TER𖤐 𐦍 ☾𖤓

Cl-105

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Chapter 101 – Viola’s Secret (1)

Viola bit her lip hard. Even if he didn’t talk like that, there was absolutely no way to run away. She gently twisted her wrist out of his hand.

“Yes, there will be no second time. I will not avoid you any longer.”

“I like that. I’m guessing that one of the things that hasn’t changed these past eight years is your definite goal, correct?”

“You speak as if you’re aware of what my goal was.”

“I know it all too well. Do you really think there’s anything I don’t know about you?” Lustian chuckled and grabbed her wrist once again and brought it close to his lips.

“Why don’t you tell me then?”

“You’re a woman whose mind is absolutely full of the ambition to become King. Even at this very moment, you’re likely thinking about how you could become King. Am I wrong? And do you know that it was severely unlawful of you to use your past royal identity as a means of spying on me?”

“——”

It was a predictable response. Since it is true that I wanted to be King…. I cannot deny it.

“It’s true. I did spy. Based on the national law, I would have to be guillotined for the crime I committed.”

“If it were another princess, she would’ve been handed over to the court as soon as she arrived at the palace, beheaded and sent back to her kingdom. It would provide as a justification to wipe out the kingdom. Would you believe me if I told you that I once had those thoughts? If that were the case, your dreams would be in vain if the Kingdom of Koronis disappeared off the map of Slovenia. After all, there would also be no need for a king if the kingdom was gone. Isn’t that right?” He laughed.

He was no longer just Viola’s loved one… He was now someone who held the whole of the Kingdom of Koronis in his hands as he threatened her. It was a very unfamiliar sight.

Are these his true colors? Did he use Lune’s gentle disposition simply as a ruse to mislead me…?

“I’m telling you this in case you’re mistaken, but if you think I’m still dwelling on you, you’ve miscalculated. My feelings of love ended the day you left me. All you’re good for is relieving me because I otherwise don’t have a speck of feelings for you.”

“……..!”

Those words penetrated her. Viola’s heart hurt. I thought that the way he sucked on and bit me all night was a physical reaction to his desires for me… I was sure that his hardened heart was beating.

You’re not… lying, are you? If that is true, why does your heart beat?

Although those words reached the tip of her tongue, she couldn’t bear to bring them out. As of now, no matter what she said, she wouldn’t be able to mend a broken heart.

Then it happened. After it seemed like Lustian’s face was scrunching up, his countenance changed. Although God’s Companion was found, it seemed his chronic disease remained. But then, soon enough his expression became calmer.

As soon as he passed through the barracks, the maids entered. Viola still looked no different from yesterday, beautifully spruced up, looking every bit an empress. After finishing her grooming, she stood up straight and went out of the barracks. A countless number of people bowed to her. She could also see the aristocrats of the Kingdom of Farus.

She received a greeting from each of them as she walked, and then encountered the Blood Army. She choked up inside as she received their greetings.

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