My Body Has Been Possessed By Someone - Chapter 228

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Chapter 228
“Your daughter tried to kill me!”
Ju-hwa’s voice broke as she sobbed.
“It wasn’t enough that she stole my life and my family—she tried to take my very breath away!”
I had come so close to death. If Arzenian hadn’t saved me, I would have perished without question.
“Calm yourself, Ju-hwa.”
“Calm myself? Could you remain calm in my position?”
Ju-hwa’s eyes blazed with fierce intensity.
“You’ve hidden a weapon in the Adis Estate. Use it. Use it to kill Kanna!”
Arzenian’s face—so identical to Kanna’s—clouded with reluctance.
“That weapon can only be used once. I cannot waste it in this manner.”
“Then use it now—!”
“Hush now. Shouting like that will strain your voice. If your voice becomes hoarse, Duke Valentino will find it displeasing.”
At those words, her desperate struggle ceased abruptly. Arzenian soothed her with gentle reassurance.
“Besides, shouldn’t you visit Duke Valentino to assure him of your safety? I sent a messenger to inform him you were unharmed, but surely it would be better for him to see your face in person.”
“That’s… yes, you’re right.”
Ju-hwa wiped away her tears and quickly composed herself. She made her way to the Valentino Mansion without delay, despite the late hour before dawn.
She was his betrothed. She had every right to do so.
Besides, she needed to confirm whether he had truly met with Kanna—and whether he had drawn Kanna into his bed.
“The Duke is currently resting, but…”
The Butler’s words conjured sinister imaginings. Could Kanna be with him right now?
“Step aside!”
Brushing past the Butler’s protests, Ju-hwa made her way toward his Bedroom. She knocked.
“Silvien. It’s me.”
She had no patience to wait for a response. Consumed by burning anxiety, Ju-hwa pushed the door open and stepped inside.
Silvien Valentino sat upon a sofa, dressed in a black silk nightgown.
He turned his head slowly toward the uninvited guest, his gaze languid and serene. In the darkness, his eyes gleamed like sapphire stars against the night sky.
“I… I apologize for the late hour.”
“It is no matter.”
He rose from his seat and approached her.
“What has transpired?”
His gentle inquiry melted her heart. Tears welled up in her eyes.
“Please, tell me what troubles you.”
Ju-hwa hesitated for a moment before confessing openly.
“…Kanna tried to kill me.”
“Good heavens.”
“That note Kanna sent you—it was a trap. She did it to mock me. She used ancient alchemy to create a bomb doll, and…”
Ju-hwa poured out everything that had happened that day in a torrent of words.
Though she embellished the account somewhat.
She claimed that Kanna had deceived and ridiculed her, that during their physical struggle Kanna had lost consciousness, and that when she brought the unconscious Kanna to be treated, her body had suddenly exploded like a bomb.
‘It’s not a lie. Either way, the result is the same.’
It hadn’t been long since I began confiding my secrets to Silvien one by one.
Arzenian had said I must never, under any circumstances, tell anyone anything.
‘But I’m not talking about something else—I’m only speaking of the terrible things Kanna has done.’
How Kanna stole my life. How she forced me to live her miserable existence in her stead. And how she commits atrocities through alchemy.
I’m only speaking of such things.
After hearing that story, Silvien began to show interest in Ju-hwa. He pitied her, comforted her. Talk of an engagement began to circulate.
Of course, this remained a secret from Arzenian.
“Kanna killed my friends. She took my life, my family away from me….”
Ju-hwa sniffled and murmured.
“I’m terrified. I feel like someday she’ll take everything from me.”
“Do not think such things. There will surely be someone who remains by your side until the very end.”
Silvien spoke gently.
“Is there not someone who saved you from that explosion? If they risked their life to rescue you, they will never abandon you.”
At those words, Arzenian came to mind.
Of course, he had saved me, but….
‘Still, he’s Kanna’s biological father.’
Moreover, anxiety gnawed at my heart because he wasn’t actively pursuing revenge. Without thinking, I was about to mention Arzenian to him.
‘No, I can’t.’
Ju-hwa startled and clamped her mouth shut.
I couldn’t do this. Regardless of anything else, I absolutely could not.
‘If I do, I might expose myself.’
Ju-hwa carefully gauged Silvien’s expression. Surely he hadn’t deliberately drawn out that story from me?
But it was merely needless worry. No scheming was visible in Silvien’s noble face.
‘Besides, there’s no reason for Silvien to try to discover that person.’
He didn’t know I was a Black Apostle in the first place.
Right now, he genuinely cherishes me. Unlike before, he makes time for me and listens to what I say. Thinking of it that way made my heart tremble.
“Silvien, will you really marry me?”
At those words, Silvien smiled as smoothly as liquid silver.
“If that is what you wish.”
Ju-hwa was entranced. For a moment, she saw a faint halo of light shimmering behind him like an illusion.
“It would be wise to decide carefully. As you know, I am not a good person.”
Ju-hwa shook her head.
“But you regretted it later, didn’t you? That’s why you apologized to Kanna and suggested she reconsider the divorce. Was that a lie?”
“How could it be? Everything I said to Kanna came from my heart.”
The words Silvien had spoken to Kanna.
They were no different from words spoken to me.
Everything Silvien regretted, everything he felt guilty about—it was all something she had experienced.
Ju-hwa believed it that way.
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Claude changed his attitude once he learned there was a way to break the curse.
“Then I shall obtain permission from Alexandro.”
Two days passed while waiting for him. And by then, Orsini finally regained consciousness.
“How is your body feeling?”
Orsini sat vacantly on the bed, but the moment he saw Kanna, his brow furrowed.
“Prince Argon died while you were unconscious. Or more precisely, he feigned his death.”
….
“Your wife and Kalen attended the state funeral as representatives of House of Adis.”
Even at this news, Orsini showed no particular surprise. He seemed utterly indifferent.
“Hey.”
“Hmm?”
“I had a dream….”
“A dream?”
Orsini splashed water on his face. Then he muttered.
“No, never mind.”
“What? Do you have strange memories?”
“What?”
“Did you really say with your own mouth that you’re my dog?”
Kanna laughed silently. The memory of that large man holding her waist tightly and saying those words was vivid. Suddenly, her shoulder where he had bitten her throbbed.
“Or perhaps you….”
She was about to tease him further but stopped. She lacked the energy, perhaps due to her melancholy mood.
“I don’t know how much you remember, but know this one thing for certain.”
Kanna perched on the edge of Orsini’s bed.
At that, his entire body tensed visibly. Even each strand of his hair seemed to stand on end.
Yet Kanna spoke without particular emotion.
“You’re mine now.”
In an instant, Orsini’s earlobes flushed crimson.
“Here, take these documents. We’ve secured the identities of the Black Apostles who died then. I need you to identify their connections.”
“…Yes.”
He replied curtly. The tips of his fingers trembled slightly as he accepted the papers.
‘Why is he trembling like that?’
Now, of all times.
After he had said he would be hers from now on, that he would become her dog.
Was that moment shameful, or was it humiliating?
Either way, it didn’t matter.
“Then I’ll be going.”
Her business was finished. As she rose to leave.
‘What is that?’
An empty medicine bottle caught her eye beside the nightstand.
Kanna’s brow furrowed. It was almost instinct. As she approached and picked up the bottle, Orsini tried to stop her.
“Hey, that’s—”
“What is it?”
He opened his mouth but ultimately said nothing.
‘Could it be…?’
When Kanna yanked open the drawer, it revealed a neat row of medicine bottles.
“What are these?”
“…Supplements.”
Kanna’s eyes narrowed to slits.
This man had no talent for lying.
“Supplements? Then I can take some too, right?”
As she unscrewed the cap to drink, he quickly knocked the bottle from her hand.
Crash! The glass bottle flew through the air, shattering with a sharp sound.
“…”
A heavy silence fell between them.
Kanna sat beside him again.
“How long has it been?”
Orsini avoided her gaze and muttered.
“Not long.”
“Are you addicted?”
“Not to that extent.”
“Stop.”
“…”
“Stop, Orsini. You can’t—”
You can’t do this. Not after Alexandro. Not you too.
‘You don’t need to imitate this as well.’
She didn’t know exactly why he’d started taking this drug. But she could guess.
Now that she understood the source of his pain, the cause of his suffering.
Perhaps it was because Alexandro came to mind. Kanna reacted with unusual intensity.
“If you take this drug even one more time, I’ll never see you again.”
For some reason, Orsini’s ears were growing increasingly red. He wiped his mouth with his hand and nodded quietly.
Having extracted his promise, Kanna exhaled a long breath. At least he kept his word once he’d given it.
“Then I’ll go. Rest.”
She stood and turned to leave. Just as she was about to go, Orsini grabbed her wrist.
“…?”
Kanna turned back to look at him.
Orsini stared at her wrist held in his grip, then asked quietly.
“Should we get a divorce?”

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