The Obsessive Male Lead Wants To Become My Husband - Chapter 111
Translator: Nabi
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Chapter 111
It has been three months since I, Evelyn Garneid, was married to Cassius Brudenell.
This would have been the situation in the eyes of outsiders who didn’t know the circumstances. The ghastly atmosphere that surrounded the new bride, who had to attend a funeral and a wedding almost simultaneously, was short-lived as she basked in the sweetness of her new life as a member of the Duke of Brudenell’s family.
In reality, it was more of a case of conforming and adapting to the situation.
“If emeralds don’t appeal to Madam… how about amethyst? There’s also garnet here, too.”
“I’ll only buy amethyst.”
Saying so, I lifted my chin arrogantly and snatched the amethyst necklace from the jeweler.
‘Ophelia would love this.’
Looking at the amethyst, I thought it would look great with Ophelia’s sparkling eyes. Even though she declined the presents I gave her at first, she couldn’t bear to refuse them as I kept presenting her one after another.
And, let’s be honest…
‘I would have gone crazy without Ophelia, so she deserves this much.’
Of course, Cassius wasn’t happy. He’d told me several times that he didn’t know why I was so nice to Ophelia.
“If you want to spend money, just send it to her. It’s not like you need to pick something out for her. Why would you…”
I replied tartly.
Cassius promised to grant me any other wishes in exchange for me becoming his property, so he shouldn’t be nagging me for buying my beloved sister some jewels?
“Bring Ophelia in. I’d like to have tea with her today.”
“Yes, I understand.”
The maid nodded and left at my words before returning thirty minutes later with a hardened face.
“I’m sorry, Madam. Miss Ophelia can’t come.”
“Is she sick?”
I frowned.
Even if that were the case, Ophelia would have dragged her sick body to see me… but she wouldn’t come. It was clear that something was seriously wrong.
“…I don’t think it’s something I could say.”
“Is she in her room? I’ll go and see her myself.”
“N-no, you can’t.”
The maid shook her head and stopped me.
“It’s not of the Madam’s concern.”
“Are you blocking me now?”
I narrowed my eyes.
“You’re arrogant, I’ll let my husband know, and I’ll make sure you never set foot in this mansion again.”
“…Second Madam*!”
[ T/N: Here, the maid called Evelyn ‘작은 마님,’ which literally meant ‘little/small’ madam, but it meant the second madam or son’s wife. Since Duke of Brudenell is still alive in this timeline, Cassius is still just a ‘lord,’ so Evelyn’s still the second/small madam of the Duchy! ]
…Second Madam.
The moment I heard that title, I felt like my body stiffened.
‘That’s right.’
I was the second Madam of the Duchy of Brudenell and the dear wife of Cassius Brudenell. In other words, it wasn’t a status that I couldn’t go see my sister because of such a maid.
“Get out of the way.”
I shot the maid a haughty glance.
“…I-I can’t do that.”
I didn’t argue with the maid anymore. Instead, I pushed the maid out of the way and squeezed myself in front of the doorknob.
The maid, who naturally couldn’t use violence against me, crumbled to the floor like a paper doll.
“Se-Second Madam…”
Was it an illusion brought on by nervousness? The maid’s face was contorted in horror.
“You must not go. Please don’t go. I’m begging you, please—!”
“Sorry.”
I walked out the door with a tone that expressed I wasn’t sorry at all before finishing my words.
“I care more about my sister than I do about you.”
Incomparable, much more.
It didn’t take me long to arrive at the guest room where Ophelia was staying.
“Ophelia, it is me. Open the door!”
However, as there was no sound from the other side of the door, I felt my chest suddenly tighten. What was going on on the other side of this door? And why did the maid stop me so earnestly? The answer to that question could only be found by opening this door.
I stared at the door.
‘It was locked, but it wasn’t made of very sturdy material. So, if I just kick it…’
Just then, the door opened from the inside.
“….!”
It felt like I was suffocating. There was no emotion in Cassius’s eyes as he opened the locked door and stepped outside, only the numb pupils staring back at me.
“Ca, Cassius…”
“What are you doing here?”
Cassius asked in his characteristically soft voice.
“Obviously, I told them not to bring you.”
“…Ophelia!”
I didn’t respond to his words. It was because there was no way he would answer me properly, even if I asked something.
“Ophelia, it’s me, Evelyn! It’s your sister!”
I tried to get past Cassius, who was standing in the doorway, to get inside, but unlike the maid, who couldn’t put a finger on me, he easily overpowered me.
“Don’t do this.”
“…What does it matter what I do?”
“Evelyn.”
“Get me Ophelia, I need to see her!”
“You’ll regret it.”
His voice was dangerously low.
“Lord… what did you do to Ophelia?”
My hands began to tremble.
‘If Cassius did anything, Ophelia… dear Ophelia…’
As I closed my eyes tightly, I could feel the hot tears rolling down my cheeks and trickling down my chin.
“That’s why I didn’t let you come down… because I didn’t want to see you cry.”
“You killed her.”
It wasn’t a question. I already knew what had happened to Ophelia, my lovely sister.
“Yes.”
There was not a single quiver in Cassius’s voice as he answered me.
“Let me see…”
“Evelyn.”
“That child… let me see her! Let me say a final goodbye, yes? You can do that much, can’t you, Cassius Brudenell?”
I screamed and cried.
Ophelia was no more.
The single light that sustained me in this grotesque world had been extinguished… because of this monster in front of me!
“Because of you…”
“I beg your pardon?”
“When you give all sorts of things to that insignificant illegitimate child, and when you’re excited all day that she laughed, and you whisper sweet words while being with her… do you know how miserable I was?”
I gritted my teeth.
“Lord, you’re miserable?”
“Yes. You made me so.”
“You know what… you’re going to be even more miserable.”
I stared straight up at Cassius.
“Why do you think that?”
Cassius whispered back as he finished his words.
“Now, you only have me.”
“….”
I closed my eyes.
As the tears were dry now, the corners of my eyes were stiff. Once the shock and grief wore off, all that was left was cold anger.
“You… made a mistake.”
“….?”
Cassius glanced down at me with a slightly surprised look.
“Even though you killed the Count and the Countess… they weren’t my parents anyway.”
“Evelyn, what are you…”
“Don’t call me by that name!”
I screamed.
“I’m not Evelyn Garneid, I’m not!”
“Calm down…”
“Is this the situation to calm down now? Ophelia was my sister. She was the only thing that kept me grounded in this bizarre, twisted world.”
Uttering my words, I put my hand on Cassius’s throat as if to strangle him, but still, he didn’t throw my hands away and just gazed down at me with blank eyes.
“But you killed her? Ha!”
I laughed out loud.
No, I think I might have cried. The tears that I thought were dry started flowing again.
“I’m going to kill you.”
I met eyes with him. Even now, he still didn’t fight back. If I put strength to this hand, he would be strangled to death. Then, I would be tried and put to death as a wicked woman who dared to murder her husband.
But, it didn’t matter.
To escape this d*mn world…
Because that was my only wish.
“Ugh…”
Hearing Cassius let out a low groan, I gave more strength to my hands.
Soon, this would all come to an end…
“Evelyn!”
Someone kept shaking me up.
…Did it fail?
The sweet low tone was certainly familiar to my ear.
“Evelyn, Evelyn!”
I blinked my eyes.
When I came to my senses, it seemed that I was lying on the bed as my back was against something soft. In addition, there was a colorful mural painted on the ceiling that could only be found in my bedroom.
“Evelyn…”
I glanced at the man walking toward me with a shocked face.
Obviously, I was strangled…
“Ca… Cassius?”
“Do you know how worried I was? I was losing my mind for a week… promise me you’ll never ride a horse again.”
…Horse?
What did he mean? Confounded, Cassius’s words became even more incomprehensible to me as I shook my head.
“But, obviously…”
“Evelyn.”
Calling my name, he desperately placed my hand on his chest as he continued his words.
“Do you feel this beating? This heart belongs to you. If you die, I will follow you immediately.”
It was strange.
I swallowed dry saliva. Unmistakably, this man who earnestly confessed his love in front of me felt very different from Cassius Brudenell, even though he looked exactly like him.
The next moment, the door flew open.
“Sister!”
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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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