Because She Had A Time Limit, She Became The Villain's Daughter-in-law - Chapter 128
Translator and Editor: Effe and Nabi
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Chapter 128
I was stunned and immediately panicked.
…Was it this much?
‘He’s been following me this far?’
Frankly, when Evan took Baron Ravonis’ servant or Seymour to investigate, I thought it could be something.
However, with Fred, the matter was a little different. Although he hadn’t been to the Empire for a very long time, he was still the son of a count. It made no sense to treat the only heir to the venerable Count Rostri like this, despite Evan being an Icard.
This was a very important issue that could be taken to trial later. Of course, I figured, if Evan were sane, he wouldn’t touch Fred if he knew he had to marry Elanie later.
But when I saw that…
“Evan! Are you crazy?”
Did he want to kill me like that? Kidnapping Fred was a matter of crossing some really formidable line.
“Of course, brother has no place to go in the Empire right now, but what is this?!”
“Uuhhhp! Uhpuhp!”
While Fred struggled and shouted, Evan continued coldly.
“While I’ve been missing you every single day for seven years, hanging your pictures from the few newspaper articles in my room…”
He glared at me eerily and continued.
“…Did you live in two houses having your portrait hanging in this house?”
Hearing that, Nathan, who was holding onto Fred, cautiously intervened.
“Ex-excuse me… Young Duke, that portrait could be a self-portrait that Miss Laria drew during her recent stay…”
“Don’t be ridiculous. Laria can’t draw like that.”
My eyes widened at his sure answer. At Borotna’s first banquet, he took down my picture, and now he was openly…
“Oh, right. I really heard your sincerity.”
“….I was saying that you couldn’t draw like that. You draw much better.”
“It’s already too late.”
“Uuhhhp! Uhpuhp!”
Seeing Fred struggle and shout as our conversation continued, I clenched my fists and shouted.
“What is this anyway? Are you taking my brother and threatening me?”
Evan ordered without looking back.
“Get out for a while.”
As Nathan dragged Fred back and shut the door, only Evan and I were eventually left in the large room.
“….”
I glared at Evan while holding the safe.
“If you knew that I had your brother with you, you wouldn’t run away on your own with the movement scroll.”
I thought I might be caught someday, so I prepared everything though I never thought I would be caught like this. Even though I wondered if he would hurt Fred, when I saw that he even kidnapped Fred, I wondered what I could do.
I murmured in an almost tired voice.
“…You really went all the way.”
Evan’s eyes scanned me from head to toe in turn. There was a terrifying madness in the twinkling eyes.
He uttered, gritting slowly.
“You look good.”
It was natural for me to look good since I was wearing the best clothes and jewelry.
“…How are you feeling.”
It took me a while to determine if it was sarcastic or not.
“Healthy. I have been better since before, but I was acting.”
“Right… I see. That’s fine, but I will ask you one more question.”
Saying that, he came slowly and stood in front of me. I was so scared that I couldn’t even answer and kept my mouth shut. Asking just one more question…
“Audrey Ravonis.”
A servant at Baron Ravonis’ house, who was also admitted to a public hospital, must have been caught by Evan. Only the servants of the baron’s residence mentioned the name Audrey. They were first-rate people, even in Bestian, when it came to keeping secrets, so how much torture did he do…
“Since when, huh?”
He was friendly and sweet, as always, but his face was creepy and almost stiff. It was the first time I knew how a human voice could be so eerily sweet.
“…You tried to run away by creating a new identity while trying to live as a sweet couple?”
“E-E, Evan.”
As he took a step closer, I got scared and backed away step by step.
“You are still my wife on paper.”
Who wouldn’t know that…
“Even if you live, you will live as my wife… and if you die, you will die as my wife.”
“….”
I gulped.
Did he just tell me to ‘die’ as his wife right now?
It wasn’t that I didn’t think that Evan might come. Because of that, I was fully prepared to run away like this. And if he came… I hate to admit it, but in my heart, I had very small expectations.
Maybe, very possibly.
I didn’t know, but he seemed to like me so he couldn’t live without me. So, I imagined that he could say that he could not obey his father, Duke Icard’s will.
Of course, that didn’t explain why he was secretly looking for me.
Nevertheless, those who liked someone had no choice but to have small hopes. Even if the result was a catastrophe, I was secretly looking forward to it. However, with such an angry face, he appeared with Fred as a hostage…
‘…It looks like he came to kill me because he was angry that I lied.’
Since he had nothing to be angry about other than me pretending to be naive and fooling the Duchy Icard. Well, the Laria, whom Evan liked even a little bit, was a kind and innocent girl, so he might be angry with me now.
I answered coldly.
“No. I will choose my life and death. I can’t die because of Icard’s mercy.”
“…What?”
Evan’s breathing began to get heavier.
“I just married you when I was young with no choice. It is the same for you.”
“You…”
“I’m just going to do the role of being used like in the first place and then disappear, so what’s the point of being so angry?”
It was the first time Evan had ever heard me speak so coldly.
This was because whenever we met each other, I pretended to be friendly and kind and kept the appropriate line. Regardless, it was Evan who broke that ‘good relationship’ first. We had no bad memories until we separated.
I even delivered Gerdi as a parting gift. However, I was a little saddened by those eyes that glared at me terribly. It felt like even the good memories I had with him were being erased.
Evan’s voice began to tremble.
“If you change like this… If this was what you truly meant…”
As he approached, I took a step backwards and eventually came to the wall. The distance with him got closer and closer.
“…You did something really mean to me.”
His voice was now hoarse, almost like a rustle. A cold sweat broke out on my back as if his eyes were going to pierce me.
‘Am I going to die like this? Though if I jump right now, brother will die, right?’
It was the first time I had ever seen Evan so unable to suppress his emotions, so I hesitated and muttered something that was seemingly absent.
“What do you mean a mean thing… I’m not trying to be condescending, but I’ve done some nice things to Icard…”
“If you’re going to do this, why did you be nice to a poor guy like me?”
“What?”
“Why did you hug me, why did you protect me, why did you treat me warmly… Why did you give me things I don’t need?”
“….”
“Why did you say congratulations on graduating, and why did you say you would get along well with me?”
Looking at his eyes, I was even prepared to take a hit, but suddenly Evan knelt down in front of me.
“Laria… You promised.”
“…Huh?”
“You promised not to leave if I acted like a good kid and listened to you.”
I was dumbfounded and stared blankly at his rough face. He had dragged Fred in and threatened me, but now, he was getting on his knees…?
‘Here?’
“Uh…hmm… wait.”
Although I was about to say if I should die quietly, I was at a loss for words.
“But how… how could you do that to me…? I listened to you well… For me, if I had you, it would have been heaven…”
Tears were dripping from his red eyes.
“Laria…”
“Why, why are you doing this!”
“How could you drop me into this hell in an instant…”
Grabbing my skirt, he opened his mouth again.
“Since you showed me both Heaven and Hell…”
His red eyes, glistening with tears, wrapped around me.
“…You can never escape me anywhere. I can never let you go.”
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Sterlinggreen
Man this is really intense
kuroneko_chan
Ugh, I actually feel for Evan.