The Obsessive Male Lead Wants To Become My Husband - Chapter 109
Translator: Nabi
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Chapter 109
“Cassius Brudenell, if you don’t let me out of here right now…”
“If I don’t let you go, what will happen?”
The man’s creepy voice was clearly laughing at me.
“Everyone who could help you is dead.”
Where did I go wrong?
If I had to choose, I would choose the choice to stay on the ship. I wouldn’t take him up on his offer, which otherwise seemed to be as generous as possible.
“Evelyn, don’t you see? I can no longer live without you, so I have to have you.”
He coaxed me in all sorts of ways to ‘own’ me in all sorts of ways though I just rejected them all.
As a result, now…
I was completely trapped.
…And in a room that Ophelia had to spend the rest of her life in the original story!
‘Haaa…’
I sighed and buried my face in the pillow.
For a hundred days, the only life I’ve seen in this dreary room besides Cassius and myself was a family of mice.
For the record, I have the hygiene standards of an ordinary person. As for the mice, normally, I would have been disgusted and chased them away. However, with such a lonely existence, I could understand Ophelia’s obsession with the turtle.
Still, I didn’t lose any hope.
I’m the daughter of Count Garneid. Unlike Ophelia, I wasn’t someone who Cassius could easily suppress without anyone noticing!
With a creak, the door opened and dull footsteps were heard, but I didn’t raise my head.
“Evelyn.”
“….”
“Get up. Shouldn’t you eat something?.”
The gentle admonishing ‘so far’ spoke to me. Nonetheless, I knew what kind of person Cassius Brudenell could be. Already, he has taken away my freedom and cut off all means of contact… just because I rejected his offer!
“…You do this to me, and you expect me to eat? You’re more impudent than I thought, Lord Cassius.”
Thud.
The next moment, I could hear the sound of something being set down. Cassius slowly approached me, stroking my hair.
“Get up, Evelyn.”
“….”
“Otherwise, you’ll be forced to stand up, and… neither I nor you want that.”
I pursed my lips.
Yes, he was right.
I pushed the blanket aside and sat up.
Honestly, I’ll admit it. The meal he had prepared looked delicious enough to make one’s mouth water. Freshly baked bread that smelled delicious, roasted chicken that looked so tender, like it was about to fall apart, and a stew of beef and tomatoes that simmered together.
“…I’ll eat it if you promise me one thing.”
Now, it was time to have a conversation that was repeated at every meal, almost like a ritual.
“What is it?”
“Let me get in touch with my family.”
“You know you can’t do that.”
“Why?”
Cassius gazed into my eyes.
“…Wouldn’t it be better to go back at all rather than just keep in touch? If you promise me one thing, I can take you back, Evelyn.”
I didn’t ask what it was.
Because I already knew the answer.
“Promise me one thing, and I’ll send you back.”
“What is it?”
“I want you to marry me, Evelyn.”
“I can’t do that.”
“Then, you’ll be locked here for the rest of your life.”
This kind of conversation was once or twice, though if it went over ten times, it was bound to get tiring. So in the end, I pursed my lips and began to nibble at my food.
That was right, I needed to eat to escape or do anything.
“I know what you’re thinking right now.”
At the whirling voice of Cassius, I lost my appetite.
“Aren’t you thinking of eating well so you could escape?”
“….”
“Give it up, Evelyn. The only way to get out of here is to accept my offer.”
I ignored his words.
No, I tried to ignore it.
Because…
‘…Maybe he’s right.’
It was because deep down in my heart, there was a voice that whispered that Cassius was right and that I would never get out of this place.
“Lord.”
“Yes, Evelyn.”
“If I accept your offer… what will happen to me?”
“Do you mean that?”
He made a surprised expression at my words. Come to think of it, it was a question I had never asked him before.
“You’ll be able to have anything you want.”
“…I already told you, I’m not looking for wealth.”
Cassius smiled faintly as if he knew.
“You want power. As expected of the Young Lady. If you want to be a duchess, I’ll make that happen, or if you want to be an empress, that, too… isn’t that difficult.”
“What if I said I want to be emperor?”
“Of course, I’ll make that happen for you.”
He smirked, showing his white teeth as he continued his words, “Though I believe that the Young Lady knows that there will be a price to pay for it as well.”
I closed my eyes tightly.
What Cassius said was absolutely not a lie. He would make me emperor or empress, by any means necessary… even if it meant trampling on countless lives.
And that was the last thing I wanted.
“I just want freedom. The freedom to go out on my own terms and to do what I want.”
“You can do everything.”
Saying so, he narrowed his eyes as if he were asking for something so obvious and opened his eyes wide as if asking for something obvious.
“No one is stopping you.”
“You’re stopping me right now! You’re not letting me get out of here!”
“Ah.”
Cassius laughed.
“Of course, this is only possible as my wife, Young Lady.”
“….”
Seriously insane.
I eventually gave up on the conversation. Talking to this man further would only drain my energy.
I silently counted the people who might come to my rescue. Considering what Cassius had been saying, my mother and father wouldn’t be unaware of my current situation. Of course, they would be trying to get me out.
And, Ophelia too…
“I’m glad to finally get permission from your dear parents as well.”
“…Yes?”
I raised my head and stared at Cassius.
It couldn’t be.
No matter how much they agreed with the engagement, they would sell out knowing that I was completely imprisoned? I didn’t know my mother, but I thought my father would try to save me!
However, if Cassius is indeed right, then…
‘Really, I wonder if I was only that much to them?’
I pursed my lips.
Then, there was only one thing left for me… Ophelia.
However, that child…
“…If the Lord is right, I really should give up.”
“That’s right.”
There was a strange heat in Cassius’s voice.
“So, Evelyn, now…”
I closed my eyes tightly.
Would it really end here? Even though Ophelia was saved, it ended with me taking her place instead…
“I’m not giving up.”
I squeezed the words through my stiff throat.
“…Evelyn.”
He didn’t seem surprised at all. It just seemed that he was a little disappointed.
“No matter how much my parents gave their permission, they couldn’t forcefully drag me down the aisle.”
“You don’t seem to understand the situation yet.”
Cassius gently squeezed my hand.
“Why would I drag you out? I can make you go out when I could just easily make you walk out on your own?”
“What…”
My stomach began to clench with the ominous foreboding.
“Why do you think your parents allowed it?”
“Because… you promised them something? A manor or…”
The end of my words kept blurring. My parents had already received the manor when they gave permission for my engagement. So, it wouldn’t be strange to say that they sold my life in exchange for land.
“Ah, Evelyn.”
Cassius laughed.
“After all, you don’t know me well.”
I wanted to protest.
I knew him better than anyone else. I knew all about his past and future. I was from the world where he was created! Nonetheless, Cassius’s continued words made me stiffen like a stone without being able to answer.
“Your parents only nodded when their throats were cut.”
His voice was soft and sweet, like cotton candy.
“Well, that’s also a permission. Don’t you think so?”
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Translator’s Note: Hello, it’s Nabi! I’m the translator of this novel ପ( ๑•ᴗ•๑ )ଓ♡ If you like the novel and would like to support me, please feel free to click the button below to go to my kofi~! Thank you so much for always supporting the novels I work on, even if you don’t buy me a coffee, I really do appreciate it a lot. ❤︎
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beans
what kinda side story is this i want babies or something 😭😭
Xiangg
Well i expecting a baby instead of this but this kinda good too since i came here for this red flag 🚩🤣
Summon Me Truck-kun
Did he kill them? I’ve thought we will be finally getting a honeymoon side story. Well… i miss his crazy side too so it’s not so bad