My Body Has Been Possessed By Someone - Chapter 145

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Chapter 145
“What did you just say?”
Prince Argon had delivered absolutely shocking news.
“You’re telling me I’m about to be kidnapped?”
“Yeah. Can I have some candy?”
Prince Argon pointed at the star-shaped candy sitting on the table. Irritation surged through me as I glared at him.
“Absolutely not. That’s mine.”
“You’re stingy.”
Prince Argon grumbled and shrugged his shoulders.
“I even told you about the Empress and Chloe Adis conspiring together. Surely you could spare one piece of candy as a reward?”
“You said you were sharing this information as an apology for what happened before. You’re already receiving proper compensation, so why should I give you a reward?”
My mood had soured, and I spoke with deliberate coldness. It was justified.
‘The Empress—that viperous woman.’
Simply because I refused to become Crescent’s concubine, she was scheming like this. And apparently Chloe had joined forces with her.
I let out a hollow laugh.
Such foolish women. If I’d simply been left alone, they would have disappeared quietly.
‘They won’t even allow me a peaceful farewell.’
I had actually intended to completely cure the Empress’s skin condition.
Once I left, she would have no way to obtain the medicine.
Our relationship had improved over time, and she had helped me, so I wanted to free her from her suffering.
‘What? After kidnapping me, what then?’
To scheme such vile and cruel acts!
Hatred blazed within me. I would not let the Empress or Chloe off easily.
“Here are the evidence documents.”
Prince Argon handed me papers.
They contained a list of mercenaries hired by the Empress under an alias, the details of her request, the payment trail to these mercenaries, and a contract bearing both their seals to prevent Chloe from having a change of heart.
“Will you forgive my previous mistake with this?”
“Fine. This is sufficient compensation.”
“Then it’s time for me to receive payment for my original service, isn’t it?”
I knew he would bring this up.
I smiled faintly.
There was no better time to reveal my identity—my secret that no one knew. Besides, I would be leaving soon anyway.
I leaned closer and whispered into Prince Argon’s ear.
“Actually, I am….”
Prince Argon’s eyes widened as he listened to my whisper with rapt interest.
“Is that really true?”
“I understand it’s hard to believe, but it’s the truth.”
“No, I believe you.”
Prince Argon murmured in a dazed voice.
“I’ve heard stories like that before. Tales of other worlds existing, and sometimes people crossing over from those worlds….”
You heard such a story?
“Who told you such a thing?”
“My mother used to tell me often when I was young. Before bed, like reading from a storybook.”
Concubine Teresa?
How did she come to know such things?
‘Come to think of it, she was a wandering dancer across the Continent before becoming a concubine. Perhaps that’s why she knew so many folk tales.’
Just as I was thinking that.
“Miss, the Duke of Valentino has come to see you.”
At those words, Prince Argon asked in surprise.
“The Duke of Valentino? Why? What is this? Are they meeting again?”
“Don’t say such nonsensical things. If your business is finished, please leave.”
The moment Kanna Adis showed Prince Argon out, Silvien Valentino entered immediately.
“Welcome, Duke. Please, sit.”
“My apologies. It seems I’ve intruded.”
“No, it’s fine.”
Lea handed him tea and left the room. However, Silvien Valentino didn’t even touch the cup with a fingertip.
“What brings you here?”
“I’m afraid there was an error on my part.”
Silvien Valentino spoke calmly, then slid documents across the desk. And he explained the situation.
“Ah, I see. Well, it’s fine.”
Had I been as obsessed with divorce as before, I would have protested vehemently, but things were different now.
The life of ‘Kanna Adis’ would end soon anyway.
“I’ll make sure to submit this properly. Will you hand me your documents?”
“Very well.”
Silvien Valentino readily handed over his documents. Kanna Adis verified his signature.
“Is that all?”
“Yes.”
As if that were the end, Silvien Valentino rose from his seat. But he sat back down immediately.
Kanna Adis looked at him with a puzzled expression. Did he just stand up and sit back down?
‘What is he doing?’
Silvien Valentino seemed to have no intention of standing again, leaning back comfortably against the sofa. He appeared lost in thought, tapping his knee with his fingers, then lifted his head.
Our eyes met.
Our eyes met.
“Lady Kanna Adis.”
“Yes?”
“Do you know how long it’s been since the divorce was finalized?”
Then he uttered something unexpected.
“Well, it hasn’t been quite a month yet, has it?”
“Yes, that’s correct. Exactly forty-five days as of today.”
Kanna Adis marveled at his attentiveness. He remembered such trivial details?
“It’s only been forty-five days since our marriage of over seven years ended.”
“And?”
“Yet you’re already searching for a remarriage prospect?”
A hint of mockery played across Silvien Valentino’s face. I was startled by his sneering expression.
It was him—the Silvien I’d seen the day before the annulment ceremony, his mask slipping to reveal his true face beneath.
“First you advertise in the newspapers, and now you bring it into the home?”
Silvien Valentino muttered calmly, then let out a scoff. It was an insolence utterly unlike him.
“Don’t you think that’s excessively hasty?”
I was at a loss for words. He seemed to be laboring under some tremendous misunderstanding, but that was beside the point.
‘Why is he acting like this?’
I couldn’t fathom why my remarriage would displease him. Was it truly because it was too soon, as he claimed?
‘What does it matter to him whether I remarry or not?’
The thought kindled irritation within me. I responded coldly.
“I wasn’t aware you had the right to interfere in my personal affairs.”
“I’m speaking of basic propriety.”
“Did you just say propriety?”
“Yes.”
I stared at him in utter disbelief.
Those words—basic propriety—coming from his lips. From a man who never cared whether I lived or died!
His audacity was almost admirable.
True, if rumors of his ex-wife being linked to another man spread, it might damage his reputation.
But such grievances should remain unspoken.
He had no right to voice them aloud.
“I showed propriety aplenty. I waited over seven years for a husband who never consummated our marriage and ignored me throughout. Why should I endure further for your sake?”
A bitter laugh escaped Silvien Valentino’s lips. It was naked mockery.
“Do you need a man that desperately?”
I doubted my own ears.
Had I misheard? For it to be such a crude accusation—it seemed unlike Silvien Valentino.
Yet in the next moment, he shattered my doubt mercilessly.
“Kanna Adis, it seems you cannot live without a man.”
A slap would have been preferable. That was the measure of the insult.
My lips twisted. Undisguised fury blazed across my face.
“What did you just say?”
“You heard me.”
As my composed expression crumbled, was he satisfied? A smile bloomed at Silvien Valentino’s lips once more.
“So you’re searching for a new man the moment the divorce is finalized, aren’t you?”
Cruel contempt flickered in those beautiful blue eyes.
“So, is Prince Argon your new lifeline this time? My replacement?”
I set down my teacup with a sharp clink. Then I smiled softly.
“And what will you do about it?”
I would be leaving soon. This would be my last conversation with Silvien Valentino. After today, there would be no reason for us to meet again.
In other words, there was nothing I needed to endure.
“Whether I pursue a romance with Prince Argon or remarry is none of your concern. Even if it displeases you….”
I shrugged my shoulders with indifference.
“Why should I care what you think?”
“….”
“I have no interest in anything about you. So there’s no need for you to worry either.”
Silvien Valentino fell silent as though his tongue had been cut out. I waited a moment before continuing.
“If my seeing another man bothers you so much, then you should find a new woman yourself. Problem solved, isn’t it?”
Silence followed. I felt no fear or awkwardness in that quiet. I simply waited at ease, sipping my tea.
“I.”
Silvien Valentino’s lips parted.
“I felt nothing for you.”
“I know.”
“But now you irritate me greatly.”
I raised my eyebrows slightly. He spoke once more.
“You irritate me.”
Only after emphasizing this did Silvien Valentino become certain that this emotion was genuine.
That strange feeling he had experienced at the marriage annulment ceremony. This was no fleeting impulse.
Silvien Valentino wanted to oppose my decision. He wanted to seize my departing figure and block my path forward.
He wanted to crack that emotionless face that seemed to feel nothing for him.
Why did he want to interfere so badly?
There was only one answer. Perhaps because he hated her.
Though he had never genuinely and passionately liked or disliked anyone before, Silvien Valentino knew this was the latter.
That must be why he wanted to obstruct her at every turn. It was a pettiness he had never experienced before. He could scarcely believe how childish it was.
“That’s quite a remarkable confession.”
I too found it difficult to believe Silvien Valentino’s words.
Silvien Valentino admitting he disliked me? It was as surreal a scene as if he had confessed to liking me.
But that was all. I felt nothing more.
“I have no interest in your feelings either.”
I paused for a moment.
“Your Grace, the Duke of Valentino, you have been sufficiently discourteous thus far. Therefore, I shall no longer extend courtesy to you.”
The words I was about to speak would likely be the last I would ever offer him in this lifetime. Yet I did not wish to hesitate.
I pointed toward the door.
“Leave my room at once.”
That was the end. A fitting conclusion for us both.

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