My Body Has Been Possessed By Someone - Chapter 183

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Chapter 183
“You understand well.”
Kanna Adis responded calmly.
“I cannot continue this relationship with Your Majesty. No—I do not wish to.”
“Tatiana!”
“Your Majesty deceived me.”
Alexei’s face drained of all color. Kanna Adis met his gaze unflinchingly.
“Whenever Your Majesty desires, I would foolishly fall for your deceptions again. Just as I have now.”
“Tatiana, I’m sorry. Truly….”
“I can no longer trust Your Majesty.”
“I was afraid of losing you.”
It showed.
His eyes, his trembling hands—they were saturated with the terror that I might abandon him.
That must be why he made such a foolish decision.
“I’m sorry. Tatiana, forgive me just this once.”
Yet Kanna Adis remained unmoved. There was no capacity left within her to waver.
Her affection for him was shattering into fragments even in this very moment.
‘Despicable man.’
Because I had genuinely cared for Alexei, my disappointment was proportional to that care.
Alexei was the closest person to me in this world. The one I trusted most.
Yet that very person had betrayed my trust. He had mobilized his power and connections to deceive me completely. Made me a fool.
Therefore, I could no longer trust him as I once had.
“This relationship cannot continue.”
At her resolute words, Alexei’s face began to grow cold, slowly and deliberately.
“You would end it like this?”
“Yes.”
“No. I cannot end this.”
“Do not mistake yourself. This is not something that can be decided by Your Majesty’s will alone.”
“You love me too. So do not abandon me so easily.”
Alexei reached out with trembling hands to caress Kanna Adis’s cheek.
“You are mine.”
Just as she was about to retort, the door burst open. Kanna Adis and Alexei turned their heads simultaneously.
It was Lorenzo.
“Your Highness?”
Lorenzo’s face twisted as his gaze alternated between Kanna Adis and Alexei.
“What are you two doing right now?”
“Lorenzo.”
Alexei exhaled a weary sigh and pressed his hand to his forehead.
“Leave. This is not your concern.”
“But you’re engaged! So what are you doing with Tatiana!”
“This bastard….”
“Tatiana, did you deceive me? Were you really Alexei’s mistress?”
The young man’s face was stained with betrayal.
“You told me you weren’t!”
It was chaos. I pushed Alexei aside and approached Lorenzo.
“I apologize for not being honest with you then. But….”
“Don’t touch me!”
Slap! Lorenzo brushed away my outstretched hand. His face was deeply wounded.
“Liar, you deceived me!”
Then he turned and ran away.
“Wait, Your Highness!”
I hurried after him.
Regardless of the reasons, the fact remained that I had deceived Lorenzo. I couldn’t simply leave him like this, whether to apologize or explain.
Lorenzo ran as if fleeing, then stopped in the middle of the Garden. He spun around and glared at me.
I caught my breath and apologized quickly.
“I’m sorry for lying. I wanted to avoid being caught up in scandal as much as possible. So….”
“Do you love my brother?”
“Yes.”
I exhaled like a sigh.
“I did, until I heard about the engagement.”
Lorenzo’s face crumbled. He clenched his fists, then turned away again.
“Don’t follow me.”
This time, I couldn’t pursue Lorenzo any further.
‘Damn it.’
I covered my face with both hands.
I had completely lost Lorenzo’s trust.
I had lied, saying I wasn’t Alexei’s mistress, that I would never bring dishonor to Alexei’s name.
Hadn’t I also been angry at being deceived by Alexei?
I deserved to lose his trust. It was my own doing.
“Tatiana.”
Alexei, who had followed after me, called my name softly.
“I’m sorry.”
Then he pulled my waist and embraced me tightly.
“Please understand.”
“….”
“I love you.”
In that moment, my hands, which had been about to push him away, lost their strength.
It wasn’t because my heart had weakened.
I felt utterly hollow.
Devastatingly empty.
I could no longer say “me too”—this harsh, sudden reality pierced through me like a blade.
That was when Alexei tilted my chin upward and pressed his lips against mine.
I pushed him away quickly.
“Stop. Don’t do this anymore.”
“Tatiana.”
“My resolve hasn’t changed. There’s nothing more to discuss. Please leave.”
Faced with my cold refusal, Alexei finally stepped back.
“Fine, I’ll go. But remember this—I cannot give you up.”
I could no longer hold back and spat out bitter words.
“Stop spouting nonsense, Your Majesty. You sound insane.”
“You’re only realizing that now?”
Alexei laughed bitterly and turned away. As he left, I let out a groan and pressed my head between my hands.
‘Ah… really.’
What is this?
What is this?!
I’m so frustrated I want to scream. Truly, I’m about to lose my mind.
That was when I heard rustling from above.
I startled and looked up, meeting a pair of emerald eyes.
A white-haired man sat perched on a tree branch.
“Ren?”
Ren stared down at me intently, smoking a cigarette. As he drew in a deep breath, the ember glowed a brilliant red. Then he exhaled the smoke.
Perhaps because he kept his gaze fixed on me, I felt a strange sense of insult—as if he were blowing smoke directly into my face.
Of course, it was merely an illusion. The scent of tobacco hadn’t even reached where I stood.
“…How much did you see?”
Ren took another long drag from his cigarette. Then, exhaling smoke, he answered curtly.
“All of it.”
He then leaped down lightly and stood before me. Ren twisted his lips into a smile—mocking, or perhaps admiring—and whispered.
“You’re quite kind, my employer.”
…What?
But I had no chance to ask further. Ren simply walked past me. Only the bitter scent of tobacco lingered, brushing against my nose.
I watched his retreating figure and placed a hand over my chest.
Perhaps because of that strange unease from moments before, my heart began to race.
‘What was that just now?’
That gaze. I felt as though I’d seen it somewhere before… Though his exterior is identical to Kalen’s, after all.
I steadied my racing thoughts and began to walk, following Ren, who was already far ahead.
I had something I needed to give him.
* * *
As expected, Ren was waiting outside my bedroom. He intended to collect the money I had borrowed from him.
I entered the room with him.
“Wait on the sofa for a moment.”
“Yes.”
I approached the storage room door attached to the chamber.
A safe was kept in this storage room. The moment I inserted the key, I realized something was amiss.
The door was already open.
It wasn’t locked.
‘I distinctly remember locking it with the key before I left.’
Yet here it stood, unlocked.
Someone had gotten inside.
‘But I’m the only one who possesses this key.’
I hurried into the dim storage room.
“Good heavens….”
The safe’s lock had been severed, and its door hung open as if mocking me.
And inside, there was nothing.
The sight of the empty safe drained the color from my face. I collapsed onto the floor.
‘Could a thief have broken in?’
But this was the Royal Palace. The most fortified location in the entire kingdom.
A thief here? It seemed impossible.
Then a faint wisp of cigarette smoke brushed against my nose. I turned my head weakly.
“….”
Ren was leaning against the doorframe.
“I told you to wait. When did you arrive?”
“Just now.”
Ren’s expression remained blank, his lips barely moving.
“You were taking quite long.”
“….”
“So.”
His lips curved into a smile.
“Where is my money?”
An ominous flash of suspicion struck me. Surely not.
‘…That’s impossible.’
But I quickly dismissed the thought.
It couldn’t have been Ren.
Besides, there simply wasn’t enough time.
We had only just arrived at the Royal Palace, and I had left the bedroom for mere moments.
Just a brief instant while chasing after Lorenzo. At that time, Ren was already in the Garden smoking a cigarette.
Moreover, he had returned almost at the same time as I had. So it was temporally impossible.
And more importantly, what possible motive could he have?
Ren was a Mercenary whose foundation was built on trust, and he earned more than enough money through his work.
There was no reason he would commit something as foolish as theft in the Royal Palace.
Yes, Ren had no reason to do this.
…Unless it were Kalen Adis.
“It appears we’ve had a thief. My entire fortune that was kept in the safe has vanished.”
“A thief?”
“Yes.”
“And?”
Ren fixed his gaze upon her with eyes devoid of any disturbance.
“And what do you expect me to do about it?”
His toneless voice sent a chill through Kanna’s fingertips. For some reason, even the fine hairs on the nape of her neck seemed to bristle.
“That’s your concern. I need to receive my payment. Right now.”

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