Refusing Your Ex-Husband’s Obsession: A Guide - Chapter 220 - It’s you, once again

Chapter 220

Translator: Yonnee

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Although the crown prince shielded us with a cascading curtain of water, it couldn’t block the intense heat. Ciel’s power was overwhelming.

“Huhp!”

As Dad cleared the path with his aura, Lacie used her telekinesis to shield us from the divided flames. If any monsters broke through, David, Morgan, and Luke dealt with them.

All I had to do was step forward.

“Ciel…”

Nearby, a pillar of fire rose into the sky. The winds whirled around it, and the area blazed fiercely. As we got closer, even Dad’s aura couldn’t withstand it.

“It seems we’ve only seen a part of the Duke’s power. It’s tremendous.”

Dad spoke with a voice mixed with worry and admiration. It wasn’t just him. Everyone who had helped me felt the same.

“What should we do from here?”

Lacie asked. I stepped forward a bit more. Flames leaped at my nose, but I didn’t flinch.

“CIEL!”

I called out loudly, hoping my voice would reach him, praying he still had consciousness.

“Ciel! Snap out of it!”

But the flames blocking us only grew more intense. Lacie, trying to shield us with her telekinesis, let out a short cry of pain.

“Lady Clausent?”

“I’m fine.”

Despite her words, the paleness of her face made me feel remorseful towards her. I pondered how to break through the flames.

While I stood there, the flames leaping in front of me reached my hand.

“Rin!”

Startled, Dad and the others tried to protect me, but something faster enveloped my hand. The rose pattern on my hand emitted a bright white light.

A petal from the rose fell, turning into a luminescent flurry around me.

With this newfound courage from an unknown source, I stepped towards the flames like I had in the past.

“Rin!”

“Lady!”

“……”

Those who had voiced their worries fell silent as the flames parted, avoiding me. Petal by petal, the rose on my hand seemed to wither away.

With each fallen petal, a white light formed around me, protecting me.

I was able to approach Ciel, drawing ever closer.

15. It’s you, once again

Ciel struggled as it felt like he was falling into a deep, endless abyss—a place that seemed like a warehouse of the harsh words he had once hurled at his wife.

[ Do you think I don’t know your schemes? Stop pretending to be close to me. ]

He covered his ears, screaming,

“Stop it!”

He knew how cruel he had been to her. He was already too aware of it.

As his voice quieted, Seo-yoon’s voice followed, her deceitful words seeping into his ears.

[ Ciel, your dear Guide is definitely a woman sent by the government. The moment you trust her, you’ll be trapped here. You want to return to the Empire, don’t you? ]

He was confused. Where exactly was he now?

No, he wanted to let everything go. Did he have any reason left to endure this pain?

His flailing arms stilled. He felt his body plummeting but simply closed his eyes and remained still.

Just as he thought he would be freed from all burdens and pain, a faint voice wrapped around his ears. The voice he had so longed to hear.

Ciel.

Humans are fickle. The moment he heard the voice he yearned to hear so, so much, he started craving for life once more.

Just minutes after resolving to let go, he wished to live.

So he thrashed his arms again, stretching them with all his might to reach her. And while part of him knew it was futile, he still longed to feel her one last time.

Gasping for breath and spitting blood, he reached towards the direction of the sound.

And then, betraying his expectation of grasping only air, he felt a hand.

It was familiar, refreshing, and warm.

As soon as their fingertips touched, those hands grasped him firmly, pulling him from the darkness.

Enveloped in a blissful guiding light, Ciel opened his eyes.

And the sight before him was beyond his imagination.

Irene, the one he had longed for, was looking up at him, tears streaming down her face.

Around her, a myriad of white lights shone so brightly it dazzled him.

t/n: these past few chapters have reduced me into nothing but tears ;-;