I’m Trying to End This Possession - Chapter 202

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Chapter 202

 

 

 

 

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“It’s a prince, Your Highness!”

Waaaah. The vigorous cry of a child echoed through the room.

“Such a lovely prince, Your Imperial Majesty!”

A prince?

Alice was panting. Her mind was hazy.

‘I wanted a princess though.’

Alice had wanted to have a daughter.

Just like how Sandra was her closest friend. She had hoped to have such a presence for herself too.

‘Still, Father will be pleased…’

Then the midwife brought over the child wrapped in a wrapping cloth.

“Your Imperial Majesty, would you like to hold the prince?”

“…”

“Your Imperial Majesty?”

Alice couldn’t answer.

The hair of the loudly crying baby was…

‘Pink?’

Like Sandra’s, like Alice’s.

It was a sweet cotton candy-like pink color.

“Th-this is my child?”

“Pardon?”

“This baby I gave birth to is really mine?”

“Y-yes, Your Highness.”

Alice was flustered.

Come to think of it, right after giving birth, the midwife, maids, and physicians seemed surprised by something— it was because the child’s hair was pink!

But why? The Grantz royals are always born with royal hair, golden hair—

Except for one person.

“Emperor Justio has arrived!”

Except for Lyos.

The door opened, and Lyos walked in with his black hair neatly swept back.

“So, it’s a son?”

Alice was momentarily dazed.

Lyos. It was Lyos in such a perfect, such a magnificent appearance.

Alice’s mind went blank for a moment at his god-like appearance.

‘His Majesty is so handsome after all…’

But this was strange.

Surely when she saw him just before giving birth, he was half out of his mind. Yes, he looked like a madman…

“You’ve worked hard, Alice.”

Now he had his usual arrogantly dignified face.

Alice clearly saw the maids secretly blushing as they looked at Lyos.

A moment of intense jealousy cut through her heart.

How dare those things covet another’s husband?

“Your Majesty. Y-you came quickly?”

“I was waiting outside the room the whole time. I rushed over when I heard labor had started.”

Lyos brushed Alice’s sweat-dampened hair and pressed his lips to her forehead.

“Well done. My empress.”

And he whispered softly in her ear.

“I have a cute younger brother now.”

In a small voice so no one else could hear.

“I was always lonely being an only child. You’ve relieved my longing.”

As Alice froze stiff, Lyos slowly straightened his bent waist. Then he smiled kindly.

“Well, get plenty of rest. I have somewhere to go for a moment.”

“Wh-where are you going?”

“Duke Viego Windsor and his fiancée will arrive at the port soon. Oh, and it seems my father-in-law is on the same ship too.”

“…Father is?”

“Yes. And your brother is with them too.”

Lyos smiled gently.

“I’m thinking of going to greet them personally.”

“…”

“So rest well.”

Even after Lyos left, Alice couldn’t recover from the shock.

Did Lyos know after all?

Had he noticed it was Father’s child? That I was having secret meetings with Father too?

Then why hadn’t he said anything until now? Wasn’t he angry?

Surely back then…

When he heard that Sister Dana had lost her purity, he lost his reason like that.

‘This is too much. It’s not just anyone else, but I had an affair with Father, so how can he not get angry even once?’

Just as tears welled up at his cruelty.

Bang! The door opened roughly and a man walked in.

“Former Emperor!”

It was Wilhelm. He was panting as he looked around.

“I heard my daughter-in-law gave birth to a grandson. I came to see the child…”

Then his words cut off abruptly.

He had spotted it. The pink-haired child the midwife was holding.

Alice was restless. What should she do? He’ll be disappointed that the child doesn’t have blonde hair!

“Y-you came, Father?”

However, Wilhelm’s gaze wasn’t directed at Alice.

Waaaah. It was fixed and frozen on the child who burst into tears.

“…”

Soon Wilhelm’s eyes sank frighteningly.

He quietly ordered the employees in the room.

“Everyone leave. I have something to discuss with the empress for a moment.”

“B-but Her Imperial Majesty needs to rest…”

“I’m saying I want to have a conversation with my daughter-in-law, so is there a reason she can’t rest? Leave.”

At the former emperor’s command, everyone eventually glanced around nervously and left the room.

Alice’s chest tightened. She barely held back from shouting at them not to go.

As soon as the door closed, Wilhelm approached. Thump, thump. He came right up to the bedside in an instant.

“Kyah!”

He grabbed Alice’s hair in one swift motion.

“Whose child is it?”

It hurts! Tears welled up in Alice’s eyes.

“How impudent, Alice. Pretending to be pregnant with my child. Whose child is it?”

“Whose child would it be! It’s, it’s Father’s child!”

“You’re lying. If it were my child, it would surely have been born with blonde hair!”

Crack, the grip on her hair tightened with force. Pain surged through her as if her scalp would be torn off.

But what was even more frightening than that was Wilhelm’s murderous gaze.

“How dare you deceive me?”

“N-no! I didn’t deceive you!”

“You keep spouting filthy lies to the very end.”

It’s true! Lyos was also born with black hair! Maybe blonde hair just doesn’t appear anymore! Maybe it’s true that Ramun’s blessing has been severed!

Those words rose to the tip of her lips, but her tongue stiffened and wouldn’t move.

“Did you sleep with other men besides me during that time?”

Wilhelm spat out the words as he roughly shoved Alice’s hair away in disgust.

“You learned absolutely nothing from watching your cousin Danae Windsor! Her purity, her absolute virtue, her dignity—you resemble none of it!”

Alice’s face was drenched in tears.

This is too much. Why do I have to hear such words?

I suffered so much giving birth to your son.

I thought I would die from the pain, so why do I have to hear such words!

“Blood doesn’t lie, they say. You’re the spitting image of Sandra.”

Wilhelm clicked his tongue and turned away.

“Do you know this? In my youth, there were few men in high society who hadn’t slept with Sandra.”

Alice reached out with trembling hands. Toward the nightstand. Toward the vase on top of it.

“She enjoyed such a promiscuous sex life that Sandra dragged every noble man in the Empire into her bed.”

“…”

“Alice, you’re truly Sandra’s daughter. Like a whore!”

Crack, Alice gripped the vase tightly. And toward Wilhelm’s head as he showed her his back—

“Waaahhh!”

At that moment, the loud crying of a child from outside the door caused Alice’s grip to loosen. Her heart pounded ominously.

‘Ah.’

What was I about to do just now?

I almost struck Wilhelm’s head with the vase.

Instinctively, without even realizing it myself…

‘No. I can’t do such a terrible thing.’

Wilhelm left, and the midwife entered again.

Alice held the child in her arms and calmed her trembling heart.

Yes, let’s calm down.

Just before, right after giving birth, I wasn’t in my right mind.

Alice looked at the child. The child was now sleeping soundly.

“So wrinkled…”

“Newborn babies are originally like that, Your Imperial Majesty.”

“He’s ugly.”

“Ugly? That’s not true, Your Highness.”

Lies. I’ve never seen such an ugly baby before.

Alice sniffled. Everything was a mess.

Would Sister Dana’s child have been pretty?

If Sister Dana had given birth, would it have been blonde?

If it had been Sister Dana’s child, would Lyos have stayed by her side the whole time?

‘Sister Dana…’

Why.

Why does Sister torment me even in death?

Could Sister’s spirit have attached itself to me?

Out of jealousy, is she following me around even as a ghost? Is she still captivating Lyos and not letting him go?

“Are you alright, Your Imperial Majesty?”

After all the midwives and physicians left, only her closest maid remained.

“Nita.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

Nita was a maid that Mother had personally assigned to her.

She was a very old acquaintance of Mother’s and extremely capable, so Mother told her to trust her with anything.

“By any chance… can dead people cast curses?”

Nita was capable. She always knew everything.

“There are such cases.”

Sure enough, she produced an answer this time too.

“In the case of vengeful spirits with grudges, they attach themselves to their target and cast powerful curses.”

“I-if I wanted to break the curse, what would I have to do?”

“You would have to dig up the grave and burn the corpse.”

Dig up Sister Dana’s grave?

That’s a bit scary.

But it’s not impossible.

‘I’m a mother now. So I have to become strong.’

I even have a new sister, don’t I.

Danaina Rolland.

Brother Viego’s fiancée has apparently entered the Empire now.

‘Yes, if I miss this opportunity, it might be difficult for Mother and Father to reunite…’

Danae. And I was planning to use this ugly baby as an excuse to call Mother and Father together in one place.

‘But Sister Dana really loved Father.’

Maybe she loved Father romantically like Miona did. Like a shameless beast!

‘Well, Father is incredibly handsome after all.’

Alice had also felt her heart flutter when she saw Father when she was very young. If they hadn’t been blood relatives, she might have had a one-sided crush on him.

So maybe Sister Dana’s vengeful spirit might interfere with Mother and Father’s reunion.

Once she reached that thought, her resolve was set.

“I need to dig up Sister Dana’s grave.”

“I’ll prepare trustworthy people for you.”

As expected of the maid Mother assigned. Her willingness to follow without question was reassuring.

“Thank you, Nita. And also…”

Alice hesitated before making her request.

“Could you possibly get me an aphrodisiac or love potion? Something very, very strong. But it can’t be dangerous to the human body.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

That was for Father.

One of the reasons Mother and Father grew distant must be because of their infrequent marital relations.

Mother would always be ready, of course.

‘The problem is Father.’

She planned to ignite Father’s passion.

Since Father has a very low tolerance for alcohol, if she mixed the drug in his drink, it would work.

Besides, Mother’s bedroom arts are probably extraordinary, so if she just gets the chance, she’ll quickly captivate Father…

Just imagining it made her feel proud.

‘Yes, I’m the one who will protect my family!’

Alice looked down at her sleeping son’s face, filled with determination.

“Don’t worry, baby. I’ll introduce you to your grandfather and grandmother. You have a pretty aunt and a handsome uncle too.”

Our family will overcome Sister Dana’s curse and become happy. Without fail.

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