Normally, Berg would have pushed her away.

But this time, he couldn't.

Berg, who seemed on the verge of collapsing, leaned on her.

Something was definitely wrong...and paradoxically, it turned out to be in Sien's favor.

At the same time, there was a pain in her chest.

Seeing the man she loved in pain was always excruciating.

Especially since Berg's tears held so much meaning.

Sien was always brought to her knees by his tears.

For the past 7 years, the image of him begging her not to leave, with tears streaming down his face, had tormented her like a brand.

But for now, Sien had no intention of digging into Berg's pain.

She vaguely guessed it might be related to his wives...but she didn't think deeply about it.

She would naturally come to know what had happened to him.

For now, she wanted to focus on the fact that he was leaning on her.

Sien wanted to show Berg the significant change that had happened to her.

It was a recent event.

"...Bell."

Sien, with a trembling voice, lifted Berg's head from her shoulder.

She met his struggling eyes.

With difficulty, she managed a smile and showed him the back of her hand.

"...See...?"

"..."

A hand covered in scars.

But that wasn't what she wanted to show him.

Berg stopped when he saw the back of her hand.

"...Hea's mark...is gone."

Was it because they killed the Demon King?

She was finally freed from the long-standing shackle.

The wish she had prayed for over seven years had finally come true.

She was free.

No longer...bound to the Hea Church.

Perhaps Hea already knew.

That there was no way to hold her back anymore.

With or without the mark, she would have come to Berg.

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