The Obsessive Male Lead Wants To Become My Husband - Chapter 112
Translator: Nabi
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Chapter 112
…Sister?
My ears perked up as I glanced toward the source of the sound with a stunned expression on my face.
“Ophe…lia?”
“Sister…”
Ophelia ran towards me with impatient steps.
“Sister…!”
The next moment, she jumped into my arms hurriedly.
“Enough.”
Cassius interrupted her with a stern expression on his face.
“It’s not good to shock the patient, Lady Ophelia.”
“I’m sorry, sister.”
Ophelia immediately apologized.
“I-I’m just so happy… How are you feeling? Are you okay?”
“….”
I frowned.
Was it a dream? Or maybe… I’ve been dreaming all this time? Either way, it was too vivid to be a dream…
“I’ll call the doctor.”
Seeing Cassius gaze down at me and open his mouth, I nodded silently. I had no intention of making a fuss right now. It was because either way, my words could kill Ophelia or save her.
The doctor who came in a few minutes later took a stethoscope and examined me carefully. After some questions and answers, he came to the conclusion that I was just traumatized and nothing else was wrong.
“She’s perfectly stable.”
The doctor emphasized as he went on.
“You shouldn’t agitate the patient. Do you understand? You need to handle her carefully.”
“I see.”
Cassius nodded, dismissed the doctor, and called out to me in a cautious voice.
“Evelyn.”
“….”
“If you don’t want to talk, you don’t have to. However, if there’s anything you want, just say it, and I’m going to bring it for you.”
I swallowed dryly.
What… kind of trick was this?
I gazed at him, my vision not yet fully focused. The menacing atmosphere he usually exuded had completely disappeared, and it felt somehow foreign.
Ophelia suddenly stepped between us.
“Sister, are you really okay? Oh, you must be hungry! What do you want to eat? Shall I ask them to bring you some soup?”
Naturally, I met eyes with Ophelia, who was chattering nonstop, and held my breath.
‘She was dead… she should’ve been dead…’
Still, I never actually saw her body, so I guessed there was nothing strange about Ophelia being alive.
But…
‘…She looks happy.’
I pursed my lips.
It… only occurred to me that the docile Cassius and the happy yet confident Ophelia might have been an illusion created by my subconscious.
“…Why are you crying?”
Ophelia’s voice took on a note of urgency.
“Why, why… sister!”
As I reached out and cupped her cheek, the soft touch let me know that I wasn’t dreaming.
“…You’re not dead.”
“Why would I be dead?”
Ophelia asked with a puzzled face. I was about to say that Cassius killed her, but then I shut my mouth. There was no need to frustrate her.
“Are you okay? Are you sure nothing really happened?”
“Yes.”
Saying so, she nodded.
“So you just get a good night’s rest, sister. You worry too much, and you have nightmares like this…”
“Ophelia, would you step aside for a moment?”
“Ah, I was tactless, right?”
Ophelia smiled brightly as she continued,
“You two, talk as much as you want. I’m going to let everyone know that my sister has come to her senses.”
To whom? Why would she tell? Even if she were to announce it, it wouldn’t concern anyone… Those words were lingering in my mouth, but Ophelia had already left.
‘Nevermind.’
Now that I didn’t have to look at Ophelia anymore, I turned my gaze straight at Cassius.
“Evelyn…”
That was when he called me with his voice dripping with honey.
“Prove it.”
“Yes?”
“That you are real.”
“What do you mean, Evelyn?”
Cassius approached me, puzzled.
“Of course I’m real. Do you think I’m fake? If that’s the case…”
His sweet sigh wet my ears.
“Don’t worry. There’s a way to do it better than anything else.”
At those words, large hands easily peeled off my robe and gently caressed my flesh, which was barely covered by a thin chemise.
‘This, this person, what is he—!’
In a panic, I tried to pull myself back, but strangely, my whole body wasn’t listening to my head.
‘Am I… crazy?’
My alarm bells went off that his touch didn’t feel offensive or creepy at all… obviously, even though it should be. On the contrary, I was melting under his soft touch.
“St, stop…!”
Eventually, I summoned up all my suckling strength and pushed him away.
“Cassius, stop it!”
To my surprise, Cassius Brudenell backed off meekly at my words.
“I forgot you were a patient, but…”
It was as if that sculpted face was blushing.
“Because I missed you so much, and because this is what I usually do when you doubt me…”
“Usually?”
I asked suspiciously.
“Usually do… this? Often?”
“Yes.”
He nodded.
“I heard you might have some memory loss…… that’s a little disappointing. To forget our memories together…”
“I just want to ask you one question.”
As if the blanket was a shield, I pulled it up to my chin and gazed straight at Cassius.
“Are you going to kill Ophelia?”
“…Was that what you were dreaming about?”
Unnervingly, his voice dropped to a dangerous tone.
“Yes.”
I nodded.
“I had a dream that you were imprisoning me, killing Ophelia, and forcing yourself onto me. It was so vivid that… in fact, it feels more like a dream now. Good things would happen possibly happen in reality.”
“Evelyn.”
Cassius whispered quietly.
“Can you tell me all the things you remember?”
“….”
I swallowed my saliva.
…Really, should I? If this Cassius weren’t real, I’d be doing something in vain… or if he were real, it would only make him angry and wonder how I’ve been seeing him.
As if sensing my anxiety, Cassius gently squeezed my hand.
“Please believe me. I’ll never hurt you… or anything you hold dear.”
“…Alright.”
So, I started telling the story about the past days I remembered. Not only that, but I even admitted that the sweet Cassius and confident Ophelia of today were nothing like I remembered.
“….”
There was silence. After listening to my explanation, He stared off into space with a complicated expression on his face.
I swallowed dry saliva.
‘Did I do something wrong?’
“…I’m sorry.”
“Why are you apologizing?”
“I had no idea that you… were still feeling anxious.”
“Wait a minute.”
I grabbed Cassius by the hem of his shirt in a panic before letting go.
“…Still, you say? So, it’s true that… such things actually happened? Even my parents…”
“No.”
Cassius replied with force.
“Absolutely not. The Count and Countess are in good health. If you wish, I can take you to the Count’s mansion even now, so you can see for yourself.”
“Then…”
“There were other things.”
He stared at me intently.
“Completely different things.”
“….”
I bit my lip.
“And I… I’ve forgotten all of those things.”
“Alright.”
As he said so, Cassius reached out and stroked my hair gently.
“That’s fine.”
“…I’m not okay with that.”
“If so, please give me a command.”
“Yes?”
I doubted my ears for a moment. What was this man talking about?
“Command me anything. Even if you tell me to die, I will die. Then… wouldn’t Evelyn know for certain that I’m different from the me in that dream?”
“….”
I could only lick my lips.
It was absolutely ridiculous.
If I told him to die, would he die? However, if the thoughts I’ve attributed to Cassius were…
‘…He’s not a man who follows anyone.’
So, if ‘this’ Cassius’s words were right…
I held my breath.
“…Kneel down.”
Cassius Brudenell dropped to his knees on the floor without a moment of hesitation.
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Scallywagglin
This afterstory is so weird…did our Evelyn die after falling off a horse and some alternate reality one take her place? Why did the author do this? It feels like it unravels all the progress the story made. (。ŏ﹏ŏ) I hope this all gets cleared up soon……。:゚(;´∩`;)゚:。