The End of Us! [JK x Reader]

Chapter Fifteen

                     Like every other day, after finishing the torture session, I sprinkled magical water everywhere to erase all evidence while Ji-Yeong carefully laid his father's unconscious body on the bed

"Princess, if you don't mind, can I ask you something? I've been curious about it" he said, his voice hesitant, I nodded, allowing him to continue

"If your parents had to suffer because of your curse then why didn't Prince Rowan's parents suffer as well?" His question lingered in the air, and I met his gaze for a moment before answering

"Because our curses are different, it works differently as well" I began, my voice steady "I bear a curse where if someone truly loves me, they must face consequences" I paused for a second "You know right Prince and Princess's mother can see when king is taking their soul but later forget" He nodded "That's why my mother died when giving birth to me, she loved me so much that she refused to give my soul to the King, she fought with the King but ended up dying since she was powerless, that's when I got my curse, when Rowan, on the other hand carries the curse of envy, because his mother didn't care when the king was taking his soul... his curse makes him incapable of being content with himself, which is why he's always aggressive and hostile toward everyone, specially with me because he wanted a mother like mine"

I paused, noting Ji-Yeong's thoughtful expression. He wasn't well-versed in these matters, so I tried to keep my explanation simple "Everyone gets their curses differently but in our case we got depending on our mothers's reaction"

"Okay... but why has your sister never faced any consequences?" he asked after a moment

"Don't get me wrong... your mother died, your father had a brutal accident and ended up in a coma for years, your brother's wife was kidnapped and nearly killed after loving you like her sister, now you're trying to stop any consequence coming to my hyung because now you understand things better... well I don't know if I should say but I think your brother suffered too, if I'm not mistaken, there was a fire at your company one night. He was there alone at that time, he almost died, the fire destroyed everything and your company faced a massive loss after it, maybe it was just a coincidence or maybe he loves you"

His words hung heavy in the room, and I found myself at a loss for how to respond. Could my brother Eun-Jun even love me? Of course not, he hated me and it was all just a coincidence, right?... But unnie?

"Her marriage almost broke because of me" I said quietly, though I wasn't entirely sure myself "Does that count?" Ji-Yeong pressed but I shrugged, feeling a mix of frustration and uncertainty "I don't know. But she does love me... Maybe she's just lucky?" I tried to sound indifferent, but deep down, I was still grappling with the question

Why hadn't she been affected? Could she really be lucky enough to escape the consequences, even though she loves me unconditionally?

I sighed shaking off my thoughts and stood up "Anyway, I'm leaving, it's almost sunrise, I need to return to my body soon"

I murmured a spell under my breath, snapping my fingers to teleport from the Jeon Mansion back to the apartment

—The next day—

Since last night, I've been feeling strange, the question of why unnie hasn't faced anything cruel kept lingering in my mind, it's not that I'm unhappy that she's safe, but... could it mean she never truly loved me?

'Ugh! I'm going to lose my mind!'

Maybe I should start reading her mind too, to be honest I've never done that before because I trust her, but now? Should I? Yes, I definitely should. She's coming back from abroad in a few weeks, I need to meet her... I need to know what she really thinks