My Body Has Been Possessed By Someone - Chapter 251

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Novels. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————

Chapter 251
* * *
I couldn’t sleep.
Even after Rusvia left, I remained frozen on the sofa, unable to move. I had turned to stone. The truth was simply too shocking.
‘Alex, what on earth is this?’
Now it was certain.
Seon-hee and Alexandro were not enemies.
They were cooperating while deceiving others’ eyes by pretending to be adversaries.
‘Alex, what exactly is this?!’
Alexandro, who had been satisfied with Lucy’s existence. I couldn’t possibly imagine such an expression on his face.
‘Why?’
In that moment, a terrifying possibility occurred to me.
‘Could it be that Arzenian is making Lucy a target instead of me?’
No. That couldn’t be.
I shook my head. I didn’t want to believe it. There was no way he could do such a thing in his right mind.
But…
Was he in his right mind?
Alexandro was already a man who had used even himself as a tool to protect her. Could such a person have any mercy left to spare for others?
My throat tightened. I gazed at the spot where Rusvia had been sitting with a heavy heart.
Before I knew it, an imagined Alexandro had taken that place.
“Why did you go so far? Using even your own children…”
Then Alexandro smiled, his lips curling diagonally upward. He answered.
“You asked me to protect you.”
I closed my eyes, then opened them.
That empty space, forever vacant.
Staring at the empty sofa, I acknowledged the truth.
Alexandro was terrifyingly, quietly mad. And he was in love.
With me. Only with me.
He loved only Kanna Adis. He loved nothing else.
And he was a man who would cast everything else into the abyss to save the one and only person he loved.
That was when it came—a knock at the door.
“Sister, it’s me.”
At that voice, I snapped from my reverie.
“May I come in?”
That was Isabel’s voice.
“Come in.”
The door opened. Isabel peeked her head in, then walked inside with an awkward smile.
“Oh, hello, sister?”
“Mm.”
“I heard you’d come home, so I came to greet you right away. I just got back myself. I’ve been traveling for a while now…
“So?”
“Yeah, seeing it again like this… well, it feels kind of nice. Hmm.”
“…”
“Mm, mm.”
Unable to discern what she was trying to say, Isabel kept repeating those vague sounds before finally flushing crimson and bolting from the room.
“Let’s get along well from now on!”
She left behind such an absurd parting remark.
‘What’s wrong with her?’
I gazed at the thread bracelet on my wrist. The color remained unchanged, so she wasn’t a doll, but why was she acting so familiar with me like we were close friends?
‘I don’t understand.’
I had to go to Lucy. I rose to my feet. Now that I’d grasped Alexandro’s true intentions, I couldn’t simply remain here.
‘Alex, that’s not it. It can’t be.’
I had to hide Lucy somewhere safe.
* * *
‘Ugh! How stupid!’
Isabel’s face burned crimson as she struck her own head. This time, she’d been absolutely determined to apologize!
‘Next time, I absolutely must apologize.’
Over the past few years, Isabel had changed tremendously.
She no longer felt ashamed of her ox-like strength, nor did she torment those weaker than herself.
She didn’t know why she’d transformed so. Yet it was undeniable that Kanna Adis’s death had profoundly influenced her.
‘Yes, when the opportunity comes, I must apologize. Without regret like last time…’
As she walked with such thoughts, she encountered Princess Lilienne.
“It’s been a while, Isabel.”
“Yes. Have you been well?”
Isabel greeted her reluctantly, casting a sidelong glance.
‘She’s brought another man along.’
One reason Isabel had embarked on her travels was precisely because of Princess Lilienne. This new sister-in-law was utterly disagreeable. Especially the fact that she changed men every single day!
“Well then, do enjoy yourself.”
Isabel offered a curt remark and moved on. Before passing, she caught a glimpse of Princess Lilienne’s companion.
‘An actor again?’
It was a face she’d seen once at the opera. Princess Lilienne’s taste for handsome actors remained unchanged.
How much further had she walked?
“…”
Isabel came to an abrupt halt in the middle of the corridor.
Perhaps it was instinct.
The animal instinct flowing through Adis blood seized the back of her neck.
‘Something’s off.’
That man is a famous actor. Moreover, he bears no resemblance to Prince Argon whatsoever…
So why does Prince Argon come to mind?
* * *
Princess Lilienne’s feet trembled. Yet these were steps from which there was no turning back.
‘I have no choice.’
Her brother, whom she’d believed dead, had returned alive. And he’d revealed everything to her.
“Lilienne, this is the only path for us.”
She understood it well—that she was merely a sandcastle destined to crumble beneath the tide.
After all, she was the daughter of the Black Apostle, and divorce from Orsini was imminent.
“Will you fall as you are? Or will you stand beside me and build a new world, where you reign as queen?”
Yes. This was the only path.
At last, Princess Lilienne stopped. She raised her trembling hand. Just before knocking, an intense hesitation seized her wrist.
But.
“Go on.”
At the command from behind her, Princess Lilienne wanted to weep. Yet she hesitated no longer.
Knock, knock.
“Who is it?”
“Lucy… it’s me.”
And seconds later, the door swung open. Lucy, clutching a stuffed bear, peeked up timidly.
Prince Argon smiled broadly.
“Hello there, little lady?”
Then he suddenly reached out and seized Lucy by the throat.
“…!”
Prince Argon shoved Lucy into the room. Princess Lilienne, following behind, quickly shut the door and locked it.
“So that’s Lucy’s Mother.”
“You….”
The moment Rusvia parted her lips, Prince Argon cut her off.
“Shh. Stay quiet. If you open your mouth or move, your daughter’s neck will fly off. Understand?”
At those words, Rusvia froze completely. Seeming uncomfortable with the threat, Prince Argon scratched his cheek.
“Sorry. That was rather harsh, wasn’t it? But I mean every word, so I hope you take it to heart. And….”
Prince Argon spoke gently while squeezing Lucy’s throat.
“Lucy, you stay still too. Understood?”
The girl nodded slowly, tears glistening in her eyes. At her response, Prince Argon let out a soft chuckle.
Things were proceeding far more smoothly than expected.
‘Ten minutes. I return to my original face in ten minutes.’
The alchemy of disguising oneself with another’s face was still imperfect, its duration remarkably brief.
But with Princess Lilienne here, he could certainly accomplish everything within that timeframe.
Besides, Lucy wasn’t even thinking of resisting.
She was so terrified that she was clutching the stuffed bear with all her might.
So tightly it might tear….
‘…It’s actually tearing?’
The moment that thought crossed his mind, there came a sound.
The stuffed bear was completely ripped in half.
“It’s for your protection.”
A gift from Kanna Adis.
Lucy Adis had never forgotten that moment from three years ago, not even once.
“If anyone ever bothers you, take this out and spray it on them.”
Kanna Adis had said, “I hope you never have to use this,” but….
‘Sister, it’s happening!’
Lucy Adis thrust her hand into the ripped belly of the stuffed bear. She pulled out a glass vial and hurled it at the Unknown Man without hesitation.
The Unknown Man twisted his body with surprising speed to evade it, but Princess Lilienne, standing behind him, had no such luck.
“Ah!”
Crash! The glass shattered, and the liquid inside drenched Princess Lilienne’s arm. Crimson welts erupted across her skin in an instant.
“Oh, brother! My arm!”
As Princess Lilienne began to scream, Prince Argon struck her down and knocked her unconscious.
And in that brief opening, Rusvia seized her chance and lunged forward. She brought a jagged metal sculpture down hard against the back of Prince Argon’s head.
Thud!
The impact snapped Prince Argon’s head forward.
But that was all.
Prince Argon turned his head slowly. His eyes met those of a terrified Rusvia.
Blood trickled down Prince Argon’s forehead.
“I told you to stay still.”
His voice was chillingly quiet.
“Did that sound like a joke to you?”
With those words, Prince Argon drove his blade into the woman’s abdomen.
“…!”
No! Lucy Adis’s eyes widened. She tried to scream, but the Unknown Man’s brutal hand clamped over her mouth.
‘No, no, Mother!’
The next moment, the Unknown Man wrenched the blade out roughly. Simultaneously, Mother’s body collapsed.
‘No, this can’t be….’
Tears streamed from Lucy Adis’s eyes. And horrifyingly, the Unknown Man wiped them away for her.
“Lucy will behave nicely, won’t she?”
That was when it happened.
“Lucy? Are you in there?”
Sister Isabel!
‘Sister, sister! Help me! Call the Knight Guards!’
“The door is locked… Is anyone there?”
Then came the sound of footsteps retreating.
‘No, don’t go!’
Lucy Adis bit down hard on the Unknown Man’s hand.
“…!”
Prince Argon’s vision flashed white. The unexpected pain made him reflexively jerk his hand away.
In that instant, Lucy Adis cried out.
“Un—!”
But it was only a single syllable. Argon swiftly brought the edge of his hand down against her neck, rendering her unconscious.
“Good heavens.”
Argon clicked his tongue. What in the world was this little thing? Her grip had been so ferociously strong that flesh had been torn clean from his hand.
Because of this, matters had become complicated. The footsteps that had been receding were now returning.
Tap, tap, tap, tap—growing faster and faster—
Crash!
With a thunderous sound, the door shattered. Wooden splinters scattered in all directions, obscuring the view.
“You.”
And through the ruined doorway stepped Isabel Adis. Her eyes were those of a beast.
“Take your hands off my sister.”

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Novels. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————