My Body Has Been Possessed By Someone - Chapter 192

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Chapter 192
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“Claude Azel.”
I encountered Claude in front of the Bedroom.
“Miss, are you alright?”
He had been present at the scene as well, and he offered his suggestion with a grim smile.
“What should we do? Shall I bring you the Crown Prince’s head?”
“That won’t be necessary.”
Though I longed to see him on the scaffold, what good would it do to take the Crown Prince’s life now? The damage was already done.
“Forget about such a fool, Miss. Allow me to introduce you to a far better man.”
“Who might that be?”
“Claude Azel—a most dependable young man.”
Claude smiled playfully.
“Shall I arrange an introduction?”
I couldn’t help but laugh at his jest. A hollow chuckle escaped me.
“That won’t be necessary.”
“Then shall we flee together?”
Claude spoke words that blurred the line between jest and earnest.
“This time, you won’t be prepared like last time, will you?”
“Of course not. But I’m not running away.”
I couldn’t trample upon Prince Lorenzo’s goodwill so carelessly. I wanted to resolve this matter in a more legitimate way.
“Thank you for your concern, but I have my own plan.”
I had no intention of being swept away by circumstances. At my words, Claude scratched his head.
“My, what could that short-lived bird possibly be scheming? You certainly do live life with determination….”
It was then.
“Kanna Adis.”
I spun around sharply.
Amelia approached with a pale face. The moment our eyes met, she rushed forward and embraced me tightly.
“Kanna Adis, it’s really you, isn’t it? Yes?”
“I’m not Kanna Adis.”
At those words, Amelia lifted her face abruptly.
“Even if you brought me someone identical to you, I would still recognize you, Kanna Adis.”
My heart sank. I never expected her to say such a thing.
“I’m so relieved you’re alive. I’m happy. It feels like a dream. Even if this is a nightmare, I wish I would never wake from it.”
Amelia pressed her lips to my cheek. They trembled, wet with tears.
“I won’t ask why you disappeared like that. It doesn’t matter. So please, never again, never again vanish like foam before my eyes. Understood?”
I knew Amelia cared for me, but I hadn’t realized it ran this deep. I felt terribly embarrassed, and the shame of continuing to deceive her became unbearable.
It was then that she asked.
“Tatiana Evgenia—you’re Crown Prince Alexei’s lover, aren’t you?”
Amelia clenched her fists and cried out.
“If you love that person, then marry him!”
“I beg your pardon?”
“I don’t mind sharing a husband with you. Let’s share! If you hate that idea, just take him. I’ll annul this marriage anyway!”
Claude quickly covered his mouth and coughed.
“I prefer you. If you’re here with me, I don’t need any man!”
“Your Highness. Please compose yourself.”
Cough, cough!
As Claude continued coughing, I shot him a sharp glare. Now I could see he was desperately suppressing his laughter!
“Lord Claude, that’s enough, isn’t it?”
“Ah, yes. Ahem, the friendship between you two is truly a sight to behold.”
“Leave. Now.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
After sending Claude away, I brought the sniffling Amelia to the Bedroom.
“Here, drink this.”
I had a Maid bring warm wine. Amelia held my hand without letting go, even as she drank.
“Kanna. You’re not going anywhere, are you?”
Ah, I simply couldn’t deceive her. I surrendered completely, raising both hands and feet in defeat.
“I’m sorry for lying. There were circumstances.”
“It’s fine. You don’t need to explain to me. Of course you had your reasons.”
“And Crown Prince Alexei—I feel nothing for him now. Only ill will.”
But Amelia’s eyes showed she didn’t believe me.
“But you don’t give your heart to just anyone, Kanna. If you could care for someone like that, didn’t you truly love him deeply?”
I rolled my eyes.
Was that true?
When I was at Adis, I never opened my heart to anyone. I even kept my distance from Amelia.
But it seemed different after I left.
Exhausted from endlessly hating, suspecting, and pushing people away, I had desperately grasped at the hand someone extended to me.
“Amelia, I’m human too. There were moments when my heart grew weak.”
And at that very moment, Crown Prince Alexei had approached.
They say fate is all about timing. It truly was.
“So you’re really marrying Prince Lorenzo? That young man?”
“…”
“Well, it’s not so bad. The age difference is a concern, but it might be an advantage… He’s quite handsome too…”
Look at her, no longer crying.
Amelia, whose tears had suddenly stopped, chuckled mischievously. After talking with her for a while longer, I sent her off.
“I’ll see you at the wedding ceremony tomorrow, Kanna.”
I walked Amelia to the door and saw her off.
‘Now I can finally rest.’
As I sighed and stepped back into the Room, the crimson velvet curtains were fluttering. I stopped and stared at them.
That’s strange.
The window—I could have sworn I’d closed it.
“…Gasp.”
I drew in a sharp, involuntary breath.
By the window, someone was slumped against the wall!
Shoulders drooping, face bowed low, red hair disheveled.
This man was….
“Alexandro Adis?”
Then Alexandro lifted his head. Our eyes met, and my lips froze solid.
What is this look in his eyes? And this face….
Unbelievable as it was, he had changed from before.
His cheeks, his eyes, his lips—all far more mature than when I’d last seen him, as if….
As if he had grown.
It was as though time itself had passed since I’d last laid eyes on him.
Five years, perhaps six… thereabouts.
Still a young man’s face, yet unmistakably different from the green, youthful appearance of before!
“What on earth is happening here?”
Alexandro didn’t answer. In fact, he didn’t seem to hear me at all.
He was looking at something beyond me.
His gaze slid upward, downward, sideways, in all directions. His eyes darted about in frantic disarray, and a chill crept down my spine.
There was nothing there—what could he possibly be seeing? It was as if he were staring at a ghost.
Then Alexandro’s brow furrowed sharply. He muttered in a hoarse, strained voice.
“Be quiet. My head feels like it’s splitting.”
Be quiet? But it was already so silent….
Then a memory surfaced.
“He sees evil spirits.”
“There were witnesses who saw him muttering things like ‘disappear’ to empty air.”
Information Argon had shared long ago—words I’d dismissed as nonsense. Why did they return to me now?
I approached carefully. When I placed my hand on his shoulder, I felt his muscles tense sharply.
“The medicine—have you taken it?”
In the next moment, his eyes finally focused precisely on me.
As if he’d only just discovered me among a vast crowd.
When there was only her in this room.
“Celia… you said your alchemist would make medicine for me. The medicine—you haven’t taken it?”
I leaned close to his ear and spoke each word clearly so he could hear.
There was no response. When I examined his face again, he appeared remarkably as he always did.
The fracture from moments before, the confusion, the pain—all of it had vanished, leaving only a blank slate.
“Forgive me. I showed you something unseemly.”
“….”
“It’s been a long time.”
Now that I thought about it, this was our first meeting in three years.
“I have something to ask you.”
But he dispensed with pleasantries and went straight to business.
“You investigated me, didn’t you.”
Yes, I had commissioned Prince Argon to do so.
“How much does Prince Argon know about me?”
Why was he asking that? I furrowed my brow.
“Why should I tell you that?”
“Please.”
I doubted my own ears.
Please?
To me? You?
Alexandro Adis looked up at me. The moonlight pouring across his face made him appear unusually pale.
“Tell me, Kanna Adis. I’m asking you.”
I swallowed hard.
Asking me, you….
For some reason, my throat grew tight and ached. It was difficult to muster a composed voice.
“I’d be willing to do it if there’s a deal involved.”
I smiled.
“What can you offer me?”
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And the next day, the day of the sacred marriage ceremony finally arrived.
I was dragged away by the maidservants from the early dawn. They washed me, combed my hair, dressed me, and adorned me.
‘Ah, I’m so tired.’
Despite so much happening yesterday, I hadn’t been able to rest properly.
I’d slept only a few hours.
Alexandro Adis had visited me at night, and afterward I’d gone to find Prince Lorenzo for a deep conversation.
And my deal with Alexandro Adis had been struck.
‘I’m exhausted, truly.’
I nodded off like a sickly bird until they announced it was finished, then jerked my head up.
In the mirror stood a radiant bride.
Surrounded by white veils, I was beautiful as if draped in luminescence.
“I apologize for the interruption during preparations. Lord Orsini Adis has requested a private audience….”
Orsini?
I frowned. I wanted to turn him away, but he wasn’t the type to leave quietly if dismissed.
“Everyone, please step outside for a moment.”
Once I’d dismissed the maidservants, Orsini finally walked in.
The moment I saw his face reflected in the mirror, I scoffed.
“Back in a day. Why don’t you comb your hair?”
Orsini stopped abruptly in place. Then he gazed at me silently.
“What brings you here? If you’re looking for a quarrel….”
“Kanna.”
I closed my mouth.
It was a voice I’d never heard before.
Raw and unpolished.
I turned around.
Orsini squinted as our eyes met, as though dazzled by something bright. And with habitual mockery, he smirked.
“Look at you in that dress—how generous of me to even acknowledge it.”
I let out a soft laugh at his arrogant remark.
“You know better than anyone that beauty doesn’t come from the dress.”
“What?”
“You like my face, don’t you?”
Of one thing I was certain: Orsini adored his own appearance.
At that, Orsini leaned his back against the wall. He stared at my face intently before asking bluntly.
“I like your face?”
“Don’t you remember saying you fell for me at first sight?”
When I’d cut my bangs and groomed myself, then appeared at the Party Venue.
Orsini hadn’t known it was me when he’d spouted those words. The memory struck me as hilarious, and I burst into laughter.
“So you fall for women pretty easily, huh?”
I taunted him.
I wanted to see him angry. It was amusing when he got mad.
But Orsini’s face showed not a trace of agitation.
“That was the first time.”
He spoke while looking directly into my eyes.
“And the last.”
I felt inexplicably flustered and lost for words. Why was he answering so earnestly when I’d only been provoking him?
Orsini said nothing more.
Silence stretched between us.
Pure white morning sunlight scattered across the space between us, and quiet stillness filled the gap.
“Hey.”
In that silence, Orsini’s voice resonated low.
“Will you come with me?”
I blinked and asked back.
“Where?”
“Anywhere.”
In that moment, I understood.
Good heavens. This fool.
“You’re the heir to the house, aren’t you?”
“What does that matter?”
“Are you seriously asking your bride-to-be to run away with you?”
“Yeah.”
Orsini wiped his lips with his hand, answering curtly.
Kanna Adis clenched her teeth at the sight of him so visibly tense. She had to suppress her laughter.
Who would have thought that fool could be this much of an idiot!

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