My Body Has Been Possessed By Someone - Chapter 339

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Special Side Story 2, Episode 6
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I sat in the Underground Laboratory, embroidering a handkerchief as Chloe had instructed. I was obediently following her orders.
My planned departure was five days away.
Apart from insufficient funds, all preparations were perfect.
‘I’ll stay quiet until then.’
I stitched with the fervent hope that nothing would disturb the peace, that nothing would happen at all.
Bang!
Without warning, the laboratory door burst open violently. Yet I didn’t flinch in the slightest.
He’s finally come.
That was all I could think, with grim resignation.
A boy with hair blazing like crimson flames sauntered in, moving like a young lion. I regarded him with eyes tinged with resignation before lowering my gaze back to the handkerchief in my hands.
I’d been expecting it was about time for you to show up.
With how blatantly I’ve been ignoring you, there’s no way you’d let it slide.
Yet anticipation didn’t dispel the revulsion. As he drew closer, my shoulders tensed rigid.
Orsini Adis. The person I despise most in this world. The master of my nightmares. A toxic poison driving my life toward ruin.
I forced myself to speak with feigned composure despite the suffocating tension consuming my body.
“Why are you here?”
“Is there somewhere I’m not allowed to go?”
The boy’s voice, passing through adolescence, was rough and deeply pitched.
Moreover, Orsini’s height had grown noticeably taller in the time I hadn’t seen him.
That irritated me.
‘Being taller than him was my only consolation.’
I was tall for a girl my age, so until last year I could look down at Orsini.
But not anymore. Starting from his twelfth birthday, he grew by leaps and bounds, eventually surpassing my height.
Now, at twelve, Orsini even appeared more solidly built than fifteen-year-old Ludrick Elbiso. Though his face still retained some youthful softness, his frame was already far beyond that of an ordinary boy his age.
‘Shouldn’t someone that age be smaller?’
It’s truly infuriating. Who would believe a boy so tall and well-built is only twelve?
I swallowed my bitter resentment and spoke.
“Orsini, you hate the basement.”
“The stench of filth is nauseating, I’ll admit.”
Orsini replied with a sneer, stepping closer to the sofa. As he approached, a thick wave of revulsion washed over me, and my breathing became ragged.
“If my scent bothers you, leave. Why do you come to a place you hate?”
“….”
There was no answer.
Instead, Orsini drew even closer.
Close enough to freeze the tips of my fingers. Dangerously close.
His gaze pierced down from above like an arrow. It felt like he was stabbing repeatedly.
‘He’s watching me embroider….’
My skin prickled under that sharp stare. He was scrutinizing my fingers as they worked, the handkerchief itself, examining every detail. I found it difficult to breathe.
Why on earth was he looking at me like that?
It had to be because of the necklace. He’d come to torment me by using the necklace as leverage.
I really hated it.
I hated Orsini so much….
“Pardon our intrusion!”
That was when it happened. The Research Laboratory door burst open and servants came rushing down.
“We’re here to search the Research Laboratory— Oh!”
The servants froze the moment they saw Orsini.
“Young Master Orsini?”
Orsini turned slowly. The faces of the servants who met his gaze drained of all color.
“What is it?”
The servants exchanged rapid glances, searching for whoever would bear the burden of answering him.
“Well, that is…, didn’t the Duchess’s necklace go missing not long ago?”
Finally, the most senior servant spoke with extreme caution.
“Since it’s likely the work of someone within the estate, we received orders to conduct a thorough search of the premises. Particularly, Miss Isabel mentioned that Miss Kanna Adis reacted very sensitively when drawers were opened—”
I clenched my teeth.
Right, Chloe wouldn’t let this slide so easily. I shouldn’t have let my guard down!
My hands trembled as I gripped the needle.
The necklace was with Orsini, so it wasn’t here.
However, hidden within the bundle of clothes inside the dresser was a pouch of gold coins.
The maids said they were doing a thorough cleaning of the Bedroom today, so I’d brought it to the Research Laboratory for fear of being discovered….
‘What if the pouch of gold coins is found?’
An ordinary noblewoman wouldn’t accumulate gold coins like that. They’d definitely find it suspicious. They might even discover my plans to run away—
“It’s not here.”
Then Orsini said something unexpected.
“There’s nothing here, so leave.”
“Pardon? Young Master, what do you mean—”
“I came first and searched. There’s no necklace here.”
I lifted my head blankly.
What was I hearing right now?
“But Young Master, we really must search through the dresser thoroughly….”
When one of the servants gathered the courage to speak, Orsini let out a low sigh.
“Enough.”
“….”
That was all it took.
Just that one word.
With that single utterance, the servants retreated in terror.
“We, we apologize for the intrusion.”
“Since Young Master has already searched beforehand, we’ve been spared the trouble. Thank you, Young Master.”
“Then, we shall take our leave….”
Click.
The door closed, and the servants filed out.
In that instant, Orsini moved with a swift flourish, striding forward with purposeful haste.
Toward the dresser.
‘Oh, please.’
I prayed anxiously.
Please, God, please, please don’t let Orsini find the pouch of gold coins. Grant me just one miracle, please, please, please.
Please!
“Sigh.”
But the divine turned a deaf ear to my plea.
As it always did, so too this time.
Orsini fished the pouch of gold coins from beneath the pile of clothes and turned to face me.
“What is this?”
As he shook the pouch, the metallic clink of coins echoed from within.
“Now you’re stealing gold coins too?”
“….”
“What, planning a midnight escape?”
My heart plummeted in that instant. He had struck upon the truth. Could he have possibly seen through me?
‘No, he was just being sarcastic. Stay composed.’
I clenched my clammy hands and swallowed hard, forcing my voice to remain steady.
“I didn’t steal it. I’ve been saving up my allowance all this time.”
“You expect me to believe that? You stole Mother’s necklace.”
“There’s something I wanted to have….”
“What?”
“There’s something I wanted, so I was saving up money for it.”
“….”
“I’m serious. That’s why I stole the necklace.”
It was better to be misunderstood as materialistic than to have him discover I was preparing gold coins for my escape.
“So you’re saying there’s something you want…?”
Orsini fixed me with a piercing gaze, his eyes sharp and searching. Then he asked bluntly.
“What is it?”
“…What?”
“What do you want?”
“….”
“Tell me what you want.”

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