The Story Is Not Over Yet - Chapter 166
Translator and Editor: Effe and Nabi
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Chapter 166
“I told you the truth. Put this away.”
“…He left because of you.”
“What nonsense. Is it important that Duke Ferial left in this current situation?”
“It was because of you.”
“Did you not hear me?! That b*stard is a devil! The devil! He’s a devil, so he left to live!”
His voice became urgent as Azela’s blade tightened on his throat, and streams of blood flowed down his chest.
The nervous Chises opened his mouth again.
“Can’t you listen? D*mn it, open your ears and listen again. Duke Ferial is a devil, not a human!”
“….”
“I helped you! You could have died if you stayed with that b*stard!”
“I know.”
“I am your lifesaver… what? You know?”
He opened his eyes with surprise at Azela’s bitter voice. Did she know? Know what? Did she know that guy was a demon?
As his surprised gaze turned to her, Chises stared at her sad expression.
“…You knew?”
She knew he was the devil. She knew he was not human… yet she chose him, defended him and wanted that guy over him…?
Chises gritted his teeth. Nonsense. He had nothing inferior to such a man.
“You’re lying. Azela, you didn’t know.”
“….”
“You shouldn’t have known… It doesn’t make sense that you chose Duke Ferial over me after knowing everything.”
Chise raised his body.
As he got up, drops of blood flowed from his neck as the blade drew closer. Azela, not really intending to kill him, tried to pull the blade back, but Chises’ hand moved faster. He gripped her wrist tightly with the blade.
A mad gaze stained with obsession was directed at her.
“Tell me you didn’t know. You didn’t know, right?”
“I know.”
“You were played by that devilish b*stard. You would have died if you had been by that devil’s side, Azela! I am your lifesaver!”
“…I should have died.”
Azela uttered in a weak voice. Hearing that indifferent tone, Chises strangely felt as if he had been hit in the head with a hammer.
As he stared at her with his mouth open, she spoke again.
“If I hadn’t met Zagnac, I would have already died.”
“….”
“He… Zagnac… saved me. He gave me a new life. He let me know that I can stay alive.”
“…What is that?”
“He… I can’t help but love him because he’s the devil. Because he’s not a human, he made me live. He gave my life meaning… he gave me all these things back.”
Tears filled Azela’s blue eyes.
As tears pooled and the blue lake seemed to glow, Chises could not turn his head. Azela’s resentful gaze turned to him.
“Why would you show up now? There was no one who stood by me when I was having a hard time. Why are you here now, and everyone is trying to take him from me?”
“That…”
“Don’t disturb me.”
Chises was about to shout, ‘I tried to help you,’ but he could say anything at Azela’s sharp gaze. The wound on his neck didn’t hurt anymore. It felt like his heart was hurting more than that.
“Whether Zagnac reappears or whatever I do, you have no right to interfere. You don’t deserve to be in my life.”
“….”
“Don’t interfere with my life.”
Wiping her tears with the back of her hand, she took the blade she had held out to Chises’ neck before sticking it hard between his legs, burying it into the couch. As Chises stared in amazement and said nothing, Azela, who had leisurely buttoned up, tied her loose hair into a tight ponytail.
“The Crown Prince. I believe you have listened to what I have to say, so I will take my leave.”
Azela left the parlor.
“You don’t deserve to be in my life.”
When the door opened, the servants and escort knights who had been kicked out hurried inside. Then, seeing Chises naked and bleeding from his neck, they hurriedly called a doctor and put his coat on.
“Should I stop her?”
Even in the mids of all that, Chises still had a blank look. It was obvious who had done it since they were the only two in the parlor.
When the escort knight asked so, he hurriedly shook his head.
“There was no one who stood by me when I was having a hard time.”
Azela’s words, filled with resentment, lingered in his ears. Chises brushed his tousled hair and clenched his fist tightly. He hit the wall several times with his tightly clenched fist. Even though his skin was chapped and blood flowed, he did not stop.
No one could stop him from acting like that.
Azela has left him forever… she left beyond his grasp.
The fact made his bones ache.
Did he leave because Chises found out his identity? No, Zagnac wouldn’t do that. So, did he leave because Chises threatened him?
Returning to the mansion, Azela buried her face in her rough palms. She thought that if she went to see Chises, he might get a clue. However, far from that, her heart was heavy because she seemed to have found that it was her fault.
Just then, a polite knock came from beyond the door.
“…Come in.”
It was Baharf who entered.
“Madam.”
“Ah… Baharf.”
When she struggled to smile, Baharf also gave a hard smile.
“I’m sorry, Baharf. I should have helped along.… Do you have anything for me to do?”
“No. I didn’t come for that. Rather…”
He didn’t continue his words. The old man’s gaze wandered, not knowing where to look. It had been a while since Baharf acted like that, so Azela tilted her head.
“There is someone who came to visit Madam.”
With his words, her heart thumped. There was no one who would look for her in this state of affairs. If it had been a visit from Livia, Baharf would not have behaved like that.
‘No way.’
Azela’s heart skipped a beat.
…Zagnac. Did Zagnac come looking for her? At last! Her lips twitched, and with trembling hands, she gripped Baharf’s sleeve.
“Baharf.”
There was hope in her eyes. Seeing this, Baharf’s heart ached.
“Madam.”
“Yes, tell me.”
Tell me, what are you waiting for?
Azela laughed. Of course, there was no way Zagnac would abandon her.
As she tucked her hair into her ears, her heart was fluttering. Had she known he was coming today, she would have called the maid to straighten her hair. She then looked at her own dress to make sure there was nothing strange. She must have smudged her outfit when she cried earlier. She’d have to call the maids and have them fix it again.
Azela smiled brightly.
“…The lady who came last time came to see you.”
Baharf’s words made her pause as he looked at it with a bitter gaze. It was because he knew she would act so.
It was not Zagnac.
Her fluttering heart plummeted to the floor. Azela, who had a bright smile on her face, uttered in a grave tone.
“…Who? The woman who came last time, who is she?”
“That…”
She should have no expectations. At most, it would be a peddler, or maybe someone who was asking for help, or someone who was here to get a job.
Azela sluggishly rose to her feet with languid gestures.
“She said you would know if I said ‘Lane’.”
“….!”
Lane.
When the name Azela hadn’t thought of was mentioned, her eyes opened wide. As she stood up, the strength in her legs almost gave way, so Baharf hurriedly helped her, who almost collapsed to the floor.
The one who came was Lane.
Yes, if it were Lane, she would definitely know where Zagnac went. Azela’s hardened mouth trembled again.
“Oh, where is she? What about Lane?”
“I took her to the parlor.”
As soon as Baharf finished speaking, she lightly pushed his shoulder and headed for the parlor. Her slow pace soon turned into a run. Her mighty steps were heard in her quiet mansion, and Azela opened the parlor door where she had run over to.
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