She Became My Friend’s Mother-In-Law - Chapter 3

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Chapter 3. Betrayal (2)

Her arms trembled violently, and tears flowed endlessly down both cheeks.

These were the two people she had trusted and loved most in the world.

And those very people had betrayed her together.

“Say something, anything!”

Cecilia couldn’t bear the prolonged silence from the two of them either.

She would rather have Evan deny it even now, kneel down and beg for forgiveness.

That he had momentarily lost his mind, that Cecilia was the only one he truly loved.

If only he would say that, perhaps she could have forgiven him.

But what came back was an unexpected reaction.

“Hah.”

Evan, who had adjusted his pants, scratched his head roughly and stood up from his seat.

He approached Cecilia with an annoyed expression.

“Hey, didn’t I tell you not to come to the study?”

“…What?”

Cecilia doubted her own ears.

Evan was looking at her with a frown, as if looking at something dirty.

“Let me live comfortably, okay? Because you’re like this, I’m suffocating to death even in my own house.”

She was speechless at his shamelessness, blaming Cecilia even after being caught in adultery.

Rosena was equally outrageous.

“Don’t be too harsh on Lia, Evan.”

She approached Evan’s side and grabbed his arm soothingly.

Then she looked back at Cecilia with an apologetic expression.

“Sorry, Lia. Were you very shocked?”

Rosena looked at Cecilia with a pitiful expression.

Up to that point, it was the Rosena that Cecilia knew.

But the words that followed were more terrible than even Evan’s shameless attitude.

“But I did give birth to a child for you two, so couldn’t we just let this slide?”

“What? You gave birth to our child?”

“Yes. Since it’s come to this, I’ll give birth to a second one too! Let’s all just get along well like we have been. Okay?”

Rosena nodded innocently with wide eyes.

Cecilia was chilled to the bone by this attitude that defied common sense.

“You want me to raise a child that you two conceived?”

“Why not? You’ve been loving our Jeremy so much until now. Just keep doing that, what’s the problem?”

“You’re crazy. Both of you are really insane.”

“Damn it, hey! Enough already!”

Evan raised his palm and shouted.

But then he sighed and lowered his hand.

“Cecilia. You say you love me. Then can’t you love my child too?”

“…What?”

“Think about it. What the ducal family needs is a child who carries my blood. It doesn’t matter who gave birth—”

Slap!

Evan’s insane sophistry was cut off by Cecilia’s slap.

For a moment, silence flowed.

“You, you just…”

“Oh my, Evan! What is this!”

Evan’s head turned as he touched his reddened cheek with an incredulous expression.

Rosena made a fuss as if she had been hit herself and glared at Cecilia.

“Lia! How could you slap someone who does business outside? He has a meeting tomorrow and what will people say if they see this!”

“Ha! This is why I can’t feel attached to you. Look at this brutish behavior without any feminine charm! …Hey! Where are you going!”

Cecilia, who had been panting, soon turned her back and headed for the staircase.

Then Evan ran over and urgently grabbed her arm.

“Where do you think you’re going? How dare you turn your back when your husband is speaking?”

“Let go! I’m going to tell everyone about your shameless acts!”

“What? This is really!”

Evan’s face turned red and blue as he roughly pulled Cecilia.

“Are you crazy? Are you dying to disgrace your husband’s face?”

“Let go of this!”

“Where do you think you’re going!”

“Evan! Lia! Calm down! Please!”

The three people’s bodies tangled as the struggle continued.

Evan’s grip loosened and became slack for a moment, just as Cecilia was about to shake him off.

Thud.

Someone suddenly pushed Cecilia’s back hard.

“…Huh?”

Before she could realize what had happened, Cecilia’s body floated up in the air.

She instinctively reached out to grab the railing, but only swept through empty air.

The shocked faces of Evan and Rosena flashed through her vision in an instant.

Thump!

A sharp impact spread across her back.

Crash!

Then her waist hit the edge of the stairs.

Even so, Cecilia’s body didn’t stop and rolled down the stairs to be thrown onto the floor.

“Ah… ugh…”

Fallen Cecilia trembled all over her body.

She could see Evan and Rosena looking down in shock.

The two people’s faces were flustered by the sudden accident…

‘…No.’

Then Cecilia clearly saw it.

Rosena’s smile, faintly smiling behind Evan.

“You, you, you…”

Cecilia barely opened her mouth with her broken body.

But only gasping breaths flowed out between her parted lips.

“Oh my, Cecilia! What should we do!”

Leaving behind the shocked and frozen Evan, Rosena screamed and quickly came down the stairs.

But the words she whispered with her head lowered were chilling.

“Oh, I told you to just break your leg… but this looks like you might die completely?”

Rosena’s eyes looking down at Cecilia were full of triumph.

“The Dowager Duchess also heard about Jeremy and told Evan to divorce you quickly. Things became easy.”

‘The Dowager Duchess… even grandmother abandoned me?’

Cecilia looked up at Rosena while breathing with difficulty.

But the words that continued from her mouth were even more shocking.

“Stupid bitch. Why did you have to be so stubborn? Dying at your friend’s hands, are you following your parents?”

“What, what did you say…”

Seeing Cecilia’s shocked expression, Rosena made a bizarre smile.

Perhaps thinking that Cecilia would die anyway, Rosena excitedly babbled on.

“That’s right, I’m talking about Count and Countess Faning. Our father arranged that. Thanks to forging the will in advance, we lived luxuriously with the count’s family fortune.”

Cecilia’s eyes shook at the unbelievable truth.

After her parents’ accident, Viscount Osburn, who had been her father’s friend, took her in.

Thanks to that, Cecilia followed the viscount couple like second parents.

She had killed them to steal the wealth of Panning County.

“Just like your parents’ daughter, handing over even the duchess position? Don’t worry. I’ll make good use of your sacrifice so it won’t be in vain.”

Rosena smiled chillingly as she stroked her old friend’s cheek.

Then she instantly changed her expression and cried out toward Evan.

“Evan! What are you doing? Call someone! Hurry!”

But Cecilia’s eyes were already slowly closing.

How unfair it was to face death the moment all truths were revealed.

‘No, not like this… one more chance…’

She desperately tried to reach out her arm.

She wanted to grab onto anything and get up.

But her body already felt like it was sinking into water.

“…”

In the end, Cecilia’s hand fell helplessly to the floor with a thud.

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“…Gasp!”

Cecilia opened her eyes, gasping for breath.

She saw a large chandelier glowing softly with candlelight, and a gentle rose fragrance brushed past her nose.

‘A dream…?’

The shock and pain that had been crushing her just moments ago were nowhere to be found.

‘How is this possible? I definitely died…’

Could this be heaven?

As Cecilia looked around in bewilderment, a large mirror caught her eye.

“My goodness!”

Cecilia unconsciously screamed when she looked into the mirror.

It contained an unbelievable sight.

A pure white wedding dress adorned with gorgeous embroidery and delicate lace.

A tightly laced corset, a sparkling tiara, and a veil flowing like water.

It was herself from 5 years ago, just before entering her wedding ceremony.

“H-how is this possible?”

Cecilia touched her cheek with trembling fingertips.

Then, a cheerful voice came from beside her.

“Miss! It’s almost time to go!”

Cecilia turned her head and was speechless.

Her eyes shook greatly.

“Wendy…?”

She was the maid who had faithfully stayed by Cecilia’s side until her marriage.

Though Wendy served Cecilia well, she belonged to Osburn Viscounty and couldn’t accompany her after marriage.

After that, she had left the viscounty to care for her sick parents, and there had been no news of her.

“We-Wendy. How have you been? Your family? Is everyone well?”

“Huh?”

Unlike Cecilia who was delighted at their reunion after 5 years, Wendy tilted her head with a puzzled expression.

“Why are you suddenly acting like this, Miss? You were preparing for the wedding with me just yesterday.”

“…Wedding? Whose?”

“Miss, what are you saying? Today is your wedding with Lord Evan!”

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