I’m Trying to End This Possession - Chapter 134

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Chapter 134

 

 

 

“So.”

When they met again, Ignis’s memory was completely blank.

“This girl is my nephew?”

“Yes.”

Viego answered calmly.

Ignis picked up a whiskey glass from the side table and gulped it down. Then he roughly wiped his lips and asked.

“And I was adopted into the Windsor Family.”

“That’s correct.”

“And you’re the great Duke Windsor himself.”

“Yes.”

While the two conversed, Dana was reading the documents Viego had given her.

They were documents regarding Ignis’s situation—

‘Deceive Ignis?’

To perfectly deceive Ignis and make him a member of the Windsor Family again.

That was Viego’s intention written in the documents.

Dana found it disagreeable.

‘A time bomb like that should be removed as quickly as possible.’

Right. That’s why I removed him.

But how did he come back to life?

I saw his brains spilling out with my own eyes!

“Stop spouting nonsense, noble sir. You want me to believe that bullshit now?”

“I spoke the truth.”

“Don’t be ridiculous and tell me what scheme this is.”

“There’s no scheme.”

When Viego repeated mechanically, Ignis finally seemed to explode.

“Do I look like an idiot to you?!”

Crash! The glass cup shattered to pieces in his grip.

Dana was impressed.

He lost his memory but his temper remains the same.

“Tell me! What are you doing to me right now—”

Suddenly Ignis’s words trailed off.

Dana had grabbed his wrist.

The red eyes that flew toward her were so murderous that Dana felt a chill down her spine.

How could human eyes be so menacing? He’s not even a carnivorous animal…

“Uncle.”

However, she smiled gently.

“Open your palm.”

“What?”

Ignis’s eyebrows twitched.

Instead of repeating herself, Dana grabbed his clenched fingers and spread them open.

“You’re hurt.”

When she spoke in a reproachful tone, Ignis snorted as if dumbfounded.

“Hey. Who are you to interfere?”

“What do you mean? I’m Uncle’s nephew.”

Dana removed the glass shards embedded in his palm, then took out her handkerchief to stop the bleeding.

“You should get proper treatment.”

“…Stranger.”

“Don’t say that. The maid outside will guide you, so hurry and see the estate’s doctor. What will you do if it scars?”

“So who are you to tell me what to do…”

“…?”

“Ah, damn it.”

What?

Why did he stop talking mid-sentence?

“Fucking hell.”

Ignis, who had cursed, suddenly stood up from his seat. Then once again, bang! He kicked the door and left.

It was truly a violent exit.

“As expected.”

Then Viego muttered.

“He’s weak to you.”

Viego seemed quite amazed, but Dana found that reaction absurd.

“Weak? Didn’t you see him getting all irritated with me just now?”

“That was his most docile behavior so far.”

That?

Kicking the door and leaving was docile?

“You said you shot Uncle Ignis in the head.”

“Yes. I did.”

“It seems something about you makes Uncle let his guard down.”

“Something about me?”

“Probably your appearance.”

Viego picked up his fountain pen again and pulled the documents toward him.

“You are beautiful.”

“…”

What?

She looked at him in surprise, but Viego’s gaze was fixed on the documents.

Scratch, scratch. In the sunlit office, only the sound of the fountain pen moving could be heard softly.

‘What.’

Embarrassed, Dana pretended to fidget with her fingernails.

To say such things so shamelessly, so nonchalantly. Viego’s words weren’t like a compliment or praise. It was just an attitude of stating an obvious, unchanging truth, which made Dana feel awkward.

“Brother, I don’t understand this situation.”

Unable to bear the awkwardness, Dana carefully changed the subject.

“How did you revive Ignis?”

“You’re saying strange things. How can one revive a dead person?”

“…”

“There’s no such method in this world.”

I know. I know, so that’s why I’m asking. I clearly saw him die…

‘…Well, how can you revive a dead person.’

Lumiere and Karl both had monster-like recovery abilities. So Ignis must have recovered miraculously too.

‘I thought he was dead then, but he must have still been breathing.’

I should have checked more thoroughly. Dana swallowed her regret and asked.

“Don’t you think taking care of Ignis is inappropriate work for me?”

“Inappropriate?”

“Yes. It’s not enough that I have to face the person I directly killed, but I also have to deceive him perfectly.”

“You’re right.”

Surprisingly, he acknowledged it cleanly.

“Tell me what you want.”

As expected, you catch on quickly.

Dana smiled and tried to quickly state her request, but—

“You’re going to tell me about the Sacred Court being held, asking for my understanding.”

Viego was one step ahead.

“Isn’t that right?”

“….”

Dana lowered her eyes. She tried to act calm, but was extremely tense.

‘Did the information leak out?’

How? This was classified among classified information. Only the Emperor, the Pope, and three Cardinals knew—

‘Ah. Could it be.’

Did the information leak from the Pope’s side?

She had heard rumors that her brother had a close friendship with the Pope of the Ramun Church. Could it have actually been true?

“That’s right.”

Dana was surprised but not greatly flustered.

“Please understand, brother.”

After all, Viego was a mountain she absolutely had to overcome.

‘I need to persuade him well.’

She was confident.

No matter how much of an old-school conservative he was, an Emperor was still an Emperor.

It wouldn’t be bad to create at least one connection with such a person.

She would emphasize that she could become the bridge connecting the Windsor Family and the Emperor, and furthermore the New Church faction and the Old Church faction—

“There’s nothing to understand or not understand.”

“Pardon?”

“I was the one who told you to handle the annulment with the royal family yourself since it would be difficult.”

Rustle, Viego turned to the last page of the documents and signed.

“If you want, I’ll stand in the Sacred Court and make a statement agreeing to your annulment.”

“….”

“Would this be sufficient compensation?”

“Of course.”

Dana answered while calming her surprised heart.

Who would have thought it would go this smoothly?

Moreover, offering to stand in the Sacred Court and make a statement—this was an unexpected gain. She hadn’t even dared to hope for that much.

“So you must responsibly and properly fulfill your role.”

Having finally finished all the paperwork, Viego gripped his cane and rose from his chair.

“Well then, I have a prior engagement.”

With a brief farewell, Viego walked steadily forward. He passed right by her.

—No, no.

He didn’t pass by.

‘Huh?’

Dana’s mind went numb.

Viego had reached his hand toward her hair. He grasped a handful in his palm and gently lifted it up.

‘What is this?’

It felt like her breath stopped. No, it actually did stop.

What was happening right now?

Softly. The sensation of her hair scattering strand by strand through his fingers was so vivid that Dana couldn’t exhale.

“Your hair….”

Viego’s low voice flowed out like a sigh.

“It’s gotten whiter.”

That was the end of it.

The pure white hair fluttered down onto her back again. It was as light as a breeze passing by.

But Dana felt as if her throat was being choked. Only after Viego finally left the office did she release the breath she had been holding.

‘What was that just now? Was there dust on it?’

No way.

He was someone who always wore white gloves because of his germaphobia.

 

“It’s gotten whiter.”

 

It was true.

Recently, Dana had noticed that her hair was shining an even brighter pure white color.

It was a change that would be hard for anyone but herself to notice. Yet he had noticed it like a ghost.

‘Why is he suddenly acting like that?’

Dana placed her hand on her chest. She was so startled that her heart was beating rapidly.

Really, he was a completely incomprehensible person.

 

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Inside the carriage.

Alice, who had been at the Imperial Palace all along, was heading toward the Windsor Estate.

‘What should I do?’

Crack, she bit her fingernail.

‘What can I do?’

Anxiety washed over her. The conversation she had just had with Lyos kept coming back to her mind.

 

“I’m going to hurry the marriage with Danae.”

“Pardon?”

“I’ll hold the ceremony before the Former Emperor departs.”

 

Soon her sister would come between them.

They had been so happy together just the two of them!

Resentment toward her sister arose for no reason.

‘If I were the older sister, I would step aside on my own.’

Did she really want to thoughtlessly intrude between lovers?

Her sister’s lack of consideration was disappointing.

Most of all, what made Alice’s heart turbulent was—

‘Then will sister become the Empress?’

This was exactly it.

Usually, the first Crown Princess would become the Empress. If he married her sister first, her sister would naturally become the Empress.

‘Then what about me?’

What am I then?

The woman His Highness loves most is me, Alice Windsor, isn’t it? So why can’t I become his Empress? Isn’t love supposed to be able to overcome anything?

‘Right. This can be overcome with love.’

So she hurriedly headed to the Windsor Estate. She planned to consult with Mother first and come up with a solution.

Alice finally arrived at the estate and hurriedly crossed the garden. Then she suddenly stopped.

‘Sister Dana?’

It was her sister.

Sister Dana was standing close together with that handsome secretary, having a conversation.

Alice quickly hid behind the bushes. But then.

“A Sacred Court will be held.”

The conversation reaching her ears was shocking.

“Brother has agreed to cooperate with the annulment.”

A divine trial? Breaking off the engagement?

Alice’s mouth fell wide open.

Could it be that Sister was trying to break off her engagement with His Highness the Crown Prince? And Brother Viego had agreed to the annulment too?

‘As expected, Sister Dana. You’re not shameless enough to interfere between lovers!’

Fortunately, it seemed she had at least a minimum of conscience.

However, Alice couldn’t smile with relief.

Because His Highness would have no intention of breaking off the engagement.

Just then, as if reading those thoughts, Dana continued speaking.

“It won’t matter even if Lyos opposes it.”

Huh?

“There’s a clause in the engagement contract about maintaining purity.”

“Is that so?”

“Lyos is living with Alice, isn’t he? He must have lost his purity by now, so we can use that as grounds to demand the annulment.”

With that conversation ended, Sister and the secretary entered the estate. Watching their retreating figures, Alice sighed.

A purity clause.

So that was the reason!

‘That’s why His Highness still hasn’t embraced me.’

They had spent many nights together, but there had been no physical contact beyond kissing.

And even that was only when Alice begged for it, barely managing to get a peck—

‘He was restraining himself because of the purity clause.’

Because he couldn’t break the vow and annul his engagement with Sister.

Having reached that conclusion, she became curious again.

‘Why does His Highness want to marry Sister so desperately?’

He couldn’t possibly love Sister.

Indeed, there was only one answer.

‘It’s because of her fortune.’

To seize Sister’s fortune. That’s why he couldn’t let Sister go no matter what.

In reality, he must want to let go more than anyone.

More than anyone, he must want to make me his empress!

‘What if, before the divine trial takes place, I sleep with His Highness and he loses his purity.’

Then everything would be resolved, wouldn’t it?

Alice clenched both fists tightly.

‘That’s right. If His Highness can’t let go of his greed on his own, then I must help him let go!’

That was the noble duty that only true love could fulfill.

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