Because She Had A Time Limit, She Became The Villain’s Daughter-in-law - Chapter 137

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19. Healthy Now
By the time the video ended, I was already crying.
“Laria, what did you think of the novel I wrote? Everything after your death—I wrote all of it myself.”
Neo nestled against my lap as he spoke. In other words, everything that happened after my death was Neo’s creation.
“I didn’t have enough power to change everything completely… so I wrote it like an ‘if’ side story, considering that demon’s personality and original background!”
I fell silent for a moment before answering honestly.
“Yeah, I’ve never seen such a mess. The plot was a total disaster.”
I had thought countless times that the original work was terrible, and here was the author responsible.
“Thanks for the praise. Did you really expect a demon to write a fairy tale?”
That was also a fair point. After all, Evan had made a contract with a demon, not an angel.
The doll of demon-repelling power had already vanished without a trace. Once Neo had used it, it would disappear somewhere else and hide itself.
I asked awkwardly.
“Um… but why did you suddenly reveal everything after watching so intently all this time?”
“Watching him confess while whining wasn’t fun at all, and it was pathetic besides, and also…”
Neo yawned and continued.
“I can only stay in the human realm for the duration of my contractor’s life, and at this rate, that guy’s going to die soon.”
I looked at Evan. His roughened skin, hollow eyes, and darkened complexion made him look truly aged. The demon’s eye for detail was accurate.
“Besides, he’s already consumed more misfortune than he can bear. That human was truly unhappy.”
If a demon was satisfied by his misery, I could only imagine how much he had suffered.
“Then Princess Elani and Simor were already getting along well?”
“Yeah. They ran into each other so often that things got a bit complicated between them.”
I pressed my forehead, but there was nothing I could do about it. In the end, it was a couple I had ruined.
Well, they were both capable people, so I figured they’d find suitable partners on their own.
“I actually thought you’d naturally like Simor…”
Neo sighed.
“You liked his money more.”
Yes, that was ultimately the truth.
“Anyway, it seemed like the picture I wanted wouldn’t come true.”
Thinking about the affair story Neo had hastily written, it seemed my genuine interest in Simor was real.
“This damn sense of morality… what is wrong with me…”
“Thanks for the compliment.”
Neo immediately responded to my muttering and let out a large yawn.
“Well, I’m going to spend some time with the slave now. Playing with pets is cute and all, but it’s inconvenient in many ways.”
I really didn’t know what expression to make.
At least I was a pet rather than a slave.
Neo opened the door on his own and left, while Evan shook his head once more watching him go.
“…Laria, I’m not going crazy right now, am I?”
“A cat opened the door and left. So no, you’re not crazy.”
As I answered, Evan gently cupped my cheek and wiped away my tears.
“Don’t cry.”
“How could I not cry? I’m so sorry and grateful.”
There was a time when Evan once told me on the Forest Path near the Magic Tower that he could destroy even the world for me. But to think he had already destroyed an entire world for my sake.
“Don’t say things like that… There’s something I really want to tell you.”
Evan spoke tenderly.
“I think I heard it earlier, but say it just once more for me.”
I barely managed to answer through a fresh flood of tears.
“Now… now you’re healthy, Evan.”
It must have been something my past self, whom I don’t remember, desperately wanted to tell the past Evan.
“Yes.”
Evan sighed and continuously wiped away my streaming tears.
“Thank you.”
And there was also something I in this life truly wanted to tell Evan in this life.
“And Evan, there’s something I really want to say.”
“…I’m not emotionally prepared yet.”
“Prepared for what?”
“In case you give a negative answer…”
“I like you.”
I cut off his words and spoke in one breath.
“Evan Icard, in my past life and in this life, regardless of all that, I like you.”
There were still so many unspoken words between us.
From how to convey the secret only we knew to others, to the countless misunderstandings from the past that needed to be resolved and our path forward…
“Of course, I still don’t know if the version of me you wanted to save and loved is truly the real me…”
“Laria.”
This time, Evan cut off my words.
“I’m going to kiss you now.”
“Huh?”
“Tell me if you don’t want to.”
Instead of answering, I closed my eyes. And I accepted the warmth that gently overlapped.
Evan was right. As our breath mingled between our joined lips, this seemed more important than all the complicated conversations that remained between us.
The tentative movements at first gradually grew more intense. I even found myself wondering if my past self had found it overwhelming to accept him this way.
“…This is good.”
He whispered against my lips.
“I love this so much, Laria.”
I had no chance to answer before I clung to him, gasping for breath.
His body heat pressing against me was scorching, and my heart raced wildly. As he leaned his weight further into me, the chair I had been sitting on began to slide backward.
“Mmph… ah!”
I finally pushed him away, breathless.
“Should we move to the bed?”
His crimson eyes were already brimming with intense desire. I felt embarrassed just meeting that penetrating gaze that seemed to see right through me.
“…Why?”
I nestled against him as if trapped, asking softly.
“Were you planning to do more…?”
At my cautious question, he lifted me effortlessly and laid me directly on the bed. Then, interlacing his fingers, he pressed his hands down on the mattress and loomed over me, caging me beneath him.
Evan finally answered in a voice thick with restraint.
“If you’ll allow it…”
The atmosphere made it clear that refusal wasn’t really an option, but I decided to postpone the matter. If I wasn’t careful, I might not leave this room for quite some time.
“Tonight. Let’s do it tonight. It’s too bright right now.”
“Does that really matter?”
“My older brother is outside. Even if I put everything else off, I haven’t seen him in years.”
Evan swallowed a sigh and slowly nodded his head.
“Then… answer just one more question for me.”
“What is it?”
“You’re coming back to Duke Icard’s Mansion, aren’t you?”
“Um… well…”
My hesitation stemmed from the fear that everyone must be viewing me as an ungrateful wretch who stabbed them in the back and fled. Even if Evan loved me enough to overlook it…
As I fell into thought, Evan’s head suddenly dropped beside me with a soft thud. And I felt an enormous weight settle against me.
“…Evan?”
Suddenly, I remembered that his complexion had been haggard, as if he hadn’t slept in days. And yet he still wanted to… goodness.
I carefully slipped out from his embrace. After draping the blanket over him, I quietly left the room.
‘Yes, sleep is better for you anyway.’
I needed to have conversations with people other than Evan.

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