The Impact Of The Villainess’ Fake Marriage On The Ending - Chapter 110

Chapter 110

[W-what are you talking about? W-who is dead?]

Adeline asked in a trembling voice. She couldn’t believe the words hovering in her ears.

[Kael. Kael is dead. The northern wall has now collapsed, and the line of defense has been breached. The amount of Corrupted there is ridiculous. Even unidentified monsters are swarming the North.]

[What… What does that…]

[They’re going to attack the castle in no time. So we have to run away, Adeline.]

Jeffrey tried to escape with Adeline, saying the castle would soon fall. The blood and soot that covered his body showed how fierce the battle was in the north.

[N-No. It can’t be. Kael… Kael wouldn’t have left me. Me and our child… He wouldn’t have left us… He promised. He promised that he wouldn’t leave my side… that he would return to our child unconditionally…]

[I confirmed that he had stopped breathing. My heart broke too. But the living should live, right? Come on out. You have to escape!]

Adeline was still muttering in shock, and Jeffrey struggled to drag her away.

[Adeline!]

In the end, Jeffrey screamed at Adeline. It was only after listening to his yelling that Adeline’s disturbed spirit returned to her at least a little.

Hot tears soaked Adeline’s cheeks as she felt the unacceptable loss.

[Will you let your child die too? Your child has to live, and you have to live, Adeline. Follow me, quickly. We need to get out of here!]

Jeffrey tried to drag Adeline out of the bedroom by any means. But Adeline refused.

[Adeline?]

[Are you only telling me to escape? In this castle?]

[You’re the only one who needs to escape. Who else do you need?]

Adeline looked at Jeffrey with an increasingly tearful face.

[I am the Grand Duchess. Even if Kael is dead, the North still has me. If even the castle is about to be taken soon, we should escape to the fortress with as many people as possible. I will save them. These people.]

[Adeline, are you an idiot? You can’t save them! They’re all going to die! So at least you have to live, right?]

[I can’t be the only one surviving. No matter what. I’d rather die protecting the people of the North. That’s probably what Kael would want.]

[That’s ridiculous! Please come out now. Now!]

Jeffrey continued to try to drag Adeline out, but Adeline did not hesitate to shrug him off.

[Dammit! Are you crazy? We need to leave now! I’ve been waiting just for this day! Just for this moment!]

In the end, Jeffrey, who had exploded, shouted to Adeline. Adeline looked at Jeffrey with wide-open eyes. He had been waiting for this day? She doubted her ears.

[What did you say…?]

[Kael isn’t here anymore. That brilliant duke is dead! Now it’s just you and me. Kael is no more! Finally! He’s finally gone!]

[Jeffrey. What on earth are you talking about?]

When the bank of emotions burst, she saw Jeffrey’s madness that he wasn’t able to hide. He gripped Adeline’s shoulder with clouded eyes, as if possessed, and only poured out unbelievable words.

[I kept waiting for the moment when Kael would disappear from your side. So that I can have you.]

[What do you…]

[You’re mine now. Kael Inver is finally dead. Finally!]

Adeline’s eyes were stained with horror. She couldn’t believe what Jeffrey was saying.

[So come out now. Are you telling me to watch you die? Now that I finally have you? Never. Come out right now…]

[Is Kael really dead? You’re not just saying that he died, are you?]

As the blood cooled down, the dark clouds that had covered her head disappeared. Adeline asked Jeffrey in a cold voice.

She was suspicious of Kael’s death as she watched Jeffrey saying that he waited all this time to have Adeline and that he was dead.

Jeffrey was in too much of a hurry. He was trying to get Adeline out of there by any means, so she felt that he was trying to take her somewhere else before Kael arrived.

[It’s a lie. That Kael is dead.]

There was a flame in Adeline’s eyes. As she looked at Jeffrey, who was lying that Kael was dead and was trying to take her away, she felt the anger rising.

Glaring at him, she suddenly thought about the northern wall. Kael had entrusted the conservation of the wall to Jeffrey.

But the northern wall, which had not crumbled for hundreds of years, collapsed after Jeffrey took over.

[Did you do all this? Are you the one who broke through the defenses of the northern wall?]

Adeline asked frightened, as if she didn’t believe it and didn’t want to believe it.

As much as Kael trusted Jeffrey, Adeline also trusted him. He was always a pleasant friend who stayed by their side and helped them both.

But as she thought that he had been planning something like this behind the scenes, she felt goosebumps.

[Then, was the friendship you showed to Kael also a lie? Do you know how much Kael trusted you?! How Kael…!]

[Why do you think I approached that bastard? Why do you think I saved Kael by jumping into the water even when I could have lost my life?]

Adeline looked at Jeffrey with a doubtful expression. Her light green eyes shook like crazy.

[Just one step. I was just one step late. But the whole world was talking about you as if you were Kael’s woman. I wasn’t even given a chance.]

[…]

[So I had to wait. Until the day Kael would disappear. And when that moment came, I had to be right next to you. That’s why I needed to be close to him. Only to have you.]

It meant that he approached Kael solely for the purpose of winning Adeline’s heart.

A mixture of hopelessness, anger, and fear of his obsession sent unspeakable horrible emotions surging like waves.

[There’s no time. Come out right now…]

As Jeffrey tried to pull Adeline again, she slapped him hard on his cheek.

[You will never have me. I’m nobody’s property.]

[…]

[My feelings are only for Kael. No matter what desperate act you do, nothing will change.]

Adeline said clearly, in a furious voice.

[It doesn’t matter. Even if you say that, you’re mine. This won’t change.]

[Ahh!]

Jeffrey sneered as if he didn’t care and squeezed Adeline’s wrist. His grip was stronger than usual, and Adeline screamed, unable to stand it.

[Your Grace!]

[Herma!]

When the fear of being dragged away because she couldn’t overcome his strength engulfed her, Herma suddenly appeared.

Herma, who had come to check on Adeline when she heard the news, looked at Jeffrey, doubting the sight in front of her.

[Count Felix? Why are you here? Besides, why…]

After a moment of questioning, Herma realized he was threatening Adeline and immediately attacked Jeffrey with magic.

Jeffrey, who had been attacked at an unexpected moment, flew to the wall and slammed into it.

[Are you alright, Your Grace?]

[I’m fine. Rather, is His Grace okay… Aaah! Herma!]

As Herma rushed over to examine Adeline, a black light struck her. Herma made a protective shield right away, but it was to no avail.

Adeline immediately turned towards the direction of the black light. Jeffrey was there. His arms were black and swollen. They didn’t look like the arms of a human. His arms had grown to the size of those of a monster, muscles protruding, and his fists were unusually large.

[Didn’t you wonder how I was able to tear down the northern wall?]

It was black magic. More precisely, he had enhanced his body by pouring in the blood of demons to achieve the most dramatic effect. It was like he made a deal with the devil.

[No one can stop me today. Did I tell you, Adeline? I killed Kael with my own hands.]

[Shut up! Don’t come near Her Grace!]

Bleeding, Herma stood in front of Adeline and protected her. The purple magic emitted by Herma and Jeffrey’s black magic targeted each other.

[Y-Your Grace!]

When they heard the commotion in the central hall of the castle, the guards came rushing. They were taken aback by the sight in front of them, but soon grasped the situation and approached Adeline to protect her.

However, Jeffrey did not allow this. Despite fighting a fierce battle with Herma, he took the lives of the guards as they entered the hall.

[No! Herma!]

Not even Herma could beat Jeffrey, who had devoted his soul to black magic. She could at least buy a little time since she was Herma, but from the start, the pendulum of winning was inclined to his side.

[Please, Herma!]

Adeline cried and approached Herma, who had collapsed. Blood gushed out of Herma’s body as she lay on the floor. Her empty eyes let her know that she had stopped breathing.

Jeffrey giggled like a madman and approached Adeline. Adeline stood up and faced him in a straight stance.

[You’ll never have me. Not in this life, not in death, and not when my next life is granted either.]

[…]

[No matter what happens, you can’t have me. Never. No matter when, no matter what.]

Her angry voice tore through Jeffrey’s heart.

His eyes were covered with complete madness when Adeline cursed him with all her heart. His trembling hands squeezed Adeline’s neck.

[Ugh—!]

His huge, black hands squeezed Adeline’s slender neck and raised her high, causing her face to turn pale and contort with pain.

[How dare you say that… How dare you! No! You belong to me! I’ll have you! AARGH!]

The black magic continued to devour his soul. Jeffrey, who had lost his mind, threw Adeline to the ground. Adeline was stuck on the floor with tremendous shock.

[… Huh?]

It wasn’t until Jeffrey caught his breath that he realized what he had done. He stumbled over to Adeline, who had lost consciousness and wasn’t even moving.

[Y-you can’t d-do this, A-Adeline?]

The area around Adeline was covered in blood. The very light pink dress was red, soaking wet. Her light green eyes were unfocused, and he could not feel a pulse in her neck when he touched it with shaky hands.

[N-no… Th-this…]

[… Adeline?]

The moment Jeffrey realized that he had killed Adeline with his hands, a trembling voice called her name.

Jeffrey immediately turned his head.

The owner of the voice was Kael.

Kael, who had defeated so many of the Corrupted and so many monsters on the defense line, was looking at the horrific scene with an absurd gaze.