I’ll Be the Heroine’s Competent Divorce Partner - Chapter 149

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Chapter 149

 

I fell silent for a moment.

 

And then.

 

“I want to think about it a little more for now.”

 

Generally speaking, it would be right for me to inherit it.

 

Since I’m the only direct descendant remaining in the family.

 

But I should also listen to the opinions within the Duke’s House, and more than anything, I also….

 

‘I don’t particularly want to have the Duke Laventess title.’

 

Didn’t I obtain the Marquis Lucerno title with my own power?

 

Naturally, Lucerno is much more important than Laventess.

 

I shrugged my shoulders and changed the subject.

 

“I’m planning to visit David’s bedroom to look through his belongings as well. Would you like to come with me?”

 

“That sounds good.”

 

Just as Joshua and I were leaving the room side by side.

 

He suddenly opened his mouth.

 

“Elodie, please speak honestly.”

 

Hm? About what?

 

I widened my eyes and looked up at Joshua.

 

Joshua was already looking down at me with his eyes curved like crescents.

 

“When I told you that you were cute, you were indeed embarrassed, weren’t you?”

 

“….”

 

I was left speechless.

 

At the same time, his smile grew even deeper.

 

“Honestly, I find even the way Elodie tries so hard to change the subject cute….”

 

Wait, weren’t you going to just let it slide?!

 

You’re really mischievous!!

 

* * *

 

Click.

 

Light leaked through the half-open door in a long streak.

 

I stepped into the room first and glanced back at Joshua.

 

“Please come in.”

 

“Yes.”

 

Joshua carefully followed behind me.

 

The place where we were now standing was David’s study.

 

Since this was the space where David usually spent the longest time, and various documents were also stored here, we visited it first.

 

‘Come to think of it, I had various conversations with David in this study.’

 

Actually, the expression “had conversations” doesn’t seem quite appropriate.

 

David unilaterally scolded me, and I obediently bowed my head and listened to his nagging.

 

Plus there was even the smell of Catherine’s perfume that was deeply embedded in the study.

 

‘Hmm, it seems like I’m only recalling bad memories about the deceased.’

 

I smiled bitterly and looked around the study.

 

Since no one had entered or left during the funeral period, dust had already accumulated lightly on the bookshelves and the spacious desk.

 

Just then.

 

I slightly furrowed my brow.

 

‘Huh?’

 

Something felt a bit strange.

 

It felt like I was getting short of breath, and my chest had been feeling stuffy since earlier….

 

At that moment.

 

“Gasp!”

 

I breathed heavily.

 

An intense feeling of pressure rushed over me.

 

It was as if a giant was strangling my neck with all their might.

 

“Elodie?!”

 

Joshua looked back at me in shock.

 

I staggered and collapsed to the floor.

 

I couldn’t control my body properly at all.

 

My oxygen-deprived head quickly became hazy, and my vision spun.

 

Moreover, this pressure crushing my entire body….

 

“Elodie!!”

 

Joshua hurriedly tried to support me.

 

But there wasn’t an ounce of strength in my limbs.

 

“Gasp, huk, haah….”

 

I gasped for breath.

 

Countless lights flickered before my eyes.

 

Joshua seemed to be calling my name, but his voice sounded distantly far away.

 

“Jo, Joshu….”

 

I couldn’t overcome the dizziness and collapsed onto the floor with a thud.

 

At the same time, a small metallic sound rang out.

 

Clang!

 

Suddenly, the pressure that had been crushing my entire body disappeared as if washed away.

 

I breathed heavily.

 

“…Gasp!”

 

My empty lungs desperately craved oxygen.

 

I breathed rapidly.

 

“Huk, gasp, huk….”

 

Throughout my breathing, my lungs ached as if they would tear.

 

At the same time, Joshua turned pale and grabbed hold of me.

 

“Elodie! Are, are you alright?!”

 

But I couldn’t answer that question.

 

‘Wh, what on earth was that just now?!’

 

Why did it suddenly become difficult to breathe?

 

With bewildered eyes, I looked around and my gaze fell on a ring rolling on the floor.

 

It was Isabel’s ring.

 

Since Isabel and David hadn’t divorced amicably, it felt a bit awkward to show that ring in front of people.

 

So I had kept it quietly hidden in my clothes, threaded on a necklace chain.

 

‘Oh no, the chain must have come loose when I fell.’

 

I hurriedly reached toward the ring.

 

It would be troublesome if this precious ring that Isabel gave me got damaged.

 

And the moment my hand completely touched the ring.

 

“Gasp!”

 

I gasped for breath once again.

 

Suddenly, it felt like a giant boulder was crushing my entire body.

 

“Elodie!”

 

Joshua’s voice calling me urgently sounded distantly far away.

 

I reflexively put the ring down as if throwing it away.

 

Clang!

 

The ring collided with the marble floor and let out a sharp scream.

 

Along with that, the pressure that had been choking me once again completely disappeared.

 

“Huff, huff, gasp…”

 

I breathed heavily and rapidly.

 

My trembling eyes stared down at Isabel’s ring.

 

A thin murmur flowed out between my lips.

 

“…Ring.”

 

It seemed this strange sense of pressure originated from Isabel’s ring.

 

Just now, that had been the case.

 

When I collapsed to the floor, the necklace chain had come completely undone.

 

The ring had fallen completely away from my body.

 

The ring that had been hanging on the chain was also no longer touching my body.

 

“What do you mean by that? The ring?”

 

Joshua couldn’t hide his bewildered expression even in his confusion.

 

I desperately tried to retrace what had just happened.

 

‘Come to think of it… my chest had felt strangely stuffy ever since I entered the study.’

 

In the midst of that.

 

Suddenly, as if someone was choking my neck, a fierce pressure came rushing in.

 

And from the moment the ring stopped touching my skin, that pressure disappeared as if washed away.

 

‘Then, the ring is the problem?’

 

But if that were the case, hadn’t I been carrying the ring just fine until now?

 

Not just me, but I knew Isabel had also been wearing the ring continuously.

 

‘Just in case. There might be another cause besides the ring.’

 

Something that exists in this room…

 

My gaze, which had been looking around, suddenly turned toward a still life painting leaning against the floor.

 

It was a painting I hadn’t seen before.

 

‘That painting is…?’

 

It was a painting with pomegranates as the subject.

 

Through the cracked skin, pomegranate seeds embedded grain by grain were scattering a blood-red light.

 

I stared blankly at the painting.

 

As if bewitched by something, I simply couldn’t take my eyes off the painting.

 

My heart beat anxiously.

 

My mouth went completely dry.

 

‘Could it be?’

 

I carefully moved my hand while still lying down.

 

As soon as I grasped the ring, my breath was choked again.

 

I breathed heavily and hastily released the strength from the hand clutching the ring.

 

As soon as the ring fell from my hand, my breathing became easier.

 

“Elodie!”

 

Just then, Joshua grabbed me again.

 

I swallowed dry saliva and looked up at Joshua.

 

Also, the moment I faced that face stained with Joshua’s shock and bewilderment.

 

Instinct whispered.

 

That he and I were now making the same assumption.

 

“Joshua, this is…”

 

“Please stay still for now.”

 

Joshua, who had restrained me, carefully took out a handkerchief from his chest.

 

He wrapped the ring in the handkerchief so it would no longer touch skin directly.

 

Then he supported me and helped me sit up from where I was.

 

“How is your body, are you alright?!”

 

Violet eyes filled with worry looked me up and down.

 

I quickly nodded my head.

 

“Yes, I’m fine.”

 

Now there was no discomfort even in breathing.

 

The pressure that had been weighing down my entire body had also disappeared as if washed away.

 

But Joshua still had a face full of concern.

 

“Still, you should receive a doctor’s examination once.”

 

“Yes, I’ll do that.”

 

I answered obediently.

 

Only after hearing my confirmation did Joshua show a somewhat relieved expression.

 

But that was only for a moment.

 

He looked down at the ring wrapped in the handkerchief with a complicated gaze.

 

“Just in case, I should check it once too.”

 

There was no time to stop him.

 

Joshua, who had unwrapped the handkerchief with determined hands, grasped the ring directly.

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