Chapter 241

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Volume 7

Is that all? Thats why you asked the Duke of Mireille to ask the Admiral? Just to bring me back?

An angry face burst into heat beyond the rain.

What?! Your fathers dying, but thats all you can say? You ungrateful bitch! You truly are the devils child!

With the devil, you refer to our father and mother, right?

I knew you would be like this, so I tried to bring you back by kidnapping you. You Youre worse than a beast! I at least know that much!

Ill think about going to see my father. However, even if I end up heading to the Obernyu estate, I refuse to be accompanied by you. I will take care of myself. Ill merely inform you if I come.

When the horses hooves stepped out of the corridor and onto the grass, heavy rain poured on Lil. Venua remained standing there with his shoulders shaking violently, but Lil simply corrected her posture that was initially turned towards him and slammed the reins down.

Raindrops pelted her face and entered her eyes. Wiping her eyes with her arm, she sped through the garden, where beyond the sound of iron hooves shaking the ground, the sound of grass crumbling beneath the beasts four legs, and the sound of pouring rain, Venuas cry could be heard as well.

Get that bitch!..

Following the distant shout, the front gates bell rang loudly.

Lil felt like someone was about to grab her head from behind. No, instead of someone, it was more like a formless demon she had forgotten for a while. Lil felt goosebumps running down the back of her neck and glanced behind her. She sensed Mortus voice, which she had thought had long since faded, mixed within the rain.

It seems like he can suddenly appear from somewhere and drag me back to his castle.

Despite her sinking heart, Lil hastily pulled out her gun. There was still a considerable distance to the front gate, but because of the darkness, Lil had not yet been spotted by anyone while running out in the rain. Soldiers guarding the tightly closed iron gate were busy going back and forth, wondering what they just heard.

Lil shot her saved bullet without hesitation.

Open the gate!

The soldiers, who eventually discovered Lil, gathered in front of the gate. One of the guards who was aiming a rifle suddenly took his eyes off the barrel of the gun, probably surprised that the figure he saw through the raindrops was that of a woman in a dress.

Its a woman! Who is it?..

Stop! Dont shoot! It might be the young lady!..

Then we shoot the horse instead

It mustve sailed safely then.

Feeling relieved, her body relaxed and sank further. Lil, who had held her horse close to the shadow of the building, stuck even closer to the wall and tilted her head up. The rain was getting stronger, pouring on her face, clothes, and down to her toes. Although she was exhausted and worn out, she had nowhere to go.

A place I can come back to Theres a place I once thoughtlessly said Id return to someday. Funny how Im suddenly reminded of how happy he was even though it was a slip of the tongue But was it truly a mere slip-up?

Lil raised her gaze at the cliff. Seeing the windows of the Retiro residence brightly lit, an illusory warmth seeped through the rain. While blankly staring at it, reminded Lil even of the smell; the harshness of the medicine she had to take from Levi all the time, the old papers in the library, things like that. And even the pleasant fragrance Ed used.

Its the scent he has been wearing since I first met him, but I still have no idea what it is A scent that was most present when he hugged me

Lil blinked her eyes slowly. Raindrops formed on her eyelids and fell. Perhaps because her mind was getting more and more clouded, her vision seemed to be blur as well.

Somehow I held on to this last bit of hope, but it turned out to be nothing but a useless dream. I knew I always knew it wouldnt work out in the first place. I knew it from the beginning, so now I have no reason to regret it or feel sad. Even after everything we went through these past months, Im not shameless enough to keep clinging to Ed Venua clearly warned me that he would kill Ed, so its obvious how my brother will act if I lay my trust in Ed

Lil closed her tired eyes. As she sighed, the lips that had long lost their senses trembled and a small stream of water continued to flow down her cheeks.

The darkness deepened.

At first, it was just hiding in the shade of the building, but now the shadows appeared to be condensing to reverberate a dark voice. The voice told her that she couldnt get away no matter how hard she tried. The pitch black mass on the floor eventually found shape and a hand appeared out of nowhere. The hand, formed from darkness, came up to the leg that had been exposed by the torn dress and gripped Lils ankle.

Lil offered Mortu her ankle without a fight and her foot popped out of the stirrup.

If both my feet fall off like this, then I wont be able to go anywhere

How strange. I originally intended to leave the League and resume my life with the Duke of Mireille, wanting to end my old, bad relationship with the Duke and start over as Liloa Obernyu again The only thing that I wanted was to just live my life without denying myself

But now I dont want to go anywhere. I barely escaped Venuas clutches by sheer force of will, but it feels like Id face the same problems no matter where I go Perhaps Mortu has already defeated me I dont seem to get away, no matter how hard I try Im trapped in a castle with no doors and Ive been completely unaware of it this entire time The whole world mustve already know of this and thats the reason why theyre constantly laughing, despising, and mocking me

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