I’m Trying to End This Possession - Chapter 147

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Chapter 147

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Don’t go!”

 

Was this a dream?

 

“Don’t go, Dana.”

 

Dana stared blankly.

 

At that scene of Lyos crying as he held onto her.

 

“Don’t leave me behind. Dana. Please stay by my side. Please.”

 

I see. It really is a dream.

 

That day. It was the memory of that day when she hesitated before the Dimensional Gate that opened for the first time in 100 years.

 

That’s why Lyos wasn’t the only one who appeared.

 

“Do you really have to go?”

 

Lumiere had also grabbed her hand.

 

“Won’t you stay in this world? Hmm? I’ll be terribly sad if you leave.”

 

And Karl Windsor as well.

 

“Where exactly are you going, leaving us behind!”

 

Dana looked at herself in the dream.

 

Danae Windsor from a few years ago. That foolish girl was wavering without knowing anything.

 

Soon after, she would make the worst choice of her life—to remain in this world.

 

She couldn’t bear to watch that scene. So Dana squeezed her eyes shut.

 

She opened them again after a moment.

 

“A mere possessor wearing someone else’s body.”

 

This time, what appeared was Lyos’s cold face.

 

“I treated you kindly, and you got cocky and climbed all the way to the top of my head.”

 

Those demonic eyes that tore into her even after being caught in adultery.

 

“Don’t blame me. My change of heart is something you brought upon yourself.”

 

I don’t want to see this.

 

Dana closed her eyes again.

 

She didn’t open them, not knowing what else might appear.

 

“Your compensatory psychology suffocates people.”

 

But Lumiere’s voice pierced through her eardrums vividly nonetheless.

 

“That’s that and this is this. Did anyone forcibly tie you up to prevent you from leaving?”

 

She couldn’t block out that voice.

 

“Now you can’t even return to your world. What will you do? You have no choice but to adapt.”

 

Dana opened her eyes instead.

 

But this time, no one was visible.

 

Just a dark, long corridor. Only rays of light flowing through a door left slightly ajar.

 

Karl’s voice flowed out from that gap.

 

“I need to maintain my guardian status over Dana for at least another year. Only then will I become the primary heir to Dana’s inheritance.”

 

At that moment, Dana felt as if the ground was caving in.

 

“So, I’ll have to shorten her life.”

 

No, she wished it would rather collapse.

 

If she hadn’t truly loved them, it wouldn’t have hurt this much.

 

“Yeon Dana, isn’t the inheritance Grandfather gave you too much for you to monopolize alone?”

 

It was no different from my world.

 

It was no different from those people.

 

‘At least I never loved the trash around Yeon Dana.’

 

But having loved the people of this world was humiliating. It was degrading.

 

Having loved them—truly, genuinely having loved them—wounded her deeply.

 

If she hadn’t loved them.

 

Then this world wouldn’t have felt so terrifyingly awful.

 

 

 

* * *

 

 

 

“Miss, are you awake?”

 

She opened her eyes.

 

Lete was looking down at her with a worried expression.

 

Dana stared at him quietly, then smiled faintly.

 

“The Divine Trial?”

 

“It has been suspended.”

 

As expected.

 

“Miss, how do you feel?”

 

“I’m fine. When will the second trial be held again?”

 

“Two days remain.”

 

“Two days.”

 

Dana repeated the word.

 

“Two days left.”

 

The Divine Trial had failed.

 

No, it had almost failed.

 

If she hadn’t had Divine Sight, if she hadn’t had the ability to see the past, it surely would have failed completely. The engagement annulment would have failed.

 

‘Fortunately, it’s not over yet.’

 

There was still one chance remaining.

 

Perhaps that’s why. Though her body felt heavy, her mind was clearer and cleaner than ever. She had never been this certain.

 

“Miss, please lie down a bit longer.”

 

“I’m fine.”

 

Dana ignored her secretary’s restraint and got up to sit at her desk.

 

As she was taking out letter paper from the drawer, she saw the newspaper placed on the desk.

 

It was yesterday’s and today’s newspapers.

 

 

 

[The Truth About Kaltusa Territory’s Retilan Mine!]

 

 

 

Large letters adorning the front page headline.

 

 

 

[It has been confirmed that most minerals have rotted due to the aftermath of the Corrupted Land contamination from several years ago.]

 

 

 

The corners of her mouth naturally curved up.

 

Though the first Divine Trial had failed, fortunately this matter was proceeding smoothly.

 

 

 

[Kaltusa Territory, which had heated up the Empire and been swept up in redevelopment fever, completely halts development.]

 

[Resentment is focused on Karl Windsor, who was the general manager of the development project.]

 

 

 

Dana asked calmly while gripping her fountain pen.

 

“Where are Brother Viego and Uncle Karl?”

 

“They’re currently in a meeting. I heard that Karl Windsor’s dismissal has been put on the agenda.”

 

“I see.”

 

I knew that would happen.

 

Finally, a smile flowed out.

 

Unless Karl can handle this situation, he’ll definitely be dismissed.

 

‘But what’s the point? If I can’t break off the engagement, the vice family head position won’t come to me either.’

 

Dana pulled the letter paper toward her. With cold eyes, she scrawled passionate sentences.

 

 

 

[I miss you so much I could die.]

 

 

 

She folded it in half and put it in an envelope.

 

“Send this to Lumiere.”

 

Lete silently took the letter.

 

His expression was dark, but she didn’t have the luxury to carefully observe her secretary’s emotions right now.

 

“Understood.”

 

Lete bowed politely and left the room.

 

Suddenly, she remembered that she had asked him to investigate hobbies but hadn’t checked on it yet.

 

But it couldn’t be helped.

 

Right now, she was dealing with a life-or-death problem.

 

‘How much time is left until that day?’

 

Dana glanced at the calendar.

 

About two months remained.

 

The day Karl Windsor’s five-year guardianship period would be complete. Until Karl Windsor would end her life.

 

Only two months.

 

‘So there’s no time to delay.’

 

If she didn’t settle things at the second Divine Trial in two days, breaking off the engagement within two months would be impossible.

 

Dana now knew what she had to do.

 

‘I should have thrown away my purity long ago.’

 

A sneer escaped her.

 

Lyos and Alice this and that. The wedding night this and that. Potions this and that.

 

From the beginning, she shouldn’t have bet her fate on things she couldn’t control.

 

‘I should have done it myself for certain.’

 

Since she was going to abandon this body and leave anyway, what had she been so indecisive about?

 

She couldn’t choose to stay in this world just to preserve this body’s purity.

 

‘Besides, this isn’t even my body—it’s just an empty shell without an owner.’

 

If she had definitively lost her purity from the start, she would have broken off the engagement with Lyos by now. Even knowing this, she hadn’t chosen that path.

 

‘I’ve become too complacent lately.’

 

Dana knew the reason.

 

 

 

“Do you like me?”

 

 

 

Because Karl was kind.

 

 

 

“Say my name, Dana.”

 

 

 

Because Lumiere was affectionate.

 

She had unknowingly been absorbed by that warmth.

 

Like a fool. Like a pathetic idiot. Like that moron who had been deceived by fake love and turned away from the Dimensional Gate.

 

With that thought, an extremely cold, polar rage swept through like a blizzard, seeming to freeze her to the tips of her hair.

 

She would never become such a fool again. Never.

 

Just then, knock knock, the sound of knocking was heard.

 

“Dana.”

 

It was Karl’s voice.

 

“Are you awake?”

 

Her heart sank for a moment, but Dana answered very calmly.

 

“Yes, Uncle. Please come in.”

 

However, the door didn’t open. After a brief silence, Karl’s voice came again.

 

“I heard you collapsed. Are you feeling better now?”

 

“Yes, I’m fine.”

 

Why isn’t he coming in? Dana said once more.

 

“Please come inside, Uncle.”

 

“It’s okay.”

 

What’s okay? For some reason, Karl talked from outside the door instead of entering.

 

“I know you’re busy, but take care of your health while you work, alright?”

 

“Uncle, come in and let’s talk.”

 

“No, I’ll go now. Rest well.”

 

He’s leaving like this?

 

However, she couldn’t hear footsteps moving away from beyond the closed door.

 

Just in case, Dana got up from her seat and approached the door.

 

Creak— She turned the door handle and pulled.

 

As expected, a large shadow immediately swallowed her completely.

 

“Uncle.”

 

Karl was still in front of the door.

 

He was leaning diagonally against the door frame with his head tilted, which was absurd.

 

Why is someone who said he was leaving doing this?

 

“What are you doing without coming in?”

 

His appearance was disheveled, unlike usual. Several shirt buttons were undone, and his necktie was completely loose, just hanging there carelessly.

 

He must not even have the presence of mind to dress properly.

 

Dana felt a vile satisfaction at his messy appearance. However, she put on a seemingly worried expression.

 

“Why is your hair so disheveled?”

 

Dana reached her hand toward his hair. Then Karl obediently lowered his head like a tamed beast.

 

Swish swish, as she combed his disheveled platinum hair back with her fingers…

 

“….”

 

Their eyes met.

 

Beneath his golden eyelashes, his absinthe-colored eyes were sunk heavily.

 

“The necktie too.”

 

Karl quietly requested while keeping his gaze fixed on her.

 

“Tie my necktie too.”

 

“….”

 

For some reason, her breathing became cautious. She lifted her hands, which felt heavy, and touched his collar.

 

“Yes.”

 

Does this man still not know how to tie a necktie?

 

Before tying his necktie, Dana first buttoned up his shirt one by one. While doing so, she thought.

 

Two months left until that day.

 

How is this person planning to kill me?

 

“Uncle.”

 

“Mm.”

 

Karl’s Adam’s apple, which had scraped out a low voice, moved. Having finally buttoned up to his neck, Dana now pulled on his necktie.

 

“I heard the news.”

 

“So?”

 

“Is there anything I can help you with?”

 

This was the first time seeing Karl so disheveled.

 

Right now, Karl Windsor was completely cornered.

 

He’d probably want to grasp at any straw.

 

“If you wish, I can lend you as much money as you need.”

 

Dana spoke gently while pretending to focus on tying his necktie knot.

 

“I can give you more than enough to handle this situation. As you know, there are quite a lot of gold coins sleeping in my vault.”

 

Even the one and only navigation chart leading to Treasure Island was stored in that vault.

 

‘Something you’d want badly enough to kill me for.’

 

For a moment, she felt an impulse to yank the necktie and strangle his neck. The emotion was so intense that her fingertips twitched momentarily.

 

“Think about it, Uncle.”

 

But fortunately, her touch remained gentle.

 

Dana finally patted his beautifully knotted necktie, then looked up with a smile.

 

At that moment, Karl had a languid expression as if he were a cat basking in sunlight.

 

‘He looks pleased.’

 

He seems to like my proposal. Dana mocked him inwardly and continued naturally.

 

“You just need to leave one piece of collateral.”

 

“Collateral?”

 

“Yes. Nothing else is needed…”

 

Dana took Karl’s hand.

 

Carefully lifting it up, she gazed at the amber-colored ring.

 

“This one ring will be sufficient.”

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