Resetting Lady - Chapter 195

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“Excuse me, priest.”

Eventually, Sion ended up stopping a passing priest to ask about Isella.

“Excuse me, but I’d like to see Miss Isella Evans who is staying at the church. Could you call her for me?”

“…How would I know about that?”

The priest’s expression looked somewhat displeased.

“How far are we supposed to be responsible for Miss Isella’s conduct?”

“…I don’t quite understand what you mean…”

“We’ve advised her countless times about curfew hours. What are we supposed to say to someone who doesn’t attend prayers or do any volunteer work at all?”

The priest was sick of getting involved in romantic affairs.

Young men and women come to the Great Cathedral in the capital carrying all sorts of problems. The bishop already found such people unpleasant. Whatever problem they came with, they had to follow the corresponding laws within the temple.

But Isella, who lived as she pleased, was nothing more or less than an unwelcome guest to them.

“Don’t ask me about Miss Isella.”

“I had an appointment with her, but she didn’t come out.”

“How would I know whether she has an appointment with someone else or is still sleeping in her room?”

His voice sounded thoroughly fed up.

When Isella went out, she mostly accompanied Sion himself. And if she had other appointments, she always told him in advance. Even trying to think that yesterday he had forgotten because he was completely focused on Karen’s affairs, Sion had a strange feeling. Why hasn’t she come out yet?

“Couldn’t you at least check if she’s sleeping in her room? I’m just worried about her.”

“The Great Cathedral is a sacred place, not an inn.”

“Priest.”

Sion suppressed a groan inwardly.

This strict-looking priest showed no willingness to cooperate.

“Then could you at least tell me if Miss Karen Hyer is here?”

“I don’t know about that either.”

Suddenly the priest averted his eyes. The priest’s attitude was becoming increasingly suspicious.

“Priest.”

Sion spoke while blatantly staring at the priest’s face.

“Mr. Verdick Evans, Miss Isella Evans’ father, is worried. He wants to see Miss Isella. I’m someone who is currently in contact with him as well.”

“…”

“Priest, I’ll ask you once more. Is Isella Evans currently in her room?”

The priest couldn’t answer.

* * *

“Your proposal is, well, not particularly attractive.”

Prince Guiz smiled with the corners of his eyes curving. His gaze reached past Karen to Isella behind her.

“Aren’t you more curious about your mother?”

“Child, don’t you think I could get enough just by torturing you alone?”

Karen had to rack her brains desperately while looking at Prince Guiz. How could she make Prince Guiz listen to her request?

Prince Guiz looked down at Isella, who was trembling and turned away, with interested eyes.

“Even if it’s a sudden accident, I have enough ability to handle it.”

“Couldn’t you show compassion to at least that child?”

“Is there any reason for me to take even the slightest risk?”

“That child is Verdick Evans’ daughter.”

Karen revealed Isella’s identity. Verdick had connections with Prince Guiz. He was also the one who had captured Karen in the past and handed her over to Prince Guiz. He surely knew about Prince Guiz’s eccentricities as well.

“…Hmm, that’s quite surprising.”

Prince Guiz’s smile deepened.

“But that doesn’t mean I necessarily have to let her go. Seeing how much you want to send that child away, it seems you’re pinning your hopes on that child. Then I can’t send her away even more. Both of you.”

“If you show kindness to Mr. Verdick, he would be more loyal.”

“He should naturally be loyal to me.”

Prince Guiz was enjoying Karen’s continued chatter as if watching a parrot perform tricks.

“You don’t need to worry about me. I’m someone who has quite a lot.”

Prince Guiz poked at Isella with his hook. Even in this situation, Isella kept her eyes closed. Unable to open her eyes, she was trembling while shedding sweat and tears.

Karen rather hoped Prince Guiz would focus on her, but he was enjoying Isella’s reaction.

“You must be quite close friends.”

“I don’t think that’s the case.”

Karen confessed. Indeed, in her view, the two of them were still not friends. Their relationship had continued to be rocky without progress. Moreover, right now Isella was a burden to Karen.

“But still, I don’t want that child to die.”

Isella’s sobbing could be heard faintly.

Karen was slightly moved by her own words. That line just now seemed pretty good. Karen hoped Isella would be touched, but Isella seemed too paralyzed with fear to even hear. It was a bit disappointing.

“Hmm, then how about this, Your Majesty?”

“What are you talking about?”

“For example, taking me as your new mistress.”

Prince Guiz still didn’t know about the relationship between Raymond and herself.

This was different from before. In the past, he had chosen the method of receiving Karen, Raymond’s fiancée, as tribute, but this time he had accidentally gotten his hands on Karen. Suddenly dropped into his lap, Catherine’s daughter. Karen was the one holding the information.

“I’m prepared to respect Your Majesty’s hobbies.”

Unlike my mother.

Karen wiggled her finger.

“Honestly, I don’t really understand my mother. She talks about true love, but I’m not even sure if my mother really loved my father that much.”

“…Continue talking.”

“My mother just… seemed like any man would have been fine with her.”

Karen had to choose her words carefully.

Her mother probably didn’t choose him because she knew that Prince Guiz couldn’t get her pregnant despite multiple attempts. But telling him that fact wouldn’t be good. Karen cut off her words.

“My mother was… I mean, she had an obsession with purer love.”

“…”

“She thought that my father’s love, unbound by money or power and having nothing, was purer.”

Karen herself thought it might be too obvious a lie, but Prince Guiz’s reaction wasn’t too bad. He was quietly listening to Karen’s words. Karen continued speaking.

“…”

“But I’m different. I wouldn’t mind even if Your Majesty made me your mistress. A few dresses and some jewelry would be enough for me. If you don’t like making it public, that can’t be helped. I’m just suggesting it. Isn’t it fine? A woman who gets tortured and makes noise, or a young lover who throws herself at you willingly – which do you prefer?”

“…Quite bold.”

Prince Guiz stared down at Karen for a long while, then stood up. And he went to the door. When he pulled the rope with the bell, the door opened. Men rushed in from outside.

“What is it, Your Majesty?”

“Take that woman and dump her back where she was. Just the blonde woman.”

“Pardon?”

Karen and the men made the same expression. Prince Guiz was going to take a woman he had kidnapped all the way here and return her? It was dangerous. Even an ordinary murderer would never do such a thing. Moreover, Prince Guiz was someone who had far too much to lose. Yet he was going to do such a thing? Karen could hardly believe it even hearing it.

“Surprised eyes.”

“…Yes. I actually am.”

“I’m confident I won’t get caught.”

Prince Guiz continued speaking as he sat next to Karen.

“Even if I have such hobbies, His Majesty will protect me.”

And he looked at Isella.

“Verdick will also have to act properly if he wants to keep protecting his daughter. Act properly, daughter of Verdick.”

Karen felt a tickling sensation on her back. She felt like sneezing but held it in. Isella’s fingers were moving quickly on Karen’s back. Fidgeting fingers. It seemed like she was trying to say something, so Karen concentrated on those moving fingertips.

“Hurry up and take her away.”

“…Understood.”

The door closed.

Now only Prince Guiz and Karen remained again.

Karen looked up at Prince Guiz, who was grinning widely in the dark room. Though he had seemed so grotesque before, he no longer felt as frightening as before.

“Then shall we continue our conversation?”

Prince Guiz came to Karen with his hook. Karen saw the object glinting in the light.

“What do you think about both?”

“…”

“I’ll enjoy you in both ways. Starting with your insides.”

And pointed downward.

“Down to here.”

What should I do.

Karen gritted her teeth.

She had planned to just die and start over. Now that Isella had left, there should be nothing binding her anymore. Karen looked up at Prince Guiz who was licking his lips as he gazed at her, and pondered.

That’s what she should have done. Death shouldn’t be frightening, and Prince Guiz who lusted after her should mean nothing to her.

Those words Isella left at the end.

As she was leaving, she hastily traced letters on Karen’s back with her finger.

‘I will definitely come to rescue you.’

What moving words.

To think that Isella would try to save her. She who had always driven Karen to death. Verdick’s daughter. Raymond’s original fiancée. To think the day would come when she would voluntarily declare that she would finally save Karen.

Though she didn’t believe it would succeed as promised, Karen was moved by the determination she felt in the word ‘definitely.’

Karen’s efforts had finally borne fruit. Now they were at least no longer enemies. Far from being enemies, they had become people who risked their lives for each other. Wouldn’t this be enough to call them friends or even comrades-in-arms?

But Isella’s next sentence sent her plummeting into despair.

‘You are pregnant.’

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