My Body Has Been Possessed By Someone - Chapter 206

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Chapter 205
“Let go of me.”
Alexandro brushed away Kanna Adis’s hand.
“Did you really think I’d believe such nonsense?”
With those words, Alexandro rose abruptly to his feet. He hurled Seon-hee’s diary into the fireplace with a violent sweep of his arm.
“I’ve been caught up in such a pathetic scheme.”
Whoosh—the flames consumed the diary in an instant.
Watching that scene unfold, Kanna understood.
I’ve failed.
“You showed me this on purpose, didn’t you? You were planning to manipulate my sympathy.”
Alexandro had also come to a realization.
This woman had approached him with the intention of using him.
“From the start, your goal was to have me raise your child. Is that also why you saved me from the Black Apostles?”
It was a question, but an answer was unnecessary.
He had already understood. No matter what excuse she offered, he could never believe her again.
Alexandro laughed bitterly. To think he had nearly fallen for such a contemptible trick.
He leaned forward, bracing his hand against the table.
He brought his face close to hers—this repugnant woman—and spat out his words as if chewing them.
“It doesn’t matter whether you are Seon-hee or, as you claim, her daughter. Either way, you are utterly worthless to me….”
In the next moment, his words stopped abruptly.
“….”
His lips went rigid.
Kanna Adis grasped his sleeve carefully, as if clutching the single rope that had descended before her eyes.
“I understand why you’re so angry. But I have no one but you….”
“….”
“You are all I have. That’s why I can only beg for your mercy.”
Then she released his sleeve.
“….”
Alexandro did not respond. He clenched his jaw tightly and his fists, thick veins bulging menacingly across the back of his hands.
Silence stretched on for a long moment. Kanna Adis waited quietly for his judgment.
“…You.”
Finally, he parted his lips to speak.
Kanna Adis looked up, watching his mouth intently. Just as he was about to say something.
Knock, knock. A sound at the door.
“Alexandro.”
Kanna Adis nearly frowned at the interruption. To disturb him at such a crucial moment!
“May I enter?”
Alexandro glared at her before answering, a beat too late.
“Please come in.”
The door opened and a man’s voice followed.
“Alexandro, I heard you brought a special guest.”
Now that he mentioned it, the man was speaking to Alexandro in casual tones, calling him by his name without formality.
‘Who is this?’
In that instant, tension seized Kanna Adis’s spine.
In Adis, only one person could speak that way—aside from the Duke and Duchess.
“Should I introduce her?”
That man. Kanna Adis’s fists clenched tight.
That man.
Largos Adis had arrived.
“Why aren’t you getting up?”
Alexandro warned quietly.
A fierce impulse surged through her. Should she just flee right now?
‘No, it’s too late.’
Truly, she had never wanted to meet him.
Kanna Adis held back a sigh and rose from her chair. Then she turned slowly.
“….”
The next moment, their eyes met.
Instantly, the man’s feet froze. He stiffened as though struck by lightning.
‘He’s smitten.’
Gazing into those trembling emerald eyes, Kanna Adis smiled bitterly.
‘Love at first sight, then.’
In this very moment, Largos Adis had fallen for Seon-hee at first sight.
And it was not only Kanna Adis who noticed.
Alexandro, watching from the side, also furrowed his brow at his brother’s strange reaction.
“…What’s your name?”
Largos, who had been frozen in place, opened his lips.
“Seon-hee.”
“Seon-hee.”
Largos swallowed the name eagerly, rolling it in his mouth like a sweet candy.
“Seon-hee, Seon-hee….”
Then he smiled.
“What a beautiful name.”
* * *
Everything changed with Largos’s arrival.
“Move her to my Bedroom.”
He had taken over the role of watching her from Alexandro.
“Don’t worry, Alexandro. I’ll watch Seon-hee in your place.”
Alexandro paused to consider.
Was there any reason to refuse? No, there wasn’t.
“Very well.”
Unlike Alexandro, who remained utterly serene, Kanna was consumed by an ominous premonition.
‘He won’t simply let this go…’
And her premonition proved accurate.
“Come here. Let’s have a glass of wine and talk for a moment.”
Largos seemed to have no intention of letting her retire immediately.
“I apologize, but I’m pregnant.”
She refused while emphasizing the word ‘pregnant,’ but he promptly ordered a servant to bring sparkling water.
“This is acceptable, isn’t it?”
“…Yes.”
He clearly wouldn’t back down gracefully. Kanna resolved to get through this quickly and gulped down the water.
“Doesn’t wearing gloves become inconvenient?”
“It’s manageable.”
“Bear with it for now. Once your innocence is proven, you won’t have to endure such treatment anymore.”
But then…
‘What on earth is that?’
Something that had been nagging at her all along.
‘Why are carrots stacked up like that?’
On the table, inside a basket, lay neatly trimmed scarlet carrots piled high.
‘Normally, wouldn’t they put fruit instead?’
Grapes, bananas, apples—things like that would typically be prepared, so why carrots?
“Are those real?”
“Ah, these?”
Largos picked up a carrot and offered it to her.
“Check for yourself.”
Kanna took the carrot and examined it. It was genuine.
“I’m extremely fond of carrots.”
“…”
“When I was young, I’d secretly eat my younger brother’s too, and that’s how I grew to love them. Alexandro was surprisingly picky for someone of his standing.”
Largos raised his index finger to his lips.
“This is a secret, but I’m telling only you.”
That statement struck her like lightning.
Wasn’t that information known only to the Black Apostles?
Wasn’t that precisely why Alexandro hadn’t been certain Prince Argon was a Black Apostle?
‘No, that’s not it. Largos was already dead back then.’
Of course he would be excluded from those ‘who knew.’
Then Largos rose and sat beside her.
‘What is he doing?’
Kanna’s eyes widened. What was he up to?
“Your name was Seon-hee, wasn’t it?”
His face drew closer. With an entranced gaze, he caressed her cheek and murmured softly.
“Up close, she’s even more mystical. Like a porcelain doll….”
Whack!
Largos’s head snapped to the side as Kanna Adis struck him across the face with the carrot she’d been holding.
“….”
Largos touched his reddened cheek in stunned disbelief, unable to process what had just happened.
But reality soon sank in, and he muttered to himself.
“I’ve never been slapped with a carrot before. But why did you hit me?”
“Why did I hit you….”
Biting back the words she truly wanted to say, Kanna Adis shoved his shoulder.
“Move.”
Yet Largos still couldn’t comprehend the situation.
“Do you dislike me?”
“Does this look like I like you?”
“….”
Largos blinked, finally realizing she meant every word.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t know you disliked me.”
He scratched his cheek, somewhat embarrassed.
“I’ve never been rejected in my life. You’re the first woman I’ve ever met who dislikes me.”
It was an astounding display of self-importance.
Yet it didn’t sound like a lie. Finding a woman willing to reject the heir to House Adis would indeed be extraordinarily difficult.
“Now that you’ve seen it, be more careful from now on.”
She spoke coldly and rose abruptly.
“Where are you going?”
“Back to Alexandro.”
“Alexandro? You call my brother by that nickname?”
Largos tilted his head.
“Alexandro absolutely despises that nickname.”
Kanna Adis ignored his words entirely and walked toward the door.
“It won’t matter if you go. I told him I’d be watching you, so Alexandro won’t accept you….”
Largos’s words trailed off. He chuckled and gestured toward the door.
“Speak of the devil. Ask him yourself.”
What was he talking about?
But the meaning became clear in the next instant. The door burst open and Alexandro Adis walked in.
“….”
His gaze lingered briefly on her disheveled black hair before shifting to Largos, who met it with composure.
“Alexandro, what brings you….”
“I heard screaming.”
Alexandro Adis cut him off.
“Did you touch her?”
For a moment, Largos was at a loss for words. But he soon smiled awkwardly and admitted it.
“That’s true. But I failed.”
“Didn’t you know this woman is pregnant? Don’t treat her like a beast.”
It was a blunt rebuke. At those words, the smile vanished from Largos’s face. Rather than anger, he seemed too shocked to speak.
“Since your judgment seems clouded, I’ll take responsibility for this woman for now.”
“…All right.”
Largos had no desire to clash with Alexandro. His younger brother usually never defied him, but Largos understood that if Alexandro truly wished it, he could take everything from him.
Largos was a brother who had to respect his younger sibling.
And separate from that, he apologized to the woman.
“Seon-hee, I’m sorry for startling you earlier. I won’t do it again.”
It was sincere.
“Will you forgive me?”
Kanna Adis shook her head. A clear refusal. At that, Largos smiled with his eyes narrowed.
“Then I’ll wait until you do forgive me.”
And he added,
“I do enjoy waiting for a beautiful woman.”
* * *
“Did I interfere?”
Kanna Adis returned to Alexandro’s bedroom. The moment the door closed, Alexandro spoke.
“…What?”
“I thought I might have gotten in the way.”
What are you talking about?
Kanna Adis looked up at him with tired eyes. Alexandro’s gaze, looking down at her, had grown very dark.
“It would have been an opportunity to use my brother.”
He seemed to be harboring some tremendous misunderstanding.
So he thought I’d failed to manipulate Alexandro and switched targets to Largos instead?
“That’s not it.”
A sigh escaped her. Kanna Adis clutched her throbbing head and muttered.
“If that were the case, I wouldn’t have refused.”
“Perhaps.”
Alexandro didn’t believe her words.
“That too could have been part of your plan.”

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