The Circumstances of Being Chosen as the Villainess’s Favorite - Chapter 174

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Chapter 174

However.

Thud.

His wrist was caught very lightly.

At the same time, tremendous force was applied to his wrist.

“Huk!”

Isaac gasped for air.

He struggled desperately to escape from Dietrich’s grip, but Dietrich’s hand didn’t budge an inch as if it were forged from steel.

“Let, go!”

Unable to bear the pain, Isaac threw a fit.

Then Dietrich released his grip as if dropping something filthy.

And then pushed Isaac away just like that.

Crash!

Isaac tumbled miserably on the floor like a dirty rag doll.

“Huk, heok, huk…!”

Isaac clutched his wrist and glared at Dietrich.

At that moment.

Isaac flinched and trembled.

Dietrich’s blue eyes were truly indifferent, as if carved from ice.

Without a trace of warmth or even emotion.

A coldly dried-up gaze.

“Actually, at first I was going to kill you with my own hands.”

Isaac felt his mouth go completely dry.

The Dietrich before his eyes was truly serious.

…He really had been thinking of killing Isaac.

“But… since Larit thinks of me as a ‘good person’.”

Dietrich slowly rubbed his chin.

Larite.

At that one name, his sharply edged eyes instantly relaxed.

“It seems like a good person should follow legal punishment rather than private revenge.”

Snap!

Dietrich snapped his fingers.

At the same time, security officers came rushing in.

It seemed they had been waiting in advance, their movement was perfectly coordinated.

“Isaac Evans.”

The security captain listed Isaac’s charges with an expressionless face.

“Conspiracy to assassinate Her Majesty the Empress, commissioning the murder of Father Pedro, forcing perjury on Lady Lopez, framing Lady Claudius as a witch…”

And.

“Therefore, as of this moment, we are placing Isaac Evans under emergency arrest.”

“What? You’re arresting me?”

Isaac stared blankly at the law enforcement officers.

“Isaac Evans will be secured by our law enforcement, and punishment will be carried out according to His Majesty the Emperor’s strict judgment.”

With that declaration.

The security captain pointed at Isaac with a slight nod.

The security officers firmly grabbed Isaac’s arms and lifted him up.

“Let go! Let me go!!”

Isaac resisted like a madman.

“How dare you lowly bastards lay hands on me!”

Instantly, deep displeasure crossed the security officers’ faces.

After all, Isaac was a criminal, and the security officers were state employees carrying out official duties.

Yet he showed such an arrogant attitude.

“If you resist further here, immediate punishment becomes possible.”

Naturally, the security officers’ handling became rougher.

“Urgh…!”

Isaac groaned as the handcuffs tightened around his wrists.

Dietrich didn’t even twitch an eyebrow as he watched Isaac being dragged away by the security officers.

“Lord Claudius, thank you for your cooperation in arresting the criminal.”

Finally, the security captain offered his thanks to Dietrich.

“Don’t mention it.”

Dietrich merely shrugged his shoulders.

As the security officers and Isaac passed by Dietrich.

“Spineless bastard.”

Isaac muttered quietly.

“You don’t even have the courage to get blood on your own hands, do you? Huh?”

Isaac sneered loudly for all to hear.

“If I were you, I would have gladly torn you apart and killed you.”

“…”

“You know what? You’re just a coward.”

But then.

“Hoping your prison life will be comfortable, let me tell you a few things.”

Dietrich spoke leisurely.

His voice carried a strange resonance.

“…”

Isaac, who was being dragged outside, unconsciously turned around at the eerie feeling.

Perhaps out of consideration for Dietrich, the law enforcement officers also stopped walking.

“Right now it’s life imprisonment, but if arson and attempted murder are confirmed in court…”

What?

Isaac flinched for a moment.

Dietrich looked straight into those wavering sky-blue eyes and calmly drove the point home.

“What punishment you’ll actually receive is still unknown.”

There was only one punishment heavier than life imprisonment.

Death penalty.

Toward the confused Isaac, Dietrich smiled coldly.

And.

“Malon, Ethan, Michael, Kaylor, Brian.”

He suddenly listed out some names.

‘Why those names all of a sudden?’

‘Who knows?’

The security officers looked at each other, not understanding.

However, Isaac seemed to know who the names Dietrich called were and what meaning they held.

“…What?”

Toward Isaac who widened his eyes, Dietrich smiled chillingly.

“They’re the prisoners who will be incarcerated in the same cell as you from now on.”

Instantly, Isaac felt goosebumps rise all over his body.

And for good reason, they were all…

People Isaac had framed and thrown into prison when he served as high priest.

“Wh-what do you mean. You…”

Horror slowly spread across Isaac’s face.

Dietrich, who had been watching that sight with pleasure, concluded quite affectionately.

Dietrich, who had been watching the scene with amusement, concluded with a rather affectionate tone.

“Look forward to it.”

Isaac was dragged away by the security officers with a dazed expression, as if he had been struck on the back of the head.

And then.

“Let go! Let go!!”

Belated thunderous shouts echoed through the air.

Bang, crash!

From the sound of a spectacular fall, it seemed they were subduing him rather roughly.

“That bastard!”

Isaac struggled again.

Listening to those sounds, Dietrich pressed his forehead and let out a short sigh.

“How tiresome.”

Last night, after sending Larite to the Claudius Estate’s townhouse.

Dietrich didn’t even sleep and sent people to turn Jedo upside down.

If he didn’t capture Isaac immediately, it seemed he wouldn’t be able to settle the boiling rage within him.

“Finally… it’s over.”

For a very long time, there had been poison festering deep in his heart.

His parents, whom he had to send away without even knowing the reason.

To somehow protect his people, so that no one would dare approach Claudius.

He had sharpened himself his entire life to become the perfect duke.

Countless long, dark nights he had endured alone.

…That old poison had finally dispersed.

And so Dietrich could finally be free.

A faint smile appeared on his lips.

It was a relieved smile.

“Well… shall I head back now.”

To the side of those he loved.

Dietrich stepped outside with light steps.

The pouring sunlight was refreshing.

* * *

Isaac was immediately transferred to Alcatraz Prison.

With arson and attempted murder added to his existing life sentence, he would inevitably face execution.

Meanwhile, I had been eating and sleeping so well that my face was practically glowing.

That was understandable, since the arson incident at Ansi Town House.

Lord Claudius and Lady Claudius had been treating me with utmost care.

Watching them, I felt like I was porcelain that might break at any moment.

The doctor had assured them that I was perfectly healthy…

‘Huh.’

As I was casually skimming through the morning newspaper, my eyes widened.

“What’s wrong?”

Lord Claudius, who had been sticking close to my side since morning, looked at me with a puzzled expression.

“Dietrich, look at this.”

I thrust the newspaper toward Lord Claudius.

“There was a riot at Alcatraz Prison. Isaac was seriously injured in the process?”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. He’s receiving treatment, but they say he might permanently lose sight in one eye.”

Executions are usually carried out randomly within three years after the death sentence is pronounced.

The meaning is to live in reflection, trembling in fear of not knowing when the execution will happen during those three years.

Isaac would have to live uncomfortably during that time with a disability in one eye.

Some might sympathize with such an Isaac, but…

‘What do I care?’

I shrugged inwardly.

Isaac had tried to assassinate Father Pedro and Her Majesty the Empress solely for his own twisted desires.

He had also tried to frame Lady Claudius for those crimes.

And that wasn’t all? The previous ducal couple had also died because of Lord Evans, Isaac’s father.

I too, if Lord Claudius hadn’t risked danger to come rescue me.

I might have truly lost my life in those flames.

I am not a saint.

The Evans father and son had inflicted wounds on my precious people that could never be washed away.

Naturally, I didn’t feel even a grain of pity.

Rather, Lord Claudius seemed like a saint for leaving it to public punishment instead of private revenge…

‘Wait?’

Hold on. Could this be?

Lord Claudius just looked at me with a fresh expression, as if he knew nothing.

My eyes narrowed with suspicion.

“About Isaac, did you perhaps…”

But I couldn’t finish my sentence.

Smooch.

Because Lord Claudius suddenly kissed my forehead.

“No, wait. Isaac…”

Smooch.

“So, how did that riot happen…”

Smooch, smooch, smooch.

Forehead, cheek, eyelid, temple…

With the endless shower of kisses, I was on the verge of becoming dizzy.

But then.

Slam!

The door opened.

Lady Claudius with a bright face entered the room.

“Larit! Let’s have tea together… ugh.”

Lady Claudius immediately made a disgusted face and glared at Lord Claudius, who was holding me tightly.

“Could you tone it down a bit?”

“Strictly speaking, Evangeline.”

Lord Claudius replied shamelessly without changing his expression.

“When I was spending intimate time with Larit, you were the one who barged in.”

“…”

Lady Claudius looked back and forth between me and Lord Claudius with an exasperated gaze, then shook her head.

“Well, fine. You’re going to be married anyway, so it’s good if you get along well…”

“…”

“…”

Both my face and Lord Claudius’s face turned red simultaneously.

“Oh?”

Lady Claudius’s eyes lit up as she continued mischievously.

“You stick together every single day, but now you’re embarrassed when marriage is mentioned?”

“No, that’s…!”

“Well, Evangeline. So that’s…”

I and Lord Claudius, who had reflexively tried to make excuses, looked at each other.

Completely reddened faces.

Eyes wavering, not knowing what to do.

“…You look like fools.”

“Indeed.”

Lord Claudius and I burst into laughter.

“Oh my, really….”

Lady Claudius glared at us as if she was fed up, but eventually ended up laughing along.

Well, anyway.

I had people I loved by my side.

And these peaceful days would continue on like this in the future as well.

Therefore, I was the happiest person in this world.

― Continues to the epilogue.

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